Maui girls polo team captures Western Regional championship
Kaya Acker of Maui Polo (white) rides off Sara Espy of Central Coast in the championship match of the USPA Interscholastic Western Regional Tournament on Sunday in Indio, Calif. Maui won 8-6. Karen Reese photos
The Maui Polo team of (from left) coach Herman-Louis DeCoite, Kaya Acker, Maya Miller, Sunny Diller and Alana Benz celebrate with their trophy.
The Maui News
The Maui Polo girls team won the USPA Interscholastic Girls Western Regional Tournament last weekend in Indio, Calif.
The team of Kaya Acker, Maya Miller, Sunny Diller and Alana Benz — with coach Herman-Louis DeCoite — went 2-0 in round-robin play Saturday to make Sunday’s final. They defeated Poway 7-1 and South Bay 14-0 before beating Central Coast 8-6 in the championship match and earning a spot in the national tournament, set for March 22-24 in Houston.
Benz was named an all-star for the six-team regional tournament.
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- Kaya Acker of Maui Polo (white) rides off Sara Espy of Central Coast in the championship match of the USPA Interscholastic Western Regional Tournament on Sunday in Indio, Calif. Maui won 8-6. Karen Reese photos
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- The Maui Polo team of (from left) coach Herman-Louis DeCoite, Kaya Acker, Maya Miller, Sunny Diller and Alana Benz celebrate with their trophy.
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