Youngest Wright wins Round 4
1. Spencer Wright, 84 points on Calgary Stampede’s Mata Fact, $19,002; 2. Cody DeMoss, 83.5, $15,108; 3. Cody Wright, 82, $11,340; 4. Chad Ferley, 81, $7,969; 5. Taos Muncy, 76.5, $4,904; 6. Cort Scheer, 75, $3,065.
Brown, VonAhn take team roping title
1. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 3.6 seconds, $19,002; 2. Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, 3.9, $15,018; 3. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.5, $11,340; 4. (tie) Brandon Beers/Jim Ross Cooper and Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 4.6, $6,436 each; 6. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.8, $3,905.
Brockman wins bulldogging
1. Seth Brockman, 3.6 seconds, $19,002; 2. Luke Branquinho, 3.7, $15,108; 3. Trevor Knowles, 4.0, $11,340; 4. (tie) Dakota Eldridge and Casey Martin, 4.1 $6,436; 6. Dru Melvin, 5.5, $3,065.
Mote, O’Connel split fourth round
1. (tie) Bobby Mote, on Andrews Rodeo’s Rylee’s Raisin Cain, and Tim O’ Connell, on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s On Tap, 84 points, $17,010 each; 3. (tie) Austin Foss and Tilden Hooper, 83, $9,655 each; 5. Will Lowe, 82, $4,904; 6. Jake Vold and Richmond Champion, 81.5, $1,532 each.
Pierce keeps it on the right track
LAS VEGAS – Carlee Pierce is playing the role of train engineer this week. She is riding Lolo, a 6-year-old sorrel mare, during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the sport’s most prestigious event. Lolo is playing the part of the choo choo train. She just keeps chugging along. On Saturday night during the third go-round, […]
Solid time keeps ropers in the running
LAS VEGAS – Jim Ross Cooper looked around the room, then explained his Saturday night team roping run with header Brandon Beers. “We caught,” said Cooper, a five-time NFR qualifier from Monument, N.M., one of three cowboys “Riding for the Brand” for southeastern New Mexico-based Tate Branch Auto Group. “Sometimes that’s very important.” During the […]
Trevor is the ‘King’
Trevor Brazile further solidified his moniker as “King of the Cowboys.” On Saturday night, he placed in both tie-down roping and team roping (with partner Travis Graves), earning $22,987. That pushed his all-around season total to $361,046 and clinched his 12th all-around world championship. That marks his 21st gold buckle. “This is awesome,” he said. […]
Vegas has been good to Irwin
LAS VEGAS – The bright lights of Las Vegas have broken some men while paying off others very well. Consider steer wrestler Kyle Irwin in the latter. Through three nights at the National Finals Rodeo, Irwin has earned $40,916. He has placed in every go-round so far and has won at least a share of […]
Kimzey rides Line Man to victory
1. Sage Kimzey, 84.5 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Line Man, $19,002; 2. Trey Benton III, 82, $15,018; 3. Cody Teel, 81.5, $11,340; 4. Joe Frost, 80.5, $7,969; 5. J.W. Harris, 74.5, $4,904; 6. Tyler Smith, 73, $3,065.
Trevor wins No. 21
Trevor Brazile won his 21st world title, clinching his 12th all-around world championship Saturday night.
Dennison scores first sub-14-second run
1. Kassidy Dennison, 13.94 seconds, $19,002; 2. Nancy Hunter, 13.99, $15,018; 3. Fallon Taylor, 14.05; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 14.07, $7,969; 5. Christy Loflin, 14.08, $4,904; 6. Mary Walker, 14.10, $3,065.
Ohl blisters 6.6-second run
1. Cody Ohl, 6.6 seconds, $19,002; 2. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Shane Hanchey, 7.2, $13,179 each; 4. Trevor Brazile, 7.4, $7,969; 5. Tuf Cooper, 7.6, $4,904. 6. Marty Yates, 7.9, $3,064.
Sundell posts winning ride
1. Wade Sundell, 87 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Low Bucks, $19,002; 2. (tie) Spencer Wright and Heith DeMoss, 84, $13,179; 4. (tie) Cole Eshere and Tyler Corrington, 83.5, $6,436 each; 6. Jacobs Crawley, 82.5, $3,065 each.
McDaniel wins third go-round
1. Justin McDaniel on Frontier Rodeo’s Delta Ship, 89 points, $19,002; 2. Winn Ratliff, 87.5, $15,108; 3. Bobby Mote, 82.5, $11,340; 4. Austin Foss, 80, $7,969; 5. (tie) Jake Vold and Kaycee Feild, 78, $3,985.
Bird/Eaves take Round 3
1. Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, 3.9 seconds, $19,002; 2. Trevor Brazile/Travis Graves, 4.0, $15,018; 3. (tie) Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill and Kaleb Driggers/Patrick Smith, 4.2, $9,655; 5. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Jake Long and Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.3, $3,985.
Irwin wins again
1. Kyle Irwin, 3.2 seconds, $19,002; 2. Cole Edge, 3.8, $15,108 each; 3. Luke Branquinho, 3.9, $11,340 each; 4. Curtis Cassidy, 4.0 $7,969; 5. Nick Guy, 4.2, $4,904; 6. Ty Erickson, 4.4, $3,065.
Frost earns another NFR check
LAS VEGAS – Joe Frost is on a roll at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The 22-year-old bull rider from Randlett, Utah, has placed in the first two go-rounds, pocketing just shy of $27,000 in the process. Now he has moved up six places to fifth in the world standings. On Friday night, he rode […]
Pierce slides into sixth-place finish
LAS VEGAS – That was a close one. As Carlee Pierce and her horse Lolo sped past the first barrel a little too much during Friday night’s second round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, it looked as though her chances of a paycheck went with her. The duo recovered, finishing the cloverleaf pattern in […]
Scheer overcomes rank horse
LAS VEGAS – There are many nights when it’s great fun to be a saddle bronc rider competing at the National Finals Rodeo. Friday night wasn’t one of them. The top 15 cowboys in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association all faced the toughest test of their 10-day championship, the nastiest bucking horses in the world. […]
Coopers cash in during 2nd round
LAS VEGAS – The Cooper boys know how to rope, and they showed it Friday night during the second go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Team roping heeler Jim Ross Cooper of Monument, N.M., and tie-down roper Clint Cooper, who grew up in Lovington, N.M., each finished in third place on the second night […]
Armes earns 2nd straight check
LAS VEGAS – Everybody knows it’s always beneficial to have good friends. Bray Armes leaned on a couple Friday night during the second round of the National Finals Rodeo. Thankfully, his horse, Ote, and hazer, Sean Mulligan, came to the rescue and secured a second straight paycheck for the Ponder, Texas, steer wrestler. “I missed […]
Passing the test: Aaron wins Round 2
1. Aaron Pass on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Seeing Red, 89.5 points, $19,002; 2. Cody Teel, 85, $15,018; 3. Sage Kimzey, 80.5, $11,340; 4. Joe Frost, 74, $7,969; no other qualified rides.
Irwin shares second-round victory
LAS VEGAS – Kyle Irwin always tries for perfection even though it’s unattainable. He was pretty close Friday night during the second go-round of the National Finals Rodeo. The steer wrestler downed his steer in in 3.6 seconds to share the round victory with four-time world champion Luke Branquinho. It was worth $17,010. “I knew […]
Lockhart wins Round 2
1. Lisa Lockhart seconds, 14.29 seconds, $19,002; 2. Kassidy Dennison, 14.31, $15,018; 3. Sherry Cervi, 14.35; 4. Jana Bean, 14.59, $7,969; 5. Kaley Bass, 14.66, $4,904; 6. Carlee Pierce, 14.81, $3,065.