2022 Aprilis Cup

Congratulations to No Le Hace/San Pedro Ranch for winning the 2022 Aprilis Cup!

MVP: Carin Middleton, pictured with Luke Jander from The Fitzpatrick Group
BPP: Jimmy Buffet, played by Steve Krueger, pictured with Kelly Beal and groom Martin Maldanado, presented by Jake Willard from Bentley of Houston 

Final Score:
​No Le Hace/San Pedro Ranch (15) def Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (9)

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Congratulations to Brown Bears/Pegasus for winning the 2022 Bill Fick Ford Cup!

​Brown Bears/Pegasus (8) def Propaganda/W-S  (3)

Winning Team: Brown Bears/Pegasus
(L to R) Kelly Beal with grandson Carty Krueger, Marcos Villanueva with kids Santos and Luz, Mason Wroe, Will Brown

Welcome to the 2022 Aprilis Cupl!  We will have 4 teams competing in our second 8 Goal ProAm tournament this season.

Tournament Format
- Knock out tournament
- Semifinal winners advance to finals, runners up will play the subsidiary final, the "Bill Fick Ford Cup".

Semifinals
Game 1: A vs B
Game 2: C vs D

Finals
Bill Fick Ford Cup Final
LG1 vs LG2
Aprilis Cup Final
WG1 vs WG2

Bracket 1
A. Brown Bears/Pegasus (0,1)
B. No Le Hace/San Pedro Ranch (1,0)

Bracket 2
C. Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (0,0)
D. Propaganda/W-S (0,0)

Reminders:
 - Teams higher in the draw will choose jersey color
 - Spare changes at end lines only
 - 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)
 - No dogs allowed at ML Bar Ranch
 - Both teams need to provide 2 umpires horses each game
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SCHEDULE
Friday April 15
No Le Hace/San Pedro Ranch (8) def Brown Bears/Pegasus (7) OT
10:30am @ Pegasus
Umps: E. Ezcurra / H. Onetto
3rd Man: S. Evans
Timer: E. Markell

Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (11) def Propaganda/W-S (10)
5:00pm @ ML Bar Ranch
Umps: E. Ezcurra / H. Onetto
3rd Man: S. Evans
Timer: E. Tooth

Sunday April 17
​Bill Fick Ford Cup Final
LG1 vs LG2
Brown Bears/Pegasus (8) def Propaganda/W-S  (3)
1:30pm @ HPC - Flanders
Umps: E. Ezcurra / H. Onetto
3rd Man: S. Evans
Timer: E. Markell
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Aprilis Cup Final
WG1 vs WG2
​No Le Hace/San Pedro Ranch (15) def Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (9)
​5:00pm @ HPC - Farish
Umps: E. Ezcurra / H. Onetto
3rd Man: S. Evans
Timer: E. Tooth

TEAMS
Brown Bears / Pegasus
Will Brown  0
Marcos Villanueva  3
David Andras  0
Mason Wroe  4
Handicap -- 7

Horsegate / ML Bar Ranch
*Fox Benton  0
Joe Wayne Barry  3
Lance Stefanakis  1
Shane Rice  4
Handicap -- 8
*sub: Abby Benton -1

Propaganda  / W-S
Paul Hobby  0
Nick Cifuni  3
*Wesley Sinor  1
Robert Orthwein  4
Handicap -- 8
*sub: Jenny Vargas 0

No Le Haces / San Pedro Ranch
Joe Fitzsimons  0
Steve Krueger  4
George Georgiades  0T
Bryan Middleton  3
Handicap -- 7