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Sunday, Nov. 28th, ’10: Desert Challenge II Results

November 25, 2010 by EPC Staff Leave a Comment

Desert Challenge II Polo Tournament Results
Empire Polo Club
Nov. 27 and 28th, 2010

Rancho Remuda wins 4-Goal Final. Cybel Jordan, Kim Kelly, Roxy Keyfauver, Manny Rodriguez.
Atlant won the 1-Goal Finals. Conrad & Bolko Kissling, Jerod Sheldon and Ernesto Bautista.

INDIO –Rancho Remuda defeated WrightWay in the Desert Challenge II four-goal  final 8-8 on net goals Sunday, sidelining Parklane for the trophy presentation in the round robin match. Rancho Remuda put away Parklane 12-5 and Parklane went south of WrightWay 7-4 over the two-day tournament.

Two-goaler Manny Rodriguez put away six goals for Rancho Remuda in the match, while teammate and forward Roxy Keyfauver scored two. Rancho Remuda trailed WrightWay Saturday 5-3 but better defense allowed Rodriguez two penalty conversions Sunday– and strong passing put back-to-back goals on the boards for him late in the third chukker.

“We tried to get the ball to Manny for the goals,” said Keyfauver. ”When he connected he rode like a fireball from hell.”

Speaking for Parklane, Ashton Wolf said a little more “pep in the step,” might have pushed them into  better position.

“A little more hustle would have been good, buy hey, whenever I looked around, all I saw were reds,” meaning WrightWay’s Rob Yackley, Jared Sheldon and Ray Rosario. “I had Yackley behind, Jared on the side and Ray riding up…”

WrightWay headed off sound attempts by Parklane (3-2) and Rancho Remuda  on Saturday on five goals by Rob Yackley, just off the DL.

“Easy, I was really only off for one day,” Yackley said, after sustaining some facial fractures during a match at Empire’s Open House weekend.

In the one-goal tournament final, Atlant rolled past Pablo’s Mallets 9-2, on a team effort by all players.

“We worked together really well, and that’s how it comes together. Everyone scored,” said Jared Sheldon, the team’s No. 4.

It didn’t play that way for Pablo’s Mallets, who chalked the game up to a lesson learned.

“The ball bounced against us in all directions,” said Cameron Smith, Pablo’s Mallets quarterback. “Our back shots went right in to the other team—they were the only ones there,” he said.

Next weekend at Empire Polo Club is the Coyote Classic one-goal and four-goal tournaments. Team sign-ups are being accepted until Friday at noon, according to Vicky Owens, polo manager.

DESERT CHALLENGE II RESULTS

SUNDAY, NOV. 28
ONE GOAL TOURNAMENT

CONSOLATION
CASA LAGO 9, FRESH & EASY 5
Casa Lago: Lolo Payan 5, Hayward Pardue, Scott Walker, Kate Ewart
Fresh & Easy: Domingo Questel 6, Alejandro Barojas 2, Jacob Deutsch 1, Sander Deutsch.
Umpires: Ashton Wolf, 3rd man; Kim Kelly

FINAL
ATLANT 9, PABLO’S MALLETS 2
Atlant: Jared Sheldon 3, Ernesto Bautista 2, Bolko Kisslilng 2, Conrad Kissling 2
Pablo’s Mallets: TJ Elordi 1, Pepe Alcaraz, Cameron Smith, Goyo Mariscal, one on handicap.
Umpires: Alejandro Barojas, Manny Rodriguez; 3rd man, Kate Ewart.

FOUR GOAL TOURNAMENT (TWO-DAY, ROUND ROBIN)
RANCHO REMUDA 12, PARKLANE 5
Rancho Remuda: Manny Rodriguez 9, Kim Kelly 3,Cybele Jordan, Roxy Keyfauver
Parklane: Brad Ramsby 2, Ashton Wolf 2, Kendra Clark, Bill Garlock, one on handicap.

WRIGHTWAY 7, PARKLANE 4
WrightWay: Jared Sheldon 4, Rob Yackley 3, Ray Rosario, Roseanna Elordi.
Parklane: Bill Garlock 2, Brad Ramsby 1, Ashton Wolf 1, Kendra Clark.

RANCHO REMUDA 8, WRIGHTWAY 8
Rancho Remuda: Manny Rodriguez 6, Roxy Keyfauver 2, Cybele Jordan, Kim Kelly.
WrightWay: Rob Yackley 7, Ray Rosario, Jared Sheldon, Roseanne Elordi, one on handicap.
Umpires: Andy Maze, Pepe Alcaraz; 3rd man, Hayward Pardue.

1-GOAL

CASA LAGO
Jacob Deutsch -1
Sander Deutsch -1
Domingo Questal 2
Alexandro Barojas 0

ATLANT
Bolko Kissling 1
Conrad Kissling -1
Ernesto Bautista 0
Jared Sheldon 1

FRESH AND EASY
Kate Ewart -1
Scott Walker -1
Hayward Pardue 0
Lolo Payan 2

PABLO’S MALLETS
Cameron Smith 0
Pepe Alcaraz 0
Goyo Mariscal 0
TJ Elordi 0

4-GOAL

PARKLANE
Bill Garlock 0
Ashton Wolf 3
Brad Ramsby 1
Kendra Clark -1

WRIGHTWAY
Ray Rosario -1
Jared Sheldon 1
Rob Yackley 3
Roseanna Elordi 0

RANCHO REMUDA
Cybel Jordan 1
Roxy Keyfauver 1
Kim Kelly 0
Manny Rodriguez 2

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Atlant won the 1-Goal Finals. Conrad & Bolko Kissling, Jerod Sheldon and Ernesto Bautista.
Pablo’s Mallet’s was the runner up in the 1-goal. TJ Eldori, Pepe Alcaraz, Goyo Mariscal and Cameron Smith.
Rancho Remuda wins 4-Goal Final. Cybel Jordan, Kim Kelly, Roxy Keyfauver, Manny Rodriguez.

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WrightWay Polo Clinics Exclusive to Empire Polo Club

November 24, 2010 by EPC Staff Leave a Comment

Erik Wright of WrighWay Polo.

WrightWay Polo, a USPA Regional Polo Training Center, offers programs based on the foundations of playing great polo–understanding how to ride, hit and execute strategy. Instruction provided to students, whether beginners or experienced players, shall learn how to correctly incorporate these three skills into their game. All students will benefit from coaching methods delivered in a positive and fun way in mounted and unmounted sessions, chalk talks, hitting technique classes, and more. WrightWay Polo Clinics are offered only at Empire Polo Club by Erik Wright, U.S.P.A. instructor, and are not affiliated with Corky Linfoot Clinics offered at Eldorado Polo Club.

If you would like to learn to play polo or to sign-up for one of our lessons or clinics, please contact Vicky Owens at 760-342-7755 or email:  vickyowens@empirepolo.com

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Nov. 20th – 21st, ’10: Desert Challenge Results

November 22, 2010 by EPC Staff Leave a Comment


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20

ONE GOAL TOURNAMENT
GOALS
WrightWay 9, Atkinson Ranch 7
WrightWay: Jared Sheldon 7, Ernesto Bautista 1, Ray Rosario, Kaylee Shirbinski, one on handicap.
Atkinson Ranch: TJ Elordi 4, Goyo Mariscal 3, Paul Jacques, Roxy Keyfauver
Umpires: Lolo Payan, Andy Maze; 3rd man, Hayward Pardue.

Rancho Amistad 6, Coyotes 5
Rancho Amistad: Santos Areolla 2, Frank Stubblefield 1, Kate Ewart 1, Susie Anthony 1.
Coyotes: Jordan Astorga/Linda Gallaher 4, Ace Miranda 1, Pep Alcaraz, Manny Rodriguez.
Umpires: Ashton Wolf, Brad Ramsby; 3rdman, Billy Ramos.

FOUR GOAL TOURNAMENT
GOALS
Empire Polo Club 10, Parklane 7
Empire: Lolo Payan 8, Kim Kelly 2, Hayward Pardue, Alex Haagen IV
Parklane: Ashton Wolf 5, Kendra Clark 1, Bill Garlock, Brad Ramsby, one on handicap.
Umpires: Santos Areolla, Roxy Keyfauver; 3rd man, Ace Miranda.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21

ONE GOAL TOURNAMENT
GOALS
CONSOLATION
Atkinson Ranch 8, Coyotes 5
Atkinson Ranch: Goyo Mariscal 4, TJ Elordi 3, Roxy Keyfauver 1,  Paul Jacques
Coyotes: Pepe Alcaraz 2, Jordan Alcaraz/Linda Gallaher 1, Manny Rodriguez 1, Ace Miranda 1.
Umpires: Roxy Keyfauver, Pepe Alcarez, 3rd man, Paul Jacques.

FOUR GOAL TOURNAMENT
GOALS
Empire Polo Club 6, Parklane 6
Empire: Alex Haagen IV 3, Lolo Payan 3, Kim Kelly, Hayward Pardue
Parklane: Ashton Wolf 2, Brad Ramsby 2, Kendra Clark 1, Bill Garlock, one on handicap.
Umpires: Jared Sheldon, Manny Rodriguez; 3rd man, TJ Elordi.—Compiled by DIANE HENSLEY

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Open House Weekend draws 17 teams

November 22, 2010 by EPC Staff Leave a Comment

By Diane Hensley

INDIO – Players, friends, families and spectators filed onto the fields at Empire Polo Club Nov. 13-14 to find out exactly what officials mean by their offering of the “ultimate polo playing experience.”

They were not disappointed.

Eighty three players, including eight junior polo players, cantered over the red boards and onto healthy fields for two days of complimentary, competitive polo in three brackets. Rancho Amistad’s Santos Arreola, Susie Anthony, Kate Ewart and Karin McCoy took the trophy in Bracket 3 on a 6-2 win over AJ’s team of Antonio Juarez, Rob Gallagher, Kit Neacy and Susan Cooley/Carol Hemker splitting. In Bracket 2, Casa Lago’s Domingo Questel, Alexander Barojas, Zander Deutsch and Jacob Deutsch defeated Team Maximus 7-5, of Jared Sheldon, Andy Arnold, Chip McKinney and Ray Rosario. In the four-goal Bracket 1, Parklane’s Bill Garlock, Ashton Wolf, Kendra Clark and Brad Ramsby rolled over Urban Dog’s Rob Yackley, Grainger Hines, Antonio Juarez and Kim Garsed 9-7.

Future polo players, including Estee and Jonas Deutsch and Arielle Haagen for the Crown Jewels, played in their own match under the tutelage of Billy Ramos as guest announcer Ebe Sievwright called the play by play. Between featured matches on Sunday, players and reporters battled it out in a round of golf cart polo and champagne flowed at the half-time divot stomps.

When the horns signaled the end of regulation play, players retreated to billowing white cabanas set up on the sidelines for some unregulated down time. They sipped cold drinks pulled from frosty ice chests provided courtesy of the club alongside friends and family seated inside. They ordered sandwiches and sodas from the Tack Room Tavern express cart patrolling the perimeter. Tailgaters and spectators strolled the grounds, taking in the spectacle as visiting media watched from private boxes fronting the grandstands. The fragrant scent of roses wafted on the breeze, mingling with mesquite barbecue and fresh cut grass.

Staff members ferried guests across the fields from the Polo Office near the Rose Garden field, stopping to answer questions about Sunday polo and playing lessons. “Where’s the bathroom?” one of them asked, not noticing the four sets of permanent restrooms painted emerald green and placed fieldside—they’d blended into the landscape so well.

Grooms attended to horses which stood at safety-minded shiny new tie rails. Though tired, the horses lifted their heads to feel the spray of water at wash racks outfitted with feet-friendly rubber mats and drainage that whooshed away standing water. The absence of mud and dust left clean hooves and dry Ariats as they walked back to neat rows of trailers parked in the large lot facing Monroe.

At night, guests poured into the Tack Room Tavern for brews and dinner, while players and guests enjoyed a hosted barbecue at the Haagen barns. The doors of the Date Shed flew open at 8 p.m. for the late night entertainment.

“I came to one or two of the summer events, but it was nothing like this,” said Miriam Braswell, of Lake Forest, and part-time Indian Wells resident.

“I expected to come out fully prepared for the dust, the flies and the smell you’d expect to find around horses. It just wasn’t here,” said one reporter. “It’s like something out of the movies.”

“There’s nothing more exciting than being here and part of this environment,” attending guest Rick Paicius told KESQ reporter Greg Lee. Even Lee himself, was impressed with the day’s spectacle. “I had a wonderful time and I certainly hope I can come back out real soon,” he said in a thank you note to Haagen III.

Player reception, too, was complimentary. “The fields are great, my horses are going well; it’s all good,” said three-goaler Yackley, of Urban Dog. “We’re having a ball,” said team sponsor Garsed.

RESULTS

EMPIRE POLO CLUB OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND
NOV. 13-14, 2010

SATURDAY, NOV. 13

BRACKET 1
Parklane 7, Roaring Fork 4

RR: Urban Dog 7, Los Banditos 3; Calif. Polo 6, Los Banditos 2; Calif. Polo 2, Urban Dog 2: Urban Dog won on total goals.


BRACKET 2
Team Maximus 9, Rogue 7
Atlant 10, Atkinson Farm 4

BRACKET 3
Sayulita 10, Poway Spartan 5
AJ’s Team 8, Poway Vixens 5
Rancho Amistad 9, Poway 6

SUNDAY, NOV. 14
BRACKET 1 CONSOLATION: California Polo, Winner
RR: Calif. Polo 5, Los Banditos 3; Roaring Fork 5, Los Banditos 3; Calif. Polo 5, Roaring Fork 2.

BRACKET 2 CONSOLATION: Rogue, Winner
Rogue 5, Wright Way L.A. 3
Wright Way L.A. 4, Atkinson Farm 3
Rogue 3, Atkinson Farm 2

BRACKET 3 CONSOLATION: Poway Spartans, Winner
Poway Spartans 6, Poway Vixens 0
Poway Vixens 3, Poway 1
Poway Spartans 1, Poway 1

FINALS: BRACKET 1
Parklane 9, Urban Dog 7

FINALS: BRACKET 2: Casa Lago, Winner
RR: Casa Lago 5, Atlant 3; Team Maximus 5, Atlant 3; Casa Lago 7, Team Maximus 5

FINALS: BRACKET 3: Rancho Amistad, Winner
RR: Rancho Amistad 5, Sayulita 3; Sayulita 6, AJ’s Team 2, Rancho Amistad 6, AJ’s Team 2.

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4 Goal Winning Team Casa Lago. Zander Duetch, Jacob Duetch, Alex Borojas and Domingo Questel.
Park Lane won the 4-goal Bracket. Bill Garlock, Kendra Clark, Ashton Wolf and Brad Ramsby.
Rancho Amistad – Santos Arreola, Susie Anthony, Kate Ewart and Karin McCoy .

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Nov. 20th – 21st, ’10: Desert Challenge 4-Goal & 1-Goal Polo Tournament

November 19, 2010 by EPC Staff 1 Comment

November 20th – 21st, 2010
Desert Challenge 4-Goal & 1-Goal

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