Monthly Archives: December 2015

1. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 4.0 seconds, $26,231; 2. Chad Masters/Travis Graves, 4.5, $20,831; 3. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 4.6, $15,654; 4. JoJo LeMond/Junior Nogueira, 5.2, $11,000; 5. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 6.1, $6,769; 6. (tie) Matt Sherwood/Travis Woodard and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 9.3, $2,115 each.

1. Clayton Hass, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Nick Guy, Kyle Irwin, and Hunter Cure, 4.1, $11,141 each; 6. Seth Brockman, 4.3, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – His right knee hurts, but Tyrel Larsen didn’t let that hamper him Friday night during the second round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Larsen, a saddle bronc rider from Inglis, Manitoba, rode Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Sabre for 81.5 point to finish third. That earned the newlywed now living in Weatherford, Okla.,  Continue Reading »

Clayton Foltyn rode Rafter G Rodeo’s Thunderstruck for 76.5 points, the only cowboy to cover a bull during the second go-round at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He wins $26,231 that counts toward the world standings, but he also collects the entire round purse. That means the Winnie, Texas, bull rider will pocket $85,615. I’d  Continue Reading »

1. Michele McLeod, 13.89 seconds, $26,231; 2. Fallon Taylor, 13.93, $20,731; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.94, $15,654; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 13.99, $11,000; 5. Cassidy Kruse, 14.03, $6,769; 6. Jackie Ganter, 14.09, $4,231.

1. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Marty Yates, 7.5 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Marco Costa and Shane Hanchey, 7.6, $13,327 each; 5. Sterling Smith, 7.7, $6,769; 6. Monty Lewis, 7.8, $4,231.

1. Coburn Bradshaw, 83 points on C5 Rodeo’s Curly Bill, $26,231; 2. Wade Sundell, 82.5, $20,731; 3. Tyrel Larsen, 81.5, $15,654; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 81, $11,000; 5. (tie) Cody DeMoss and Rusty Wright, 75, $5,500 each.

1. Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 3.9 seconds, $26,231; 2. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 4, $20,731; 3. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 4.1, $15,654; 4. (tie) Matt Sherwood/Travis Woodard and Clay Smith/Paul Eaves, 4.2, $8,885 each; 6. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.4, $4,231.

1. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Hunter Cure, 3.5 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie). Tanner Milan and Blake Knowles, 3.7, $13,327 each; 5. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $6,769; 6. Trevor Knowles, 3.9, $4,231.

1. Steven Peebles, 84.5 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Beaver Fever, $26,231; 2. Kaycee Field, 83, $20,731; 3. Austin Foss, 82, 3rd $15,654; 4. Bobby Mote, 81.5, $11,000; 5. Clint Laye, 81, $6,769; 6. Tim O’Connell, 79, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – A year ago, Kyle Irwin won at least a share of three go-rounds at the National Finals Rodeo. His biggest 2014 go-round check was a little more than $19,000, which came when he won the third round all by himself. He earned more than that Thursday night with his second-place finish in  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Early success at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo goes a long ways. Steer wrestler Casey Martin found that out Thursday night during the opening round of the 10-day championship, when posted a 3.8-second run to finish in a tie for fourth place in the round, pocketing $8,885 in the process. That was  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – The smile on Orin Larsen’s face might not go away for a while. On Thursday night during the opening go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the bareback rider from Inglis, Manitoba, spurred Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Wild N Blue for 81 points to finish in a four-way tie for third place. It  Continue Reading »

Here is a full list of results from the first go-round of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo: Bareback riding: 1. Tim O’Connell, 84.5 points on D&H Cattle Co.’s Dilly Bar, $26,231; 2. Evan Jayne, 83, $20,731; 3. (tie) Orin Larsen, Steven Peebles, Will Lowe and Kaycee Feild, 81, $9,413 each. Steer wrestling: 1. K.C.  Continue Reading »

1. Parker Breding, 86.5 points on Smith Harper & Morgan’s Magic Bullet, $26,231; 2. Shane Proctor, 81.5, $20,731; 3. Cody Teel, 78.0, $15,654; 4. Caleb Sanderson, 74.5, $11,000; no other qualified rides.

LAS VEGAS – For the first time in ProRodeo history, the French flag flew proudly at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “I’ve got to say that the ride was a pretty good highlight, but bringing my flag into the arena was insane,” said Evan Jayne, a Frenchman who moved to the United States 17 years  Continue Reading »

1. Cassidy Kruse, 13.84 seconds, $26,231; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 13.90, $20,731; 3. Mary Walker, 13.96, $15,654; 4. Michele McLeod, 14.07, $11,000; 5. Callie DuPerier, 14.08, $6,769; 6. Jackie Ganter, 14.09, $4,231.

1. Trevor Brazile, 6.8 seconds, $26,231; 2. Matt Shiozawa, 6.9, $20,731; 3. (tie) Timber Moore and Cade Swor, 7.10, $13,327 each; 5. Shane Hanchey, 7.5, $6,769; 6. Caleb Smidt, 8.0,

1. Wade Sundell, 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Fire Lane, $26,231; 2. Heith DeMoss, 86, $20,731; 3. Jake Wright, 83.5, $15,654; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 82.5, $11,000; 5. Cody DeMoss, 82., $6,769; 6. CoBurn Bradshaw, 81.5, $4,231.

1. Tim O’Connell, 84.5 points on D&H Cattle Co.’s Dilly Bar, $26,231; 2. Evan Jayne, 83, $20,731; 3. (tie) Orin Larsen, Steven Peebles, Will Lowe and Kaycee Feild, 81, $9,413 each.

1. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 4.1, $26,231; 2. Luke Brown/Kollin vonAhn, 4.2, $20,731; 3. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 4.3, $15,654; 4. Clay Tryan/Jake Corkill, 4.4, $11,000; 5. (tie) Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton and JoJo LeMond/Junior Nogueira, 4.6, $5,500 each.

1. K.C. Jones, 3.4 seconds, $26,231; 2. Kyle Irwin, 3.5, $20,731; 3. Ty Erickson, 3.6, $15,654; 4. (tie) Casey Martin and Dakota Eldridge, 3.8, $8,885; 6. Baylor Roche, 3.9, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – For the second straight year, the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo has been named the small rodeo of the year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to win this award the first time last year, and to win it again is just remarkable,” said David Petty, chairman  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – The rodeo with altitude just climbed a little higher. The Rooftop Rodeo of Estes Park, Colo., was recognized as one of the top five medium rodeos in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association during the organization’s annual awards banquet, which took place Wednesday, Dec. 2, in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  Continue Reading »