Swor wins Round 2 of tie-down
1. Cade Swor, 7.7seconds, $19,002; 2. Trevor Brazile, 7.9, $15,018 each; 3. Clint Cooper, 8.0, $11,340; 4. Tyson Durfey, 8.1, $7,969; 5. Matt Shiozawa, 8.2, $4,904. 6. Hunter Herrin, 8.5, $3,065.
Crawley wins the second round
1. Jacobs Crawley on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Spade, 82.5 points, $19,002; 2. Cort Scheer, 82, $15,018; 3. Dustin Flundra, 81, $11,340; 4. Jake Wright, 80.5, $7,969 each; 5. Cole Elshere, 76.5, $4,904 each; 6. Spencer Wright, 76.5, $3,065 each.
Take 2: Turtle and Dakota win again
1. Turtle Powell/Dakota Kirchenschlage, 3.8 seconds, $19,002; 2. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 4.5, $15,018; 3. Brandon Beers/Jim Ross Cooper , 4.6, $11,340; 4. Clay Tryan/Jake Corkill, 9.4, $7,969; 5. Kaleb Driggers/Patrick Smith , 9.7, $4,904; 6. Jake Barnes/Junior Nogueira, 10.10, $3,065.
Irwin, Branquinho split second round win
1. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Kyle Irwin, 3.6 seconds, $17,010; 3. Nick Guy, 3.7, $11,340 each; 4. Bray Armes, 3.9 $7,969; 5. Trevor Knowles, 4.1, $4,904; 6. Casey Martin, 4.4, $3,065.
Peebles claims second round
1. Steven Peebles on New West Rodeo Productions Right Spur, 85 points, $19,002; 2. (tie) Justin McDaniel, Steven Dent and Jake Vold, 83, $11,442; 5. Bobby Mote, 82.5, $4,904; 6. Tilden Hooper, 81.5, $3,065.
Young horse guides Pierce to payday
LAS VEGAS – In just her fourth rodeo, a talented 6-year-old redhead shined quite brightly during the first round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Her name is Lolo, and she’s a young sorrel mare who carried her jockey, Carlee Pierce of Edmond, Okla., to a fourth-place finish Thursday night in Las Vegas. Pierce and […]
Scheer claims Round 1 win
LAS VEGAS – The mental game in rodeo is vital to any cowboy’s success. Saddle bronc rider Cort Scheer changed his approach to the National Finals Rodeo, and it already has paid off. On Thursday, he rode Frontier Rodeo’s Short Stop for 87 points to win the opening go-round of ProRodeo’s championship event. In the […]
Irwin cashes in first NFR round
LAS VEGAS – Pinch Kyle Irwin all you want; he’s not waking up from this dream. On Thursday during the opening night of the 2014 National Finals Rodeo, the Robertsdale, Ala., cowboy wrestled his steer to the dirt in 4.1 seconds to finish fifth place in the first round, pocketing $4,904 in the process. It […]
Turtle-Dakota win the opening round
1. Turtle Powell/Dakota Kirchenschlager, 4.0 seconds, $19,002; 2. Charly Crawford/Shay Carroll, 4.5, $15,018; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill , 4.7, $11,340; 4. Jake Barnes/Junior Nogueira, 4.9, $7,969; 5. Trevor Brazile/Travis Graves , 5.2, $4,904; 6. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 5.5, $3,065.
Muncy earns money, remains No. 1
LAS VEGAS – Taos Muncy knows it takes consistency and tenacity to win a world championship. The Corona, N.M., man owns two of them at just 27 years of age. On Thursday night, Muncy rode Korkow Rodeo’s Paint Chip for 80.5 points to finish in a tie for third place in the first round of […]
Frost captures win in his first NFR
1. Joe Frost on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Rattler, 85.5 points, $19,002; 2. Tim Bingham, 83.5, $15,018; 3. Beau Hill, 82.5 $11,340; 4. J.W. Harris, 75, $7,969; no other qualified rides.
Taylor wins first round
1. Fallon Taylor seconds, 14.09 seconds, $19,002; 2. Trula Churchill, 14.2, $15,018; 3. Michele McCleod, 14.24; 4. Carlee Pierce, 14.29, $7,969; 5. Sherry Cervi, 14.35, $4,904; 6. Nancy Hunter, 14.45, $3,065.
NFR rookie wins tie-down roping
1. Marty Yates, 7.4 seconds, $19,002; 2. Trevor Brazile, 7.5, $15,018 each; 3. Clint Robinson, 7.7, $11,340; 4. Cody Ohl, 7.8, $7,969; 5. Cade Swor, 8.3, $4,904. 6. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Timber Moore, 8.5, $1,532.
Scheer wins first round of bronc riding
1. Cort Scheer on Frontier Rodeo’s Short Stop, 87 points, $19,002; 2. Heith DeMoss, 82, $15,018; 3. (tie) Taos Muncy and Jacobs Crawley, 80.5, $9,654 each; 5. Spencer Wright, 80, $4,904 each; 6. Wade Sundell, 78.5, $3,065 each.
Feild wins bareback riding round
1. Kaycee Feild on Sutton Rodeo’s Cactus Juice, 84.5 points, $19,002; 2. Justin McDaniel, 83.5, $15,018; 3. (tie) Will Lowe and Steven Dent, 83, $9,654; 5. Jake Vold , 81.5, $4,904; 6. Austin Foss , 81, $3,065
Armes cashes in on NFR’s first night
LAS VEGAS – They call it a speed trap. In the world of steer wrestling, the fastest man each night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo wins the most money. The key, though, is to react quickly but move purposefully. True athletes are quicker when everything is done in a quiet rhythm. Bray Armes knows […]
Guy wins opening round
Steer wrestling: 1. Nick Guy, 3.6 seconds, $19,002; 2. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Casey Martin, 3.7, $13,179 each; 4. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $7,969 5. Kyle Irwin, 4.1 $4,904; 6. Bray Armes, 4.2, $3,065.
Harbin receives media award
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Sometimes the greatest cowboy stories are about the cowgirls. Ted Harbin knows that as well as anyone in the sport. He owns Rodeo Media Relations, a promotions company that utilizes feature writing as a way to share rodeo stories with media outlets and with rodeo fans. Harbin received the Women’s Professional Rodeo […]
McCoy returns to rodeo finals
FIVE-TIME CHAMP RETURNS IN BRONC RIDING WHILE HELPING HIS WIFE QUALIFY FOR IFR 45 OKLAHOMA CITY – Jet McCoy was just a teenager when he first qualified for the International Finals Rodeo. He was in the prime of his life, embarking on a career that made him a household name in his home state. He […]