The awareness and anticipation of wily veteran Sebi Merlos helped put ERG into the semifinals of the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open high-goal polo tournament on Sunday at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.In a wild quarterfinal game, where the momentum continually changed, Merlos made a big defensive play that helped ERG tie the score at 14-14 in the final minute of regulation. He then scored in overtime to beat Grants Farm 15-14.In the second quarterfinal, Miguel Astrada scored six … [Read more...]
ERG pulls away from Lucchese, wins Piaget Silver Cup
Sunday, July 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scott Wood's ERG Polo team outran Lucchese on Sunday to win the Piaget Silver Cup 16-7 on Sunday at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.Lucchese had a slim lead 5-4 after the second chukker, but in the third chukker ERG held the usually high powered Lucchese offense scoreless while reeling off four goals to take an 8-5 lead into halftime.ERG blew the game wide open in the fourth chukker, as Sebastian Merlos and Paco de Narvaez controlled the ball in the midfield and … [Read more...]
Piaget, Audi capture brackets in Silver Cup
Sunday, July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jason Crowder scored three goals in the first chukker and converted a key penalty shot in the final chukker to help Piaget hold off Lucchese 13-11 and win its bracket Sunday in the Piaget Silver Cup at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.PIaget will play Bracket 2 runner-up ERG in the first semifinal on Friday at 2 p.m. ERG.Audi defeated ERG 10-7 for first place in Bracket 1. Gonzalito Pieres scored two goals within a minute to break a 6-6 tie and put Audi up for good.In the … [Read more...]
