Champion finishing great season
LAS VEGAS – It took Richmond Champion four go-rounds to find a match-up that worked well for him at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Since then, it’s all worked out pretty good for the 21-year-old cowboy from The Woodlands, Texas. He has placed in five of nine rounds, two of which were wins. On Friday […]
Irwin in solid position for 10th round
LAS VEGAS – Rodeo is a business; in Las Vegas, it’s big business. The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has a purse of $6.375 million with nightly payouts of more than $61,000 in each of the eight disciplines. Steer wrestler Kyle Irwin has been taking care of business. That was most evident in Friday night’s ninth […]
Work paying off for Pierce at NFR
LAS VEGAS – The work is paying off for Carlee Pierce and Streakin Easy April. On Friday night during the ninth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Pierce and her talented young horse rounded the cloverleaf pattern in 13.90 seconds to finish second and collect $15,018. It is the tandem’s best finish of this […]
Proctor keeps seeking perfection
LAS VEGAS – For most people, earning nearly $51,000 in nine nights would be an incredible payoff. Coleman Proctor is a bit nit-picky. “I don’t feel like I’ve roped as good as I can,” said Proctor, a header from Pryor, Okla., competing for the first time at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “I’m not very […]
One night remains at 2014 NFR
LAS VEGAS – The rough stretch of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo rounds continues for the “Riding for the Brand” cowboys, Clint Cooper of Decatur, Texas; Jim Ross Cooper of Monument, N.M.; and Taos Muncy of Corona, N.M. Muncy, a who won world titles in 2007 and 2011, finished just half a point out of the […]
Kimzey wins again
1. Sage Kimzey, 87.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Foolish Man, $19,002; 2. Tim Bingham, 86.5, $15,018; 3. Joe Frost, 83.5, $11,340; 4. Elliot Jacoby, 82.5, $7,969; no other qualified rides.
Attitude adjustment benefits Armes
LAS VEGAS – Something needed to change for steer wrestler Bray Armes, so he changed his hair style. “I guess I had to see my professional barber, Casey Martin,” Armes said jokingly, referring to his traveling partner from Sulphur, La., who reconfigured the Texan’s top into a Mohawk. “It happened last night probably before the […]
Churchill claims the 9th round
1. Trula Churchill, 13.67 seconds, $19,002; 2. Carlee Pierce, 13.90, $15,018; 3. Samantha Lyne, 13.94, $11,340; 4. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Nancy Hunter, 13.96, $6,436 each; 6. Fallon Taylor, 14.04, $3,065.
Trevor splits tie-down with Swor
1. (tie) Cade Swor and Trevor Brazile, 7.6 seconds, $17,010 each; 3. Tuf Cooper, 7.7, $11,340; 4. Hunter Herrin, 7.8, $7,969; 5. Timber Moore, 7.9, $4,904; 6. Matt Shiozawa, 9.2, $3,065.
Sundell moves up standings with win
1. Wade Sundell, 82.5 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Broken Camp, $19,002; 2. Jake Wright, 82, $15,018; 3. Spencer Wright, 83, $11,340; 4. (tie) Dustin Flundra and Chad Ferley, 79.5, $6,436; 6. Jesse Wright, 76.5, $3,065.
Feild wins for the second time
1. Kaycee Feild, 85.5 points on J Bar J’s Dirty Rags, $19,002; 2. Jake Vold, 84, $15,018; 3. (tie) Richie Champion and Bobby Mote, 83, $9,654 each; 5. Justin McDaniel, 82.5, $4,904; 6. Tilden Hooper, 82, $3,065.
Sartain, Skelton win team roping
1. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 3.9 seconds, $19,002; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Patrick Smith, 4.1, $15,018; 3. Tom Richards/Cesar de la Cruz, 4.4, $11,304; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 4.5, $7,969; 5. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 4.6, $4,904; 6. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 5.2, $3,065.
Nevada bulldogger wins Round 9
1. Dakota Eldridge, 3.3, $19,002; 2. Luke Branquinho, 3.9, $15,018; 3. Bray Armes, 4.1, $11,340; 4. Nick Guy, 4.2, $7,969; 5. Cole Edge and Kyle Irwin, 4.3, $3,984 each.
Final 2 nights of NFR vital to Pierce
LAS VEGAS – The Thomas & Mack Center’s arena is not the optimum place to race around the cloverleaf pattern that is barrel racing. The women and their blazing fast horses sprint down a blind alley, then must find the first barrel as quickly as possible. Even veteran Wrangler National Finals Rodeo horses struggle at […]
Champion solves Sudoku for 3rd
LAS VEGAS – Richmond Champion found himself on top of a difficult puzzle Thursday night. The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is a mixed bag of amazing animals, but Champion found a way to put the pieces of the package together, riding Sankey Rodeo’s Sudoku for 82 points to finish the eighth round in third place. […]
Irwin wins NFR round for third time
LAS VEGAS – Steer wrestler Kyle Irwin arrived in the Nevada desert on fire, placing in the first three go-rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That included sharing the second-round title with four-time world champion Luke Banquinho and winning the third round outright. But the Alabama cowboy found a cool streak among the sandy […]
Tate Branch team struggles Thursday
LAS VEGAS – No matter how many times one rolls the dice, it sometimes just comes up craps. That was the case with the “Riding for the Brand” cowboys on Thursday night. While saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy had a qualified ride and tie-down roper Clint Cooper scored a quick run, neither they nor heeler […]
Kimzey crowned king
By finishing third in Thursday’s eighth go-round, 20-year-old sensation Sage Kimzey of Strong City, Okla., has clinched the 2014 bull riding world championship. Kimzey has earned $250,897 with two rounds remaining at the NFR, $107,731 of which came in Las Vegas. He is just the second bull rider in ProRodeo history to have won the […]
Mary Walker wins Thursday
1. Mary Walker, 13.79 seconds, $19,002; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 13.81, $15,018; 3. Trula Churchill, 13.85, $11,340; 4. Kaley Bass, 13.91, $7,969; 5. Sherry Cervi, 13.93 $4,904; 6. Jana Bean, 13.94, $3,065.
Brazile’s double-take
The last time Trevor Brazile won a round at the National Finals happened Nov. 7 during the first go-round at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. He made up for lost time Wednesday during the eighth round, where he won both the team roping and the tie-down roping round titles. He and Travis Graves […]
Shiozawa, Brazile take tie-down
1.(tie) Matt Shiozawa and Trevor Brazile, 6.8 seconds, $17,010 each; 3. Adam Gray, 6.9, $11,340; 4. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Timber Moore, 7.2, $6,434 each; 6. Cody Ohl, 7.3, $3,065.
Heith DeMoss wins bronc riding
1. Heith DeMoss, 84 points on Cervi Championshop Rodeo’s Vitalix Hell’s Fire Hostage, $19,002; 2. Jesse Wright, 83, $15,018; 3. Spencer Wright, 82.5, $11,340; 4. Jake Wright, 80.5, $7,969; 5. (tie) Wade Sundell and Bradley Harter, 79, $3,975.
Brazile, Graves win team roping
1. Trevor Brazile/Travis Graves, 3.8 seconds, $19,002; 2. (tie) Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill and Kaleb Driggers/Patrick Smith, 4.0, $13,179 each; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 4.6, $7,969; 5. Jake Barnes/Junior Nogueira, 6.1, $4,904; 6. Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, 9.3, $3,065.
Erickson, Irwin tie for Round 8
1. (tie) Ty Erickson and Kyle Irwin, 3.7, $17,010 each; 3. Trevor Knowles, 3.8, $11,340; 4. Dru Melvin, 3.9, $7,969; 5. Clayton Haas, 4.1, $4,904; 6. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Cole Edge, 4.2, $1,532 each.