POLO REPORT DISPATCHES FROM THE WORLD OF POLO
KARL KNAPP
CENTRAL
GUERRENO LEADS IN 6- AND 12GOAL EVENTS
Alfredo Guerreno won the 12- and 6-goal flights of the USPA Sportsmanship Cup and the 6-goal Constitution Cup. Additionally, he was named MVP twice.
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HE CHICAGO Polo Association held a full season of competitive USPA tournaments at several different levels. The events were held at one of eight clubs that make up the association, including Arranmore Farm, Barrington Hills, Blackberry, Chicago International, Las Brisas, Morgan Creek, Oak Brook and Peoria/Bettendorf Polo Clubs. The action began with the 0- to 3goal Arena Amateur Cup final July 24
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at Barrington Hills Polo Club. Lakewood (Rachel Lewenauer, Joan Brugue, Paul Nourbash) edged Lydia Farm (Megan West, Emily Smedlund, Ryann Ray), 6-4, for the title. Brugue led Lakewood with four goals. Nourbash and Lewenauer each scored once. Barrington Hills took third place over ILM. The event was also a celebration for John Rosene’s 81st birthday. The next day, five teams competed
in an NYTS qualifier. The teams were divided into two brackets. In preliminary rounds, Las Brisas (Robby Mooney, Brianna Jordan, Dolores Onetto, Grace Mudra) advanced to the final over Oak Brook Polo Academy (Chuck Cunningham, Ramon Caro, Robby Pizarro, Josh Escapite) and BCI (Sean Murphy, Cara Kennedy, Winifred Branscum, Woods Kemmler), while Oak Brook Polo/Due West (Inez Onetto, Kelsey Bray, Madison
