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STAGE HILL PREVAILS IN CROSSMAN CUP
Stage Hill/Pony Up’s Federico Wulff, Amanda Poor, Rick Salter, Aurelia Rus and Steve Rudolph won the 2-goal Crossman Cup title at Myopia Polo Club.
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TAGE HILL/Pony Up edged Galaxy in a tough overtime match to capture the 2-goal Crossman Cup title at Myopia Polo Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, Sept. 9. Stage Hill/Pony Up (Aurelia Rus/Steve Rudolph, Rick Salter, Amanda Poor, Federico Wulff) faced Galaxy (James Grayken, Addie Politi, Jennifer Williams, Bautista Crotto) in the final. Galaxy began with a handicap goal but Poor put Stage Hill on the board with the only ball to cross
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the goal line, ending the defensive first chukker, 1-1. Galaxy was again shut out in the second while Rudolph hit the mark for Stage Hill/Pony Up. The half ended with Stage Hill/Pony Up on top, 2-1. Crotto put Galaxy on the board in the third, but Salter and Poor gave it the one-two punch to keep Stage Hill/ Pony Up doubled up on Galaxy, 4-2. The teams continued to battle in the fourth until Crotto decided to take matters into his own hands, powering
through the Stage Hill/Pony Up defense with a pair of goals in the fourth to force overtime. Rounding out a total team effort, Wulff shot through the golden goal to ensure Stage Hill/Pony Up the win. Earlier in the season, Stage Hill’s Wulff, Poor and Rudolph joined forces with Longmeadow’s Reed Miller to form Stage Hill/Longmeadow. The team went on to celebrate the 4-goal Tuckerman Cup victory. Rudolph was honored as Sportsmanship winner.
