POLO REPORT DISPATCHES FROM THE WORLD OF POLO
PAC I F I C C OA S T
KERRI KERLEY
SOL DE AGOSTA SWEEPS 8-GOAL RINCON LEAGUE
Pacquito de Narvaez tries to stay ahead of Jason Crowder in the final of the Carpinteria Cup at Santa Barbara Polo. Ryan Kerley and Torrey Ripinski follow close behind.
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VER two months this summer, five teams rounded out the 8-goal Rincon League at Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club in Carpinteria, California. Despite the strong team lineups, Sol de Agosto came away the winner in all four tournaments that make up the league. In the James Colt Classic, Sol de Agosto (Juan De Narvaez, Pacquito De Narvaez, Paco De Narvaez, Ryan Kerley) edged Del Padre /Lucchese (Matt Yonally, Maco Llambias, Agus-
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tine Molinas, John Muse). Father and son, Paco and Pacquito De Narvaez combined for three goals in the first period, countered by strikes from Llambias and Molinas. Pacquito traded goals with Molinas in the second to keep it close, 4-3. The De Narvaezes increased the difference to three, 6-3, with goals in the third. Lucchese/Del Padre rallied in the second half, holding back all Sol’s drives in the fourth, while Llambias hammered in a Penalty 4 and Molinas
scored from the field. Sol benefited from a Penalty 1 in the fifth, and Pacquito sunk a Penalty 2, while Paco scored from the field. Llambias found the target to stay close, 9-6, going into the sixth period. Yonally put one in for Lucchese early in the chukker, and Muse followed with one of his own. Sol was kept off the board while Llambias tied things up, 9-9, as time expired, forcing overtime. Pacquito was the hero in sudden death, finding the mark to win the match.
