Pope Challenge Finals - June 2nd, 2002
Santa Barbara Polo Club

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Windsor Capital put Mansour on the carpet for 3 chukkers. They then rode the penalty shot of Mr. Gonzalez to the winners circle as they blew the Mansour out for 3 chukkers having a 6 goal lead for a while.

It was Alan Martinez showing us why he is in California. Alan is a very good player with a very nice smile and a hot stick. He led the first half with 4 goals. The boys in yellow were turning red. The Mansour Team has 3 kids whose age adds up to 55 years of age. Sapo Caset (16 years old) Jason Crowder (19) and Inaki (20) showed they were not done on Sunday at all. They roared back to tie the score in the fifth and had a chance to 1 up when the Governor (Pat Nesbitt) put a golden elbow on Ben Soleimani, but it didn't fall and the Ben returned the favor with a foul on the Governor. Mariano Gonzalez slammed the door on the comeback for a minute then Abby Riggs showed her style putting a big neck shot in the hoop in the 6th and it was curtain time for Mansour. They never got back their momentum and went down to the Governor with a score of 15 to 13. The draw was not as friendly as they get to do it all again this Friday morning, so be there.

In the consolation finals it was MC Polo drilling the boys from Gehache. The Surfer (Diego Cossio), the Bankers and the Big Mac Bud Dardi pasting the walls with Latin Lovers as they ran out a win by 3. They are definitely on the way up and looking better for the future. The boys of Gehache need the President (Glen Holden) to get back and show them why he is 75 and he wants a 100 from them and he will say " lets go boys " and they will. So be there this Friday. You will enjoy yourself and see a lot of 12 goal polo - 4 games worth.

See ya there. --Steve Crowder

MC Polo won the consolation match. From left to right: Bud Dardi, Diego Cossio, Dan and Matt Walker. Photo by Kim Kumpart
Sapo Caset's horse won Best Playing Pony for the Pro Division. Photo by Kim Kumpart

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 Pat Nesbitt's horse won Best Playing Pony for the Patron Division. Photo by Kim Kumpart

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