It was a HOT one this past Sunday and we aren't just talking about the weather. Duck Hill Farms certainly turned up the heat on their opponents Cadena, defeating them 13-10. Duck Hill held the lead throughout the game although Cadena made a great effort towards the end for a comeback. For this 8 goal tournament, Randy Rizor has replaced Bill Patterson, who joins John Gobin, Marcus Onetto, and Bob Stanton on the team. Cadena patron, Nancy Glober joins us from Texas and her squad is comprised of Taylor Bostwick Freeman, Nicholas Snow, and Will Tankard. All the fellas on Cadena are also members of Team USA, a program sponsored by the United States Polo Association.
According to the USPA's website, "The Team USA concept was established by the Association to identify talented young American players and to provide them with medium-and high-goal playing opportunities." In January 2010, 24 players were selected from 73 applicants. This spring, Aiken has been fortunate enough to have quite a few of these players visiting and playing at our local polo clubs, such as, Devon Dailey, Cristina Fernandez, Carlitos Galindo, Nicholai Galindo, Nicholas Morrison, and obviously the players mentioned above on the Cadena team. If you get a chance to see these talented players, remember you could be watching one of polo's future 10-goalers!
Now, onto Sunday's sidelines highlights! You may have noticed a new member of the CMP crew, joining us for our usual stroll around the field. That cute little pup you saw is named Niko and is owned by CMP gal Jessica. Niko made friends with everyone at the game, being sure to stop at every spot to get some attention from all the fans! When she stopped in front of Steve and Cindy Matheson's spot, it was their matching red shoes that stood out and gained them the Best Dressed award sponsored by Equine Divine! It was the first time we have given the award to a couple, so hopefully we don't cause any disputes over how to use their gift certificate!
If it weren't for their previous win for Best Tailgate earlier this season, we would have awarded it to Dan and Gayle Elliott for the fan in their backseat. Kudos to those Sunday regulars for that great idea to help stay cool! The winners of this week's Best Tailgate Spot were also doing a good job of staying cool with their own tent and lots of cold drinks! If you are a fan of Takosushi, you would recognize winner, Kaya Hagen, who works at the downtown restaurant. Kaya and her husband Robbie received a gift certificate to The Restaurant at the Willcox as their prize.
At half time, it was a little gal named Tessie who took the Aiken Polo Club hat prize for Best Divot Stomper. She must have gotten some tips from her sister, who was last week's winner and sporting her own APC ball cap. Now the girls have matching hats to show off together when it's divot stomping time! To beat the heat and try to catch a breeze, the CMP ladies spent the second half of the game in the announcer stand. Bob Besley was cracking jokes as usual while Bob Donahey found the corner of the booth with all the shade to take over. He was happy to share the space once we arrived...I imagine we must have looked a hot mess for him to take such pity on us! The CMP girls try to stay neutral when cheering for teams, but it was hard not to give a few extra shouts for Cadena with one of their biggest cheerleaders, Amanda Hersey, hanging out in the stand with us. [Check out this week's Spotted to see where she and her "MVP" Nick Snow headed post polo!]
Hopefully this Sunday's game will be a bit cooler and a bit breezier! We will be at Whitney Field at 3PM and hope to see you there! So, wear your Sunday polo best, bring your pretty pooches, and spruce up your spots because we will have a pocket full of prizes to give out! Only a few Sundays are left in the spring season, but you can still sign up for an Aiken Polo Club social membership to get a jump start on fall polo! Visit the Aiken Polo Club website for more details on memberships!
Until next time, Marco...
POLO!
According to the USPA's website, "The Team USA concept was established by the Association to identify talented young American players and to provide them with medium-and high-goal playing opportunities." In January 2010, 24 players were selected from 73 applicants. This spring, Aiken has been fortunate enough to have quite a few of these players visiting and playing at our local polo clubs, such as, Devon Dailey, Cristina Fernandez, Carlitos Galindo, Nicholai Galindo, Nicholas Morrison, and obviously the players mentioned above on the Cadena team. If you get a chance to see these talented players, remember you could be watching one of polo's future 10-goalers!
Now, onto Sunday's sidelines highlights! You may have noticed a new member of the CMP crew, joining us for our usual stroll around the field. That cute little pup you saw is named Niko and is owned by CMP gal Jessica. Niko made friends with everyone at the game, being sure to stop at every spot to get some attention from all the fans! When she stopped in front of Steve and Cindy Matheson's spot, it was their matching red shoes that stood out and gained them the Best Dressed award sponsored by Equine Divine! It was the first time we have given the award to a couple, so hopefully we don't cause any disputes over how to use their gift certificate!
If it weren't for their previous win for Best Tailgate earlier this season, we would have awarded it to Dan and Gayle Elliott for the fan in their backseat. Kudos to those Sunday regulars for that great idea to help stay cool! The winners of this week's Best Tailgate Spot were also doing a good job of staying cool with their own tent and lots of cold drinks! If you are a fan of Takosushi, you would recognize winner, Kaya Hagen, who works at the downtown restaurant. Kaya and her husband Robbie received a gift certificate to The Restaurant at the Willcox as their prize.
At half time, it was a little gal named Tessie who took the Aiken Polo Club hat prize for Best Divot Stomper. She must have gotten some tips from her sister, who was last week's winner and sporting her own APC ball cap. Now the girls have matching hats to show off together when it's divot stomping time! To beat the heat and try to catch a breeze, the CMP ladies spent the second half of the game in the announcer stand. Bob Besley was cracking jokes as usual while Bob Donahey found the corner of the booth with all the shade to take over. He was happy to share the space once we arrived...I imagine we must have looked a hot mess for him to take such pity on us! The CMP girls try to stay neutral when cheering for teams, but it was hard not to give a few extra shouts for Cadena with one of their biggest cheerleaders, Amanda Hersey, hanging out in the stand with us. [Check out this week's Spotted to see where she and her "MVP" Nick Snow headed post polo!]
Hopefully this Sunday's game will be a bit cooler and a bit breezier! We will be at Whitney Field at 3PM and hope to see you there! So, wear your Sunday polo best, bring your pretty pooches, and spruce up your spots because we will have a pocket full of prizes to give out! Only a few Sundays are left in the spring season, but you can still sign up for an Aiken Polo Club social membership to get a jump start on fall polo! Visit the Aiken Polo Club website for more details on memberships!
Until next time, Marco...
POLO!
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