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Australian wins bareback riding; saddle bronc champ is also college champ

 

Abilene, Kans. – August 5, 2017 – The cool weather in Abilene this weekend was a welcome relief for rodeo fans, and the stands at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo were full.

The cooler temperatures were also refreshing for the contestants, with champions crowned in seven events.

Australian native Anthony Thomas won the bareback riding.

Thomas, who now lives in Palestine, Texas, scored 79 points on Andrew Rodeo’s Phantom for the win and a check for $1,367.

It was a horse he had been anxious to get on. “It’s a good old horse,” he said. “He’s been a great horse for a long time. I’ve been watching him for the last few years, and I’ve always wanted to draw him. I finally got my chance today.” The fifteen-year-old gruella has been selected to buck at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo twice, and can be treacherous in the bucking chute. “He’s kind of dangerous in the chute,” Thomas said. “He’s an old horse who knows his job, and he can flip on you and hurt you if you don’t do your job right. But we got out of there clean, and it was good. He did his job and I was able to do mine.”

Anthony, who grew up in Derby, Western Australia, left in 2012 and spent a year in Canada before coming to the United States, and this year of rodeo hasn’t been his best. “It’s had its ups and downs,” he said. He had reconstructive surgery on both hips in January to repair nerve damage, which caused him to have no feeling in his legs while he was riding. He returned to competition at the start of March. “It’s been a long process coming back, but we’re right in the middle of the season now. Things have started coming together really good.” Thomas is currently ranked first in the Prairie Circuit, pro rodeo’s regional designation of rodeos in Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He is the 2011 Australian Professional Rodeo Association bareback riding champion.

The saddle bronc riding champion for the 2017 rodeo was a 21 year old cowboy, Preston Burr, who made an 86.5 point ride aboard Andrews Rodeo’s Slappin Leather.

It was a re-match for the Stratford, Texas cowboy, who got bucked off the horse three years ago in Altus, Okla. “I didn’t get along with her very well,” in Altus, he said. “I was pretty happy to draw her here. She’s really good. She has a big move out of the chute, and sucks back.”

Burr is the 2017 College National Finals Rodeo saddle bronc riding champion as a student at  New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. He’s spent much of his pro rodeo season in Canada, honing his skills. “I rodeo with Clay Elliott, and he took me up there. I got to go to some big bronc matches, and it’s really helped my bronc riding a lot. Up there, the horses are really good and there are some really good rodeos.”

He qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo in the bareback riding, but after breaking a wrist and rupturing vertebrae, he switched to riding saddle broncs his senior year of high school.

Last year was his rookie year, but it wasn’t a good one. He tore his PCL at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, and spent three months letting it heal. “It’s one of those deals, you just have to lay on the couch and let it heal. It’s a bummer to lay around all the time.”

After his win in Abilene, Burr is headed home to Texas, for a little relaxation, roping and golfing. .

Other 2017 champions include steer wrestler Stockton Graves, the 2006 world champion from Alva, Okla. (4.7 seconds), tie-down roper Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas (8.0 seconds); team ropers Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. (4.7 seconds), barrel racer Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla. (17.62 seconds) and bull rider Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Ida. (90.5 points).

Next year’s rodeo will be August 1-4, 2018. For complete rodeo results, visit ProRodeo.com. For more information on the rodeo, visit WildBillHickokRodeo.com.

 

Final Results,  Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo – Abilene, Kansas August 2-5, 2017

 

All-Around champion: Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. – steer wrestling and team roping

Bareback riding

1. Anthony Thomas, 79 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Phantom; 2. Tanner Phipps, Dalton, Ga. 76.5; 3. Nate McFadden, Elsmere, Neb. 72; 4. Hunter Carter, Athens, Texas 71.5;
2. (tie) Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, Texas, JC Hester, Jr., Queen City, Mo. and Justin Pollmiller, Weatherford, Okla. 70 each.

Tie-down roping

1. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 8.0 seconds; 2. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 8.7; 3. Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla. 8.8;  4. Cheyenne Stanley, Wapanucka, Okla. 8.9; 5.  Cody Huber, Albia, Iowa 9.0; 6. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 9.2; 7. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 9.3; 8. (tie) Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas and Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas 9.4 each.

Steer wrestling

1. Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla. 4.7 seconds; 2. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. 4.8; 3. (tie) Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La. and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. 5.0 each; 5. TJ Hall, Devine, Texas 5.2; 6. Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla. 5.4; 7. (tie) Clay Mindemann, Salina, Okla. and Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. 5.6 each.

Saddle bronc riding

1. Preston Burr, Strafford, Texas 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Slappin Leather; 2. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. 84.5; 3. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Fla. 83.5; 4. Blaise Freeman, Snyder, Texas 82.5; 5. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 81.5; 6. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 81; 7. Louie Brunson, New Underwood, S.D. 80; 8. Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas 79.5.

Team roping

1. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 4.7 seconds; 2. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla. 5.0; 3. (tie) Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala./Trace Porter, Leesville, La. and Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss./Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. 5.2 each; 5. Tyler Wojciechowski, Hico, Texas/Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. 5.3; 6. (tie) Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. and Casey Hicks, Poplar Bluffs, Mo./Braden Harmon, Mustang, Okla. 5.4 each; 8. (tie) Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss./Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas and Ryan Reed, Farmington, Calif./Cody Pearson, Tucson, Ariz. 5.7 each.

Barrel racing

1. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla 17.62 seconds; 2. Ceri McCaffery, Dupree, S.D. 17.68; 3. Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla. 17.71; 4. Sidney Forrest, Lipan, Texas 17.73; 5. Laura Kennedy, Quitman, Ark. 17.74; 6. Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla. 17.75; 7. (tie) Tracy Nowlin, Nowata, Okla. and Holly Wright, Gruver, Texas 17.82 each; 9. Korrina Hughes, Glenwood, Iowa 17.87; 10. Ericka Nelson, Century, Fla. 17.91.

Bull riding

1. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Ida. 90.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Unicorn; 2. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas 87.5; 3. Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Ida. 87; 4. Ruger Piva, Challis, Ida. 80; no other qualified rides.

 

** All results are unofficial.  For more information, visit www.WildBillHickokRodeo.com.  For complete results, visit www.prorodeo.com.

Utah man wins steer wrestling, Texas man is tops in tie-down roping

 

Phillipsburg, Kans. (August 5, 2017) –  For Tom Lewis, winning has taken on a new meaning.

The Lehi, Utah cowboy won the steer wrestling at Kansas Biggest Rodeo in Phillipsburg, with a time of 3.6 seconds.

It was aboard his eleven-year-old gelding named Maverick. Maverick, owned by Lewis and his parents Stan and Peggy Lewis, was trained by Tom and is in his first full year of pro rodeo. “We went pretty hard (with Maverick) last year, but this year, we’ve taken him everywhere and he just gets stronger and stronger. He’s so willing. He enjoys it.”

His win in Phillipsburg, with a check for $2,969, is another step closer to his goal this year: qualify for his second Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR). He’s ranked twenty-ninth in pro rodeo’s world standings, about $10,000 out of the top fifteen, who advance to the WNFR. Earning $10,000 isn’t out of reach, Lewis said. With two months left in the rodeo season (it ends on Sept. 30), “there are plenty of rodeos left. We have to drive, and we’re a little tired and we’re pushing it.”

Lewis has another reason to make the WNFR. His mother was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago, and doctors have given her a year to live. His parents have been supportive, and still are. “She said she’ll be alive if I go to Vegas (the home of the WNFR in December), and she wants me to go and rodeo.” The diagnosis has brought the family, including Tom’s brother and three sisters, closer. “I try to talk to her every day,” he said. “It’s life, and we appreciate what we have, and we keep going. You can either get down or move on.”

In the tie-down roping, a Texas man was tops.

Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, turned in a time of 8.2 seconds to win Phillipsburg’s unique three-piece buckle.

It was on a horse that his dad, Carl Cox, trained. Bull, a nine-year old sorrel, “can be a handful sometimes but he does his job,” Cox said.

The 24-year-old is ranked twentieth in pro rodeo’s world standings, and is gunning for his second WNFR qualification. He estimates he’s about $7,000 out of the top fifteen in the world, who go to the WNFR, but seven thousand dollars can be made between now and the end of the rodeo year. “You just have to keep going, keep running, and give yourself the opportunity,” Cox said.

He’s also working to qualify for the Canadian Finals Rodeo, Nov. 8-12 in Edmonton, Alberta. He’s ranked fifth in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association, and has to compete at fifteen rodeos in Canada to qualify. So far he has ten down, so there are five more Canadian rodeos he’ll be at.

Cox, the son of Carl and Lisa Cox, travels with Randall Carlisle, who tied for second place in Phillipsburg with a time of 8.4 seconds. Carlisle is from Athens, Louisana.

Other 2017 champions include bareback rider Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. (86.5 points), team ropers Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas and Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. (4.2 seconds), saddle bronc rider Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo. (85.5 points), barrel racer Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. (17.05 seconds) and bull rider Wyatt Edwards, Sulphur, Okla. (81 points).

The big checks for Tough Enough to Wear Pink were awarded tonight. Including matches from sponsors, approximately $10,200 was donated to local cancer patients through the Hope for the Heartland fund. Sponsors include the Phillipsburg Rodeo Association, Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, McClain Seed Sales, Rodgers and Associates, Kansas Crop Care/Nebraskaland Aviation and Farmers State Bank.

The 2018 Phillipsburg Rodeo Queen was crowned on August 3. Jenna Lager, of Superior, Neb., won the title. She is the daughter of Larry and Jody Langer and is a sophomore at Cloud County Community College, where she is studying agriculture education.

The 2018 rodeo will be held August 3-4-5. For more information, visit KansasBiggestRodeo.com. For complete rodeo results, visit ProRodeo.com.

 

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Final results, Kansas Biggest Rodeo, Phillipsburg, Kansas – August 3-5, 2017

All-around champion: Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas; tie-down roping and team roping.

Bareback Riding

1.Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 86.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Little Jet; 2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 84; 3. Tanner Phipps, Dalton, Ga. 80; 4. Justin McDaniel, Parkfield, Calif. 79; 5. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas 78.5; 6. Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La. 78; 7. Tyler Berghuis, Stephenville, Texas 71; 8. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 70.

Steer Wrestling

1. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 3.6 seconds; 2. Clay Mindemann, Salina, Okla. 3.8; 3. Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla. 3.9; 4. (tie)  Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla.  and Rowdy Thames, Buda, Texas 4.0 each; 6. Richard Coats, Hastings, Neb. 4.2; 7. (tie) Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla. and Cody Devers, Alva, Okla. 4.3 each; 9. Ryan Swayze, Freedom, Okla. and Mitchell Gardner, Dover, Okla. 4.4 each.

Team Roping

1. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas/Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. 4.2; 2. (tie) Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. and Cale Markham, Vinita, Okla./Austin Rogers, Crescent, Okla. 4.5; 4. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas and Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla./Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas 4.7 each; 6. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D./Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb. 5.0; 7. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo./J.W. Beck, Moville, Iowa 5.1; 8. (tie) Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texas/Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. and Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore./Nano Garza, Las Cruces, N.M. 5.2 each; 10. Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas/Brady Norman, Springer, Okla. 5.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo. 85.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Little Angel; 2. Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas 84; 3. Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas 83.5; 4. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 80.5; 5. Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla. 80; 6. Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M. 79; 7. Preston Burr, Stratford, Texas 78; 8. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. 77.

Tie Down Roping

1. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas 8.2 seconds; 2. (tie) Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. and Randall Carlisle, Athens, La. 8.4 each; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 8.6; 5. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 8.8; 6. Trell Etbauer, Decatur, Texas 9.0; 7. Ty Baker, Van Horn, Texas 9.2; 8. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 9.3; 9. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas 9.7;
2. Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas 10.6.

Barrel Racing

1. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. 17.05 seconds;  2. Korrina Hughes, Glenwood, Iowa 17.32; 3. Kelly Brunner, Millsap, Texas 17.37; 4. (tie) Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., Kortney Kizer, Pep, N.M. and Hollie Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. 17.39 each; 7. Laura Kennedy Quitman, Ark. 17.43; 8. Holly Wright, Gruver, Texas 17.45; 9. Shelby Janssen, Coleman, Okla. 17.49; 10. Tracy Nowlin, Nowata, Okla. 17.52; 11. Morgan Breaux, Tomball, Texas 17.54; 12. (tie) Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas and Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla.  17.55 each; 14. Monica McClung, May, Okla. 17.56; 15. Jean Winters, Texline, Texas 17.58.

Bull Riding

1. Wyatt Edwards, Sulphur, Okla. 81 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s No. 124; 2. Fulton Rutland, Stilwell, Okla. 75; 3. Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla. 71.5; 4. (tie) Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. and Ednei Caminhas, Denton, Texas 70.5.

** All results are unofficial.  For complete results, visit www.prorodeo.com. For more information, visit www.KansasBiggestRodeo.com.

Unique all-around award symbolizes Helena rodeo

 Helena, Mont. (July 18, 2017) – For the fourth year, the Last Chance Stampede and Fair in Helena, Montana will give a unique award to its all-around champion: a ring.

The custom-designed elk ivory ring valued at $2,699 includes 14 karat yellow gold with elk ivory. It features the outline of a royal bull elk head profile, carved and inlaid in gold. The words “Last Chance Stampede, Helena, MT, All-Around Champion” and the year are engraved on it.

It’s symbolic of Helena and Montana, said Mike Gurnett, chairman of the Last Chance Stampede committee. “The gold and wildlife are tied to this valley, the Elkhorn Mountains, and Helena being founded on a gold camp. It ties in perfectly here.”

It is also a way to make the Helena pro rodeo stand out among the 600 or so pro rodeos across the nation, and a way to entice cowboys to enter the rodeo, Gurnett said. “Cowboys win things like buckles and spurs, but nobody’s giving away rings. It’s like a Super Bowl ring. The only way you can get it is to win it.”

Jensen Jewelers in Helena has designed and donated the ring since the award began in 2014.

The first winner of the all-around was Luke Gee in 2014. The Stanford, Mont. cowboy competed in the steer wrestling and bull riding, and the all-around title and ring was extra special to him; his grandfather, John “Doc” Gee won the all-around title in Helena in the early days of the Last Chance Stampede. Gee, who had surgery on June 17 to fix a broken collarbone from riding a bull at the Reno, Nev., rodeo, hopes to be back to competition by July 27-29, when the Last Chance Stampede kicks off.

In 2015, the all-around title and ring went to Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. (tie-down and team roping.) In 2016, it went to Hank Hollenbeck, Molt, Montana (tie-down, team roping and steer wrestling).

The all-around champion at a rodeo must win the most money in competition in two or more events; they do not need to win money in all of their events, but must win the most money of all competitors in multiple events.

The Last Chance Stampede and Fair runs July 27-29, and includes a Billy Currington concert on July 26 at 7:30 pm. Earl Wear and Haywire open for Currington. Three nights of rodeo are the evening entertainment July 27-29 at 7:30 pm each night. Tickets are available online at LastChanceStampede.com, at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds, and at the gate.

For more information visit the fairground’s website at LastChanceStampede.com or call 406.457.8516.

50 years ago, Casey Tibbs made documentary to drive more than 300 bucking horses 120 miles from the Lower Brule Native American Reservation to Fort Pierre. Tibbs wrote, produced, directed and starred in the movie which included some of the wildest riding ever filmed back then. Tibbs utilized his horsemanship skills to provide a true, natural roundup with cowboys and horses, illuminating the possibility for using fake backdrops and faux set-ups. The script was narrated by Henry Fonda and Rex Allen.

While crossing the Missouri River, Tibbs came close to drowning. This is an ironic face given this 9-time World Champion risked life and limb for years, breaking 46 bones during his rodeo career.

To celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the film, the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center will be having a reunion on Saturday, August 19^th from 2-4 in the afternoon at the Rodeo Center. This is open to the public with a free-will offering. Anyone who had a major or minor part is encouraged to attend and talk about their involvement. The 90-minute film will be shown in its entirety. The Center’s bestseller film, still available on DVD and VHS, is available for sale in the gift shop.

For more information: 605-494-1094.

 

Cindy Bahe, Director

Casey Tibbs SD Rodeo Center

Fort Pierre, SD 57532

605.494.1094

cindyb@caseytibbs.com

www.caseytibbs.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – WPRA barrel racer and two-time world champion Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi is back in familiar territory – on top of the leaderboard for the Fourth of July run, known in the rodeo world as Cowboy Christmas. Pozzi Tonozzi was needing a big week and it all fell together nicely for the 33-year old new mom.

 

“My expectations are always high to do well but it doesn’t always work out that way,” said Pozzi Tonozzi, who won $20,654. “The last couple of years, I have been seasoning new colts and it has been a struggle but I definitely wanted to win enough to get me closer to the top 15 this week. I kept telling Garrett (her husband) that I needed a big lick somewhere, I needed to just win first somewhere to get me back in contention. I did a pretty good job of it this week.”

 

Pozzi Tonozzi competed in nine rodeos from June 26-July 4, winning money at seven of them on three different horses. Her biggest paychecks came at the Greeley (Colo.) Independence Stampede where she finished second in the average winning a total of $9,457, and at the World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., where she captured the title and a check worth $5,462. At both of those rodeos she called upon the services of her main mount Steele Magnolias “Steeley.” She also jockeyed the 10-year old mare around the cloverleaf pattern in Oakley City, Utah, placing 14th and adding another $360.

 

She jumped on KissKiss BangBang “Mona,” her 7-year old mare in Livingston, Mont., Window Rock, Ariz., and at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo qualifier in Colorado Springs, Colo., where she added $2,828, $1,452, and $485, respectively. The third horse that carried her to the pay window in West Jordan, Utah, was one she has only had for a couple of months that she calls Rusty. The duo picked up $610 after finishing in a tie for sixth.

 

Pozzi Tonozzi was hoping for a big week to not only move up in the world standings but also secure a spot in the upcoming $1 million Days of ’47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo in Salt Lake City. The top 10 in the world standings was one way to qualify and when the dust settled and new standings were released on July 5, Pozzi Tonozzi was 10th with $46,975, punching her ticket to Salt Lake City.

 

“This was a good week to start winning as I think this will move me into the top 10, which was perfect timing for Salt Lake,” said Pozzi Tonozzi of qualifying for Salt Lake City. “I can’t get too excited yet, as I need to keep my head down and keep it rolling. My horses are sound and running good, so I am excited to see what the rest of the month has in store.”

 

The last time Pozzi Tonozzi topped the leaderboard during Cowboy Christmas was in 2012 when she won the most of any WPRA or PRCA member with $27,789. Her largest amount won during this time was in 2009, the last time she won a world title, with $29,372.

 

Rounding out the top three in Cowboy Christmas standings were Carman Pozzobon with $16,540 after a big win in Ponoka, Alberta, as Canada celebrated their 150th Birthday on July 1. Tammy Fischer was third with $13,681 after winning big at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede. Fischer also collected checks at Greeley, Colo., Red Lodge, Mont., Belle Fourche, S.D., Mobridge, S.D. and Colorado Springs, Colo., qualifier.

 

World standings leader Tiany Schuster added another $13,446 running her 2017 earnings to $163,457.

 

A full recap of the Fourth of July rodeos will be available in the August issue of the WPRA News.

 

Top 10 WPRA Money earners over the Fourth of July

1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi – $20,654
2. Carman Pozzobon – $16,540
3. Tammy Fischer – $13,681
4. Tiany Schuster – $13,446
5. Nellie Miller – $13,218
6. Stevi Hillman – $13,164
7. Syndi Blanchard – $11,535
8. Ericka Nelson – $11,090
9. Hailey Kinsel – $10,387
10. Taci Bettis – $10,258

 

Top 20 as of July 5, 2017

1. Tiany Schuster                        Krum, Texas                      $163,457
2. Kathy Grimes                          Medical Lake, Wash.        $91,503
3.         Stevi Hillman                          Weatherford, Texas          $90,523
4. Kassie Mowry                         Dublin, Texas                    $89,918
5. Amberleigh Moore                  Salem, Ore.                       $86,983
6. Nellie Miller                            Cottonwood, Calif.           $73,320
7. Tillar Murray                           Fort Worth, Texas             $59,462
8. Kellie Collier                           Hereford, Texas                $52,688
9. Sydni Blanchard                     Albuquerque, N.M.           $47,664
10. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi           Victoria, Texas                  $46,975
11. Tammy Fischer                        Ledbetter, Texas               $45,640
12. Ari-Anna Flynn                       Charleston, Ark.                $45,599
13. Taylor Langdon                      Aubrey, Texas                   $43,075
14. Ivy Conrado                            Hudson, Colo.                   $42,796
15. Carley Richardson                  Pampa, Texas                    $40,364
16. Taci Bettis (R)                         Round Top, Texas             $38,830
17. Emily Miller                            Weatherford, Okla.           $38,605
18. Cayla Small                             Bokchito, Okla.                 $37,761
19.       Kimmie Wall                           Roosevelt, Utah                $35,430
20. Carmel Wright                        Roy, Mont.                        $34,942

 

 

Editor’s Note: The information enclosed in this release is courtesy of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) for media use. However, if you reprint any of the following information verbatim in your publication, or if you read it verbatim on a radio broadcast, please mention that the information is courtesy of the WPRA.

courtesy of Keven McFarling

PRCA Pro Rodeo sponsored by Aims Community College brought in over 6,800 spectators during the final rodeo performance of the series. Committee members, James Herman and Guy Burke were honored in their last year of service to the Stampede. In addition, Grand Marshals, Jerry and Sandy Helgeson were recognized in the arena.

 

Listed as a Top-25 Pro Rodeo according to purse size, the Stampede is famous for having a topnotch performance. The Greeley Stampede Rodeo features eight exciting events during every performance: Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Team Roping, Steer Wrestling, Tie-Down Roping, Barrel Racing, Mutton Bustin, and Bull Riding.

 

2017 PRCA Pro Rodeo Champions:

• Bareback Riding – Shane O’Connell – score: 173.5/2
• Steer Wrestling – Dru Melvin – time: 7.9/2
• Team Roping – Clay Smith and Paul Eaves – time: 10.3/2
• Saddle Bronc Riding – Rusty Wright – score: 168.5/2
• Tie Down Roping – Shane Hanchey – time: 19.0/2
• Barrel Racing – Sydni Blanchard– time: 34.45/2
• Bull Riding – Brody Yeary – 85.5/1

Each winner received a custom Greeley Stampede Montana Silversmiths custom buckle.

 

 Photos by Hubbell.

 

Greeley Stampede tickets for Demolition Derby are available online at www.greeleystampede.org, at the Stampede Ticket Office, by calling 970-356-7787 and at all Colorado King Soopers.

 

ABOUT THE GREELEY STAMPEDE: The Greeley Stampede, a 501(c)4 nonprofit corporation, is the Colorado’s premiere summer western celebration. This longstanding event has grown in diversity and popularity since its inception and has provided music and rodeo entertainment to hundreds of thousands of people every summer. The Stampede was inducted in the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2014 and the event was named 2015 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) Mountain States Large Rodeo of the Year. The Stampede will be celebrating its 96th annual event June 23 – July 4, 2017. For more information about the Greeley Stampede visit www.greeleystampede.org.

 

 

ESTES PARK, Colo. – At Rooftop Rodeo, every cowboy and cowgirl has a chance to “Ride for the Bucks.”

It’s a longstanding tradition in which the top score or fastest time of each event in0 each performance will win a $100 bill. Oklahoma City cowboy Cody Doescher earned two of them Wednesday on opening night of Estes Park’s rodeo.

“It’s awesome,” said Doescher, who sits 16^th in the all-around and 33^rd in the heeling world standings. “The committee here is great and put up that money for us. If a guy does good in the performance but may be a little too long (on time), he can still get some fuel money out of this deal. It may not count for the standings, but every dollar helps going down the road.”

In rodeo, dollars equal points, and the contestants in each event with the most money earned at the conclusion of the 2017 season will be crowned world champions. There are no guarantees in the sport, and only the top finishers will cash in.

Doescher has a good chance to earn some big-time money in Estes Park. He leads the first round of steer wrestling after a 3.9-second run. He followed that by making a 5.4-second team roping run with his heading partner, Marcus Theriot of Poplarville, Miss.

“We had a good Fourth (of July) run,” Doescher said. We drew some tough steers in team roping and got by a couple of tough steers. We had a tough one right there tonight. My partner reached a long way, did a good job and let me heel him fast.

“I had a good steer in bulldogging. I got a really good start, and it worked out really good.”

This is the first year he and Theriot have teamed together. Theriot is just 20 years old and still new to ProRodeo, but he already is a college champion; he won the all-around and tie-down roping titles at the 2016 College National Finals Rodeo.

“This has been a great year,” Doescher said. “The partnership between Marcus and me just fell into our laps. It works out really good because we both bulldog and we both team roping. Marcus is really hand and is a great cowboy.

“I think we have a good chance at the NFR. I think I have a partner that’s going to give me a lot of chances. If I can do my part, I think we should make it.”

There is a lot of rodeo to take place over the next two and a half months of the 2017 season, and that opens the door wide for the Oklahoma man. He’s off to a good start at Rooftop Rodeo and will return Monday to make his second-round run in steer wrestling.

“This is probably my sixth or seventh time here,” he said. “The hospitality is great, the setup is good and the steers are usually good. Everybody on the committee is so good to us here. There are free plug-ins and stalls, and it’s nice to stay up here in the cool weather.

“I’ve won a couple rounds in team roping and haven’t done a whole lot in bulldogging. I’ve picked at them a little bit, but I’ve never really dominated here. Hopefully this year we can step it up a little bit.”

He’s off to a great start.

 

Rooftop Rodeo
Estes Park, Colo.
July 5-10, 2017
Leaders through first performance
Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Luke Creasy, on Cervi Rodeo’s Show Me the Money, and Shane O’Connell, on Cervi Rodeo’s Blood Bath, 75 points; 3. Ben Hall, 64; Shon Gibson, 62; no other qualified rides.

Steer wrestling: 1.  Cody Doescher, 3.9 seconds; 2. Justice Johnson, 44.; 3. Jarett New, 4.8; 4. Levi Rudd, 6.8; 5. Tom Lewis, 16.2; no other qualified times.

Team roping: 1. Marcus Theriot/Cody Doescher, 5.4 seconds; no other qualified times.

Saddle bronc riding 1. Layton Green, 84.5 points on Cervi Rodeo’s Payback; 2. (tie) Colt Gordon and Roper Kiesner, 82; 4. Louie Brunson, 76.5; 5. (tie) Jesse Bail and Joe Lufkin, 76; 7. Brady Nicholes, 73.5; 8. Will Smith, 71.

Tie-down roping: 1. Reese Rioemer, 8.4 seconds; 2. Seth Hall, 9.0; 3. Catfish Brown, 10.2; 4. Chase Johnston, 12.6; 5. Tate Wyly, 19.3.

Barrel racing: 1. Shelby Janssen, 17.66 seconds; 2. Jeni Cerise, 18.23; 3. Amanda Freese, 18.32; 4. Kenna Kaminski, 18.62; 5. Lauren Guntle, 18.66; no other qualified times.

Bull riding: 1. Tyler Ray Viers, 81 points on Cervi’s Hammer Time; 2. Trevor Reiste, 79; no other qualified rides.

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CODY, Wyo., July 4, 2017 — A year ago, Jesse Wright watched his twin brother leave the Cody Stampede with a saddle bronc riding championship and over $8,000 in earnings while he had to settle for a third-place finish.

This year, Jesse finished at the top of the leaderboard all by himself with an 85.5-point effort on Frontier rodeo’s Delta Force. The ride came at the final performance of the 98^th edition of the Cody Stampede on July 4^th.

It was a big win for the 2012 world champion who is sixth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. He earned $8,657 and is very likely to be among the top 15 who qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the seventh time.

Bareback rider Tyler Nelson from Victor, Idaho, also moved to the top of the leaderboard on the Fourth. He rode Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire for 86 points to edge out current world champion Tim O’Connell from Zwingle, Iowa, who rode the same horse at the first performance of the rodeo on July 1^st.

Nelson was the high-money earner at this year’s rodeo at $10,032. O’Connell tied for second place with Wyoming’s J.R. Vezain with 85.5 points. They each earned $6,688. While it was the cowboys that got the paychecks, the real star of the bareback riding was Gun Fire who earned a combined $16,720 for bareback riders here.

Barrel racing got extremely fast at Stampede Park on Tuesday morning during slack. Tammy Fischer from Ledbetter, Texas, stopped the clock in 16.88 seconds for the championship. She added $9,793 to her season earnings, which should move her into the top 15 in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Standings. Prior to her win here, she was in 17^th place.

Plans are underway for the 99^th annual Cody Stampede which will be held June 30 through July 4^th, 2018. The Cody Night Rodeo gets back underway July 5^th and will continue through Sept. 2.

2017 Cody Stampede Champions

Bareback Riding – Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 86 points, $10,032

Steer Wrestling – Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Alabama, 3.8 seconds, $8,934

Team Roping – Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., (header)

Jr. Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil, (heeler) 4.4 seconds $9,401 each

Saddle Bronc Riding – Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 85.5 points, $8,657

Tie-Down Roping – (tie) Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas and

Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 7.7 seconds, $9,475 each

Barrel Racing – Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 16.88, $9,793

Bull Riding – Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 87.5, $8,993

 

CODY, Wyo., July 3, 2017 —The following are unofficial results from the 98^th annual Cody Stampede.

 

Fourth Performance –

Bareback Riding: 1, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 86 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Gunfire. 2,

J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 85.5. 3, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 83. 4, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 81.5.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla., 4.4 seconds. 2, Blake mindemann, Blanchard, Okla., 5.0. 3, Dan Mulkey, Dell, Mont., 5.5. 4, Kane Cartwright, East Helena, Mont., 6.4.

Team Roping: No times

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 85.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Delta Force. 2, Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., 82.5. 3, (tie) Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 82 each.

Tie-Down Roping: (two times) 1, Logan Hofer, Magrath, Alberta, 9.5. 2, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 10.2.

 

Women’s Barrel Racing: 1, Kristi Steffes, Vale, S.D., 17.43 seconds. 2, Holly Wright, Gruver, Texas, 17.47. 3, Lynn K. Brown, Weatherford, Texas, 18.24. 4, Brogan Macy, Post, Texas, 22.64.

 

Bull Riding: 1, (tie) Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., on Frontier Rodeo’s Show Off and Joe Frost Randlett, Utah, on Frontier Rodeo’s Dark Moment, 87 points each. 3, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 83, 4, Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas, 77.5.

 

Winners –

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 86 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire, $10,032. 2, (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, and J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 85.5, $6, 688. 4, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., and Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 83, $3,009.  6, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 81.5, $1,672. 7, (tie) Jessy Davis, Power, Mont.; Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev.; Mason Clements, Santaquin, Utah; and Mike Solberg, Sunnynook, Alberta; 81 points and $585 each.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 3.8 seconds, $8,934. 2, Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 3.9., $7,994. 3, (tie) Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., and Will Lummus, West Point, Miss., 4.2 and $6,583 each. 5, (tie) Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., and Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 4.2, $4702. 7, (tie) Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La.; Gary Gilbert, St. Cloud, Fla.; Coltin Hill, Blackfoot, Idaho; and Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb.; 4.3, $1,881.

 

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Noguiera, Presidente Prudente, Brazil, 4.4 seconds, $9,401. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 4.5, $8,411. 3, (tie) Cory Kidd, Statesville, N.C., and Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas; and Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.7 and $6,927 each. 5, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 4.8, $5,443. 6, (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.; and Levi Simpson, Ponoka, alberta and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, $3,958. 8, (tie) Manny Egusquiza Jr., and Daniel Braman IV, Victorai, Texas; and Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Ryan motes, Weatherford, Texas; 5.3, $1,979. 10, (tie) Ryan Opie, Crane, Ore., and Dayton Stafford, Prineville, Ore.; and Kellan and Jhett Johnson,; Casper, Wyo.; 5.4, $247.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 85.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Delta Force, $8,657. 2, Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia, 85, $6,637. 3, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 83, $4,906. 4, Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., 82.5, $3,174. 5, (tie) Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, and Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, 82, $1,731. 7, (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, and Will Smith, Marshall, Mo., 81, $1,010.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, (tie) Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 7.7 seconds and $9,475 each. 3, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 8.4, $7,896. 4, Justin Brinkerhoff, Corrine, Utah, 8.6, $6,843. 5, (tie) Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas; Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla.; Trey Young, Dupree, S.D.; and Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.7, $4,211. 9, Justin Smith, Leesville, La., 8.8, $1,579. 10, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 8.9, $526.

 

Women’s Barrel Racing: 1, Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 16.88, $9,793. 2, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 16.90, $7,834. 3, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.92, $6,365. 4, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 16.93, $4,896. 5, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 16.97, $3,917. 6, Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas, 17.01, $2,938. 7, Laura Kennedy, Quitman, Ark., 17.05, $2,448. 8, Blythe Beshears, Gilbert, Ariz., 17.07, $2,203. 9, Kellie collier, Hereford, Texas, 17.10, $1,959. 10, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 17.12, $1,714. 11, (tie) Rene Cloninger, Helena, Mont., and Ashley Schafer, Yoder, Wyo., 17.17, $1,347. 13, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 17.20, $979. 14, Nellie Miller, cottonwood, Calif., 17.23, 734. 15, Nicole Laurence, Cresson, Texas, 17.24, $490.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 87.5 points on Mobetta Rodeo’s Woody, $8,993. 2, (tie) Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah and Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 87 and $5,995 each.  4, Bryce Barrios, Bluff Dale, Texas, 86.5, $3,297. 5, Derek Kolbaba, Walla Walla, Wash., 85, $2,098. 6, (tie) Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, and Koby Radley, Montpelier, La., 83.5, $1,349. 8, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 83, $899.

Red Bluff teacher is barrel racer, Round-Up competitor 

Red Bluff, Calif. (March 13, 2017) – Kaillee Hamre is somewhat of a rock star in her own classroom.

The fourth grade teacher at Bidwell Elementary in Red Bluff, Calif. is also a cowgirl, a barrel racer who will compete at the Red Bluff Round-Up in April.

And because she’s a cowgirl, and for many kids, the only cowgirl they know, kids she doesn’t even know will greet her in the school hallways, and tell her they love her horse.

It all started last year when Hamre brought her students, then the second and third grade class, to the Round-Up to watch her compete. She made her barrel racing run in slack, the extra competition that takes place during the day, so the students made a field trip out of it. She and the students visited after her run, and she brought her horse so students could see it and they could talk about the equipment – saddle, reins, spurs, boots, and hat – that she uses in barrel racing.

It was a hit, she said. Students sat in the stands and cheered for her as she competed. “They thought it was so neat that they knew somebody who was doing that. They had so much fun.” Her students chanted her name, hollering for Mrs. Hamre, so that “a couple of people said, ‘Well, I see you brought your students,’” Hamre said.

Hamre and her husband, AJ, live in Los Molinos, and AJ visited her students as well last year. A bull rider, he competed at last year’s Round-Up but has retired from the sport and won’t be competing this year.

Students love to hear how she and AJ did on Monday mornings. “Every time we come back from a rodeo, I’ll show them the video (from the weekend’s competition). They think it’s cool.”

Attending the Round-Up is a real treat for her students, Hamre said. The Round-Up gives tickets students who participate in the Cowboys and Kids program, and she said several of her kids came to the rodeo that night. The Round-Up is “one of the biggest rodeos in California and the nation, and it was neat to expose them to an element of it.”

Hamre, who is in her ninth year of teaching and third year in Red Bluff, says she competes at about 30 rodeos a year, mostly in the summers. She and her husband used to compete at the same rodeos until he retired. “We are weekend warriors,” she said, “because of our jobs.” AJ is a territory manager for a heavy equipment company.

This year, spring break falls on the same dates as the Round-Up, so Hamre won’t be bringing her class to it. But she’s hoping some of them will be in the audience to cheer her on. “I’ll spread the word and recruit some students to come.”

The Red Bluff Round-Up is April 21-23 at the Tehama District Fairgrounds. Tickets range in price from $14 to $30 and are available online at www.RedBluffRoundup.com, at the gate, and through the Round-Up office at 530.527.1000. For more information, visit the website or call the office.

Performances of the Round-Up kick off at 7 pm on April 21, 2:30 pm on April 22, and 1:30 pm on April 23.

Ft. Hays rodeo students benefit from Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo

PHILLIPSBURG, KAN. (March 13, 2017) – Two Ft. Hays (Kan.) State University (FHSU) students have been awarded scholarships courtesy of the Phillipsburg Rodeo Association.

Kaitlyn Dinges, Ness City, Kan., and Wyatt Livingston, Oxford, Neb., are recipients of $500 scholarships towards their education at Ft. Hays State.

Dinges, who will graduate in May of 2018, is working towards a major in agricultural business and economics certificate. The twenty-year-old cowgirl competes in the barrel racing and breakaway roping, and in high school, was involved in FFA, Kansas High School Rodeo, was a Kay’s Member, a member of FCCLA, and on the president’s honor roll.

After graduation, she plans on working on her master’s degree in agricultural economics at West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas, with the possibility of getting her doctorate. She may teach, or might pursue a career in agriculture risk management.

Receiving the scholarship is important to her, as she has made the goal of graduating debt free from college and will graduate in three years instead of four. “It’s super expensive to rodeo and go to college, and make ends meet,” she said. “With taking as many hours as I am, I have to make up the difference in my tuition.” She hasn’t taken out any student loans, either. “I’ve worked my butt off, trying to get as many scholarships as I can. If I’m able to graduate debt free, it’ll make a huge impact on my life down the road.”

Dinges, whose sister Danielle (Dinges) Foos was the 2010 Miss Rodeo Kansas, has attended the Phillipsburg rodeo in the past.

She is the daughter of Darren and Brenda Dinges.

Wyatt Livingston is the second recipient of a Phillipsburg Rodeo scholarship. The college sophomore competes in the team roping as a heeler, and is majoring in agricultural business.

In high school at Southern Valley south of Oxford, Neb., he was a member of FFA, FBLA and Nebraska High School Rodeo, played football and wrestled, and showed cattle and horses in 4-H. He was on the honor roll and was a member of the Oxford Volunteer Fire Department.

During the summers, he competes in the Kansas Pro Rodeo Association, the U.S. Team Roping Championships and the Mid-States Rodeo Association.

He has attended the Phillipsburg rodeo the past ten years, as a guest of his girlfriend’s parents, sponsors of the rodeo. He loves watching the team roping. “The most entertaining thing for me, as a team roper,” he said, “is to see the big gun team ropers. I like to see the big names rope.”

The scholarship means a lot to him, he said. “Fort Hays (State University) doesn’t give us money for entry fees (per the rules of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association). They pay for our fuel and motels, but we still have to pay entry fees, food expenses and horse and hay expenses.” He works part time for a veterinarian in Hays.

He will graduate in May of 2018, and hopes to work on the family farm and ranch near Oxford.

He is the son of Julie Sherwood and Jeff Livingston.

Since 1997, the Phillipsburg Rodeo Association has awarded scholarships to FHSU students who compete in rodeo. The Phillipsburg Rodeo Association is the organization behind Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo, which will be held August 3-5, 2017. For more information on the rodeo, visit www.KansasBiggestRodeo.com.

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2017) — Each year that steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack has entered the steer wrestling at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, he has had more success.

Waguespack, from Gonzales, La., joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2012. The first time he qualified for the most lucrative regular-season rodeo was in 2014 when he won $1,466. The next year, he did a little better at $1,616.

Last year, on the way to his first world championship he won $6,130 here. This year he plans to increase that and is ready to make a victory lap around the AT&T Center as the San Antonio champion. He has a way to go to get there, but got started with a win here on Tuesday night.

Riding the two-time world champion steer wrestling horse “Landry’s Cadillac,” Waguespack stopped the clock in 3.7 seconds to win the round and $2,281. This is the beginning of Bracket 3 and all the contestants have two more opportunities to add to their earnings in hopes of advancing to the semi-finals.

Waguespack’s traveling partner, Clayton Hass from Weatherford, Texas, was on the other side of the steer hazing for him. They also travel with Ty Erickson from Helena, Mont. Hass and Erickson are competing in the next bracket.

“I travel with the best group of guys,” Waguespack said. “That takes a lot of pressure off. We have great horsepower and keep each other positive.”

Waguespack is hoping for a San Antonio title but if he doesn’t win, he’d be very happy if it went to Hass or Erickson. They are having a lot of success early in the 2017 season. Erickson leads the world standings, Waguespack is second and Hass is in fourth place.

The 2013 world champion tie-down roper had the fastest time of the night by nearly a second. Shane Hanchey, from Sulphur, La., stopped the clock in 7.3 seconds to win $2,281. Hanchey was aboard his trusty horse “Smokin Reata” for the win.

At the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last December, Amberleigh Moore set the barrel racing world on fire. She entered in the 15^th and final position and finished as the world champion aboard her great mare “CP Dark Moon” that she calls Paige. They finished in first place here on Tuesday as well.

Wednesday night’s rodeo will start at 7 p.m. where contestants will be in the second round of Bracket 3.

 

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.14, 2017) — The following are results after the first performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 12-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Complete results are available at sarodeo.com

 

Bracket 3, round 1  —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Mason Clements, Santaquin, Utah, 86.5 points on Betty’s Boy, $2,281. 2, Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, 83, $1,711. 3, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 82.5, $1,141. 4, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 80, $570.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 3.7 seconds, $2,281. 2, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 3.8, $1,711. 3, Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 4.0, $1,411. 4, Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 4.6, $570.

 

Team Roping: 1, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas and Jake long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.9 seconds, $2,281. 2, Garrett Rogers, Baker city, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.1, $1,711. 3, Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif., and Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 5.2, $1,141. 4, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 5.5, $570.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., 84.5 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Roulette, $2,281. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 83, $1,711. 3, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 82.5, $1,141. 4, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 79.5, $570.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.3 seconds, $2,281. 2, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 8.0, $1,711. 3, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.3, $1,141. 4, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 8.4, $520.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 14.13 seconds, $2,281. 2, Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas, 14.20, $1,711. 3, Calyssa Thomas, Harrold, S.D., 14.30, $1,141. 4, Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 14.44, $570.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Bart Miller, Pleasanton, Neb., 88.5 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Fire Legend, $2,281. 2, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 80, $1,711. 3, Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas, 78, $1,141. 4, Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla., 72, $570.