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2025 HPC JR Tournament - NYTS (Advanced)

5/6/2025

 
Congratulations to Vintage Polo for winning the 2025 NYTS Division of the 2025 HPC Junior Tournament!

Allstars: Kesley Bray, Jordan Fikes, Uma Villanueva, Joe Bob Lequerica, Ripley Middleton, Judah Altic, JB Long, pictured with Chrys Beal, Mark Prinsloo, and Steven Armour

BPP: Lightfoot, owned and played by Joe Bob Lequerica, presented by Steven Armour and pictured with Emi Silvestre

Final Score: 
Vintage Polo (7) def C-Bar Thoroughbreds (3)
Winning Team: Vintage Polo
(L to R) Joe Bob Lequerica, Tate Seward, Alex Loftis, Christine Agrons
pictured with Steven Armour, Mark Prinsloo, & Chrys Beal

Congratulations to Aqua Verde Stables for winning the Subsidiary Final for the NYTS Division of the 2025 HPC Junior Tournament!

BPP: Phoenix, played by Uma Villanueva, owned by Rocking P Polo, pictured with Marcos Villanueva and Pancho

Final Score: 
Aqua Verde Stables (6) def Sentinel Trust (4)
Winning Team: Aqua Verde Stables
(L to R) JB Long, Daphne Rockecharlie, Uma Villanueva, Lili Goellner
pictured with Mark Prinsloo & Steven Armour
Welcome to the 2025 NYTS (Advanced) Division of the HPC Junior tournament!
Teams and tournament draw will be announced on Thursday June 5th.

​Tournament Format:
4 teams - 2 day tournament, each game is 4 chukkers
 - Friday:
     Game 1 - A vs B,
     Game 2 - C vs D
 - Sunday:
     Subsidiary Finals - Loser G1 vs Loser G2
     Finals - Winner G1 vs Winner G2 

**In the case of tied games, teams will do a shootout. The NYTS shootout  tiebreaker procedure is found at the bottom of the page.**

Tournament Conditions:
  • Players must provide their own horses, tack and equipment. Required equipment includes boots with heels and helmet with goggles or facemask.
  • Overgirths are required for NYTS players
  • Player entry fee must be paid in full before tournament begins.
  • Tournament will be played on the flat
  • Players in the Advanced (NYTS) Level ONLY must hold a current USPA handicap. www.uspolo.org
  • A current HPC release form must be executed by all players/parents prior to participating in tournament. HPC Release Form Link

Draw Results
A.
Aqua Verde Stables (0,1)
B. Vintage Polo (1,0)
C. C-Bar Thoroughbreds (1,0)
​D. Sentinel Trust (0,1)
​
SCHEDULE
Friday June 6
Game 1
*Vintage Polo​ (4) def *Aqua Verde Stables (2)
5:30pm @ Tonkawa - Wilson
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Decoite

3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 2 ump horses

Game 2
*C-Bar Thoroughbreds (7) def *Sentinel Trust​ (3)
6:30pm @ Tonkawa - Wilson
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Decoite

3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 2 ump horses

Saturday June 7
EWheel Drills, Skills , & Games
4:00pm @ BPC  - #3

Junior Tournament Party
6:15pm @ BPC Lake

Sunday June 8
Subsidiary Final
Loser G1 vs Loser G2
*Aqua Verde Stables (6) def *Sentinel Trust (4)
5:30pm  @ HPC - Farish
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Decoite

3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 2 ump horses

Final
Winner G1 vs Winner G2

*Vintage Polo (7) def *C-Bar Thoroughbreds (3)
6:30pm @ HPC - Farish
Umps: E. Ezcurra / K. Decoite

3rd Man/Timer: E. Markell
*Please bring 2 ump horses
​
Trophy Presentation for all NYTS teams following the 6:30pm game

TEAMS
Aqua Verde Stables
Daphne Rockecharlie
JB Long
Lili Goellner
Uma Villanueva

C-Bar Thoroughbreds
Ava Seward
Jordan Fikes
Kelsey Bray
Ripley Middleton


Sentinel Trust
Asa Gangjee
Isabelle Muncey
Judah Altic
Olivia Sellers


Vintage Polo
Alex Loftis
Christine Agrons
Joe Bob Lequerica
Tate Seward


NYTS SUBSTITUTION
NYTS Player Substitutions: In the event a player is unable to finish a game due to injury or otherwise, a substitution should be identified in the order below. If a same day substitution is required, please contact Hayley Heatley to verify and confirm substitute eligibility.
  1. Eligible player not competing in the event (-1+ handicap, USPA member in good standing, DOB after 1/1/2006)
  2. Eliminated player from another team
  3. A rated player from another level who could safely compete
  4. A player in the same tournament – See following Optional Tournament Condition 2.a Players
  5. If none of the above are available, the game may be completed with 3v4 regardless of time remaining in the game

XIV. OPTIONAL TOURNAMENT CONDITION FOR USPA OUTDOOR RULE 2.a 
OUTDOOR RULE 2a: Players - Substitutions - approved by Host Club Tournament Committee
(i) If during preliminary of a tournament, a player is injured or becomes ill 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 preliminary play, if a player within the designated handicap range is injured or ill and cannot start or becomes injured in a game, an eliminated player of equal or lesser handicap may substitute for the injured or ill player for the remainder of the game and/or Event. An eliminated player is a player who has completed his or her final game in the Event and whose team has been eliminated from the Event. The substitute is not eligible to compete for any other team in the Event.
 
In the event of a player substitution NYTS Equine Welfare Guidelines must be followed, horses cannot compete on more than one team and horses may not play more than 2 chukkers in one day.

NYTS SHOOTOUT TIEBREAKER PROCEDURE
 - In the event of a tie, a shootout will take place after the conclusion of the game following Outdoor Rule 14.d.  
--- Rule 14.d: Each player, alternating teams, will shoot Penalty 3s. After all players have hit, the teams with more points is declared the winner.  Should a tie remain, ALL PLAYERS will hit again, hitting in the same order.

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