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The 53rd Annual 101 Wild West Rodeo
August 9-11, 2012
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Steer Roping; 2 complete go rounds of Steer Roping
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
7:00PM TO ?:??PM
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By BOB PATTERSON
News City Editor
Challenges were out there Saturday night at the 101 Wild West Rodeo during the
final performance of the three-day event staged by the 101 Rodeo Foundation and
Andrews Rodeo Company. Some were met, while others weren't.
But it was a really good crowd that was watching when the first bucking chute
opened around 8:18 p.m. following the Grand Entry. It was rather hot, but that
changed in a hurry about 8:35 p.m. or so. The flags were blowing steadily from
the south and abruptly changed from the north and stronger winds along with much
cooler temperatures, and for some it was a bit threatening. With many leaving
the top rows, particularly from the west bleachers, it seemed just a matter of
time when the rolling clouds that accompanied the wind would let loose with
rain. It didn't happen, at least not until later in the night. But the threat
remained anyway.
For the good crowd that stuck around and weathered the wind at their back, or in
their face as the east bleacher group and Chute Heaven, had to endure, the rodeo
went on including coronation ceremonies for the 101 Wild West Rodeo princess and
queen. Jada Brooke Haven became the princess and Lauren Hadley the queen.
The opening event, bareback riding, found three getting scores that put them in
the money, but none could match the 84 of Evan Jayne from Marseille, France, who
did it on Thursday night and thus nabbed $1,097.25. Best on Saturday came from
Chris Harris of Itasca, Texas, with an 83 on Termite and that put him into a tie
with James Bond of Goodman, Mo., who had 83 on Roly Poly Friday. The pair got
$714.87 each for their efforts. Clint Burton of Miles, Australia, had 78 on
Saturday for fourth, and $399 while Seth Hardwick of Goodwell, Okla., had 77
Saturday to tie Ted Osman, Fort Scott, Kan., and the two got $199.50 each.
Similar results were in the next event, steer wrestling, with none topping the
best of 4.1 by Trenton Johnson, Mound City, Kan., for $1,336.17. Stewart Gulager
of Garland, Kan., also survived the quick efforts of the bull-doggers, and used
his 4.6 to finish second money for $1,105.80.
However, three of Saturday's bull-doggers got into the money. Kash R. Koester of
Chandler, Okla., had 5.4 for $875.42 and Shane H. Frey of Marlow had a 5.5 for
$645.05. C.J. Kerr of Paradise, Texas, was sixth with his Saturday effort of 6.6
for $230.37. Clay Mindemann of Salina, Okla., had a 6.2 that also escaped better
efforts on Saturday, for fifth, at $414.67.
The crowd did see a champion in the next event, as Tol Cawley put on quite a
show in saddle bronc riding. The Crockett, Texas rider on Firelane was accorded
an 85 and that clearly bested any ride earlier. It got him $1,254. Two other
Saturday riders finished in the top money. Tyrel Larsen of Whitewood, S.D., had
77 on Jet Ski for third and $684, while Wes Bailey of Tampa, Kan., had a 75 on
Buckwheat and that got him $91.20, which was a five-way split for fifth and
sixth place money. Second went to Bobby Griswold of Geary with an 80 earlier in
the week for $950 and fourth went to Matt Hebbert of Hyannis, Neb., with a 76
for $456. Others with 75 scores for $91.20 each were Brett Olive of Ford, Kan.,
Luke Rush of Natoma, Kan., and two others from Hyannis, Neb., Tucker Sheets and
Travis Sheets.
Ropers had a bit of a problem facing the wind as only one was able to get into
the money on Saturday and that was third place, when Kaleb Wilber of Cherokee
got the job done in the tie down roping with a 10.7. It got him $1,105.56 and
just out of second place, which was nabbed by Tyler Garten of Kingman, Kan., who
had a 10.5 earlier in the week for $1,396.50. That was almost two seconds slower
than the champion for tie down, with Riley Pruitt of Gering, Neb., using his 8.7
to gain top money of $1,687.44.
A pair of 11.1s split fourth-fifth money. They were Trent Creager of Stillwater
and Cory Solomon of Prairie View, Texas, each getting $669.15. Sixth went to Boe
Brown of Harrold, S.D., who had 11.2 and got $290.94.
While the wind may have hampered the calf (tie down) ropers, it apparently
didn't bother a pair of team ropers in the next event, as John Parker of Fay,
Okla., and Jace Crabb of Mangum, Okla., had a 6.9, one second better than any
time earlier in the week. They got $1,411.94 each for their efforts as header
and heeler. Another team of Jesse Stipes and Casey Stipes of Salina, Okla., had
a 14.3 and that earned them sixth place and $243.44 each.
In between were Cody Graham of Everton, Mo., and Jason Thompson of Ozark, Mo.,
with 7.9 for second and $1,168.50 each. Third went to a 10.0 posted by Brett
Christensen of Alva and partner J.D. Holland Jr., Cucyrus, Kan., for $925.06
each. Then in fourth place at 11.6 was the team of Brian Dunning, McClave,
Colo., and Chance Cole Frazier of Cimarron, Kan., for $681.63 each and fifth
went to the 12.6 of Chad Saunders, Greenbriar, Ark., and Michael Harris,
Vilonia, Ark., when they got $438.19 each.
Eight of the ten money winners in girl's barrel racing finished under 18
seconds, but only two of them on Saturday and they both had 17.87 which figured
as tied in the sixth-seventh spot. They included Kim Squires of Carnegie and
Jessi Eagleberger of Stringtown and each got $360.09.
Best of the girl's barrel racers was Thursday night, when Jeanne Anderson of
White City, Kan., set the pace on the very first run of the rodeo, at 17.61. She
got $1,080.29. Second at 17.67 was Tana Renick of Kingston for $295.96 and third
Jean Winters of Texline, Texas, $771.64. Fourth went to Ellie Dabney of
Georgetown, Texas, for $y668.75 and fifth Ashley Leifesta, Willow City, Texas,
for $514.42.
Tara Tims of Leedey was the eighth under 18 seconds for the rodeo with a 17.89
and it got her $205.77 while there were two that were close. Ninth at 18.0 was
Diane Martin of Ulysses, Kan., for $154.33 and tenth was Tiffany Teehee,
Claremore, at 18.01 for $102.86.
The crowd did see a bull rider finish in the top three. There were only three
rides throughout the rodeo on the Andrews Rodeo Company hefty and somewhat
durable stock. Gunar Ramsey of Combine, Texas, had a 78 for third place on
Reeses Pieces and that got him $684. Earlier in the week, J.W. Harris of Mullin,
Texas, rode Danny Jajek for an 83 score and that got him $1,254 while second
money was claimed by Dylan Werner of Bushnell, Fla., with a 79 on Expectation. Text starts here
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