Attitude change works for Armes
LAS VEGAS – When steer wrestler Bray Armes walked into the Thomas & Mack Center late Tuesday afternoon, it was a different stride, a more confident walk. “This evening when I got here, I just decided to back off and have fun,” Armes said, explaining that he felt as though he’d been pressing some through […]
Cure finding success in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Every year at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, several contestants make powerful statements with their performances during the 10-day championship. Steer wrestler Hunter Cure of Holliday, Texas, is one of them. Through six go-rounds inside the Thomas & Mack Center, Cure has placed four times, including a Round 5 victory. He has […]
Corrington places in 4th straight round
LAS VEGAS – Tyler Corrington rides saddle broncs for a living. He loves his job, and he’s showing it this week in his second qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Corrington, 27, of Hastings, Minn., has placed in each of the last four go-rounds, including a sixth-place finish Tuesday night that was worth $3,005. […]
Back in action
We’re moments away from the fireworks in anticipation of the sixth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and here are a few notes. – It looks as though this is the last year the NFR will be telecast on GAC. The PRCA reported today the annual championship’s broadcasting home will move to CBS Sports. […]
Colletti wins for the second straight night
1. Casey Colletti on J Bar J’s Smack Daddy, 86.5, $18,630; 2. Caleb Bennett, 84, $14,724; 3. Wes Stevenson, 83.5, $11,118; 4. Will Lowe, 83, $7,813; 5. J.R. Vezain, 82.5, $4,808; 6. (tie) Clint Cannon and Ryan Gray, 81.5, $1,502 each.
Gorsuch wins for the second time
1. Dean Gorsuch, 3.2 seconds, $18,630; 2. Tyler Pearson, 3.6, $14,724; 3. Dakota Eldrigde, 3.8, $11,118; 4. (tie) Wade Sumpter and Bray Armes and Hunter Cure, 3.9, $5,208 each.
Cure wins steer wrestling
1. Hunter Cure, 4.1 seconds, $18,630; 2. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Jule Hazen, 4.2, $12,921 each; 4. (tie) Jason Miller and Dean Gorsuch, 4.8, $6,310 each; 6. Wade Sumpter, 4.9, $3,005.
Crawford, Motes take Round 5
1. Charly Crawford/Ryan Motes, 5.8 seconds, $18,630; 2. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 6.1, $14,724; 3. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 7.3, $11,118; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Travis Graves, 9.7, $7,813; 5. Turtle Powell/Dugan Kelly, 10.0, $4,808; 6. Drew Horner/Buddy Hawkins II, 11.0, $3,005.
Mote, Colletti claim fifth-round title
1. (tie) Bobby Mote on Andrews Rodeo’s PTSD Power Play and Casey Colletti on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Top Flight, 87.5, $16,677 each; 3. Wes Stevenson, 86.5, $11,118; 4. Caleb Bennett, 86, $7,813; 5. Will Lowe, 85, $4,808; 6. (tie) Kaycee Field and Steven Peebles, 84.5, $1,503 each.
Sundell gets Lunatic Fringe for the win
1. Wade Sundell on Burch Rodeo’s Lunatic Fringe, 87.5 points, $18,630; 2. (tie) Jake Wright and Cody Wright, 85.5, $12,291 each; 4. Heith DeMoss, 84.5, $7,813; 5. (tie) Tyler Corrington and Bradley Harter, 83, $3,906 each.
Ohl makes it three in a row
1. Cody Ohl, 7.3, $18,630; 2. (tie) Clif Cooper and Trevor Brazile, 7.4, $16,677 each; 4. (tie) Timber Moore and Stetson Vest, 7.7, $9,465 each; 6. Scott Kormos, 7.9, $3,005.
Lisa Lockhart wins barrel racing
1. Lisa Lockhart, 13.72 seconds, $18,630; 2. Mary Walker, 13.73, $14,724; 3. (tie) Christy Loflin and Sherry Cervi and Taylor Jacob, 13.82, $7,913 each; 6. Shada Brazile, 13.93, $3,005.
Colletti shares fifth-round victory
LAS VEGAS – Some guys find pain relief in high-dollar medicine; bareback rider Casey Colletti has a different form. “Eighteen thousand (dollars) makes all the pain go away,” Colletti said after his 87.5-point, round-tying ride Monday night during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Colletti rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Top Flight for […]
Benton breaks through with round win
1. Trey Benton III on Andrews Rodeo’s Gin and Juice, 90.5 points, $18,630; 2. Tyler Smith, 89.5, $14,724; 3. J.W. Harris, 82.5, $11,118; 4. Cody Campbell, 79, $7,813; 5. Shane Proctor, 76.5, $4,808; no other qualified rides.
Cure wins first NFR go-round title
LAS VEGAS – Hunter Cure isn’t the biggest steer wrestler at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Cowboys like Jule Hazen, Bray Armes and world champions Dean Gorsuch and Luke Branquinho tower over the 6-foot, 195-pound Cure. But nobody handled the biggest pen of cattle inside the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday night than the […]
Hazen rides to another NFR check
LAS VEGAS – Too look at Jule Hazen, one recognizes quickly he is the epitome of a steer wrestler. He stands 6-feet-3 and weighs in at just shy of 250 pounds. He needed every bit of it Monday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where the burly bulldogger from Ashland, Kan., maneuvered his steer […]
Veteran bronc leads Corrington to cash
LAS VEGAS – The first time Tyler Corrington watched Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy, he wasn’t very old. He was sitting in front of his family’s television in Hastings, Minn., watching the great bay mare buck at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. On Monday night during the 2013 championship’s fifth round, Corrington felt just what […]
Bennett’s NFR success continues
LAS VEGAS – Caleb Bennett has placed four times at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and three came on the backs of Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo horses. His most recent triumph came Monday night when he rode Scarlet’s Web for 86 points for a fourth-place finish in the fifth go-round. He earned $7,813 with […]
Hazen places for 2nd straight night
LAS VEGAS – Jule Hazen is a man on a mission, and that is to make good money during his 10-night business venture to the City of Lights. On Sunday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the Ashland, Kan., steer wrestler padded his pocketbook a little bit more with a 4.0-second run to finish […]
Gorsuch wins fourth round
1. Dean Gorsuch, 3.1 seconds, $18,630; 2. Bray Armes, 3.5, $14,724; 3. K.C. Jones, 3.6, $11,118; 4. Matt Reeves, 3.8, $7,813; 5. Jule Hazen, 4.0, $4,808; 6. Jason Miller, 4.1, $3,005.
Jessy Davis wins fourth round
1. Jessy Davis on Growney Bros. Rodeo’s Raggidy Ann, 86, $18,630; 2. Ryan Gray, 84.5, $14,724; 3. Will Lowe, 84, $11,118; 4. Kaycee Field, 81.5, $7,813; 5. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Austin Foss, 81 $3,906 each.
World champs take team roping title
1. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.2 seconds, $18,630; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Travis Graves, 4.9, $14,724; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 5.2, $11,118; 4. Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, 5.4, $7,813; 5. Luke Brown/Colin VonAhn, 5.6, $4,808; 6. Turtle Powell/Dugan Kelly, 6.1, $3,005.
Jake Wright takes the fourth round
1. Jake Wright on Brookman-Hyland Rodeo’s Kid Rock, 86 points, $18,630; 2. Wade Sundell, 83, $14,724; 3. Tyler Corrington, 82.5, $11,118; 4. Sterling Crawley, 78.5, $7,813; 5. Heith DeMoss, 78, $4,808; 6. Taos Muncy, 76.5 $3,005.
Jarrett, Ohl win fourth go-round
1. Cody Ohl and Ryan Jarrett, 6.9 seconds, $16,677 each; 3. Trevor Brazile, 7.0, $11,118; 4. Scott Kormos, 8.2, $7,813; 5. Tyson Durfey, 8.5, $4,808; 6. Shane Hanchey, 8.6, $3,005.