Monthly Archives: December 2012
Round 6, bronc riding
Written on December 12, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Wade Sundell on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Lori Darlin and Taos Muncy on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Flaming Desire, 84 points, $116,343; 3. Cody Wright, 82, $10,895; 4. Jesse Wright, 81.5, $7,656; 5. Sterling Crawley, 81, $4,712; 6. Isaac Diaz, 80.5, $2,945.
Round 6, team roping
Written on December 12, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Team roping: 1. Colby Lovell/Russel Cardoza, 3.5 seconds, $18,257; 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 4.1, $14,429; 3. (tie) Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan and Spencer Mitchell/Dakota Kirchenschlage, 4.2, $9,276; 5. (tie) Travis Tryan/Jake Long and Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz, 4.3, $3,828.
Round 6, bulldogging
Written on December 12, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Steer wrestling: 1. (tie) Gabe Ledoux and Les Shepperson, 4.0 seconds, $16,343; 3. Bray Armes, 4.1, $10,895; 4. Ethen Thouvenell, 4.2, $7,656; 5. Luke Branquinho, 4.3, $4,712; 6. Todd Suhh, 4.4, $2,945.
Round 6, bareback riding
Written on December 12, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Bareback riding: 1. Winn Ratliff on Kesler Rodeo’s Star Burst, 83.5 points, $18,257; 2. (tie) Caleb Bennett, Steven Peebles, Bobby Mote and Kaycee Field, 82.5, $9,423; 6. Jessy Davis, 82, $2,945.
Tipped barrel costs Pierce money
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – The time was amazing. The barrel on the ground was not. Carlee Pierce maneuvered her great horse, Rare Dillion, around the cloverleaf pattern in 13.73 seconds, their fastest run through five go-rounds at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. But they tipped the final obstacle in the horserace and suffered a five-second penalty. Continue Reading »
Glause captures fifth-round win at NFR
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – Seth Glause’s face has been bloodied, his ligaments stretched, his joints moved. Still, he smiles. It’s a testament to his personality, but more, it’s a sign he’s having his best Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in four tries, even though he’s suffered a broken nose and a dislocated riding shoulder. Yeah, cowboys are Continue Reading »
Brazile clinches all-around gold
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Trevor Brazile has clinched his 10th all-around world championship. He and partner Patrick Smith scored a 4.3-second run to finish third in team roping’s fifth go-round. That check worth $10,895 scooted his annual earnings to $284,197. Bobby Mote is second in the all-around standings with $146,017. If Mote were to win out, he’d still fall Continue Reading »
Round 5, bull riding
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Bull riding: 1. Seth Glause on Growney Bros. Rodeo’s Canadian Tuxedo, 87.5 points, $18,257; 2. Trevor Kastner, 86.5, $14,429; 3. Brett Stall, 83, $10,895; 4. JW Harris, 82.5, $7,656; no other qualified rides.
Round 5, saddle bronc and barrel racing
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Cole Elshere on Bruch Rodeo’s Lunatic Fringe, 83 points, $18,257; 2. Cody Demoss, 78, $14,429; 3. Jacob’s Crawley, 75.5, $10,895; no other qualified rides. Barrel racing: 1. Kaley Bass, 13.68 seconds, $18,257; 2. Trula Churchill, 13.69, $14,429; 3. Sherry Cervi, 13.76, $10,895; 4. Mary Walker, 13.89, $7,656; 5. Birttany Pozzi, 14.01, Continue Reading »
Colletti wins fifth go-round at NFR
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – If Casey Colletti had a one-horse trailer, he’d haul Scarlett’s Web with him to every rodeo. He proved why on Monday night by winning bareback riding’s fifth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with an 88.5-point ride on the Classic Pro Rodeo bucking horse. It helped Colletti to an $18.257 payday Continue Reading »
Round 5, tie-down roping
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
We have a reride in bronc riding. Tie-down roping: 1. Matt Shiozawa, 7.2 seconds, $18,257; 2. (tie) Clint Robinson and Bradley Bynum, 7.5, $12,662; 4. Justin Mass, 7.9, $7,656; 5. (tie) Cody Ohl and Clif Cooper, 8.0, $3,828.
Round 5, team roping results
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Team roping: 1. (tie) Ryan Motes/Brock Hansen and Spencer Mitchell/Dakota Kirchenschlager, 3.7 seconds, $16,343; 3. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 4.3, $10,895; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Jade Corkill, 4.9, $7,656; 5. (tie) Chad Masters/Clay O’Brien Cooper and Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz, 4.9, $4,712.
Round 5, Bares and steer wrestling
Written on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Bareback riding: 1. Casey Colletti on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Scarlett’s Web, 88 points, $18,257; 2. Bobby Mote, 86.5, $14,429; 3. Brian Bain, 85, $10,895; 4. (tie) JR Vezain and Winn Ratliff, 84.5, $6,184; 6. (tie) Will Lowe and Steven Peebles, 83, $1,472. Steer wrestling: 1. Trevor Knowles, 3.3 seconds, $18,257; 2. Luke Branquinho, 3.9, $14,429; Continue Reading »
Dillion carries Pierce to pay window
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – It took a few nights for the lights to flicker in Carlee Pierce’s eyes. For three go-rounds to open the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the Stephenville, Texas, cowgirl watched overturned barrels diminish her expectations at the sport’s grand championship. She finished last the first three nights, and after some soul-searching and Continue Reading »
Bright happy to have success at NFR
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – There is a grin as broad as Texas on Matt Bright’s face, and it’s adding to the City of Lights. Bright, a 29-year-old bareback rider from Azle, Texas, has placed in back-to-back go-rounds at the Wrangler National finals Rodeo. Now in his third qualification to ProRodeo’s grand finale, the Tennessee-born cowboy has Continue Reading »
Colletti rides Jesse’s Girl for NFR cash
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – In his first two qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Casey Colletti has earned nearly $100,000 in the City of Lights. Nearly $22,000 has come off the back of Smith Harper & Morgan Rodeo’s Jesse’s Girl – he won the ninth go-round in 2011, then matched moves with the mare for Continue Reading »
Armes places in NFR for 2nd straight night
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – Steer wrestler Bray Armes is comfortable in his surroundings at the Wrangler National Finals rodeo. After failing to place among the top six in the first two go-rounds, Armes has gone back-to-back in Rounds 3-4. His most recent stroke of success came Sunday with a 3.6-second run on the fourth night of Continue Reading »
Round 4, barrel racing and bull riding
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Barrel racing: 1. Sherry Cervi, 13.67 seconds, $18,257; 2. Carlee Pierce, 13.75, $14,429; 3. Lindsay Sears, 13.81. $10,895; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 13.82, $7,656; 5. Kaley Bass, 13.90, $4,712; 6. Kelli Tolbert, 13.97, $2,945. Bull riding: 1. Clayton Savage, 78.5 points on Rafter H Rodeo’s El Capitan, $18,257; 2. Ardie Maier, 76, $14,429; no other qualified Continue Reading »
Round 4, broncs and calf roping
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Jesse Wright on Frontier Rodeo’s Wild Bill, 90 points, $18,257; 2. Cody Wright, 86.5, $14,429; 3. Cody DeMoss, 86, $10,895; 4. Wade Sundell, 84, $7,656; 5. Isaac Diaz, 81, $4,712; 6. Cole Elshere, 80.5, $2,945. Tie-down roping: 1. Tuf Cooper, 7.8 seconds, $18,257; 2. Fred Whitfield, 8.1, $14,429; 3. Clint Robinson, Continue Reading »
Round 4, first three events
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Bareback riding: 1. Kaycee Feild, 87 points on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Kattle Katie, $18,257; 2. Caleb Bennett, 86, $14,429; 3. J.R. Vezain, 85.5, $10,895; 4. Bobby Mote, 85, $7,656; 5. (tie) Casey Colletti and Matt Bright, 84.5, $3,828. Steer wrestling: 1. Luke Branquinho, 3.3 seconds, $18.257; 2. Bray Armes, 3.6, $14,429; 3. Beau Clark, Continue Reading »
Pierce changes focus, hopes for better
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – Carlee Pierce knew something was wrong. She just didn’t want to admit that something was her. Through three go-rounds of the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Pierce has faltered. This is the richest rodeo in the world with a purse of $6.125 million, and nightly winners will earn paychecks worth $18,257. Not Continue Reading »
Armes grapples his way to NFR money
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo features the most pressure-packed competition in the sport every year. Sometimes the best way to handle all that is to just relax and enjoy. Bray Armes did that Saturday night in the third go-round of ProRodeo’s grand championship, and it paid off with a 3.8-second run, which Continue Reading »
Glause is going nose-to-nose at NFR
Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – There’s a different kind of toughness in the sport of rodeo. Seth Glause is showing that during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. On Friday night during the second round of the 2012 championship, Glause rode Classic Pro Rodeo’s Medicine Show for 86.5 points to finish fourth. Then as he got off, Glause Continue Reading »
Bright finds his way to NFR pay window
Written on December 9, 2012 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – Matt Bright had a couple of great things happen to him on Saturday. The first was the arrival to Las Vegas of his fiancé, Devra Harvey, with whom he became engaged just two weeks ago. A few hours later, she was inside the Thomas and Mack Center as Bright collected his first Continue Reading »