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Evergreen takes Stagecoach Challenge behind nine goals from Carlitos Galindo

January 7, 2018 by Empire Polo

2018 Stagecoach Challenge winners-Evergreen (L to R), Juan Jo Gonzalez, Bayne Bossom, Carlitos Galindo and Tom Sprung were undefeated in two days of competition at the Empire Polo Club.

Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzales and Bayne Bossom) and Hanalei Bay (Krista Bonaguidi, Ashton Wolf, Taylor Freeman and Ian Schnoebelen) rode into Sunday’s final of the 2018 Stagecoach Challenge at the Empire Polo Club with high-scoring offenses that had averaged about 13-goals-per game (Evergreen 13; Hanalei Bay, 12.6) after three games, setting the stage for a high-scoring championship match that would feature some of the tournament’s top scorers, and they didn’t disappoint.

Carlitos Galindo rocked the Hanalei Bay defenders in first chukker action that saw him score three consecutive goals for the early 3-1 edge (Hanalei Bay received one goal by handicap).  Taylor Freeman scored Hanalei Bay’s first goal from the field to end the first with Evergreen holding on to a 3-2 advantage.

Fouls by Hanalei Bay got them into trouble early in the second period, and Evergreen made them pay.  Galindo converted a penalty shot from 60-yards while teammate Bayne scored on a 30-yarder.  Both Galindo and Bossom added goals from the field as Evergreen rocketed out to a 7-2 lead.  Ashton Wolf scored the final goal of the period, but Hanalei Bay trailed by four goals, 7-3.

Hanalei Bay, (L to R)-Krista Bonaguidi, Ian Schnoebelen, Ashton Wolf and Taylor Freeman.

Hanalei Bay scratched their way back into the game in the third, cutting the lead back to 7-5 on goals from Wolf and Freeman (a 40-yard penalty conversion), but it wasn’t to be.  Galindo added a penalty goal and a goal from the field with Juan Jo Gonzalez scoring his first goal of the day on a penalty shot to give Evergreen a commanding 10-5 halftime lead.

The Hanalei Bay defense stepped it up in the fourth, holding Evergreen scoreless for the first time all day, but were unable to capitalize on it.  A single goal from Wolf was all they could muster, offensively, and continued to trail, 10-6.

Bossom’s single goal in the fifth for Evergreen was the only score of the period as solid defensive efforts slowed down both attacking efforts.  The Evergreen led returned to five goals, 11-6, with one period left in regulation play.

Gonzalez added a goal and Galindo scored twice (one on a penalty shot) while an impotent Hanalei Bay attack was unable to mount a successful scoring effort for the second consecutive chukker.  When the final horn sounded it was Evergreen with the convincing 14-6 victory.

Carlitos Galindo led all scoring with an impressive nine goals.  He also finished the tournament as high-scorer with a total of 26 goals in four games.  Bossom added three goals and Gonzalez scored twice for the win.  Wolf scored three times for Hanalei Bay.  Freeman added two goals and the team received one goal by handicap.

Empire 7, Granite Bay 5

In a noon Stagecoach Challenge consolation game, it was Empire (Rob Scapa, Eileen Duffy, Erik Wright and Nicolas Maciel) sneaking past Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Julie Fernandez, Alvaro Tadeo and Goyo Mariscal), 7-5.

First chukker goals from Nicolas Maciel (substituting for Jim Wright) and Rob Scapa went unanswered as the Empire defenders turned aside one assault after another.  The first chukker ended with Empire on top, 2-0.

The Empire polo team of Erik Wright, Nicolas Maciel, Rob Scapa and Eileen Duffy downed Granite Bay in the consolation match.

Maciel’s second goal of the day extended the Empire lead to three goals, 3-0, before Granite Bay found their offense.  Countering with goals from Eric Hammon and Alvaro Tadeo, Granite Bay came within a goal of the lead, 3-2, as the period ended.

Goals were scarce in the third as both defenses held.  A single 30-yard penalty conversion by Erik Wright accounted for all of the scoring as Empire left the field at the end of the first half on top of a 4-2 score.

A fourth period goal from Maciel was supported by a defense that held Granite Bay without a goal for the second consecutive chukker.  After four periods of play, Empire remained in the lead, 5-2.

Granite Bay came alive in the fifth, with goals from Tadeo and Goyo Mariscal, 5-4, but Empire answered back.  Single goals from Maciel and Wright restored their 3-goal lead, 7-4, with one period left to play.

The defensive tone of the game carried into the final chukker, with Granite Bay’s Julie Fernandez accounting for the only goal in a 7-5 Empire victory.

Maciel led the Empire attack with four goals.  Wright scored twice and Scapa accounted for a goal in the win.  Tadeo’s two goals were a team high for Granite Bay.  Single goals were scored by Fernandez, Mariscal and Hammon.

Filed Under: Club News Tagged With: 2018 Stagecoach Challenge, 4-goal polo, Alex Webbe, Alvaro Tadeo, Ashton Wolf, Carlitos Galindo, Eileen Duffy, empire polo club, Eric Hammon, erik wright, Goyo Mariscal, Ian Schnoebelen, Juan Jo Gonzalez, Julie Fernandez, Krista Bonaguidi, Nicolas Maciel, polo games, polo tournament, Rob Scapa, Taylor Freeman, Tom Sprung

Evergreen and Hanalei Bay in Stagecoach Challenge final

January 6, 2018 by Empire Polo

Krista Bonagudi scored twice in Hanalei Bay’s win over Empire Saturday afternoon, earning them a berth in Sunday’s 2018 Stagecoach Challenge final.

Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzales and Bayne Bossom) captured the first final berth in the 2018 Stagecoach Challenge with a healthy 12-7 win over Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Julie Fernandez, Alvaro Tadeo and Goyo Mariscal) in a 10AM Saturday morning game at the Empire Polo Club.

Alvaro Tadeo got Granite Bay on the scoreboard first with a 60-yard penalty conversion, but Evergreen battled back.  Consecutive goals from the field from Juan Jo Gonzalez closed out the first chukker with evergreen on top, 2-1.

Evergreen controlled the second period as they put up four unanswered goals.  Gonzalez opened with a goal followed by a pair of goals from teammate Bayne Bossom to make it 5-1.  Gonzalez scored the final goal of the period to put Evergreen into a comfortable 6-1 lead.

Gonzalez stretched the Evergreen lead to seven goals, 8-1, scoring back to back goals in the third.  Goyo Mariscal scored Granite Bay’s first goal in over a chukker cutting the lead back to six goals, 8-2.  Gonzalez scored his third goal of the chukker and his fifth of the game to give Evergreen a commanding 9-2 halftime advantage.

Gonzalez opened the second half with a goal from the field, 10-2, before a stifling Granite Bay defensive effort shut the door on him.  A pair of goals from “Eric Hammon and a goal from Tadeo gave Granite Bay some hop as they left the field at the end of the fourth chukker trailing by five goals, 10-5.

Carlitos Galindo lashed out with two goals in the fifth, 12-5, as Evergreen pressured the Granite Bay defenders.  A 30-yard penalty goal from Hammon closed out the period with Evergreen in control, 12-6.

Tadeo scored the first goal of the sixth chukker, but that would be the end of any Granite Bay offense.  Single goals from Bossom and Galindo ended the game with Evergreen earning a spot in Sunday’s 2PM finals on the strength of the 14-7 victory.

Gonzalez led the field with six goals.  Galindo scored five times and Bossom added three goals for the win.  Tadeo and Hammon provided most of the offense for Granite Bay, scoring three goals apiece.  Mariscal added a goal in the loss.

Hanalei Bay 14, Empire 5

Ashton Wolf scored first for Hanalei Bay (Krista Bonaguidi, Ashton Wolf, Taylor Freeman and Ian Schnoebelen) in the 2PM Stagecoach Challenge game with a goal from Ian Schnoebelen making it 3-0 (Hanalei Bay received one goal by handicap) in the early minutes of the match.  Rob Scapa got Empire (Rob Scapa, Eileen Duffy, Erik Wright and Jim Wright) on the scoreboard with the final goal of the chukker to trail, 3-1.

Scapa tried to rally the Empire offense as he scored consecutives goals from the field for a 3-3 tie.  A goal from Krista Bonaguidi and two more from Wolf put Hanalei Bay in front by three goals at the end of the chukker, 6-3.

Wolf added two more goals in the third while a solid defensive effort by every member of the Hanalei Bay defense held Empire scoreless for a five-goal, 8-3 halftime lead.

Hanalei Bay continued to have their way with Empire in the fourth and fifth chukkers with single goals from Wolf and Schnoebelen and shutout defense expanding the lead to seven goals after the fourth, 10-3, and nine goals, 12-3 after scores from Taylor Freeman and Wolf in the fifth.

The two teams traded goals in the final chukker of the game with Bonaguidi and Wolf adding goals for Hanalei Bay and Empire responding with goals from Erik Wright and Jim Wright in the 14-5 beatdown.

Wolf scored a game-high eight goals for Hanalei Bay.  Bonaguidi and Schnoebelen added two goals each.  Freeman was credited with a goal and the team received one goal by handicap for the win.  Scapa’s three goals were a team-high for Empire.  Erik Wright and Jim Wright each added a goal in the losing effort.

The win sends Hanalei Bay to Sunday’s 2PM finals against Evergreen with Empire facing Granite Bay in a noon consolation match.  Both games will be played on Empire Polo Club Field 1.

The 2017-2018 Empire Polo season attracts players from across the country and around the world and offers fourteen weekends of fast-paced polo in the beautiful and relaxed setting of California’s winter playground.

The Empire Polo Club is located at 81-800 Avenue 51 in Indio, CA.  For further information go to the club website at http://empirepolo.com or call 760-342-7755.

Filed Under: Club News Tagged With: 2018 Stagecoach Challenge, Alex Webbe, Alvaro Tadeo, Ashton Wolf, Bayne Bossom, Carlitos Galindo, empire polo club, Eric Hammon, erik wright, Goyo Mariscal, Ian Schnoebelen, Jim Wright, Juan Jo Gonzalez, Julie Fernandez, Krista Bonaguidi, polo games, polo tournament, Rob Scapa, Taylor Freeman, Tom Sprung

2018 Stagecoach Challenge-Prevew

December 29, 2017 by Empire Polo

US Polo Team Jim Wright will be taking the field with the Empire foursome in Stagecoach Challenge action.

The opening round of play in the 2018 Stagecoach Challenge at the Empire Polo Club will debut with a pair of 4-goals games on Saturday, December 30th that will feature Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzales and Bayne Bossom) and Hanalei Bay (Krista Bonaguidi, Ashton Wolf, Taylor Freeman and Ian Schnoebelen) in a 10AM game followed by a 2PM contest between Empire (Rob Scapa, Eileen Duffy, Erik Wright and Jim Wright) and Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Julie Fernandez,Alvaro Tadeo and Goyo Mariscal).  Both games will take place on Field 2.

On Sunday, December 31st, Stagecoach Challenge will continue with Evergreen facing Hanalei Bay at 10AM and Empire and Granite Bay battling one another at 2PM.

General Admission and tailgating are free with a $20 parking fee. VIP is $30 per person with a reservation. Call 760-393-7298 for VIP reservations. Entrance is on Ave. 50 between Madison St. and Monroe St. Visit http://www.EmpirePolo.com for more details

The 2017-2018 Empire Polo season attracts players from across the country and around the world and offers fourteen weekends of fast-paced polo in the beautiful and relaxed setting of California’s winter playground.

The Empire Polo Club is located at 81-800 Avenue 51 in Indio, CA.  For further information go to the club website at http://empirepolo.com or call 760-342-7755.

Filed Under: Club News Tagged With: 2018 Stagecoach Challenge, Alex Webbe, Alvaro Tadeo, Ashton Wolf, Bayne Bossom, Carlitos Galindo, Eileen Duffy, empire polo club, Eric Hammon, erik wright, Goyo Mariscal, Ian Schnoebelen, Jim Wright, Juan Jo Gonzales, Julie Fernandez, Krista Bonaguidi, Rob Scapa, Taylor Freeman, Tom Sprung

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