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Arizona wins first 1-goal league of the season

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The Arizona polo team of David Barnet, Dan Faherty, Manny Rodriguez and Benito Andrade scored a come-from-behind win over Vashon to capture the first 1-goal League title of the season at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday afternoon.

In a final match that centered more on defense than offense, Arizona (David Barnet, Dan Faherty, Manny Rodriguez and Benito Andrade) rallied for three unanswered goals in the fourth and final chukker to defeat Vashon (Stephanie Davidson, JMG Jeffrey Rewald and Zinta Rewald) in the opening 1-goal league f the Empire Polo Club season.

A first chukker goal from JMG gave Vashon the early 1½ -0 lead (Vashon received one-half goal by handicap), but that was where the offenses of both teams dried up.  Despite aggressive efforts by both sides, their respective defenses remained impenetrable for the next two periods.  After three periods of play, Vashon retained the delicate 1½-0 advantage.

Dan Faherty scored the opening goal of the fourth period with Manny Rodriguez adding another Arizona goal for a 2-1½ lead.  Flaherty’s second goal of the game was supported by Arizona’s third straight defensive shutout as they cruised to the 3-1½ victory.

Faherty led the field with two goals.  Rodriguez scored once. JMG accounted for Vashon’s only goal of the day, and the team received one-half goal by handicap.

Flaming Chicken 8½, World Gym 8

World Gym (Claudia Uretz, Todd Randall, Tom Schuerman and Wiley Uretz) looked like odds-on favorites in the opening half of play in the consolation round of action in 1-goal league play, but a plucky Flaming Chicken lineup (Joey Gallemore, Devon Gallemore, Victor Soto and Jose Quiroz) turned the tables on them in the second half to sneak off with the 8½ to 8 win.

Flaming Chicken received one-half goal by handicap but were forced to watch World Gym score four straight goals to take a 4-½ lead after the first seven minutes of play. Three goals from Tom Schuerman and a single goal from Wiley Uretz accounted for all of the scoring from the field in the opening chukker.

Single goals from Schuerman and Claudia Uretz were countered by a single goal from Joey Gallemore as World Gym left the field at the end of the first half on top of a 6 to 1½ lead.

Whatever it was that the Flaming Chicken discussed at halftime, it got them going n the right direction.  Victor Soto scored twice while Joey Gallemore and Devin Gallemore each scored.  World Gym responded with goals from Schuerman and Wiley Uretz to maintain the advantage, 8 to 5½.

Flaming Chicken took control of the final chukker, picking up goals from Soto and the two Gallemores.  World Gym was unable to mount an effect attack in the final frame of the game and fell, 8½ t0 8.

Joey Gallemore and Soto led the Flaming Chicken attack with three goals apiece.  Devon Gallemore scored twice and the team received one-half goal by handicap.  Schuerman led the field with five goals on the day, Wiley Uretz added two goals and Claudia Uretz was credited with a goal in the loss.

Wins by Vashon and Arizona set up 1-goal Sunday final

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World Gym’s Tom Schuerman scored three times in a hard-fought loss to Arizona in Saturday 1-goal competition at the Empire Polo Club.

Wins by Vashon (Stephanie Davidson, JMG, Jeffrey Rewald and Zinta Rewald) and Arizona (David Barnet, Dan Faherty, Manny Rodriguez and Benito Andrade) set up the first 1-goal final of the season at the Empire Polo Club in Saturday afternoon action.

In a noon battle, Vashon edged the Flaming Chicken (Joey Gallemore, Devon Gallemore, Victor Soto and Jose Quiroz) by the narrowest of margins, 5½ to 5 top earn a spot in Sunday’s final.

Vashon received one-half goal by handicap in the opening chukker and quickly added to it with a air of goals from JMG (one on a 40-yard penalty conversion.  The Vashon defenders held the Flaming Chickens scoreless for the early 2½ to 0 lead.

Zinta Rewald’s first goal of the day stretched the Vashon lead to 3½ to 0 before the Flaming Chickens got on the scoreboard.  A goal from the field from Victor Soto kept them from being shutout in the first half of the four-chukker match, with Vashon’s JMG scoring the final goal of the period for a 4½ to 1 advantage.

Soto got the second half started with back-to-back goals for the Flaming Chickens, bringing them to within striking distance, 4½ to 3.  JMG scored on a 30-yard penalty shot to end the chukker with Vashon sitting on top of a 5½ to 3 score.

The Flaming Chickens fought their way back into the game in the fourth on the strength of goals from Jose Quiroz and Joey Gallemore and a shutout defensive effort, but t was Vashon who rode off the field with the 5½ to 5 victory.

JMG led the field with four goals (two on penalty shots).  Ainta Rewald added a goal for the win.  Soto set the pace for the Flaming Chickens, scoring three times.  Quiroz and Joey Gallemore each added a goal in the loss.

Arizona 6½, World Gym 6

In the second league game of the day, Arizona bounced back from a halftime deficit to slip past a talented World Gym entry (Claudia Uretz, Todd Randall, Tom Schuerman and Wiley Uretz), 6½ to 6.

Wiley Uretz scored the first goal of the game followed by a 40-yard penalty conversion from Dan Faherty that gave Arizona the led, 1½-1 (Arizona was awarded one-half goal on handicap). World Gym took control of the game as Wiley Uretz converted a 40-yard penalty shot and teammate Tom Schuerman added two more goals from the field.  After the first seven minutes of play, World Gym was in front, 4-1½.

Goals from David Barnet and Faherty had Arizona within a half-goal of World Gym in the second period, 4-3½.  Todd Randall scored the final goal of the first half to keep World Gym in the lead, 5-3½.

Goals were hard to come by in the third.  Disciplined defense work by both sides held the scoring to a minimum.   Schuerman and Wiley Uretz) scored the only goal of the period, extending the World Gym lead to 6 to 3½.

Arizona had been batted around by World Gym throughout much of the first three chukkers, but the fourth and final period of the gam was all Arizona.  Supported by a defense that held World Gym scoreless, Faherty scored for the third time on the day and Manny Rodriguez added two goals of his own for a 6½ to 6 win.

Faherty led the Arizona attack with three goals (one on a penalty conversion).  Rodriguez scored twice, Barnet added a goal and the team received one-half goal by handicap.  Schuerman scored a team-high three goals for World Gym.  Wiley Uretz was credited with two goals with Randall adding a goal in the loss.

The 1-goal League final is scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 31st at noon on Field 4, with Arizona facing Vashon.  The consolation match between World Gym and the Flaming Chickens is set for 10AM, also on Field 4.

Empire Polo Club offers 1-goal League play

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Former collegiate All-Star Wiley Uretz will be leading the World Gym team in Saturday’s 1-goal action at the Empire Polo Club.

As a rule, potential players don’t just ride in off the street, pick up a mallet and “have at it”, and the Empire Polo Club’s 1-goal League has been designed for just those interested potential and evolving players.

This weekend, four teams will be competing at that entry level with Flaming Chicken (Joey Gallemore, Devon Gallemore, Victor Soto and Jose Quiroz) facing Vashon (Stephanie Davidson, JMG Jeffrey Rewald and Zinta Rewald) in a noon game on Field 4 followed by a 2PM contest between Arizona (David Barnet, Dan Faherty, Manny Rodriguez and TBA) and World Gym (Claudia Uretz, Todd Randall, Tom Schuerman and Wiley Uretz).  Both games will be played on field 4.  There is no charge for admission and the public is graciously invited to attend.

The 2018 Empire Polo season attracts players from across the country and around the world and offers there months 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://www.empirepolo.com or call 760-342-7755.