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La Herradura and Evergreen remain undefeated after Sunday wins

March 25, 2018 by Empire Polo

Carlos Hernandez scored eight goals in lifting La Herradura to a 13-11 win in Champions Cup play Sunday morning at the Empire Polo Club.

Sunday victories by La Herradura (Meghan Gracida, Carlos Hernandez, Memo Gracida and Catlin Dix) and Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice) will usher them into next Friday’s semifinals of the 8-goal Champions Cup at the Empire Polo Club with 2-0 records.

There was no resting on his laurels for former 10-goaler Memo Gracida as a well-orchestrated La Herradura attack was forced to hold of a determined last chukker rally to register a 13-11 win over REMAX (Dayelle Fargey, Jared Sheldon, Gordon Ross and Matthew Fonseca) in Sunday morning action in the 8-goal Champions Cup at the Empire Polo Club.

“It was a tough game in more ways than the score,” said the Polo Hall of Famer.

Gordon Ross scored the first goal of the game before a pressing La Herradura attack resulted in three consecutive goals. Carlos Hernandez tied the game at 1-1 with his first goal of the day and then put them on top, 2-1, with his second. Gracida scored the final goal of the chukker for a 3-1 La Herradura lead.

Polo Hall of Famer Memo Gracida added five goals for the Las Herradura win.

Gracida’s second goal of the game came in the second period and extended the La Herradura lead to three goals, 4-1. Jared Sheldon got REMAX on track with a goal from the field and a 40-yard penalty conversion that cut the La Herradura lead down to a single goal, 4-3. Hernandez answered back with a pair of goals of his own (one on a 30-yard penalty shot), 6-3. Sheldon countered with his third goal of the period that had REMAX trailing by two goals, 6-4.

Two more third chukker goals from Gracida and a goal from Hernandez took control of the game while the La Herradura defense held REMAX to a single goal from Sheldon. At the end of the first half it was La Herradura in front, 9-5.

Goals were scarce in the fourth, with Hernandez and Sheldon trading goals for the only scoring in the chukker. After fur periods of play La Herradura continued to hold a four-goal lead, 10-6.

A persistent REMAX gained ground in the fifth on the strength of goals from Dayelle Fargey and Matthew Fonseca. Gracida converted a 60-yard penalty shot for La Herradura, whose lead was cut to three goals, 11-8.

Sheldon converted a pair of penalty shots for goals and Fargey added another from the field in furious sixth period action. Hernandez was up to the task for La Herradura, however, adding two more goals (one on a 40-yard penalty shot) for the 13-11 victory.

Hernandez led the field with eight goals. Gracida added five goals for the win. Sheldon scored a team-high seven goals. Fargey added two goals with Ross and Fonseca each scoring once in the loss.

Evergreen 12, Lockton 7

A powerful Evergreen team continued to have their way with their opponents as they opened up on a talented Lockton lineup (Tim Kelly, Bryan Middleton, Hernan Tejera and Francisco Guinazu) in the feature match of the day but came up short in a 12-7 feature game.

Lockton got off to an aggressive start, scoring the first three goals of the game on their way to a 3-1 opening. Two goals from Francisco Guinazu and a goal from Bryan Middleton had the Lockton team thinking upset before Carlitos Galindo stopped the bleeding with the final goal of the chukker for Evergreen.

Consecutive second period goals from Juan Jo Gonzalez, Galindo and Shane Rice (40-yard penalty goal) had Evergreen on top, 4-3. Middleton scored the final goal of the chukker, leveling the score at 4-4.

Evergreen’s Shane Rice scored five times in the 12-7 Champion Cup win.

Gonzalez and Hernan Tejera traded goals in the third, with Rice adding another penalty conversion to the Evergreen total for a 6-5 lead.

Rice split the goalposts for the third tie on the day for the first goal of the second half and a 7-5 Evergreen lead. There was no quit in Lockton as they rallied with goals from Tim Kelly and Guinazu to deadlock the score at 7-7.

A combination of horsepower and teamwork won the last two chukkers and the game for Evergreen as they outscored Lockton 2-0 in the fifth on goals from Gonzalez and Rice, 9-7.

Three more sixth chukker goals went unanswered as Galindo added two and Rice scored his fifth of the day. A strong defensive effort by Evergreen completely shut down the Lockton attack as they rode on to the 12-7 win.

Rice scored three of his five goals from penalty line. Galindo added four goals and Gonzalez was credited with three goals on the day. Guinazu scored three times for Lockton. Middleton added two goals with Tejera and Kelly adding single goals in a losing effort.

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 Champions Cup, Alex Webbe, Bryan Middleton, Carlitos Galindo, Carlos Hernandez, Catlin Dix, Dayelle Fargey, empire polo club, Francisco Guinazu, Gordon Ross, Hernan Tejera, Jared Sheldon, Juan Jo Gonzalez, Matthew Fonseca, Meghan Gracida, Memo Gracida, Shane Rice, Tim Kelly, Tom Sprung

Evergreen wins 2018 USPA Constitution Cup in a 12-9 final

March 18, 2018 by Empire Polo

 

Evergreen continues to win at Empire with a 12-9 victory at the expense of a talented REMAX lineup. Evergreen (L to R) Tom Sprung, Juan Jo Gonzalez, Carlitos Galindo and Shane Rice took home the 2018 USPA Constitution Cup.

REMAX (Dayelle Fargey, Jared Sheldon, Gordon Ross and Matthew Fonseca) let an early lead get away from them Sunday afternoon in the final of the 8-goal  USPA Constitution Cup as a powerful Evergreen lineup (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice) outscored them 6-2 in the final three chukkers of play for the win Sunday afternoon at the Empire Polo Club.

Evergreen’s Shane Rice scored nine times and earned MVP honors for his efforts.

The two teams traded goals in a tentative opening chukker with Evergreen picking up goals from Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice.  REMAX answered back with single goals from Matthew Fonseca and Jared Sheldon for a 2-2 tie.

Sheldon added two more goals to the REMAX total n the second while Evergreen was held to a single goal from Carlitos Galindo.  After two chukkers REMAX found themselves in the lead, 4-3.

The action picked u in the third.  Wide open play resulted in a total of six goals.  Fonseca scored twice for REMAX with teammate Gordon Ross adding a goal for a total of three goals.  However, Evergreen matched them goal-for-goal.  An aggressive Evergreen attack resulted in REMAX fouls that sent Rice to the penalty line where he converted twice from the 40-yard mark and once from 60-yards out.  At the end of the first half, REMAX continued to defend their 7-6, one-goal advantage.

A disciplined and aggressive Evergreen defense held REMAX scoreless in the fourth while the Evergreen offense put two goals on the board.  Galindo opened the second half with a goal from the field and Rice added another penalty goal.  The lead had changed hands, with Evergreen on top, 8-7.

Dayelle Fargey’s pony Peace was named Best Playing Pony.

Both defenses were in top form in the fifth, allowing no goals from the field.  Fonseca’s fourth goal of the day tied the game at 8-8, but Evergreen battled back.  Penalties were costly for REMAX again as Rice took advantage of their miscues, converting penalty shots from 30-yards and 60-yards.  The Evergreen led grew to two goals, 10-8, with one period remaining in regulation play.

Two more goals from Rice in the sixth (one on a penalty conversion) were countered by a single penalty goal from Ross and Evergreen rode off the field with the 12-9 win.

Rice scored a game-high nine goals (seven on penalty shots) and earned MVP honors for his efforts. Galindo added two goals and Gonzalez scored once in the win. Teammate Dayelle Fargey’s pony, Peace, was named Best Playing Pony.  Fonseca’s four goals set the pace for the REMAX offense. Sheldon scored one of his three goals from the penalty line and Ross added two goals in the loss.

REMAX (Matthew Fonseca, Jared Sheldon, Dayelle Fargey and Gordon Ross), was tournament runner-up.

The first round of cousin vs. cousin (Jared Sheldon and Shane Rice) goes to Rice and his Evergreen team, but with 8-goal competition on tap for next weekend, family bragging rights for the season aren’t over yet.

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 USPA Constitution Cup, Alex Webbe, Carlitos Galindo, Dayelle Fargey, empire polo club, evergreen, Gordon Ross, Jared Sheldon, Juan Jo Gonzalez, Matthew Fonseca, REMAX, Shane Rice, Tom Sprung

Tournament play slated for Friday in the USPA Constitution Cup and the USPA Congressional Cup

March 7, 2018 by Empire Polo

US team member Shane Rice will be joining Evergreen for the Constitution Cup tournament after competing in England in international cup play last week.

Action resumes at the Empire Polo Club this weekend with a total of nine teams competing at the 4-goal and 8-goal level.

Five teams will be competing at the 8-goal USPA Constitution Cup as a strong Spindrift team (John Bickford, Luis Saracco, Tan Khan and Iggy Deltour) attempting to win back-to-back trophies, following their USPA 8-goal General Patton Cup win two weeks ago.  Spindrift will open with a Friday match against Lockton (Tim Kelly, Bryan Middleton, Andres Gonzalez and Alejandro Gonzalez).  The second match of the day will pit ReMax (Dayelle Fargey, Jared Sheldon, Gordon Ross and Matthew Fonseca) against Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Alvaro Tadeo, Marcos Llambias and Catlin Dix).  Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice) received a first round bye.

Sunday will see Evergreen face Spindrift while Granite Bay and Lockton lock horns in he second round of Constitution Cup play.

Two of the four 4-goal teams will take the field on Friday in the USPA Congressional Cup with La Herradura (Caroline Anier, Gina Padilla, Meghan Gracida and Carlos Hernandez) playing the Buffalos (Ross Adam, Tim Rudy, Felipe Sordelli and Riley Jordan) to get the tournament underway.

Empire (Rob Scapa, Erik Wright, Jim Wright and Kiki Hiller) is scheduled to battle Prima Polo (Robert Payne III, Jenny Alter, Toto Socas and Todd Randall) in Saturday’s only 4-goal game.

A full compliment of four games at both the 4-goal and 8-goal level will be featured in Sunday competition.

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 USPA Congressional Cup, 2018 USPA Constitution Cup, 4-goal polo, 8-goal polo, Alejandro Gonzalez, Alvaro Tadeo, Andres Gonzalez, Bryan Middleton, Carlitos Galindo, Carlos Hernandez, Caroline Anier, Catlin Dix, Dayelle Fargey, empire polo club, Eric Hammon, erik wright, Felipe Sordelli, Gina Padilla, Gordon Ross, Iggy Deltour, Jared Sheldon, Jenny Alter, Jim Wright, John Bickford, Juan Jo Gonzalez, Kiki Hiller, Luis Saracco, Marcos Llambias, Matthew Fonseca, Meghan Gracida, polo tournament, Riley Jordan, Rob Scapa, Robert Payne III, Ross Adam, Shane Rice, Tan Khan, Tim Kelly, Tim Rudy, Todd Randall, Tom Sprung, Toto Socas, tournaments

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