Monthly Archives: December 2015

Sage Kimzey can’t be beat. The reigning world champion bull rider from Strong City, Okla., finished second in Friday’s Round 6 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, while his closest competitor, 2012 world champion Cody Teel, failed to make a qualified ride. That, and Kimzey’s position in the average of 494 points on six rides,  Continue Reading »

1. Clayton Foltyn, 88 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Brown Sugar, $26,231; 2. Sage Kimzey, 84, $20,731; 3. Wesley Silcox, 83, $15,654; 4. Shane Proctor, 82.5, $11,000; no other qualified rides.

1. Jana Bean, 13.71 seconds, $26,231; 2. Michele McLeod, 13.85, $20,731; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.86, $15,654; 4. Vickie Carter, 13.88, $11,000; 5. Cassidy Kruse, 13.91, $6,769; 6. Fallon Taylor, 13.96, $4,231.

1. Taos Muncy, 83 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Let ’Er Rip, $26,231; 2. Heith DeMoss, 82.5, $20,731; 3. CoBurn Bradshaw, 81.5, $15,654; 4. Tyrel Larsen, 79.5, $11,000; 5. Rusty Wright, 79, $6,769; 6. Isaac Diaz, $4,231.

1. Hunter Herrin, 6.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Matt Shiozawa, 7.0, $20,731; 3. Caleb Smidt, 7.3, $15,654; 4. (tie) Trevor Brazile and Monty Lewis, 4.5, $8,885; 6. Cory Solomon, 7.6, $4,231.

Bareback riding: 1. Kaycee Feild, 82 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Control Freak, $26,231; 2. Seth Hardwick, 81.5, $20,732; 3. (tie) Austin Foss and Jake Brown, 81, $13,327; 5. (tie) Will Lowe and Bobby Mote, 80.5, $5,500 Team roping: 1. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 4.0 seconds, $26,231; 2. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 4.1, $20,731; 3. Derrick Begay/Clay  Continue Reading »

1. Casey Martin, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Trevor Knowles, 3.6, $20,731; 3. Luke Branquinho, 3.8, $15,654; 4. (tie) Hunter Cure and Baylor Roche, 4.2, $8,885 each; 6. (tie) Tanner Milan and Ty Erickson, 4.3, $2,115 each.

LAS VEGAS – Reese Martin got the perfect gift for her 10th birthday on Friday night at National Finals Rodeo. Her daddy, Casey, won the ninth round in steer wrestling, scoring a 3.5-second run to collect $26,231, his biggest NFR go-round check in his five trips to Sin City. Not only is it the idea  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo is a true test of a cowboy’s grit, determination and ability to overcome challenges over ProRodeo’s 10-day championship. Bareback rider Winn Ratliff knows that as well as anyone. He’s placed in just two of eight go-rounds and has seen his share of struggles – he had a no-score  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – None of the tie-down ropers at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo wanted the calf that Ryan Jarrett had drawn in the eighth round. “She kicked the first time, and that’s the calf that took Shane Hanchey out of the average in the fifth round,” said Jarrett, a nine-time NFR qualifier from Comanche,  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo hasn’t gone the way Kyle Irwin had dreamed. “It’s been a long week,” said Irwin, a 25-year-old steer wrestler from Robertsdale, Ala. “There are a couple things I could’ve done better, but other than that, I just got beat. The draw has taken its toll on me. But  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – When his eight-second ride was over Thursday night, saddle bronc Cort Scheer leaped off his horse, Frontier Rodeo’s Griz, and bounded across the arena. He flashed a brilliant smile for the more than 17,000 inside the Thomas & Mack Center and all those watching the national television broadcast. “It’s kind of fun  Continue Reading »

Steven Peebles is making a serious run at his first world championship and is trying to knock off four-time reigning titlist Kaycee Feild in bareback riding. With two rounds remaining at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Peebles earned his fourth go-round buckle Thursday night with an 89.5-point ride. What makes it more impressive is that  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Some guys just like riding tough horses. Tanner Aus is one of them. He got his second chance at the “eliminator” pen of bareback horses on Thursday night’s Round 8 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and it paid off. Aus matched moves with Harry Vold Rodeo’s Joke for 77.5 points to  Continue Reading »

1. Joe Frost, 85.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nod Big’s 90 Proof, $26,231; 2. Brett Stall, 82.5, $20,731; 3. Clayton Foltyn, 82, $15,654; 4. Cody Teel, 81.5, $11,000; 5. Parker Breding, 77.5, $6,769; 6. (tie) Chandler Bownds and Ty Wallace, 69, $2,115 each.

LAS VEGAS – After eight straight days of getting on the best bucking horses in the world, bareback rider Orin Larsen has had his share of experiences. He suffered a rib sprain during the third go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and has continued to ride through it. The most painful part of this  Continue Reading »

1. Michele McLeod, 13.72 seconds, $26,231; 2. Fallon Taylor, 13.81, $20,731; 3. Taylor Jacob, 13.83, $15,654; 4. (tie) Callie DuPerier and Nancy Hunter, 13.87, $8,885 each; 6. Jana Bean, 13.88, $4,230.

1. Rusty Wright, 87 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Lipstick N Whiskey, $26,231; 2. Wade Sundell, 85, $20,731; 3. Cort Scheer, 84.5, $15,654; 4. Isaac Diaz, 83.5, $11,000; 5. Jacobs Crawley, 81.5, $6,769; 6. Jake Wright, 80.5, $4,321.

1. Trevor Brazile, 6.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Tuf Cooper and Cory Solomon, 7.4, $18,192 each; 4. Matt Shiozawa, 7.7, $11,000; 5. Ryan Jarrett, 8.0, $6,769; 6. Marcos Costa, 8.1, $4,231.

Bareback riding: 1. Steven Peebles, 89 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage, $26,231; 2. Seth Hardwick, 80.5, $20,731; 3. Tanner Aus, 77.5, $15,654; 4. Orin Larsen, 75.5, $11,000; 5. Winn Ratliff, 74.5, $6,769; 6. Tim O’Connell, 73.5, $4,231. Steer wrestling: 1. Luke Branquinho, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Dakota Eldridge, 3.6, $20,731; 3. Clayton Hass, 3.8,  Continue Reading »

The eliminator pen of bareback horses are out tonight, and of the 11 world championships represented, none of the three cowboys – Kaycee Feild (4 gold buckles), Bobby Mote (4) and Will Lowe (3) – were able to score 70 points. All three had troubles. Lowe had the highest-marked ride with a 69.5, followed by  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – The rankest group of bucking horses awaits the bareback riders Thursday at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That’s the “eliminator” pen of horses, the hardest-to-ride horses in the game. Wednesday’s seventh go-round featured the second toughest horses, and it took true grit to pull off a winning score inside the Thomas &  Continue Reading »

1. Ty Wallace, 88 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Hard Knox, $26,231; 2. Cody Teel, 87, $20,730; 3. Shane Proctor, 86, $15,654; 4. Sage Kimzey, 85.5, $11,000; 5. Brett Stall, 82.5, $6,769; 6. Joe Frost, 77.5, $4,231.

1. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.67 seconds, $26,231; 2. Callie DuPerier, 13.87, $20,730; 3. Michele McLeod, 13.95, $15,654; 4. Jana Bean, 14.01, $11,000; 5. Jackie Ganter, 14.09, $6,769; 6. Deb Guelly, 14.17, $4,231