2023 USPA Western Challenge

Congratulations to Brookshire Polo Club for winning the 2023 USPA Western Challenge!

MVP: Toro Ruiz

BPP: Merengada, owned and played by Toro Ruiz, pictured with groom Luciano Fenoccio

Final Score: 
Brookshire Polo Club (13) def Old Pueblo (9)
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Winning Team: Brookshire Polo Club
(L to R): Will Mudra, Vaughn Miller Jr, Milo Dorignac, Toro Ruiz
​(not pictured: Scott Wood)

Welcome to the 2023 Spring Season 12 Goal League! We have 5 teams playing in our first tournament. Please see the Draw and Schedule below:

Tournament Format: 5 Star Draw
 - Team play 2 bracket games
 - A vs D, A vs C, B vs E, B vs D, C vs E
 - After Bracket play, teams are ranked 1-5 based on win/loss records
 - Top 2 records advance to the finals

Tied Records:
 - If 2 teams have tied records, and they played each other, then the tie is broken by who beat who
 - If 2 or more teams have tied records, then the tie is broken with a shootout (1 player from each team)

Variances are at the bottom of the page:
Buzzer Beater Variance
Substitution Variance
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Reminders:
 - Teams higher in the draw will choose jersey color
 - Spare changes at end lines only
 - Penalty 3's will be defended.
 - All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
 - All players must have USPA Dues paid
https://www.uspolo.org/association/membership
 - All players must have signed a HPC release form for this year
 http://houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
 - Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)
 - All dogs on leashes at all fields
 - Both teams need to provide 2 umpires horses each game

Draw Results
A. Old Pueblo (1,1)
B. BTA (1,1)
C. Brookshire Polo Club (2,0)
D. Tonkawa (1,1)
E. Eureka (0,2)

​SCHEDULE
Wednesday April 26
Brookshire Polo Club (11) def Old Pueblo (6)
5:00pm @ HPC - Farish
Umps: E. Ezcurra / H. Onetto
3rd Man: E. Kirby
Timer: M. Cobb

Friday April 28
CANCELLED
Old Pueblo vs Tonkawa
BTA vs Eureka

Sunday April 30
​STILL ON
Match Game
BTA vs Tonkawa
5:00pm @ HPC - Farish
Umps: H. Galindo / P. Blake
3rd Man: E. Kirby
Timer: M. Cobb

CANCELLED
Brookshire Polo Club vs Eureka
5:00pm @ BPC - TBA
Umps: E. Ezcurra / H. Onetto
3rd Man: S. Giannico
Timer: M. Cobb

Tuesday May 2
Old Pueblo (13) def Tonkawa (12)
10:30am @ Tonkawa - Wilson
Umps: H. Galindo / K. Huddleston
3rd Man: T. Ruiz
Timer: K. Krueger

BTA (11) def Eureka (9)
10:30am @ HPC - Farish
Umps: H. Onetto / P. Blake
3rd Man: E. Kirby
Timer: M. Cobb

Thursday May 4
Brookshire Polo Club (11) def Eureka (10)
10:30am @ BPC - #2
Umps: K. Huddleston/ H. Onetto
3rd Man: E. Kirby
Timer: M. Cobb

Friday May 5
Tonkawa (9) def BTA (7)
10:30am @ New Pueblo - Upper
Umps: H. Galindo/ P. Blake
3rd Man: E. Kirby
Timer: M. Cobb

Shootout Results
1. Old Pueblo
2 & 3. BTA & Tonkawa
 
Sunday May 7
CANCELLED
​Finals
Brookshire Polo Club vs Old Pueblo
5:00pm @ HPC - Farish
Umps: USPA / USPA
3rd Man: USPA
Timer: M. Cobb

CANCELLED
Round Robin Match Game
10:00am @ TBA

Monday May 8
​Finals
Brookshire Polo Club (13) def Old Pueblo (9)
3:00pm @ New Pueblo - Lower
Umps: USPA / USPA
3rd Man: USPA
Timer: M. Cobb

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TEAMS (players' ratings in ( ) will change on May 1)
Brookshire Polo Club
Scott Wood  0
Vaughn Miller Jr  2 (3)
Milo Dorignac  3
Toro Ruiz  7
Handicap -- 12 (13)

BTA
Kelly Beal  0
Steve Krueger 4 (5)
Whistle Uys  4
Mason Wroe  4
Handicap -- 12 (13)

Eureka
Rene Campos  0
Jorge Cernadas  4
Alvaro Ara  4
Tommy Alberdi  4
Handicap -- 12

Old Pueblo
Leigh Anne Hall  0
Duilio Diaz  2
Sterling Giannico  4
Jeff Hall  6
Handicap -- 12

Tonkawa
Jeff Hildebrand  0
Jack Kiely  3 (4)
Herndon Radcliff  3
Pipe Marquez  6
Handicap -- 12 (13)


​OUTDOOR RULE 2a: Substitutions
(i) If during bracket a game of a tournament, a player is hurt DURING a game, a player (with equal or lesser handicap) in the same tournament can finish the game. BUT for all games following, only eligible substitutes (players not in the tournament) can sub. This will apply to players with handicaps from B to 10 goals to help teams when they are playing on remote fields. 

(ii) After bracket play, so either in Quarterfinals, Semifinals or Finals, if a player is injured or ill and can't start or becomes injured during game, an eliminated player of equal or lesser handicap may substitute for that game and/or the remainder of the tournament. An eliminated player is someone who has completed their final game in that tournament.

OUTDOOR RULE 14.b (the Buzzer Beater)
b.(i) A ball hit prior to the second bell or horn, and prior to the Umpires’ whistle(s) officially ending the period, may count as a goal if it is not touched by an opponent or a teammate of the player hitting the ball and it rolls or flies between the goal posts (a “Buzzer-Beater)”.

(ii) If any player on either team touches a potential "Buzzer-Beater" with their mallet, body, or horse, the whistle is blown and the ball is dead at the spot of the whistle

(iii) If a foul occurs after a potential "Buzzer Beater" is hit, a whistle will be blown, and if a penalty is called, it will be played out at the beginning of the next period

(iv) In the final period or OT period, if a foul occurs while a "Buzzer-Beater" shot is live, and a penalty is called, then the penalty will be played out immediately, and 5 seconds will be added to the clock.