Author: Johna Cravens

 

Cutline for attached photo: Idaho bull rider Dallee Mason leads after the first night of the PRCA Xtreme Bulls event at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. FWSSR photo by James Pfifer

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 22, 2019) Dallee Mason of Weiser, Idaho, made the most of his opportunities during the opening performance of Bulls’ Night Out at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Mason, who was not part of the initial 80-rider field for the bull riding event, caught a ride to Fort Worth from Denver on the chance he would get to replace an original entrant who was unable to compete.

He got the call letting him know he’d get to ride a bull here while traveling from Denver. “That was a good start,” he said. By the time Mason nodded his head to start his ride on Andrews Rodeo’s bull Western Rebel in the second section, other riders had put some high scores on the board.

National Finals Rodeo cowboy Trevor Reiste made the first qualified ride and scored 87. There had already been scores of 86, 85.5 and 85 plus four others above 80. Mason promptly scored 86.5 points to rank third in the first round, behind Reiste and three-time PBR champion Silvana Alves, after 40 cowboys competed.

The top 10 scores in the first round qualified for the short round and the chance to ride another bull. The cowboys rode in reverse order with 10^th-place qualifier Jeff Askey of Athens, Texas, competing first and riding 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s bull Ferdinand for 87.5. The next six riders hit the dirt, then Mason rode Hurst Pro Rodeo’s bull Yellow Hair and matched Askey’s score. That gave the Idaho bull rider a total of 174 points and the lead after opening night. He also received a $1,000 gift card from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Forty more bull riders will compete Wednesday night. The championship will be awarded to the rider with the highest total score. Bulls’ Night Out at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Xtreme Bulls Tour.

When he was told that last year’s Bulls’ Night Out champion won more than $16,000, Mason said, “That’d be great. I don’t have anything right now.”

He will travel to Iowa for a rodeo this weekend and return to Fort Worth to compete at the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo on Monday and Tuesday.

permit last week at Lafayette, La., scored 88 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Last Cigarette to lead the short round and sit second overall with the highest one-bull score.

In the junior bull riding for youngsters 10 to 15, Hagen Braswell of Telegraph, Texas, was the winner for the night with a score of 83 points.

The final Bulls’ Night Out performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, with a new field of bull riders and junior bull riders.

Thursday night at 7:30 p.m., the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo hosts its annual extreme team competition – Rodeo X presented by Schaefer Outfitters. This unique tournament-style rodeo features winners from eight of North America’s biggest rodeos competing in five events for bragging rights and $100,000 in one night.

The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo takes the arena at Will Rogers Coliseum beginning Friday, January 25, and continues for 29 performances over 16 days.

 

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are results from Tuesday night’s performance of Bulls’ Night Out at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, January 22, 2019.

First Performance: 1 (tie), Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Relentless, and Silvano Alves, Decatur, Texas, on Andrews Rodeo’s Plano Bar Bandit, 87 points each. 3, Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho, 86.5. 4, (tie) Jordan Wacey Spears, Redding, Calif., and Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 86. 6, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 85.5.

 

Short Round: (two rides) 1, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Ferdinand, and Dallee Mason on Hurst Pro Rodeo’s Yellow Hair, 87.5 points each.

 

Total on Two:  1, Mason, 174 points. 2, Askey, 169. (on one) 3 (tie), Reiste and Alves, 87. 5 (tie), Spears and Breding, 86.

 

Jr. Bull Riding: 1, Hagen Braswell, Telegraph, Texas, 83 points. 2, Brant Cooksten, Trinidad, Texas, 74. 3, Jack Mitchell, Weatherford, Texas, 73. 4, Carter High, Weatherford, Texas, 67.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (July 2, 2018) –The opening performance of the 139^th Mandan Rodeo Days Celebration saved the best for last, but not before lightning from cleared the crowd and then dumped a deluge of water as the final barrel racer left the arena.

After a half-hour delay, the bull riders in the second section gave the die-hard 30 or so fans who returned to watch a major league show.

Koby Radley of Montpelier, La., scored 91.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Soup In A Group, a bull that was only ridden once last season. Radley is having his best season in pro rodeo. He’s currently ranked 11^th in the world championship standings and making a strong bid to qualify for his first National Finals Rodeo (NFR).

Radley, a Cajun cowboy has qualified for the Texas Circuit Finals several times, was the best of three outstanding rides after the storm cleared.

Trey Kimzey of Strong City, Okla., younger brother of four-time world champion Sage Kimzey, scored 89.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Living Large and NFR veteran Parker Breding, who is ranked second in the world standings, tallied 89 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Stretch.

The first sprinkles of rain started during the barrel racing, but the downpour held off until south Texas cowgirl Sissy Winn finished her run. Winn, the final cowgirl to race, clocked a time of 15.57 seconds, just before the flood began.

Contestants in the other events faced dry, even dusty conditions and turned in some scores and times that could remain at the top of the leaderboard when the rodeo ends Wednesday night.

Mandan Rodeo Days continues tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Dacotah Centennial Park with Patriot Night, saluting veterans and active duty military. More information is available at www.MandanRodeo.com.

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The following are unofficial leaders following at the 139^th annual Mandan Rodeo Days in Mandan, North Dakota, on Monday, July 2.

Monday, July 2 performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Logan Corbett, Las Cruces, N.M., 85 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Thunderstruck. 2, Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., 80. 3, Cody Kiser, Carson City, Nev., 75. 4, Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., 70.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.7 seconds.  2, Evan Thyberg, Hartford, S.D., 5.3. 3, Tyler Schau, Almont, N.D., 5.8. 4, Carson Good, Long Valley, S.D., 6.5.

Team Roping: 1, Jr Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Cody Cowden, Atwater, Ca., 5.3 seconds. 2, Joshua Torres and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 5.4. 3, Mac Kuttler, Billings, Mont., and Brandon Bates, Sun City, Calif., 9.9. 4, Cody Tew, Belgrade, Mont., and Nano Garza, Las Cruces, N.M., 11.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, 86.5 points on New West Rodeo’s Pikuni Cougar., 2, Joey Sonnier III, New Iberia, La., 86. 3, Tyrel Larsen, 84.5. 4, Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., 81.5.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 8.8 seconds. 2. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 9.0. 3, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 10.1. 4, Reno Gonzales, Scott, La., 11.2.

Barrel Racing: 1, Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas, 15.57 seconds. 2, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Co., 15.60. 3, Amy Wilson, Colby, Kan., 16.04. 4, Cody Holmes, Mission, S.D., 16.24.

Bull Riding: 1, Koby Radley, Montpelier, La., 91.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Soup In A Group. 2, Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 89.5. 3, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 89. 4, Eli Vastbinder, Athens, Texas, 83. 2, Elijah Mora, Wiggins, Co., 75. 3, Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 69.

Overall leaders including Monday morning slack

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 8.8 seconds. 2. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 9.0. 3, Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., 9.2 seconds. 4, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 10.1. 5, Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 10.2.  6, Blake Eggl, Moorcroft, Wyo., 10.9.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Cyler Dowling, Newell, S.D., 4.0 seconds. 2, Sheldon Portwine, Dickinson, N.D., 4.2. 3, Del Day, Minot, S.D., 10.9. 4, Wyatt Jurney, Las Cruces, N.M., 4.5. 5, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.6. 6, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.7.

Team Roping: 1, Jr Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Cody Cowden, Atwater, Ca., 5.3 seconds. 2, Joshua Torres and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 5.4. 3, Layne Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D., and Chase Peterson, DesLacs, N.D., 5.8 seconds. 4, Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas., 6.1. 5, Nicholas Thompson, Stillwater, Okla., and Lucas Falconer, Stillwater, Okla., 6.5. 6, Butch Levell, Glenwood, Iowa., and Brady Kyle, Archer City, Texas, 6.5.