2022 Stratos Cup Presented by Baylor Medicine

Congratulations to BTA/Pegasus for winning the 2022 Stratos Cup presented by Baylor Medicine!

MVP: Steve Krueger, pictured with Carty Krueger
BPP: Jimmy Buffet, played by Steve Krueger, pictured with Carty Krueger, Chrys Beal, and groom Martin Maldanado 

Final Score:
BTA/Pegasus (6) def Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (4) 

Winning Team: BTA/Pegasus
(L to R) Mason Wroe, David Andras, Steve Krueger with Carty Krueger, Kelly Beal

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Congratulations to Propaganda/W-S for winning the 2022 "Keeping it Cool Challenge"! 

Final Score:
Propaganda/W-S (9) def No Le Hace/Tonkawa (7.5)

Winning Team: Propaganda/W-S
(L to R) Wesley Sinor, Nick Cifuni, Robert Orthwein, Paul Hobby

Welcome to the 2022 Stratos Cup!  We will have 4 teams competing in our seventh 8 Goal Pro Am tournament this season.

Tournament Format
- Knock out tournament
- Semifinal winners advance to finals, runners up will play the subsidiary final, the "Keeping It Cool Challenge".

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

Finals
Keeping It Cool Challenge
LG1 vs LG2

Stratos Cup
WG1 vs WG2

Bracket 1
A. Propaganda/W-S (0,1)
B. No Le Hace/Tonkawa (0,1)

Bracket 2
C. Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (1,0)
D. BTA/Pegasus (1,0)

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 May 20
Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (8) def ​Propaganda/W-S (7) OT 
10:00am @ ML Bar Ranch
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Huddleston
3rd Man: J. Seward
Timer: K. Krueger

BTA/Pegasus (10) def No Le Hace/Tonkawa (8) 
5:30pm @ New Pueblo - Upper
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Huddleston
3rd Man: N. Galindo
Timer: E. Tooth

Sunday May 22
Stratos Cup Finals
WG1 vs WG2
BTA/Pegasus (6) def Horsegate/ML Bar Ranch (4) 
5:00pm @ New Pueblo - Upper
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Huddleston
3rd Man: JW Barry
Timer: E. Markell

Keeping It Cool Challenge Finals
LG1 vs LG2
Propaganda/W-S (9) def No Le Hace/Tonkawa (7.5)
5:00pm @ Tonkawa - Main
Umps: N. Galindo / B. Mudra
3rd Man/Timer: E. Tooth

TEAMS
BTA  / Pegasus
Kelly Beal  0
Steve Krueger  4
David Andras 0
Mason Wroe  4
Handicap -- 8

Horsegate / ML Bar Ranch
Lance Stefanakis 1
Shane Rice 4
*Fox Benton  0
Cody Ellis 4
Handicap -- 9
*sub: Abby Benton 0

Propaganda / W-S
Paul Hobby 0
Nick Cifuni  3
Wesley Sinor  1
Robert Orthwein 4
Handicap -- 9

No Le Hace / Tonkawa
*Jeff Hildebrand 0
Jimmy Seward  3
George Georgiades  0
Bryan Middleton 3
Handicap -- 6
*Sub: Joe Bob/Lily Lequerica 0