Monthly Archives: December 2015

1. Matt Shiozawa, 6.7 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Monty Lewis and Marty Yates, 6.9, $20,730; 4. Sterling Smith, 7.2, $11,000; 5. Caleb Smidt, 7.5, $6,769; 6. (tie) Cade Swor and Shane Hanchey, 7.7, $2,115 each.

1. Rusty Wright, 83 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Tip Off, $26,231; 2. Cody DeMoss, 81.5, $20,731; 3. CoBurn Bradshaw, 79.5, $15,654; 4. (tie) Jacobs Crawley and Isaac Diaz, 79, $8,885; 6. Taos Muncy, 77.5, $4,231.

1. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 4, $20,730; 3. (tie) JoJo LeMond/Junior Nogueira and Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.1, $13,327 each; 5. Chad Masters/Travis Graves, 4.2, $6,769; 6. Luke Brown/ Kollin VonAhn, 4.3, $4,231.

1. Tyler Waguespack, 3.2 seconds, $26,231; 2. K.C Jones, 3.4, $20,730; 3. Tanner Milan, 3.9, $15,654; 4. Clayton Hass, 4.1, $11,000; 5. Dakota Eldridge, 4.3, $6,769; 6. (tie) Hunter Cure and Seth Brockman, 4.5, $2,115 each.

1. Kaycee Feild, 82.5 points on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Storm Cloud, $26,231; 2. Tim O’Connell, 82, $20,730; 3. Seth Hardwick, 81, $15,654; 4. Steven Peebles, 80, $11,000; 5. Austin Foss, 78.5, $6,769; 6. Evan Jayne, 75, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – Cort Scheer looks at the struggles he’s had at this year’s National Finals Rodeo in a different way than many. “That’s the way rodeo goes,” said Scheer, a saddle bronc rider from Elsmere, Neb., who failed to earn a paycheck through the first five rounds of ProRodeo’s grand finale. “The guys that  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Ryan Jarrett’s eighth trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo hasn’t gone the way he had hoped. That started to change Tuesday night during the sixth go-round. The 2005 all-around world champion roped and tied his calf in 7.2 seconds to capture fourth place in the sixth go-round and collect his first  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – The tide continues to roll in the right direction for team roping header Coleman Proctor of Pryor, Okla. After sharing the victory in Round 5 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Monday, Proctor and heeler Jake Long of Coffeyville, Kan., posted another solid run on the sixth night of ProRodeo’s championship  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – On Rusty Slim’s first jump out of the chute Tuesday night, Evan Jayne’s spur strap broke. That may not be much of a big deal to many cowboys, but it is to a bareback rider who makes a living matching the bucking action of a horse with spur strokes in perfect rhythm.  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – That’s more like it for steer wrestler Casey Martin. “I finally got a little better end of them,” Martin said, referring to the random draw that matched him with his steer for the Tuesday’s sixth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “We were on the slower end of them tonight. I  Continue Reading »

1. Brett Stall, 87 points on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Gold Buckle, $26,231; 2. Cody Teel, 84.5, $20,730; 3. Sage Kimzey, 82, $15,654; no other qualified rides.

1. (tie) Sarah Rose McDonald and Taylor Jacob, 13.91 seconds, $23,481; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.92, $15,654; 4. Callie DuPerier, 14, $11,000; 5. Michele McLeod, 14.12, $6,769; 6. Fallon Taylor, 14.17, $4,231.

With his victory in tie-down roping during the sixth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Tuesday night, Trevor Brazile clinched the 2015 all-around world championship. It is his second of this year – he won the steer roping title a month ago – and the 23rd gold buckle of his storied career. It  Continue Reading »

1. Trevor Brazile, 6.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Tyson Durfey, 6.8, $20,730; 3. Tuf Cooper, 6.9, $15,654; 4. Ryan Jarrett, 7.2, $11,000; 5. (tie) Marty Yates and Caleb Smidt, 7.8, $5,500 each.

1. Isaac Diaz, 83 points on The Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Vitalix Hell’s Fire Hostage, $26,231; 2. Cort Scheer, 81, $20,730; 3. Wade Sundell, 80, $15,654; 4. Cody DeMoss, 79, $11,000; 5. (tie) Jake Wright and Heith DeMoss, 77, $5,500 each.

Aaron Tsinigine of  Tuba City, Ariz., joined heeler Ryan Motes in sharing the Round 6 victory on Tuesday night. It’s their third round win. It’s also the sixth straight time a cowboy from the Navajo Nation has earned at least a share of the round victory. 1. (tie) Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes and Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton,  Continue Reading »

1. Clayton Hass, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Hunter Cure, 3.6, $20,730; 3. Casey Martin, 3.7, $15,654; 4. (tie) Trevor Knowles and K.C. Jones, 4.3, $8,885; 6. Dakota Eldridge, 4.6, $4,231.

1. Jake Brown, 85.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Painted River, $26,231; 2. Bobby Mote, 83.5 $20,730; 3. (tie) Evan Jayne and Tim O’Connell, 82.5, $13,327 each; 5. Seth Hardwick, 81, $6,769; 6. Will Lowe, 80, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – Casey Martin need this. The steer wrestler from Sulpher, La., had seen paychecks slip out of his hands for three straight nights at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He changed that Monday night during the fifth go-round inside the Thomas & Mack Center when he posted a 4.1-second run to finish in  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Bull rider Wesley Silcox qualified for the National Finals Rodeo six times in seven years from 2005-11. He’s waited four years for his seventh trip to the Nevada desert for ProRodeo’s championship event; he then waited for five nights to reach the pay window in Las Vegas. “It’s about time,” said Silcox,  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Coleman Proctor and Jake Long are pretty good in pink. For the second straight year, the team ropers earned a share of the victory during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo’s fifth go-round, which is dubbed “Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night” to help draw awareness to the fight against breast cancer. “We  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Tanner Aus just didn’t feel very well when he arrived in Las Vegas. It’s nothing a few antibiotics and a big paycheck can’t cure. On Monday night, Aus rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Hell On Hooves for 86.5 points to finish second in the fifth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo,  Continue Reading »

Bareback riding: 1. Kaycee Feild, 91 points on Calgary Stampede’s Reckless Margie, $26,231; 2. Tanner Aus, 86.5, $20,731; 3. (tie) Will Lowe and Steven Peebles, 85.5, $13,327 each; 5. Seth Hardwick, 83, $6,769; 6. Bobby Mote, 81.5, $4,231. Steer wrestling: 1. K.C. Jones, 3.3 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Trevor Knowles and Seth Brockman, 4, $18,192;  Continue Reading »

1. Wesley Silcox, 86 points on Bar T Rodeo’s Broken Arrow, $26,231; 2. Ty Wallace, 85, $20,731; 3. Cody Teel, 83, $15,654; 4. Parker Breding, 82.5, $11,000; 5. Caleb Sanderson, 78, $6,769; 6. (tie) Shane Proctor and Sage Kimzey, 77, $2115.