NEWS

Headed into its fourth year, Texas Arena League (TAL) is ready for another great season of polo beginning this upcoming weekend January 30-31, 2021. Texas Arena League is played throughout four different events at three different locations around the Lone Star State. Featuring 12 teams, the Southwestern Circuit Admiral Chester W. Nimitz games will be played on Saturday, January 30, and the Southwestern Circuit General George S. Patton, Jr. on Sunday, January 31.

Teams and individuals compete for points toward the End of League Awards and the coveted TAL belt buckles. All games count toward TAL points for both teams and individual players. At the end of the league, the points are tallied and the winners are announced. Players also receive points for the National Arena Amateur Cup (NAAC) when playing in USPA arena tournaments during the league. Round robin games will be updated with scores throughout the weekend.

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.

1. Texas Military (6) – Karl Hilberg (1), Gal Shweiki (1), Wyatt Myr (4)
2. Dallas Polo Club (6) – Will Walton (4), Don English (2), Calyste Hanks (0)
3. Elite Motion & Performance Pixies (6) – Amanda Massey (2), Stephanie Colburn (3), Jack Crea (1), Lara Straussfeld (1)
4. Legends (6) – Kim Buttram (-1), Nacho Estrada (2), August Scherer (5)
5. Bar Spur (5) – Mark Osburn (1), Brady Williams (2), Ashley Owen (2)
6. Polo InterActive (5) – Jose Velez (-1), Javier Insua (3), Ariel Rodriguez (3)
7. Horsegate (6) – Lance Stefanakis (1), Ariel Mancebo (2), Anson Moore (3), Nick Stefanakis (0)
8. Prestonwood Green (6) – Vaughn Miller, Jr (4), Vance Miller III (3), Cale Curtin (-1)
9. Villa Ecleto (6) – Morgan Tennant (1), Lalo Ramirez (3), Carlos Ramirez (2)
10. 101 Polo Club (TBD) – Dan Faherty (2), David Wertz (2), TBD
11. Oklahoma (6) – Keith Monroe (0), Vaughn Miller, Sr. (3), Sidro Olivas (3)
    
    

SCHEDULE:
Sunday, January 31
10:00am ET – Polo Interactive (10) vs. Horsegate (14)
11:30am ET – 101 Polo (10) vs. Bar Spur (14)
1:30pm ET – Prestonwood Green (10) vs. Elite Motion & Performance vs. Texas Military (3)
3:30pm ET – Legends (16) vs. Oklahoma (18)
5:00pm ET - Dallas Polo Club (16) vs. Villa Ecleto (18)

SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ

1. Shweiki Media (3) - Gal Shweiki (1), Karl Hilberg (1), Rob Phipps (1)
2. Elite Motion & Performance Pixies (2) - Dani Gibson (-1), Jack Crea (1), Stephanie Colburn (3), Lara Straussfeld (1) (Sub), Amanda Massey (2) (Sub)
3. LeasePlan (3) - Lisa Yanskey (0), Mark Osburn (1), Brady Williams (2)
4. Legends (3) - Verity Cameron (-1), Nacho Estrada (2), James Glew (2)
5. Visage.jobs (TBD) - Nadir Khan (3), Joss Leufrancois (0T), John Peter (TBD)
6. Crosshair Ranch (3) - Alex Bryant (-1), Ashley Owen (2), Cody Goetz (2)
7. Horsegate (3) - Lance Stefanakis (1), Ariel Mancebo (2), Nick Stefanakis (0)
8. JD Polo (3) - Ekaterina Kotova (-1), Marlon Pimento (1), Javier Insua (3)
9. Two Wishes (3) - Ariel Rodriguez (3), Jose Velez (-1), Andrew Richardson (1)
10. Prestonwood Red (3) - James JB Long (0), Trenton Werntz (0), Robby Mooney (0), Alt: Vance Miller, III (3)
11. Tequila Sheila’s (2) – Abi Abel (0), Kate Howe (0T), Megan Rahfls (2)
12. Los Gauchos (3) – Manuel Carrasco (0T), Lalo Ramirez (3), Whitney Walker (0)
    
    

SCHEDULE:
Saturday, January 30
10:00am ET – JD Polo (19) vs. Crosshair Ranch (11)
11:30am ET – Prestonwood Red (16) vs. LeasePlan (10)
1:00pm ET – Two Wishes (8) vs. Horsegate (21)
3:00pm ET – Shweiki Media (10) vs. Elite Motion & Performance (13)
4:30pm ET – Legends (15) vs. Los Gauchos (14)
6:00pm ET – Visage.Jobs (18) vs. Tequila Sheila’s (8)

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