Team captain, and graduating senior, Ella Horton, lead her team through a weekend of intense tournament polo. The girls took on and defeated Lakeside Girls in the first game.  Day two featured a tough match against Lakeside Varsity, who was selected to compete in the National Championships in Virginia next month.  Rafiki, owned by OC Polo Club, received the Best Playing Pony Award and Ella was honored as a tournament “All Star”.   All Stars are selected by their peers as examples of stellar players and teammates who show excellent horsemanship and sportsmanship.  

The Interscholastic polo program is a competitive league in which students in 7th-12th grades compete against other teams in their region and across the country.  Teams enter into either the open division (which is boys and girls) or the all girls division. Players must meet their school’s academic standards in order to compete but they play with the club that they are affiliated with as opposed to the school that they attend.  The interscholastic program provides an opportunity for players to compete in a national league against their peers in middle school and high school tournaments. Many students who play in high school go on to play polo in college.  Ella has chosen University of Idaho and will be competing on their collegiate team next year. 

OC Polo Club has had an active interscholastic team for the last decade.  Players have gone on to play college polo and beyond.  The players work hard to earn their place on the team and practice multiple times per week during the season. Coaches Heather Perkins and Bekah Segien are beyond proud of these young ladies for their outstanding efforts on and off the field. Click here for more TOURNAMENT PHOTOS!