Monthly Archives: December 2011

It’s been four nights since the final bull was bucked at the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and the last image we can remember from the Thomas & Mack Center dirt was Shane Proctor being laid upon a backboard and hauled out of the golden yellow gates. While Proctor suffered a broken left arm that  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – About an hour after his final run of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Jhett Johnson was sporting some new hardware. The shiny object glistened with silver, white and gold, a reflection of a fantastic 10 days in the Nevada desert for Johnson and his heading partner, Turtle Powell. The trophy hung  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – After months of traveling across the country, Casey Colletti found a pretty good place to make a significant living. Colletti, a bareback rider from Pueblo, Colo., found a small fortune in a week and a half in the Nevada desert, and it wasn’t at the blackjack table at the MGM Grand Hotel  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Being a bull rider is tough business, but it’s a job Seth Glause takes to heart. Of course, it helps when you’re one of the best. Glause, of Rock Springs, Wyo., just finished his run at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the third time in four years, and he had the  Continue Reading »

It was a magical final night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Of the nine disciplines that awarded Montana Silversmiths gold buckles in Las Vegas, seven came down to the final ride or final run of this year’s championship — only Trevor Brazile’s ninth all-around title and Kaycee Feild’s first bareback riding championship were clinched  Continue Reading »

53rd annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev. December 10, 2011 Tenth round Bareback riding: 1. Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night, $17,885; 2. (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 86, $12,404 each; 4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 85.5, $7,500; 5.  Continue Reading »

Shane Proctor won the bull riding world championship with $238,249. He suffered a badly broken arm in a wreck on his last ride, according to one of the media room workers.

Not only did Kaycee Feild set a new average record in bareback riding with 860.5 points through 10 rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but he won (or shared the win) on six nights. He earned $179,327 the past week and a half in Las Vegas. Because of that, he was named the Ram  Continue Reading »

Canadian Lindsay Sears won the NFR average and the world championship. It’s her second title.

Tuf Cooper, one of three sons of legendary roper Roy Cooper, has won the world title in tie-down roping. Matt Shiozawa won the average.

Saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy of Corona, N.M., won a Montana Silversmiths gold buckle for the second time in his career. He also won the world title in 2007.

Turtle Powell and Jhett Johnson won the team roping world championships, also winning the average title. It’s been a great finals for both cowboys.

Luke Branquinho won his third world championship in steer wrestling.

Casey Colletti was awarded a re-ride after his horse, Lancaster & Pickett’s Top Flight, slipped to the ground. Kaycee Feild is winning the round with an 87 on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night. Colletti will lead off saddle bronc riding.

We’re just a few minutes away from the final round of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. There are some outstanding races still to be decided, and it’s going to come down to the last run of the last night before we know. This is the way it should be, isn’t it. It provides a  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Shhh … Casey Colletti is dreaming, and it’s pretty good. Colletti, a bareback rider from Pueblo, Colo., competing in his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, won Friday’s ninth go-round with an 87.5-point ride on Smith Harper & Morgan’s Jessie’s Girl pocking $17,885 in the process. He has placed seven times in nine  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Friday’s run wasn’t the fastest for Jhett Johnson and Turtle Powell at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It didn’t count for the biggest go-round check. But when the team ropers stopped the clock in 5.0 seconds, it might’ve been the most important run of this year’s championship event at the Thomas &  Continue Reading »

Not sure why Jacob O’Mara didn’t take his re-ride, but as soon as I find out, I’ll try to let you know. 1. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla., 90.5 points on Robinson Pro Rodeo’s RMEF Bugle, $17,885; 2. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas, 89, $14,135; 3. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 87, $10,673; 4. L.J. Jenkins, Porum, Okla.,  Continue Reading »

1. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.79 seconds, $17,885; 2. Jody Sheffield, Ogden, Utah, 13.82, $14,135; 3. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 13.88, $10,673; 4. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 13.90, $7,500; 5. Angie Meadors, Blanchard, Okla., 13.98, $4,615; 6. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.99, $2,885.

1. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 87 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Cimarron Jack, $17,885; 2. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., and Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 82, $12,404 each; 5. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 67, $4,615; no other qualified rides.

1. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.6 seconds, $17,885; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 7.7, $14,135; 3. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.1, $10,673; 4. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 8.6, $7,500; 5. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 8.8, $4,615; 6. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 9.2, $2,885.

The back judge in saddle bronc riding gave reigning world champion Cody Wright a free roll, meaning the cowboy didn’t have to have a mark out over the horse’s shoulders when the animal’s front feet hit the ground. Without the free roll, missing the mark out is a disqualification, which is what everybody thought had  Continue Reading »

1. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 3.6 seconds, $17,885; 2. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 3.7, $14,135; 3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, and Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 3.8, $9,087 each; 5. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont./Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 3.9, $4,615; 6.  Continue Reading »

1. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., and Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 3.6 seconds, $14,231 each; 4. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 3.8, $7,500; 5. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., and Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 4.0, $2,500 each.