Oct 31, 2017 4:32 PM
Six players traveled to the beautiful Passion for Polo arena in Barrington, Illinois, to compete in the Chicago area’s first USPA Middle School Tournament. Barrington Hills Green kicked off the scoring with a goal from Jackie Albrecht. Maximo Font followed up with a run to goal to add to the Green total. Barrington Hills White’s Hayden Boeh struck first to cut the lead to a single score, but Albrecht found the goal one more time to keep the Green lead at two at the end of the first chukker.
Jandro Brugue-Hernando and Boeh traded goals to begin the second chukker to keep the gap at two. After plenty of back and forth between the two teams, Font found the goal one last time before the halftime horn. Font opened the scoring in the third chukker, but the rest of the goals belonged to Barrington Hills White. Luke Misukanis and Arien Khan each knocked in a goal for White to shave the Green lead down to two at the end of the third chukker.
The final chukker saw a defensive battle between the two teams. Font broke away and aced a shot at goal for Green. Misukanis answered with one for White, but Barrington Hills White’s comeback fell short and Green took home the victory with a final score of 7-5.
Jackie Albrecht, Hayden Boeh, Maximo Font and Luke Misukanis were elected to the Tournament All-Star team. Font was also awarded the tournament Sportsmanship Award. Jandro Brugue-Herndando’s fourth chukker mare Perla was named Best Playing Pony.
Middle School Tournament action continues next weekend at Bluewater Creek Polo Club in Killen, Alabama, and Maui Polo Club in Makawao, Hawaii. There is still time to play in tournaments across the country! Registration is still open for the following locations and dates. Please click the dates to register:
November 11-12 at Central Coast Polo Club in Los Osos, California.
November 11-12 at Gardnertown Polo Club in Newburgh, New York.
November 11-12 at Prestonwood Polo Club, in Oak Point, Texas.
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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