Final results from Round 2
Cort Scheer won for the second straight night, setting a Round 2 record at the National Finals Rodeo with a 92-point ride on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Larry Culpepper. Bareback riding: 1. Tilden Hooper, 87.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Ankle Biter, $26,231; 2. Steven Dent, 87, $20,731; 3. Clayton Biglow, 86.5, $15,654; 4. (tie) Mason […]
Mindemann earns Vegas money
LAS VEGAS – It’s said that familiarity breeds success, and steer wrestler Blake Mindemann experienced that first-hand Friday night during the second go-round of the National Finals Rodeo. “I had actually run that steer in the short round at Salinas (Calif.),” said Mindemann, a first-time NFR qualifier from Blanchard, Okla. “I won the short round […]
Biglow earns 2nd-straight paycheck
LAS VEGAS – Clayton Biglow is riding a hot streak, and this is the best time in the world for it. Biglow, a 23-year-old bareback rider from Clements, Calif., has placed in the first two rounds at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and has earned more than $31,000 in just two nights of work inside […]
Denny wins bareback riding’s first round
1. Wyatt Denny, 87 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler, $26,230.77; 2. Mason Clements, 86.5, $20,730.77; 3. Kaycee Field, 86, $15,653.85; 4. Will Lowe, 85, $11,000; 5. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Clayton Biglow, 84, $5,500 each.
Wags wins opener
1. Tyler Waguespack, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Blake Knowles, 3.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Bridger Chambers and Kyle Irwin, 4.0, $13,327 each; 5. Will Lummus, 4.3, $6,769; 6. Ty Erickson, 4.7, $4,231.
Driggers/Nogueira claim first round title
1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.2 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, Bubb Buckaloo/Chase Tryan and Luke Brown/Jake Long, 4.6, $15,795 each; 5. Erich Rogers/Clint Summers, 5.0, $6,769; 6. Rhen Richard/Quinn Kesler, 5.7, $4,231.
Scheer returns to NFR with a vengeance
1. Cort Scheer, 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Y U R Friskey, $26,231; 2. (tie) Wade Sundell and Rusty Wright, 84.5, $18,193 each; 4. CoBurn Bradshaw, 83, $11,000; 5. (tie) Zeke Thurston and Jacobs Crawley, 82, $5,500 each
Kinsel claims Round 1 crown
1. Hailey Kinsel, 13.51 seconds, $26,231; 2. Amberleigh Moore, 13.65, $20,731; 3. Ivy Conrado, 13.78, $15,654; 4. Nellie Miller, 13.79, $11,000; 5. Tracy Nowlin, 13.83, $6,770; 6. Kylie Weast, 13.86, $4,231.
Benton takes down first round
1. Trey Benton III, 88.5 points on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s VJV Whiskey Hand, $26,231; 2. Sage Kimzey, 88, $20,231; 3. Joe Frost, 87, $15,654; 4. Roscoe Jarboe, 86, $11,000; 5. Garrett Tribble, 85.5, $6,770; 6. Chase Dougherty, 84, $4,231.
Biglow opens NFR in the money
LAS VEGAS – After starting the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo slowly, Clayton Biglow made a big change to kick off the 2018 championship. On Thursday, Biglow rode Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Molly Brown for 74 points to finish in a tie for fifth place on opening night of ProRodeo’s grand finale, pocketing $5,500 in […]
Clements places 2nd on first night
SPRINGVILLE, Utah – Mason Clements liked what he saw in J Bar J Rodeo’s Colorado Bulldog, his dance partner Thursday during the opening night of the National Finals Rodeo. “You know when you look down a list of horses that they put out, and there are always one or two horses that stand out,” said […]
Schueth wins Roughy Cup
Coveted Wrangler Bullfight Tour title heading to Nebraska LAS VEGAS – Beau Schueth has had some big wins in his bullfighting career, but none bigger than his Bullfighters Only Roughy Cup victory on Thursday afternoon at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “Every win holds a special place, but this one is huge,” said Schueth of O’Neill, […]
Irwin opens NFR with 3rd-place check
LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo arena set up inside the Thomas & Mack Center is roughly the size of a hockey rink, so things get fast in a hurry in Sin City. Nobody understands that any more than Kyle Irwin, a four-time NFR qualifier from Robertsdale, Ala. He’s seen the good, the bad […]
Bulls provide power to Vegas
Elite animals are a big part of the mix for the Las Vegas Championship LAS VEGAS – Brett Hall isn’t one to get too excited about things, but he’s sure fired up about what’s going to happen during the Bullfighters Only Las Vegas Championship. “This will probably be the best pen of bulls I’ve ever […]
A test of the best in the game
The BFO’s top nine men to battle for the Roughy Cup title LAS VEGAS – When Bullfighters Only was established more than four years ago, Las Vegas Events was seeking something special to showcase during their famous “Cowboy Christmas” trade show. The Roughy Cup was born and continues to be one of the biggest stand-alone […]
Duvall returns to Vegas for NFR
CHECOTAH, Okla. – Much has changed since Riley Duvall’s first qualification to the National Finals Rodeo two years ago. “I just feel more experienced heading back to the NFR,” said Duvall, 26, of Checotah. “In 2016, I went out there with a deer-in-the-headlights look. I just wanted to do good and not make myself look […]
Breuer follows dreams to 4th NFR
MANDAN, N.D. – With a $10 million purse, the National Finals Rodeo offers Ty Breuer a big chance to make some big money over 10 December nights. For him, there’s much more to ProRodeo’s grand finale. “The money’s a plus, but this is what I’ve dreamed of since I was a little kid,” said Breuer, […]
Larsen finds the right fix for NFR
INGLIS, Manitoba – Orin Larsen knew something was wrong, but he didn’t know just how to fix it. A conversation with his wife, Alexa, and another with his former coach, Cody DeMers, made all the difference in the world. Now the 27-year-old bareback rider from Inglis will return to the National Finals Rodeo for the […]
Hill eyeing Sin City resurrection
LAS VEGAS – The last time Ross Hill fought a bull in Sin City, it was an anomaly for the Alabama man. Hill suffered a devastating knee injury at the BFO Roughy Cup in December 2016, and it kept him out of action for a year and a half as he recovered. Now, Hill returns […]
Champ is confident heading to NFR
ZWINGLE, Iowa – Tim and Sami O’Connell are more than husband and wife, more than parents to 9-month-old Hazen. They are business partners, and their business is rodeo. “She’s the business owner, and I’m just the employee of the month,” he said with a laugh. “She’s always been my rock, and she takes so much […]
Champion puts a ring on big season
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The best part of Richmond Champion’s year came early. “The ring was burning a hole in my pocket,” he said of his near-New Year’s Day proposal to his fiancé, Paige Lawrence. “We were on a ski trip with her family in Kimberley, British Columbia, and I wanted to ask her dad […]
Irwin caps great year with NFR bid
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. – Kyle Irwin had grand plans to finish out his 2018 season and be home in time for the birth of his daughter. He had to alter them in a big way. “When I first found out Randa was pregnant, I developed my plans to have the (National) Finals made by August and […]
Weast honoring family in NFR bid
COMANCHE, Okla. – Barrel racer Kylie Weast wasn’t born when her mother, Renee Ward, competed at the 1985 National Finals Rodeo. She was a seventh-grader the first of three years her older sister, Janae Ward Massey, qualified for ProRodeo’s grand championship in 2001 and a freshman in high school when Janae won the world title […]
Clements returning to the NFR
SPRINGVILLE, Utah – Mason Clements takes the right approach to his everyday life: One can learn from every situation, good or bad. That’s come in handy for the 26-year-old cowboy from Springville, who will take every lesson learned from his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification a year ago into this year’s 10-day championship, which […]