Team roper Koontz grabs third Reno Rodeo title

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By Susan Kanode

 

RENO, Nev., June 26 – Winning a pair of championship silver spurs from the Reno Rodeo can do a lot for any rodeo contestant’s resume. Two of the 2010 champions have been lucky enough to win them more than once.
 
Team roper Kory Koontz, from Sudan, Texas, won his third pair on Saturday night. The veteran heeler won his first pair in 1996 roping with Matt Tyler, and his second in 2002 roping with Daniel Green. This year, he did the heeling for Colby Lovell from Madisonville, Texas. They posted a time of 16.9 seconds on three runs and were the high-money earners at the rodeo with $14,786 each.

 

Prior to tonight’s rodeo, Koontz was ranked 24th in the PRCA World Standings. He nearly doubled his 2010 earnings with what he won and put himself in position to qualify for his 15th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Lovell was ranked 18th in the heading standings. The top 15 in the world make the trip to Las Vegas to compete at the WNFR for world championships next December.

 

Rodeo contestants that win in Reno use the momentum and confidence they gained as they head into the lucrative Fourth Of July run. Known as “Cowboy Christmas,” more money is available in the next week at rodeos across the United States than at any other time of year.

 

 Josh Peek has been chasing all-around titles since he joined the PRCA in 2002. He won the all-around and tie-down roping titles at Reno in 2008. This year, he finished seventh in the tie-down roping, earned a check in the steer wrestling and got his second all-around championship.

 

Gabe Ledoux from Kaplan, La., won the steer wrestling and $13,624. LeDoux won the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver last January and was in pursuit of his second WNFR qualification. In March, at Rodeo Houston, when broke his foot and found himself on the injured reserve list.

 

In 2009, he missed qualifying for the Wrangler NFR by just one spot. The money that he won in Reno should  move him into the top five in the world standings.

 

The Reno Rodeo is part of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots. The final round will air on In Country Television (broadcast on DISH Network 230 and DIRECTV 344) at 8 p.m. (ET) July 10. Check local listings for re-air dates.

 

Reno Rodeo results

 

All-Around – Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $6,319, tie-down roping and steer wrestling

 

Bareback riding – (tie) Dusty LaValley, 246 points on three head each, $9,223 and D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo, $9,061

 

Steer wrestling – Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 12.0 seconds on three head, $13,624

 

Team roping – Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 16.9 seconds, $14,786 each

 

Saddle bronc riding – Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 249 points on three head, $8,756

 

Tie-down roping –Joseph Parsons, 27.9 seconds on three head, $8,155

 

Barrel racing – Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 51.64 seconds on three runs, $7,787

 

Bull riding – Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 168 points on two head, $9,118

 

RENO, Nev. – Following are unofficial results after the last performance of the Reno Rodeo, June 26

 

Bareback riding: (final round) 1, D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 85 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Diaper Dandy, $1,650. 2, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 84, $1,250. 3, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 83, $900. 4, (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Craig Wisehart, Stephenville, Texas, 80, $475. 6, Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 77, $250. (total on three) 1, (tie) Fennell and LaValley, 246, $4,544 each. 3, Lowe, 241, $2,915. 4, Wisehart, 239, $1,888. 5, Hooper, 237, $1,200. 6, Bright, 236, $857. 7, (tie) Paul Jones, Elko, Nev., and Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 230, $600 each. 

 

Steer wrestling: (final round) 1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 4.1 seconds, $1,173. 2, (tie) Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas and Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 4.2, $944 each. 4, (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Andy Weldon, Greenleaf, Idaho, 4.4, $638. 6, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.7, $408. 7, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 5.4, $255. 8, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 5.8, $102. (total on three) 1, LeDoux, 12.0, $6.118. 2, Branquinho, 12.3, $5,320. 3, Reeves, 13.3, $4,522. 4, Weldon, 13.4, $3,724. 5, Peek, 13.6, $2,926. 6, Cure, 13.9, $2,128. 7, Greenfield, 14.6, $1,310. 8, Lewis, 14.8, $532. 

 

Team roping:  (final round) 1, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 5.7 seconds, $1,363 each. 2, (tie) Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore.; and Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev.; 6.0, $1,086 each. 4, (tie) Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif., and Gary Ford, Denair, Calif., 6.1, $741. 6, (tie) Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 6.5, $385. 8, Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas, and Cole Davison, Madisonville, Texas, 6.6, $119. (total on three): 1, Lovell and Koontz, 16.9, $7,409. 2, Masters and Corkill, 18.0, $6,443. 3, Luke Brown, and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 18.1, $5,477. 4, Crawford and Cardoza, 18.3, $4,510. 5, Davis and Davison, 18.5, $3,544. 6, Adam Wallace, Greenbriar, Ark., and Chad Harper, Prattsville, Ark., 19.1, $2,577. 7, Begay and de la Cruz, 19.5, $1,611. 8, Hirdes and Ford, 20.1, $644.

 

Saddle bronc riding:  (final round) 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 89 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Planting, $1,650. 2, Anthony Bello, Kamas, Utah, 85, $1,250. 3, Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 83, $900. 4, (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M.; Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D.; and Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 82, $400 each. (total on three) 1, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 249, $4,805. 2, Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 247, $3,684. 3, Wright, 246, $2,723. 4, Sundell, 243, $1,762. 5, Bello, 241, $1,121. 6, Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 239, $801. 7, Diaz, 237, $641. 8, Muncy, 235, $480.

 

Tie-down roping: (final round) 1, George Rowland, Paradise, Texas, 8.6 seconds, $1,253. 2, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 8.8, $1,090. 3, Joseph Parsons, 9.1, $927. 4, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 9.4, $763. 5, Jack Vanderlans, Temeculah, Calif., 9.8, $600. 6, Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla., 10.4, $436. 7, (tie) Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, and Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 10.5, $191 each. (total on three)  1, Parsons, 27.9, 6,313. 2, Rowland, 28.7, $5,490. 3, Slack, 28.9, $4,666. 4, Hofstetter, 29.2, $3,843. 5, Cooper, 29.4, $3,019. 6, Slone, 29.6, $2,196. 7, Peek, 31.3, $1,372. 8, Vanderlans, 31.6, $549.

 

Barrel racing:  (final round) 1, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 17.02 seconds, $2,283. 2, Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif., 17.18, $1,712. 3, Carmen Creekbaum, Carson City, Nev., 17.23, $1,141. 4, Jody Sheffield, South Weber, Utah, 17.27, $571. (total on three) 1, Lickley, 51.64, $4,623. 2, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 51.70, $3,962. 3, Williams, 51.82, $3,302. 4, Creekbaum, 51.98, $2,862. 5, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 52.03, $2,201. 6, Sheffield, 56.79, $881. 7, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 52,70, $1,321. 8, Jolene Stewart, Springer, Okla., 56.79, $881. 9, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 57.06, $660. 10, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 57.06, $440.

 

Bull riding:  (final round) 1, (tie) D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas, on Flying U Rodeo’s Pretty Boy Blue, and Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., on Flying U Rodeo’s Domino Theory, 86 points, $1,450 each. 3, Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., 85, $900. 4, Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 83, $500. (on two) 1, Maier, 168, $6,347. 2, Woolsey, 166, $4,866. 3, O’Mara, 182, $3,596. 4, Domangue, 161, $2,327. (on one) 5, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 90, $1,481. 6, Will Farrell, 84, $1,058. 7, Ben McPherson, Nephi, Utah, 83, $846. 8, (tie) Rankin Lindsey, Hillsboro, N.M., and Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, 81, $317 each.

Harter takes lead in average

 

Reno, Nev. – Saddle bronc rider Bradley Harter moved into first place in the average at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo on June 25 at the Reno Livestock Events Center.

 

The Weatherford, Texas, cowboy was elated and genuinely surprised because didn’t know that previous leader Rusty Allen, from Eagle Mountain, Utah, had a score of 167 points on two head.

 

“I had absolutely no idea,” Harter said. “I didn’t add it up in my head.”

 

Well, luckily the rodeo secretary does. Harter is the new leader heading into tonight’s finals of the Gold stop of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots. The Reno Rodeo spurs for the overall winner goes to the cowboy with the highest score on three rides. Harter had 83 points on his first ride and scored 87 points on Friday night to jump into the lead with 170 points on two head.

 

 “The past three years I’ve had great winters and slow summers,” Harter said. “This year, I had an average winter, so I said I was going to have a great summer, so far it has have started out great.”

 

Harter is 18th in the PRCA World Standings, so money won in Reno could help propel him into the Top 15, and he hopes a fifth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification.
 The top 12 contestants in each event, and the top 12 teams in team roping, compete tonight for overall Reno titles. (See results below for a listing.)

 

Even those who didn’t make the finals had a reason to smile on Friday because of the money up for grabs.

 

Nebraska bareback rider Steven Dent had the high-marked ride in the bareback riding with an 83-point score on Big Bend Rodeo’s Holly Time. Dent did not make Saturday’s finals, but he is trying to keep his momentum going. Dent, who is in third place in world standings, trails leader Ryan Gray, followed by Kaycee Feild, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury. Gray rode Friday night, but his 74 points was not enough to advance him to the finals.

 

“I’m in the top five right now. If I can just stay there, I have a chance to win a world title,” said Dent, who finished second in the world in 2008 to then travel partner Justin McDaniel.

 

Dent is currently traveling with Gray, the three-time and reigning World Champion Bobby Mote and Jason Havens. Being in the truck with the trio is helping motivate Dent.
 “They show up and expect to win first,” he said. 

 

Another cowboy inspired is team roping header Joel Bach. The son of four-time World Champion Team Roping Heeler Allen Bach has recently paired up with eight-time World Champion Rich Skelton. The duo finished with a time of 5.4 seconds on Friday. It was the fastest time of the night, but not quick enough to advance the new tandem to Saturday’s finals. Reno was the first big rodeo the cowboys have roped together.

 

“He’s always won and he’s always made the (Wrangler National) Finals, so why can’t I do that with him?” Bach said. “I just want to go everywhere with him because I know we can win.”

 

The Reno Rodeo finals will air on In Country Television (broadcast on DISH Network 230 and DIRECTV 344) at 8 p.m. (ET) July 10. Check your local listings for re-air dates and time…The June 25 performance was Wrangler Patriot night featuring tributes to those who serve in the military… Eight cowboys, including Mote and Joel Bach, split the $16,000 cost of a chartered Lear Jet to travel from Sante Fe, N.M. to Reno when flights were cancelled on June 24…Bill Casner, co-owner of the Kentucky Derby winning horse Super Saver, attended the Reno Rodeo on June 24 and was interviewed by rodeo announcer Bob Tallman. Casner, of WinStar Farm, is an avid team roper.

 

RENO, NEV., June 25, 2010 --- Following are unofficial results after eighth performance of the Reno Rodeo.

Bareback Riding:  1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 83 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Holly Time. 2, Jason Havens, Culver, Ore., 79. 3, Micky Downare, Hartsel, Colo., 76. 4, (tie) Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., and Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 74.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1.Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., 4.2 seconds. 2, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.7. Reagon Walker, Ennis, Texas, 5.0. 4, John Franzen, Riverton, Wyo., 5.2.

 

Team Roping:  1, Joel Bach, Milsap, Texas, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 5.4 seconds. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 6.2. 3, Waylon McCurley, Escalon, Calif., and Evan Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 10.7. 4, Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas, and Justin Hendrick, Rosenberg, Texas, 14.8.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 87 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s 983. 2, Justin Berg, Marwayne, Alberta, 81. 3, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 78. 4, Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D., 77. 

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 8.4 seconds. 2, Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla., 8.9. 3, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., lsen, Neola, Utah, 12.1. 4, Justin Truman, Huntington, Utah, 12.4.

 

Barrel Racing:  1,Norma Wood, West Jordan, Utah, 17.44. 2, (tie) Terri Wood Gates, West Jordan, Utah, and Tammy Childers, Richfield, Utah, 17.47.4, Deanna Ryhearson, Norco, Calif., 17.97. 

 

Bull Riding :  1, Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., 84 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spin & Win. 2, (tie), Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., and Dusty Elkinton, Moundville, Mo., 77.

 

 

The following are round winners and final qualifiers –
 
Bareback Riding : (second round winners) 1, (tie) D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., on Growey Brothers Cow Camp; Paul Jones, Elko, Nev., on Growney Brothers Y-10; and Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.; on Big Bend Rodeo’s Holly Time, 83 points and $2,667 each. 4, (tie) Heath Ford, Elkhart, Texas; Ethan McNeil, Grantsville, Utah; Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan.; Matt Bright, Azle, Texas; Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D.; and Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 82, $572 each. (total on two) 1, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 162. 2, Fennell, 161. 3 (tie) Bright, and Craig Wisehart, Stephenville, Texas 159. 5, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 158. 6, (tie), Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo.; Gunderson; and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas; 157. 9, Paul Jones, Elko, Nev., 156. 10, (tie) Heath Ford, and Eric Swenson, Dennison, Texas; 155.

 

Steer Wrestling:  (first round winners)  1, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 3.9 seconds, $4,078. 2, (tie) Dane Hanna, Starkville, Miss., and Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 4.0, $3,281. 4, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 4.1, $2,483. 5, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 4.3, $1,951. 6, Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, 4.4, $1,419. 7 (tie),  Andy Weldon, Greenleaf, Idaho, and Josh Peek, Puebloc, Colo., 4.5, $621. (second round winners) 1, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 3.7, $4,079. 2, (tie) Branquinho, and K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 3.9, $3,281. 4, Gorsuch, 4.0, $2,483. 5, (tie) Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore.; Travis Carnine, Moro, Ore.; Zach Cobb, Pampa, Texas; and Tyler Haugen, Sturgis, S.D.;  4.1, $1,153.  (total on two) 1, LeDoux, 7.8. 2, Gorsuch, 7.9. 3, Branquinho, 8.2. 4, (tie) Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., and Andy Weldon, Greenleaf, Idaho, 9.0  each. 6, (tie) Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, and Greenfield, 9.1. 8, (tie) Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, and Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 9.2. 10, K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 9.4. 11, (tie) Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas, and Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, 9.6.

 

Team Roping:  (first round winners)  1, Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah, and Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D., 5.3, $4,940. 2, (tie) Pace Freed, Pocatello, Idaho and Jason Werner, Chubbock, Idaho; and Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas; 5.5, $3,973 each. 4, Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas, and Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 5.6, $3,007. 5, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.7, $2,362. 8, Tyler Kaess, Salida, Colo., and Cody Robbins, Fresno, Calif.; 5.9, $107. (second round winners) 1, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.3, $4,940. 2, (tie) Matt Funk, Hermiston, Ore., and Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash.; and Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; 5.4, $3,973 each. 4, Whip Lewis, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Clint Harry, Nixon, Nev., 5.5, $3,007. 5, (tie) Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas; and Lovell and Koontz; 5.7, $2,040. 7, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 5.9, $1,074. 8, (tie) Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev.; Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas, and Cole Davison, Madisonville, Texas, 6.0, $215. (total on two) 1, Lovell and Koontz, 11.2. 2, Brown and Lucero, 11.6. 3, Davis and Davison, 11.9. 4, Masters and Corkill, 12.0. 5. Parish and Johnson, 12.2. 6, Crawford and Cardoza, 12.3. 7, (tie) Driggers and Doescher; and Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Penn., and Kyle Crick, Lipan, Texas, 12.8. 9, (tie) Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.; and Adam Wallace, Greenbriar, Ark., and Chad Harper, Prattsville, Ark.; 13.0. 11, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 13.6. 12, Blake Hiredes, Turlock, Calif., and Gary Ford, Denair, Calif., 14.0.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (second round winners)  1, Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 89 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Planting, $3,203. 2, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 87, $2,456. 3, (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La.; Jace Garrett, Alliance, Neb.; and Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa; 83, $1,246. 7, (tie) Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo.; Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.; Justin Berg, Marwayne, Alberta, 81, $249. (total on two) 1,Harter, 170. 2,  Allen, 167. 3, Sundell, 161. 4, (tie) Kruse; Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah; Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., and Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D.; 156. 8, (tie) Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., and Bello, 156. 10, Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., and Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 154. 12, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 153.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.7, $4,209. 2, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 8.9, $3,660. 3, Scot Meeks, Wills Point, Texas, 9.0, $3,111. 4, (tie) Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas; Cole Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla.; and Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas; 9.2, $2,013. 7, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 9.3, $915. 8, (tie) Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore.; Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif.; Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas; and Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.; 9.4, $91 each. (second round winners)  1, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 7.5 seconds, $4,206.  2, Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 7.6, $3,660.. 3, Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla., 8.3, $3,111. 4, (tie) Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M.,and Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas,  8.4, $2,287. ,6,  Cade Swor, Crafton, Texas, 8.5, $1,464. 7, (tie) Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho; Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas; and Ryan Watkins, Dublin, Texas, 8.7, $427. (total on two)  1, Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla., 18.5. 2, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 18.7.  3, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 18.8. 4, Cooper, 18.9. 5, George Rowland, Paradise, Texas, 20.1. 6, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 20.8. 7, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 20.9. 8, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 21.1. 9, Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., 21.8. 10, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 21.9. 11, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 22.9. 12, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., 23.4.

 

Barrel Racing: (second round winners) 1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.95 seconds, $3,082. 2, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.05, $2,842. 3,Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 17.07, $2,201. 4, Jolene Stewart, Springer, Okla., 17.15, $1,908. 5, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 17.16, $1,468. 6, (tie) Marcie Jarvis, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Lynn Hinds, Waller, Texas, 17.18, $1,027. 8, (tie) Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta; Jody Sheffield, South Weber, Utah; and Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 17.20, $440. (total on two) 1, Stewart, 34.29. 2, Pozzi,  34.33 3, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 34.56. 4, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 34.62.  5, (tie) Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., and Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif., 34.66. 7, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 34.69. 8, (tie) Carmen Creekbaum, Carson City, Nev., and Anderson,  34.75. 10, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 34.80. 11, Jody Sheffield, South Weber, Utah, 34.83. 12, Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M.,34.88.

 

Bull Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers)  1, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 90 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s #689, $5,663. 2, Will Farrell, Thermpolis, Wyo., 84, $4,341. 3, (tie) Ben McPherson, Nephi, Utah, and Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 83, $2,643. 5, Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 82, $1,321. 6, (tie), Rankin Lindsay, Hillsboro, N.M., and Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, 81, $849. 8 Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 80, $566. 9, Dusty Elkinton, Moundville, Mo., 77. 11, (tie) D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas, and Dustin Jenkins, Missoula, Mont., 75. 10, Cody Hodges, Omaha, Texas, 73. 11, Bonner Bolton, Gardendale, Texas, 72.

 

 

By Susan Kanode

 

RENO, Nev., June 24 – Bareback rider Dusty LaValley and saddle bronc rider Heith DeMoss are the first roughstock riders to get paychecks at the Reno Rodeo.

 

The first round was completed in bareback riding and saddle bronc riding on Thursday night. LaValley, from Bezanson, Alberta, rode Flying Five Rodeo’s Wind Chimes for 83 points and got a check for $3,429, and because he had a 79 in the second round, he also leads the average. LaValley will have a chance to ride for the championship on Saturday night.

 

DeMoss had an 85-point effort on Rosser Rodeo’s Flood Light. This earned the Heflin, La., saddle bronc rider $3,203. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it to the eight-second whistle in the second round, so this is the only check that he will get from Reno.

 

Both of these cowboys competed earlier in the week. There were two successful saddle bronc riders on Thursday – Bradley Harter from Weatherford, Texas, and Tyler Correington  from Hastings, Minn. Each had 83-point efforts and tied for third in the round. Both of them have their second round horses on Friday and are good candidates to compete in the finals.

 

RENO, NEV., June 24 --- Following are unofficial results after the seventh performance of the Reno Rodeo. For the average leaders, go to Reno Rodeo Web site http://www.renorodeo.com/

 

Bareback Riding:  1, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 78 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Drinkin’ Blues. 2, (tie) Brian Bain, Culver, Ore., and Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 77 each. 4, (tie) Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., Micky Downare, Hartsel, Colo., and Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 74.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1,Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, 5.2 seconds. 2, (tie) Lynn Nieveen, Crete, Neb., and Bucky Harmon, Stephenville, Texas, 5.7 each. 3, Cody Harmon, Stephenville, Texas, 16.3. 4, Casey Harmon, Stephenville, Texas, 19.5.

 

Team Roping:  1, Whip Lewis, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Clint Harry, Nixon, Nev., 5.5 seconds. 2, Adam Wallace, Greenbriar, Ark., and Chad Harper, Prattsville, Ark., 6.8. 3, Blke Hirdes, Turlock, Calif., and Gary Ford, Denair, Calif., 7.5. 4, Kelly Clement, Lehi, Utah and Jake Freeland, Lehi, Utah, 8.8.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1, (tie) Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, on Flying Five Rodeo’s Boom Town and Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., on Big Bend Rodeo’s Devil Lady, 83 points each. 3, (tie) Tyrell James Smith, Spokane, Wash., and Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 79.

 

 Tie-Down Roping: 1, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 9.5 seconds. 2, Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 10.1. 3, Dirk Olsen, Neola, Utah, 12.1. 4, Justin Truman, Huntington, Utah, 12.4.

 

Barrel Racing:  1, Christy Colgate, Santa Rosa, Calif., 17.39 seconds. 2, Marvel Murphy, Fallon, Nev., 17.42. 3, Lita Scott, Reno, Nev., 17.48. 4, Lauren Criver, Acton, Calif., 17.62. 

 

Bull Riding: Jacob Tyner, Sacramento, Calif., 69 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Gambler; no other qualified rides.

 

 

By Susan Kanode

 

RENO, Nev., June 23 – Tuf Cooper is only 20 years old, but has been to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo twice, won over $350,000 and is one of the youngest and most successful tie-down ropers.

 

The Decatur, Texas resident took the lead in the first round of competition at the Reno Rodeo with an 8.7-second run. He came back for his second round performance and roped and tied his second calf in 10.2 seconds. His total of 18.9 seconds has him currently in third place in average and is including the Reno Rodeo in his schedule for Saturday night’s finals.

 

The top 12 contestants in each event will be competing for more than $400,000 in prize money and the prestigious championship spurs that go along with being Reno Rodeo’s best.

 

Other contestants that moved into the top of the standings on Wednesday night were saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell and bareback rider D.V. Fennell. Both of these cowboys qualified for their first Wrangler NFR last year.

 

Fennell, from Neosho, Mo., rode the horse named Cow Camp for 83 points and tied with Elko, Nevada’s Paul Jones who rode Y-10. Both horses came from Growney Brothers . Their 83-point efforts are leading the second round. Fennell had a 78 on Tuesday and has a total of 161 points on two head. He is in second place in the average.

 

Sundell also had an 83-point ride on a Growney horse. He also moved into second place in the average with a total of 161 points on two head.

 

There are just two performances left before Saturday night’s finals.

 

RENO, NEV., June 23 --- Following are unofficial results after the sixth performance of the Reno Rodeo. For the average leaders, go to Reno Rodeo Web site http://www.renorodeo.com/

 
Bareback Riding:  1, (tie), Paul Jones, Elko, Nev., on  Growney Brothers  Y-10 and D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., on Growney Brothers Cow Camp, 83 points each. 3, (tie) Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., and Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas, 80.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 3.9 seconds. 2, (tie) Zack Cobb, Pampa, Texas; Tyler Haugen, Sturgis, S.D.; and Travis Carnine, Moro, Ore., 4.1.

 

Team Roping:  1, Travis Bounds, Clifton, Colo., and Joe Roderick, Loma, Colo., 10.2 seconds. 2, Brandon Thone, Damascus, Ark., and Clay logan, Granbury, Texas, 10.5. 3, Chris Weaver, Phoenix, Ariz., and Dusty Watkins, Bakersfield, Calif., 16.5. 4, B.J. Campbell, Bewnton City, Wash., 20.2. 

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 83 points on Growney Brother’s Billy the Kid. 2, (tie), Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., and Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 81. 4, Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 80.  

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cade Swor, Crafton, Texas, 8.5 seconds. 2, Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 8.7. 3, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.2. 4, Cole Wilson, Lehi, Utah, 13.2.

 

Barrel Racing:  1, Lynn Hinds, Waller, Texas, 17.18 seconds. 2, Katy Varian, Parkfield, Calif., 17.36. 3, Haley Jochims, Riverside, Calif., 17.47. 4, Theresa Walter, Billings, Mont., 17.66.

 

Bull Riding : Dustin Jenkins, Missoula, Mont., 75 points; no other qualified rides.

 

 

RENO, Nev., June 22, - Kory Koontz knows what it takes to win a pair of Reno Rodeo championship spurs. After all, the veteran team roping heeler has done it twice before.
The first time he won the championship was in 1998 roping with Matt Tyler. Then, he got another pair with Daniel Green in 2002. Koontz, from Sudan, Texas, is roping with Colby Lovell from Madisonville, Texas, this year and Koontz hopes to add to his collection. If they win, it will be Lovell’s first pair of Reno spurs.

 

Lovell and Koontz stopped the clock in the first round with a 5.5-second run during slack Tuesday afternoon. Then in the performance, they had a 5.7 and now are placing in both rounds and leading the average with a time of 11.2 seconds on two head. With four more performances left before Saturday night’s finals, the duo is looking very good to qualify.

 

Lovell was 18th in the June 21 PRCA World Standings and Koontz 24th and a big win in Reno will definitely give them momentum for the upcoming Fourth of July run.

 

The bareback riders and saddle bronc riders both had their first round competition on Tuesday. The high-marked ride in bareback riding went to Mountain States Circuit Champion Craig Wisehart. Wisehart is a student at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, but is originally from Platteville, Colo. He had an 82-point ride on Big Easy from Western Rodeo, a horse that had bucked him off at the Fort Worth (Texas) rodeo last February.

 

In the saddle bronc riding it was one of the renowned Wright brothers that finished in first. Jesse, who travels with older brothers Cody and Alex and twin Jake scored 83 points on Western Rodeo’s Pine Ridge. Both Wright and Wisehart are currently second in the first round. A good score on Wednesday should help them qualify for the finals.

RENO, NEV., June 22 --- Following are unofficial results after the fifth performance of the Reno Rodeo. To view the average leaders go to the Reno Rodeo Web site. http://www.renorodeo.com/

 

Bareback Riding:  1, Craig Wisehart, Stephenville, Texas, 82 points on Western Rodeo’s Big Easy. 2, D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 78. 3, Caleb Bennett, Paradise, Utah, 76. 4, Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 75.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.1 seconds. 2, Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 4.5. 3, Kyle hughes, Olney Springs, Colo., 5.0. 4, Dustin Merritt, Stephenville, Texas, 5.2.

 

Team Roping:  1, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 5.7. 2, Brad Lopez, Moreno Valley, Calif., and Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., 12.0. 3, Cooper Wimberly, Belen, N.M., and Matt Garza, Mesquite, N.M., 14.9. 4, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 15.3.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 84 points on Western Rodeo’s Pine Ridge. 2, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 80. 3, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa., 78. 4, (tie) Anthony Bello, Kamas, Utah and Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 76. 

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cody Gerard, Eagle, Colo., 9.3 seconds. 2, George Rowland, Paradise, Texas, 9.8. 3, Jared Arave, Blackfoot, Idaho, 9.9. 4, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 10.1.

 

Barrel Racing:  1, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.05. 2, Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 17.07. 3, Jeanne Anderson, 17.20. 4, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 17.24.

 

Bull Riding :  No qualified rides.

 

 

 

By Susan Kanode

 

RENO, Nev.—June 21 – Rusty Allen has had a very successful saddle bronc riding career having qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo five times.

 

 The talented athlete is looking for a sixth having just missed being among the top 15 in the world standings in 2009. And while he is currently ranked 34th in the PRCA World Standings, he might have just changed everything during the fourth performance of the Reno Rodeo.

 

Allen matched up with the reigning World Champion Saddle Bronc Horse, Spring Planting of the Flying Five Rodeo Company, for an 88-point ride. Combined with his ride on Sunday night, he now has command of the average with a total of 167 points on two head.

“There’s nothing better than coming to Reno and have that kind of horse drawn and to have it work out,” Allen said. “Every jump you’re on the edge. You never feel like you’re in control.”

 

Having control of the standings now should earn him a trip back for Saturday night’s finals. Allen has yet to win a set of championship Reno silver spurs and with the big paychecks available, it could improve his position in the standings significantly.

 

The top of the leaderboard in bareback riding was packed with 82-point rides at the Reno Rodeo on Monday night. The five contestants are part of a six-man tie for first place in the second round. Ethan McNeill from Grantsville, Utah, Matt Bright from Azle, Texas, Jared Keylon from Fort Scott, Kan., Joe Gunderson from Agar, S.D.., and Jessy Davis from Payson, Utah, all hope to get a paycheck.

 

Bright and Gunderson are now tied for second place in the average with 159 points on two head. Dusty LaValley from Bezanson, Alberta leads with 163 points.

 

In the barrel racing, Jolene Stewart, from Springer, Okla., took the lead in the average after winning the first round and having the fast time of the rodeo Monday. She took her horse J.L. Dash to Heaven around the pattern in 17.15 seconds, just off of her previous time of 17.14. Stewart is training the horse for Jud Little Ranches and has primarily just competed at futurities. This is the first big rodeo the duo has competed at.

 

RENO, NEV., June 21, 2010 --- Following are unofficial results after the fourth performance of the Reno Rodeo. To view the average leaders, visit the Reno Rodeo Web site. http://www.renorodeo.com/

 

Bareback Riding:  1 (tie), Ethan McNeill, Grantsville, Utah; Matt Bright, Azle, Texas; Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan.; Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., and Jessy David, Payson, Utah, 82 points.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.2 seconds. 2, (tie) Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., and Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas, 4.3. 4, Zane Hankel, Red Cliff, Alberta, 4.5.

 

Team Roping:  1, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 5.7 seconds. 2, Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas, and Cole Davison, Madisonville, Texas, 6.0.  3, L.D. Gill, Madera, Calif., and Ron Rogers, Bakersfield, Calif., 6.6. 4, Scooter Nolen, Jr., Collinsville, Texas, and Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 8.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1, Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 88 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Planting. 2, (tie), Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Jace Garrett, Alliance, Neb., 83. 4, Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo., 81.

 

Tie-Down Roping:  1, Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, 8.7 seconds. 2, Murray Pole, Erskine, Ablerta, 10.6. 3, Mike Arnold, Huntsville, Texas, 11.1. 4, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 14.0.

 

Barrel Racing:  1, Jolene Stewart, Springer, Okla., 17.15. 2, Marguerite Happy, Saugus, Calif., 17.32. 3, Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif., 17.35. 4, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 17.79.

 

Bull Riding :  (three rides) 1, Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 82 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s McNasty. 2, Jordan Hooton, Daingerfield, Texas, 68. 3, Garrett Vig, Newell, S.D., 55.

 

 

By Julie Mankin and Susan Kanode

 

RENO, NEV.; June 20, 2010 ---“Danger” mixed with a previously unridden bronc on Sunday at the 91st Reno Rodeo, and the result was nothing short of spectacular.

 

Cajun bronc rider Heith DeMoss, a 25-year-old family man whom friends call “Danger,” drew Rosser Rodeos’ Flood Light and impressed the judges into awarding him 85 points and the lead in the first round of saddle bronc riding.

 

“I’ve never had any kind of luck in Reno ever,” DeMoss said. “I’ve been knocked out and beat up and never won anything. But I came in this year saying it’s all new…a new attitude.”

 

Earlier at the Reno Rodeo, two-time World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho wowed the Sunday evening crowd aboard his new horse Spiderman. He was nearly halfway down the arena when he got down on the hard runner and still posted a 3.9-second run to go to second place in the second round and third in the average based on his 4.3 in slack. Like DeMoss, Branquinho’s never placed in the average.

 

“It’s one of the few short rounds I’ve never made,” said Branquinho, who won his world titles in 2004 and 2008. “I’ve won go-round money, but never made it to the short round, so it will be great to come back.”

 

Tie-down ropers Clint Robinson and Bradley Bynum posted times of 7.5 and 7.6 seconds, respectively, to move into first and second in their event’s first round, with Hunter Herrin making the only move in the average Sunday night.

 

Two-time world champion barrel racer Sherry Cervi and California Circuit standings leader Nellie Williams each matched their first-round times, which were identical, with identical runs in the second round to move into a tie for second in the average behind leader and defending Reno Rodeo champ Lindsay Sears.

 

Lee Rosser’s athletic bronc with Peppy San Badger breeding carried bareback rider Bo Casper to the highest score in that event, an 81 that put him second in the first round.

For the third straight performance, every bareback rider made the eight-second whistle. And Pennsylvania header Justin Yost teamed with Texan Kyle Crick to stop the clock in 6.7 seconds in team roping, placing them in the second round and average just ahead of Arizona ropers Derrick Begay and Cesar de la Cruz, who also were successful on Sunday.

 

The Reno Rodeo is a Gold stop on the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots, and will crown average champions on June 26.

 

RENO, NEV., June 20, 2010 --- Following are results from the third performance of the Reno Rodeo: For average leaders, go to http://www.renorodeo.com/

 

 

Bareback Riding:  1, Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan., 81 points on Rosser Rodeo’s Peppy Bound. 2, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 80. 3, Dave Worsfold, Queensland, Australia, 79. 4/5 (tie), Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, and Danny Webb, Cottonwood, Calif., 77 points each. 6/7/8 (tie), Jerad Schlegel, Burns, Colo.; Bee Jay Scott, Otley, Iowa; and Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 75 points each. 

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.9 seconds. 2, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 4.2. 3, Andy Weldon, Greenleaf, Idaho, 4.5. 4, Kacey Kenny, Emerald, Queensland, 5.2. 5, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo, 14.0. 6, Ethan Thouvenell, Fallbrook, Calif., 18.5.

 

Team Roping:  1, Justin Yost, Hico, Texas, and Kyle Crick, Lipan, Texas, 6.7 seconds. 2, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 7.9. 3, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 8.1. 4, Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 16.5.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 85 points on Rosser Rodeo’s Flood Light. 2, Anthony Bello, Kamas, Utah, 81. 3, Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 79. 4, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 77. 5, Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 74. 6, Joe Heguy, Elko, Nev., 73.

 

Tie-Down Roping:  1, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 9.8 seconds. 2, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 10.4. 3, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 17.9. 4,  Matt Kenney, Onawa, Iowa, 24.3.

 

Barrel Racing:  1, Jody Sheffield, South Weber, Utah, 17.20 seconds. 2/3 (tie), Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., and Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif., 17.28 seconds each. 4, Sonia Gorrell, Hanford, Calif., 17.30. 5, Carmen Creekbaum, Carson City, Nev., 17.39. 6, Sammy Jo Willis, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.49.

 

Bull Riding : (No qualified rides.)

 

Masters, Corkill move into lead at Reno Rodeo

RENO, NEV.; June 19 --- Hometown cowboy Jade Corkill enjoyed a wild welcome in Reno on Saturday night, and not just because he and his header from Tennessee, Chad Masters, roped the fastest steer in history last December.

No doubt, fans at the 91st Reno Rodeo had watched the pair post that history-making 3.3-second run at the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and were especially proud of the Fallon, Nev.,-raised Corkill.

He didn’t let the crowd down on Saturday. Corkill and Masters’ picture-perfect 6.0-second run was the fastest of the performance and matched their 6.0 from slack to push them into the lead in the team roping average.

 

The Reno Rodeo is a Gold stop on the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots, and will crown average champions on June 26.

 

In the meantime, Masters and Corkill will also compete in the lucrative Bob Feist Invitational jackpot roping in Reno on Monday.

 

Saddle bronc riding PRCA World Standings leader Rod Hay of Wildwood, Alberta, had the high-marked ride aboard Flying U’s Short Fusin, but it was fellow Canadian Dustin Flundra who truly moved the crowd. Flundra scored 75 points on Flying U’s West Hills, then walked right up to the gelding and caught him in the middle of the arena.

 

Flundra slid his bronc saddle off and patted West Hills, then removed the former saddle horse’s bronc halter for the last time. Cotton Rosser retired the decorated AQHA-registered horse more than a decade after his owner had donated him to the West Hills College bronc riders.

 

Bareback rider Heath Ford’s 82-point ride aboard Rosser’s Short Bar claimed top honors in that event, while Ben Goodman, who lost his home in Beaumont, Texas, to Hurricane Katrina five years ago, posted a 4.3-second run to move into a third-place split in the second round of steer wrestling.

 

Joseph Parsons, 25, moved to third in the second round and second in the average of the tie-down roping with his 9.5-second run Saturday night, while two barrel racers moved into the top three spots in their event. Idaho’s Kyna Johnson rounded the pattern in 17.16 seconds, followed closely by Utah’s Marcie Jarvis with a 17.18.

 

Steve Woolsey was bucked off hard in the saddle bronc riding, but turned around to get on his re-ride bull, Flying U’s half Mexican fighting bull The Liberator and made it count with 83 points to move into a tie with Ben McPherson for second place in the round.

 

RENO, NEV., June 19, 2010 --- Following are unofficial results from the second performance of the Reno Rodeo:

 

Bareback Riding:  1, Heath Ford, Elkhart, Texas, 82 points on Flying U Rodeo?s Short Bar. 2, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 81. 3/4 (tie), Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 80 points each. 5, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 79. 6, Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 77.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas, 4.3 seconds. 2, Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 4.5. 3, B.J. Taruscio, Walla Walla, Wash., 5.0. 4, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 7.8. 5, Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 11.6. 6, Justin Davis, Bartonville, Texas, 11.8.

 

Team Roping:  1, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 6.0 seconds. 2, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 6.4. 3, Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan., and Wade Hooker, Winchester, Calif., 7.4. 4, Joe Parsons, Marana, Ariz., and TJ Brown, Marana, Ariz., 11.2.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 79 points on Flying U Rodeo?s Short Fusin. 2, Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 78. 3 /4, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta and Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 75 points each. 5, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 66.
Tie-Down Roping:  1, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 9.5 seconds. 2, Scot Meeks, Wills Point, Texas, 11.6. 3, Chance Means, Buckhorn, N.M., 12.5. 4, Beau Marshall, Truth Or Consequences, N.M., 13.5. 5, Anthony Estep, Wilton, Calif., 13.6. 6, R.B. Shield, Fort Worth, Texas, 17.3.

 

Barrel Racing:  1, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 17.16 seconds. 2, Marcie Jarvis, Spanish Fork, Utah, 17.18. 3, Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 17.45. 4, Rachael Myllymaki, Simi Valley, CAlif., 17.50. 5, Deanne Baine, Culver, Ore., 17.53. 6, Shelley Morgan, Canton, Texas, 17.57.

 

Bull Riding :  1/2, Ben McPherson, Nephi, Utah, and Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 83 points each on Rosser?s Mr. Aloha and Flying U?s The Liberator, respectively. 3, Rankin Lindsey, Hillsboro, N.M., 81. 4, D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas, 75. 5, Cody Hodges, Omaha, Texas, 73. 6, Bonner Bolton, Gardendale, Texas, 72.

 

RENO, NEV., June 19, 2010 --- The following are leaders in each event at the Reno Rodeo as of June 18, 2010:

 

Bareback Riding (First Round):  1, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 83 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Wind Chimes. 2, Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas, 81. 3/4 (tie), Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 78 points each. 5, Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 76. 6, Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho, 75. (Second Round):  1, Heath Ford, Elkhart, Texas, 82 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Short Bar. 2, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 81. 3/4 (tie), Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 80 points each. 5, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 79. 6, Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 77. (Average):  1, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 162 points on two head. 2, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 158. 3, Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 156. 4/5/6 (tie), Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas, Heath Ford, Elkhart, Texas, and Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 155 points each.

 

Steer Wrestling:  (First Round):  1, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 3.9. 2, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 4.1. 3, Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 4.6. 4, Cole Edge, Durant, Okla., 4.8. 5, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.9. 6, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 5.1. (Second Round):  1, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 3.7 seconds. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.0. 3/4 (tie), Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., and Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas, 4.3. 5/6, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, and Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 4.5 seconds each.  (Average):  1, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 7.8 seconds on two head. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 7.9. 3, Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 9.1. 4/5 (tie), Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas, and Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 9.6 seconds each. 6, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 9.8. 5, Trevor Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 15.6. 6, Chad Biesemeyer, Osceola, Mo., 22.1.

 

Team Roping:  (First Round):  1, Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah, and Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D., 5.3. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.7.  3, Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas, and Casey Chamberlain, Colorado City, Texas, 5.8. 4, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Farmington, N.M., 5.9. 5, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 6.9. 6, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 6.3.  (Second Round):  1, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.3. 2, Matt Funk, Hermiston, Ore., and Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash., 5.4. 3, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 5.9. 4, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 6.0. 5, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 6.1. 6, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 6.4.  (Average):  1, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 12.0 seconds on two head. 2, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 12.2. 3, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif. 12.3. 4, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 12.8. 5, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 13.6. 6, Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan., and Wade Hooker, Winchester, Calif., 14.3.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (First Round):  1, Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., 81 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Hit Man (only one qualified ride). (Second Round):  Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 79 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Short Fusin. 2, Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 78. 3 /4, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta and Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 75 points each. 5, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 66.

 

Tie-Down Roping (First Round):  1, Scot Meeks, Wills Point, Texas, 9.0. 2, Joe Parsons, Marana, Texas, 9.3. 3/4/5, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., and Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 9.4 seconds each. 6, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 10.3.  (Second Round):  1, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 8.4 seconds. 2, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., 9.1. 3, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 9.5. 4, Jason Vohs, Las Vegas, Nev., 10.1. 5, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 10.3. 6, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 10.8. (Average):  1, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 18.7 seconds on two. 2, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 18.8. 3, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 21.1. 4, Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., 21.8. 5, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 24.3. 6, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., 25.5.

 

Barrel Racing:  (First Round):  1, Jolene Stewart, Springer, Okla., 17.14 seconds, $3,082. 2, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 17.18, $2,642. 3, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.26, $2,201. 4/5 (tie), Carmen Creekbaum, Carson City, Nev., and Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.36 seconds each, $1,688 each. 6/7/8, (tie) Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho; Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif.; and Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.38 seconds each, $881 each. 9, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 17.41, $440. 10, Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla., 17.45, $294.  (Second Round):  1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.95 seconds. 2, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 17.16. 3, Marcie Jarvis, Spanish Fork, Utah, 17.18. 4, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.20. 5, Kelli Tolbert, Beaumont, Calif., 17.22. 6, Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 17.34. (Average): 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 34.56 seconds on two runs. 2, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore.,34.69. 3, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 34.80. 4, Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 34.88. 5, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 34.89. 6, Kelli Tolbert, Beaumont, Calif., 34.91.

 

Bull Riding (First Round):  1, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 90 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s No. 689. 2/3 (tie), Ben McPherson, Nephi, Utah, and Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 83 points each. 4, Rankin Lindsay, Hillsboro, N.M., 81. 5, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 80. 6, D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas, 75

 

 

By Julie Mankin/June 18

 

In the saddle bronc riding, most of the glory went to stock contracting companies Flying Five Rodeo and Big Bend Rodeo, who brought some of the their top horses at the 91st Reno (Nev.) Rodeo on June 18 on the Reno Livestock Event Center. It was the opening night of the Gold stop on the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots.

 

Six outstanding bronc riders, including eight-time Canadian champion Rod Hay and 2006 World Champion Chad Ferley, hit the dirt hard before announcers Bob Tallman and Wayne Brooks fired up the crowd for defending Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average champion Shaun Stroh.

 

Jeff Willert, who was bucked off, described the spectacle as “just good broncs having a good night.”

 

“I don’t know if we weren’t ready for them or what, but they were as bad as (Wrangler NFR) eliminators,” he said. “They’re good bucking horses. They’re going to get even better and you’re going to see them a lot.”

 

Stroh, a 37-year-old father of five from Dickinson, N.D., became the only cowboy to make the whistle, spurring Flying Five’s Hit Man for 81 points and collected the day money.

“Once it starts like that with guys bucking off, it can go like that for the whole perf,” Stroh said. “I just kind of blocked it all out and tried to ride like I always do.”

 

Bareback riders enjoyed the opposite fate, with none being bucked off Friday night, including Canadian Dusty LaValley, who came out on top with an 83-point ride on Flying Five’s Wind Chimes.

 

Texas team ropers Justin Parish and Trey Johnson went to the lead in their event with two runs Friday totaling 12.2 seconds, while tie-down roper Jerrad Hofstetter of New Mexico took a commanding lead in the second round (8.4 seconds) and average (18.7 on two).

Two-time Wrangler NFR steer wrestler Gabe LeDoux of Kaplan, La., and 2006 World Champion Dean Gorsuch of Gering, Neb., traded a pair of three-second runs on Friday in slack and the performance to take a commanding lead in the average with times of 7.8 and 7.9 seconds on two, respectively.

Barrel racing fans Friday night witnessed what could hold up as the fastest run of the entire week – a 16.95-second run posted by Brenda Mays of Oregon. But 2008 World Champion Lindsay Sears’ pair of runs – a 17.36 and 17.20 – put her in the driver’s seat to win the average in Reno for the second straight year. Meanwhile, newcomer Jolene Stewart, a trainer from Oklahoma, won the first round with a 17.14.

 

Wesley Silcox, the 2007 World Champion Bull Rider, made a spectacular 90-point ride on Flying Five bull No. 698 to go into the lead in the first round. The last time he won the Reno Rodeo was in 2007.

Friday marked Tough Enough to Wear Pink night, and a ceremony was held honoring the $57,000 that the Reno Rodeo donated to northern Nevada’s “Moms on the Run” program to help mothers battle breast cancer.

 

All contestants in Reno except the bull riders compete in two long rounds, with the top 12 coming back for finals on June 26. The nine-performance rodeo boasts more than 700 contestants and roughly 135,000 fans.

 

The second performance begins at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets range from $12 to $25 and are available at www.renorodeo.com or by calling 800-225-2277. For more information, please call 775-329-3877.

 

RENO, NEV., June 18, 2010 --- Following are unofficial results from the first performance of the Reno Rodeo:

 

Bareback Riding:  1, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 83 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Wind Chimes. 2, Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas, 81. 3/4 (tie), Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 78 points each. 5, Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 76. 6, Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho, 75.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 3.7 seconds. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.0. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.3. 4, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.5. 5, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.9. 6, Chad Biesemeyer, Osceola, Mo., 5.1.

Team Roping:  1, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 5.9 seconds. 2, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 6.1. 3, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 7.1. 4, Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev., 11.5. 5, Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas, and Casey Chamberlain, Colorado City, Texas, 11.6

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  (First Round):  1, Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., 81 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Hit Man (one qualified ride).

Tie-Down Roping:  1, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 8.4 seconds. 2, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 10.3. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 10.8. 4, Jack Vanderlands, Temecula, Calif., 12.4. 5, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., 16.1. 6, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 21.2.

Barrel Racing:  1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.95 seconds. 2, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.20. 3, Kelli Tolbert, Beaumont, Calif., 17.22. 4, Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 17.34. 5, Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, 17.46. 6, Holly Sue Richins, Riverside, Utah, 17.51.

Bull Riding :  1, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 90 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s #689. 2, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 80. 3, Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 67 with the option for a reride on Saturday.

RENO, NEV., June 18, 2010 --- The following are unofficial leaders in each event at the Reno Rodeo as of June 18, 2010:
 
Bareback Riding (First Round):  1, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 83 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Wind Chimes. 2, Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas, 81. 3/4 (tie), Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 78 points each. 5, Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 76. 6, Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho, 75.

 

Steer Wrestling:  (First Round):  1, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 3.9. 2, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 4.1. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.9. 4, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 5.1. 5, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 6.0. 6, Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 7.0. (Second Round):  1, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 3.7 seconds. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.0. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.3. 4, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.5. 5, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.9. 6, Chad Biesemeyer, Osceola, Mo., 5.1.  (Average):  1, Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 7.8 seconds on two head. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 7.9. 3, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 9.6. 4, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 9.8. 5, Trevor Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 15.6. 6, Chad Biesemeyer, Osceola, Mo., 22.1.

Team Roping:  (First Round):  1, Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah, and Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D., 5.3. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.7.  3, Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas, and Casey Chamberlain, Colorado City, Texas, 5.8. 4, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 6.3. 5, Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Tyler Getzwiller, Scottsdale, Ariz., 7.1. 6, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 7.5. (Second Round):  1, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.3. 2, Matt Funk, Hermiston, Ore., and Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash., 5.4. 3, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 5.9. 4, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 6.1. 5, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 7.1. 6, Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev., 11.5.  (Average):  1, Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, 12.2 seconds on two head. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 12.8. 3, Jack Fischer, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brian Reece, Buckley, Wash., 13.6. 4, Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas, and Casey Chamberlain, Colorado City, Texas, 17.4. 5, Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev., 20.9.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (First Round):  1, Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., 81 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Hit Man (only one qualified ride).

 

Tie-Down Roping (First Round):  1/2/3, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., and Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 9.4 seconds each. 4, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 10.3. 5, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 10.8. 6, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 12.9.  (Second Round):  1, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 8.4 seconds. 2, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., 9.1. 3, Jason Vohs, Las Vegas, Nev., 10.1. 4, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 10.3. 5, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 10.8. 6, Jack Vanderlands, Temecula, Calif., 12.4. (tie) (Average):  1, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 18.7 seconds on two. 2, Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 21.1. 3, Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., 21.8. 4, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 24.3. 5, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., 25.5. 6, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 30.6.

 

Barrel Racing:  (First Round):  1, Jolene Stewart, Springer, Okla., 17.14 seconds, $3,082. 2, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 17.18, $2,642. 3, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.26, $2,201. 4/5 (tie), Carmen Creekbaum, Carson City, Nev., and Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.36 seconds each, $1,688 each. 6/7/8, (tie) Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho; Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif.; and Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.38 seconds each, $881 each. 9, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 17.41, $440. 10, Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla., 17.45, $294.  (Second Round):  1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.95 seconds. 2, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.20. 3, Kelli Tolbert, Beaumont, Calif., 17.22. 4, Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 17.34. 5, Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, 17.46. (Average): 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 34.56 seconds on two runs. 2, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore.,34.69. 3, Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 34.88. 4, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 34.89. 5, Kelli Tolbert, Beaumont, Calif., 34.91. 6, Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, 35.02.

 

Bull Riding (First Round):  1, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 90 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s #689. 2, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 80. 3, Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 67 with the option for a reride on Saturday.

The Reno Rodeo, which began in 1919, is the third largest event in the city, according to the Lahontan Valley News, and its economic impact is between $42-44 million annually. A crowd of about 135,000 is expected to attend the 10-day event.

 

In addition, several other events help fill the city, such as the June 17 Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls stop, presented by B&W Trailers Hitches.

 

The city also welcomes lots of roping fans with the World’s Greatest Roper (June 20) and the Bob Feist Invitational (June 21). A carnival, parade, concerts at local venues and other events add to the excitement in the “Biggest Little City in the World.”