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All Wright Rusty Wright claims top honors in Red Bluff

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APRIL 28, 2023 VOLUME 71, NO. 9

Saddle bronc rider Riggin Smith takes a break prior to competing at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev. The Iowa cowboy is trying to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo this season. Hailey Rae photo

Logandale Limelight Contes tants com peted for their share of nearly $300,000 at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., April 12-16. The rodeo was an other stop on the Play off Series. 38

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18 2023 PRCA World STANDINGS COVER San Angelo, Texas Cinch Chute Out 38 Logandale, Nev. 6 Editor’s Letter 8 Hot Takes 12 Grille 14 He Said-She Said 16 Social Media 20 Short Round 48 Results INSIDE RODEOS 26 Red Bluff, Calif. 28 San Angelo, Texas 36

Ric Andersen photo Fans cheer ecstatically at the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo on April 14 at the sold-out Foster Coliseum. Spectators got to see the rodeo champions crowned during that final day. San Angelo provides big money Contestants competed for their share of the nearly $700,000 purse at the Playoff Series Rodeo. Tie-down roper Justin Smith led the way, earning a

ProRodeo Sports News PRCA CEO Tom Glause DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA Becky Hillier PSN EDITOR Tracy Renck PRCA ART DIRECTOR Stephen Olver STAFF WRITER Tanner Barth PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR Carley Betzer SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Jessica Butterly rodeo-best $18,891. 28

All Wright Rusty Wright claims top honors in Red Bluff

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Saddle bronc rider Rusty Wright won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up with an 87-point ride on Rosser Rodeo’s Yeti Rambler. He earned $7,642 as he eyes his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo since 2020. Click Thompson photo

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EDITOR’S LETTER TRACY RENCK

Looking back at Command Performance Rodeo James Fain photo President Ronald Reagan addresses the crowd and contestants before the Command Performance Rodeo put on by the PRCA on Sept. 24, 1983, at Landover, Maryland’s Capital Centre.

S ometimes when you least expect it, a gem will fall in your lap. That’s what happened recently at the PRCA. Amy Fast, the Digital Assets Manager at the PRCA saw an email drop in her inbox from Bill Palanuk, the Media Director at the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora. The email contained video of the Command Performance Rodeo put on by the PRCA on Sept. 24, 1983, at Landover, Maryland’s Capital Centre. Watch the full video on Page 38 of this digital issue. The White House invitation-only rodeo event, included special guests President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan and there were 10,249 government dignitaries, including Ambassadors from 46 foreign countries. Designated as a tribute to America’s government, the special performance featured former and current ProRodeo world champions, along with top 1983 contenders in seven events. “There aren’t too many activities in this land of ours … as purely American as what we have seen here,” Reagan said. At a White House barbecue following the

PRCA President at the time.

“Everything from the White House was totally first class and they seemed to enjoy the western way of life as much as we enjoyed being there,” Davis said. “Malcolm Baldridge, (the United States Secretary of Commerce and former team roper) is how this came about. He came to me and asked me if we would be interested in putting on a performance for President Reagan. It was a great deal for us. I sat with President Reagan, and he was a great guy and very easy to talk to and he was very interested in the sport. It was quite an honor to do all that with him.” The danger of the sport of rodeo became reality when world champion bull rider Charles Sampson was involved in a wreck with Silver Spurs Rodeo Co.’s Kiss Me. Sampson was jerked forward onto the head of the bull, which knocked him out. He was rushed from the arena and underwent six hours of surgery after sustaining multiple facial fractures. What happened to Sampson wasn’t lost on President Reagan. On Sept. 26, Sampson received a personal letter from President Reagan expressing the President’s concern and prayers for his full recovery. The President wrote that “Champions of rodeo are no strangers to pain, but your stamina and courage were extraordinary by any standard.” By all accounts, the Command Performance Rodeo

Tracy Renck is the editor of the ProRodeo

Sports News . He previously served more than seven years as a media coordinator at the PRCA. He has three decades of experience in sports journalism with the last several consumed by ProRodeo.

performance, President Reagan awarded special trophy buckles to event winners – bareback riders T.J. Walter, and J.C. Trujillo, saddle bronc rider Bob W. Brown, bull riders John Davis and Bobby Del Vecchio, calf roper Joe Parsons, steer wrestler Joel Edmondson, team ropers Dick and J.D. Yates and barrel racer Kaki Lybbert. What an immense thrill for the 45 contestants and Shawn Davis, the

was a resounding success. In the times we live in now, it is hard to imagine a rodeo like this would take place at the White House. Fortunately, thanks to this video find from Palanuk, these cherished memories will be available to enjoy forever.

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Staying Balanced

“I have gone to school for four plus years, I might as well finish it. I told my coach and my room- mates that I was staying because that’s what I came here to do. . . . I wanted to show my teammates that they could do it, too.” NEXT ON TAP PIONEER DAYS RODEO Where: Guymon, Okla. When: May 5-7 Broadcast Schedule: The Pioneer Days Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 5-7. BATTLE OF THE BEST BRONC MATCH Where: Coarsegold, Calif. When: May 13 Broadcast Schedule: The Battle of the Best Bronc Match will be streamed live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 13. REDDING RODEO Where: Redding, Calif. When: May 18-20 Broadcast Schedule: The Redding Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 18-20 . * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3LsEcbR

Tristen Hutchings is coming off his best season in ProRodeo. He finished third in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $379,876. He graduates

from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, on May 19. Then he’ll make one last appearance at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo., in June.

HOT TAKES

Welcome Back 2012 PRCA World Champion Bull Rider Cody Teel last qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2016. Teel looks poised to make a return trip to Las Vegas this December. His most recent win at the Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo bumped him inside the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $39,644. Robert Rosales photo Cody Teel captured the bull riding title at the Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo with an 88-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Wooly Bully.

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2023 SEASON AS OF APRIL 26

$16,870,481

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2023 SEASON

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WORD SEARCH TRY YOUR LUCK

ANSWERS ON PAGE 53

Find the winners from the 2022 Resistol Rookie Roundup in Fort Worth, Texas and the American Royal Rodeo in Kansas City, Mo. Cowboys or cowgirls who won more than one event at both rodeos appear once for each win. Names may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Summer in Sight 1. Find the winners from Fort Worth, Texas:

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BB: Waylon Bourgeois SW: Kaden Greenfield TR: Bodie Mattson/Trae Smith SB: Statler Wright TD: Tom Crouse GB: Presley Smith BR: Wade Berg

2. Find the winners from Kansas City, Mo.: BB: Chad Rutherford SW: Tanner Brunner/Jacob Edler TR: Ricky Decuir/Clay Green

SB: Riggin Smith TD: Cash Hooper GB: Bayleigh Choate BR: Matt Palmer

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COWBOY GRILLE WITH TANNER BARTH

How’d you get your start in rodeo? Cash: My dad circuit rodeoed, and he steer wrestled as well. So, I guess I just kind of grew up around it. I grew up opening the chutes for him and loving it. It was something I’ve always wanted to do. I loved watching the NFR on TV and just wanted to be one of those guys one day. When did you know you could make a career out of rodeo? Cash: I never really had another plan. It was something I always wanted and something I always worked at. I guess the first time I thought that it might actually work out is when I went to high school rodeos and started having some success. Why did you decide steer wrestling would be your event? Cash: It helped me a bunch when I was younger watching my dad do it. I like some of the other events out there, but steer wrestling was what I was always best at. It just fit me really well from a young age. Did you do any other rodeo events growing up? Cash: I roped calves and team roped in high school. I still do a little bit of that in college as well, but steer wrestling is all I’m going to compete in as a pro. What’s one rodeo you want to win in your career? Altamount, Utah, steer wrestler not only leads the Resistol Rookie standings, but sits 16th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $24,234 won in 2023. His most recent payday came at the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo, where he finished tied for fifth and pocketed $11,188. Cash Robb, 19, is in his second season of ProRodeo and is already looking like a savvy veteran on the rodeo trail. The

CASH ROBB

Cash: Everyone would be lying if they said they didn’t want to win the NFR. As far as a regular season rodeo goes, I think it would be really cool to win Calgary. Another one of my big goals is to be able to win every rodeo in my home state of Utah. Why did you decide to get your PRCA card this season? Cash: It just kind of happened. I was not planning to buy it until I was done with college. Then, I was steer wrestling really well last year and things were clicking. So, I talked with Tyler (Waguespack) and (Tyler) Pearson and they both thought I was ready. I went and bought my card after that. Who’s someone you look up to in the rodeo business right now? Cash: I will always look up to my dad. He never really rodeoed fulltime, but I always thought he was the baddest man I’d ever seen. I also look up to Tyler Waguespack. He and his family have been extremely great to me. He’s been helpful in not only teaching me how to wrestle steers, but how to win. What’s your favorite movie? Cash: I feel like one of my favorite movies that never gets old when I watch it is The Cowboys with John Wayne. I really like that movie. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve watched it. What’s your go to restaurant before or after a rodeo? Cash: I don’t know if I have an exact restaurant that I like the most, but I like Mexican food quite a bit. Anywhere I can find some home cooked food is probably where you’ll find me at, since I don’t get much of that on the road. What’s the first vehicle you drove? Cash: I think my first vehicle was a 1998 Ford Ranger. I think I got it my freshman year and had it all the way up until my senior year of high school. I loved that thing. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not rodeoing? Cash: I really like to fish when I have a little time to relax. When I’m in Louisiana with Waguespack, we like to go down south and fish for red fish and speckled trout. What’s your favorite holiday? Cash: I like Christmas a lot. It’s good to see all of my family and get to spend some time with them. What type of music do you like listening to? Cash: I usually just stick to country music, but if it’s

a late-night drive and I’m pretty tired I might turn on some Post Malone or something to keep me awake.

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10 QUESTIONS He Said - She Said You already know both stock contractor Sammy Andrews and his prize bucking bull Bodacious earned their way into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. What you may not know, is after decades in the rodeo business, what his most memorable moment is or what he would be doing if he were not a stock contractor. We asked Sammy’s wife Jacel and his traveling partner Dusty Duba to play along, in this edition of He Said | She Said.

Sammy

Jacel

Dusty

DUSTY

SAMMY

JACEL

WHO IS HIS RODEO IDOL?

His Dad

Jim Shoulders

Jim Shoulders

WHAT’S THE FAVORITE STOCK HE’S RAISED?

Bodacious

Bodacious

Bodacious

WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY?

Jacel

Jacel

Me

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT ON THE ROAD?

Cracker Barrel

Whataburger

Golden Corral

WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A MOVIE?

Sam Elliott

Kevin Costner

Robert Duvall

WHAT’S HIS MOST MEMORABLE RODEO MOMENT?

When chosen stock contractor of year

My first NFR

His first NFR

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK?

Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE MOVIE?

The Cowboys

McClintock

Maverick

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE TV SHOW?

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

WHAT WOULD HE DO IF NOT A STOCK CONTRACTOR?

Pickup Man

Pickup Man

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2023 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Unofficial as of April 26, 2023. For the 2023 season (Oct. 1, 2022-Sept. 30, 2023), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 75; team roping, 75; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 75; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Stetson Dell Wright, Milford, Utah................... $153,429 2. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala.................................. 63,483 3. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss........................ 48,659 4. Brush Minton, Witter Springs, Calif..................... 46,652 5. Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas................................ 40,837 6. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D........................................... 28,696 7. Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas................................ 26,428 8. Chet Weitz, London, Texas................................... 24,482 9. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif................................ 24,371 10. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla............................... 22,581 11. Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla.............. 18,902 12. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga............................. 17,017 13. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas.............................. 15,959 14. Drew Carnes, Hornell, N.Y.................................... 15,018 15. Jase Staudt, Saguache, Colo................................ 12,613 16. Hudson Wallace, George West, Texas.................. 10,919 17. Abdiel Zamora, Okeechobee, Fla............................ 9,293 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas................. $115,724 2. Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo............................... 95,777 3. Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah................................... 55,737 4. Rocker Shane Steiner, Weatherford, Texas.......... 55,098 5. Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla................................... 41,675 6. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb......................... 40,633 7. Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La....................... 39,139 8. Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La.................................. 38,908 9. Luke Barlow Thrash, Bastrop, La......................... 37,907 10. Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont................................ 36,474 11. Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho................................. 35,982 12. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif........................... 35,916 13. Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas....................... 34,706 14. Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah......................... 34,635 15. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa.............................. 32,927 16. Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo.................................... 32,127 17. Jacek Lane Frost, Browns Valley, Calif................. 30,735 18. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn........................... 26,349 19. Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah.................. 23,297 20. Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho................................ 22,860 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore......................... $91,895 2. Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore............................... 63,966 3. Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss................................ 49,369 4. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont................................... 44,687 5. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La.................................... 44,091 6. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La.......................... 42,755 7. Cody Devers, Balko, Okla..................................... 38,140 8. Tucker Allen, Oak View, Calif................................ 36,795 9. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala................................. 30,990 10. Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia. 29,945 11. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif............................. 29,769 12. Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D...................... 26,766 13. Joshua Hefner, Knoxville, Tenn............................ 26,441 14. Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla................................. 25,778 15. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D........................................... 24,372 16. Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah.................................. 24,234 17. Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D....................... 23,912 18. J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn................................. 22,768 19. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La.................................. 20,448 20. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho................... 20,142 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah.......................... $75,835 2. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala.................................. 59,204 3. Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla............................... 57,240 4. Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla.......................... 49,143 5. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga............................... 41,453 6. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss........................ 38,157 7. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif............................... 34,279 8. J.C. Yeahquo, Mandaree, N.D.............................. 31,491 9. Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas...................... 29,560 10. Jake Cooper Clay, Sapulpa, Okla.......................... 29,144 11. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C.................................. 24,036 12. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz.......................... 23,504 13. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash............................. 22,614 14. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn............................ 22,510 15. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Hico, Texas........................ 22,462 16. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla.............................. 21,867 17. Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla......................................... 21,586

18. Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho............................. 21,209 19. Cash Duty, Weimar, Texas.................................... 20,121 20. Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo............................... 20,119 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta................... $75,835 2. Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas................. 57,240 3. Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D........................................ 49,143 4. Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif........................... 44,266 5. Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil ...... 41,453 6. Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss...................................... 38,157 7. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas.................... 35,750 8. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla........................ 35,088 9. L.J. Yeahquo, Mandaree, N.D............................... 31,491 10. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas.................................. 29,560 11. Corey Hendrick, Bedias, Texas............................. 26,095 12. Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas................................. 24,036 13. Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas........................... 23,457 14. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash............................ 22,614 15. Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo......................................... 22,560 16. Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo...................................... 22,510 17. Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark................................. 22,361 18. Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, Nev................................... 22,236 19. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.................................. 21,867 20. Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla.................................. 20,336 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Stetson Dell Wright, Milford, Utah................... $104,247 2. Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont........................... 98,806 3. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta........................ 72,059 4. Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont........................ 51,326 5. Ben T. Andersen, Eckville, Alberta........................ 50,827 6. Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho................................... 48,675 7. Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo.................................. 47,442 8. Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta.......................... 47,126 9. Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah.................................. 44,253 10. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas.................... 44,039 11. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo................................. 43,102 12. Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D........................................ 42,063 13. Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas................................. 41,617 14. Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D........................... 38,087 15. Logan James Hay, Wildwood, Alberta.................. 37,731 16. Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo.................................... 33,277 17. Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La.................................. 32,233 18. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas............................. 31,753 19. Quinten Taylor, Casper, Wyo................................ 28,917 20. Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta......................... 28,778 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Riley Mason Webb, Denton, Texas................... $111,847 2. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla................................ 60,749 3. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas.......................... 52,170 4. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.................................. 41,791 5. Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas................................ 40,565 6. Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala........................ 40,292 7. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas...................... 39,284 8. Brush Minton, Witter Springs, Calif..................... 38,338 9. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb...................................... 38,324 10. Tuf Case Cooper, Decatur, Texas.......................... 37,324 11. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas.................................. 32,007 12. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont........................... 27,172 13. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho......................... 26,764 14. Justin Smith, Leesville, La................................... 25,917 15. Cash Enderli, Liberty, Texas................................. 25,269 16. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas.............................. 24,189 17. Marcos Costa, Iretama, Brazil ............................. 24,177 18. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas......................... 24,095 19. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas............................. 22,710 20. Joel Harris, San Angelo, Texas............................. 22,438 STEER ROPING 1. Cole Patterson, Pratt, Kan.................................. $42,961 2. Reo Lohse, Kaycee, Wyo..................................... 34,983 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D................................. 33,804 4. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas................ 30,717 5. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas.................................. 27,057 6. Vin Fisher Jr.. Andrews, Texas............................. 22,877 7. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas.............................. 22,473 8. Blake Deckard, Eufaula, Okla................................ 19,356 9. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif................................ 19,083 10. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla................................ 18,250

11. Tanner Stec, Bassett, Neb.................................... 15,732 12. Dalton Walker, Clyde, Texas................................. 14,820 13. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas................................. 14,215 14. Neal Wood, New Ulm, Texas................................ 13,310 15. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas............................. 13,014 16. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas.................................... 12,379 17. Trey Wallace, George West, Texas........................ 12,258 18. Ora Taton, Rapid City, S.D.................................... 12,191 19. Trenton L. Johnson, Blue Mound, Kan................. 11,853 20. John Clark, Pecos, Texas..................................... 11,557 BULL RIDING 1. Ky John Hamilton, Mackay, ............................. $107,405 2. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah................................... 89,519 3. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas..................................... 83,555 4. Stetson Dell Wright, Milford, Utah....................... 71,536 5. Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kan............................... 60,226 6. Ernie Courson Jr., Okeechobee, Fla...................... 52,116 7. T. Parker, Winnie, Texas....................................... 48,186 8. Koby Radley, Holden, La...................................... 44,888 9. Trey Benton III, Richards, Texas.......................... 44,691 10. Chance Schott, Mclaughlin, S.D........................... 44,226 11. Coy Thorson, Fergus Falls, Minn......................... 43,322 12. Creek Walker Young, Rogersville, Mo.................. 41,310 13. Jestyn Jax Woodward, Custer, S.D...................... 40,392 14. Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa................................. 40,073 15. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas.................................... 39,644 16. Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho................... 39,284 17. Sage Steele Kimzey, Salado, Texas...................... 38,382 18. T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore............................................. 38,078 19. Colton Byram, Mound City, Kan........................... 35,668 20. Cullen Telfer, Plant City, Fla.................................. 32,330 BARREL RACING Barrel racing and breakaway roping standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings. 1. Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas.................................$87,894 2. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas...............................65,322 3. Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas...............................50,368 4. Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas.....................48,066 5. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas.................................43,259 6. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas..............43,036 7. Molly Otto, Grand Forks, N.D................................38,622 8. Jimmie Smith-Tew, McDade, Texas.......................35,658 9. Kelly Allen, Stephenville, Texas.............................33,388 10. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla..................................32,725 11. Margo Crowther, North Fort Myers, Fla.................32,449 12. Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D.................................31,867 13. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. ...............................31,680 14. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas............................28,414 15. Ilyssa Riley, Hico, Texas........................................28,017 16. Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark...............................27,452 17. Sara Winkelman, Big Lake, Minn..........................26,641 18. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Texas..........................26,005 19. Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D..............................25,121 20. Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla.........................24,003 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1. Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas.........................$91,914 2. Joey Williams, Volborg, Mont...............................44,731 3. Cheyanne Guillory, Kingston, Okla. ......................40,532 4. Tiffany Schieck, Floresville, Texas.........................39,249 5. Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas...................38,679 6. Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo...................................34,731 7. Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas...............................27,759 8. Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D................................25,830 9. J.J. Hampton, Stephenville, Texas........................22,734 10. Sawyer Gilbert, Buffalo, S.D.................................22,579 11. Danielle Lowman, Gilbert, Buffalo, S.D. ...............21,891 12. Josie Conner, Iowa, La. ........................................20,967 13. Ashley Goforth, Azle, Texas...................................19,318 14. Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas..................................19,175 15. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Canyon, Texas.................19,019 16. Jackie Crawford, Stephenville, Texas....................18,904 17. Aspen Miller, Santa Fe, Texas................................16,853 18. Shelby Boisjoli, Stephanville, Texas......................15,632 19. Madison Outhier, Fulshear, Texas..........................15,390 20. Taylor Hanchey, Carmine, Texas............................15,345

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Canadian Pro Rodeos added to The Cowboy Channel O Canada

R ural Media Group, Inc. (RMG) announced recently that it has entered into an assignment and assumption agreement with FloSports, Inc. to purchase and obtain the media rights license for the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). Effective immediately, RMG now owns the exclusive worldwide, global video rights and license to capture, sell, broadcast, stream, record, and/or distribute CPRA events for the next five years until December 31, 2027. And as the official media partner of the CPRA, RMG will

Channel, which will excite and be embraced by our large and growing audiences on both sides of the border, and around the world.” Under this new agreement, The Cowboy Channel will be the new home of the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR), which takes place every November in Red Deer, Alberta, along with the Maple Leaf Circuit Finals in Regina, Sask., the SMS Equipment Pro Tour Finals and several other premier stops along the SMS Equipment Pro Tour including but not limited to: Wainwright, Ponoka and Strathmore, Alberta; Williams Lake and Armstrong, British Columbia; Morris, Manitoba and Regina, Sask. Numerous Canadian pro rodeos will be part of The Cowboy Channel’s very popular 100 Rodeos in 100 Days schedule, which begins in June 2023 with Reno Rodeo and ends in September with the Pendleton Roundup. “Rodeo is just as big in Canada as it is in the United States,” said Jeff Medders, The Cowboy Channel President and host of the NFR. CPRA events will primarily be on The Cowboy Channel, with overflow rodeos airing on The Cowgirl Channel. For those who live in Canada, it is important to note that all CPRA programming on The Cowboy Channel will also be simulcast on Cowboy Channel Canada and RFD-TV Canada, along with radio coverage on Rural Radio 147 on Sirius XM Canada.

begin broadcasting CPRA rodeos for the 2023 season on its linear networks, The Cowboy Channel and The Cowgirl Channel, while also working with CPRA-sanctioned rodeos to live stream and VOD additional events on RMG’s digital platform Cowboy Channel Plus. This new partnership builds upon RMG’s Canadian foothold with their already existing relationship broadcasting the Calgary Stampede on The Cowboy Channel every year in July along with the chuckwagon races. “Canada and the U.S. have always had a common bond with their shared love of rodeo and the western lifestyle,” stated Patrick Gottsch, Founder of Rural Media Group, Inc. “The addition of these great Canadian rodeos will enhance and expand our international coverage of rodeo on both The Cowboy Channel and The Cowgirl

WPRA 75th Exhibit opening at Hall of Fame The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame have the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. “

The gallery is filled with milestones of the WPRA, complete with clothing styles throughout the various decades. The largest clothing display was made possible by the family of the late Gayle Ann Brannon, who qualified for the NFR in 1973. Also featured are Top 15 NFR group images spanning 64 years with every year represented from 1974 through 2022, courtesy of Kenneth Springer. There is also special recognition to the All-Girls Rodeo, WPRA Breakaway Roping and the equine partners. “We would like to thank the ProRodeo Hall of

teamed up to bring fans and visitors an inside look at the history, members, and legends of the oldest women’s sports organization in the world through a special exhibit. This year the exhibit is in honor of the WPRA’s 75th anniversary. The exhibit will officially open on Monday, May 1, when the ProRodeo Hall of Fame transitions from winter hours to summer hours, open seven days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. The exhibit is in the 101 Gallery and will remain up through mid-September. “We couldn’t think of a better way to honor and celebrate WPRA’s 75th and we believe our visitors will love this very unique and informative display,” said Kent Sturman, Director of

Fame for giving us this opportunity to bring our history to life through this special exhibit during our anniversary year,” said Jimmie Munroe, President of the WPRA.

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Greeley Stampede names entertainment for rodeo

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The Greeley (Colo.) Stampede already brings a lot of entertainment to Greeley with the SuperStars+ Concert Series, PRCA ProRodeo Series, the Kids Korral and the CIVITAS Park Stage to name a few. For the 2023 event, the Stampede is adding even more entertainment with a mini music festival featuring Red Dirt country music. “The Red Dirt Day is going to be a lot of fun featuring some very talented up and coming artists in one of country music’s most popular genres,” commented Cory Sample, Greeley Stampede Music Production Chairman. “The best part, all of the music for Red Dirt Day is on the Civitas Park Stage which means it is all included with park admission!” That’s right, Red Dirt Day on July 2, is included with park admission like all concerts on the CIVITAS Park Stage which gives you over five hours of amazing music for just $5. Or plan on

coming down for the Heritage of Mexico Rodeo that day for $15-25 per ticket that also includes park admission and enjoy the Red Dirt music after. Either way is a win! Here’s the Red Dirt Day on Civitas Park stage lineup on July 2. All times are Mountain. Kylie Frey 5:00 p.m. Tyler Halverson 6:15 p.m. Wyatt Flores 7:30 p.m. Kody West 8:45 p.m. Tanner Usrey 10:00 p.m. The Greeley Stampede is still adding more music to the CIVITAS Park Stage! Visit greeleystampede.org/p/parkstage for the current list to start planning your trip to the 2023 Greeley Stampede. Tickets for arena events are available online at greeleystampede.org. All arena event ticket prices increase June 15.

saddle bronc rider Bobby Berger of Lexington, Okla., beat Tom Miller of Faith, S.D. by to win the 1979 PRCA Saddle Bronc Riding World Championship. The final earnings were $41,708 for Berger and $41,703 for Miller. It was the second smallest margin to win a PRCA World Championship behind only steer roper Scott Snedecor defeating legendary Guy Allen by $1.67 to claim the 2005 PRCA Steer Roping World Championship. 100 The number of points earned by bull rider Wade Leslie on Growney’s Wolfman in 1991 in Central Point, Ore., which is the ProRodeo world record score for the event. 2001 The year Rope Myers won his only steer wrestling world title at the 2001 National Finals Rodeo, as he set the record for the 10-head average (37.4 seconds), NFR earnings ($117,774) and season earnings ($176,854).

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Riding High Three-time PRCA Bareback Riding World Champion Tim O’Connell had an 87-point trip on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Shoutin Shoes to win the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev. He earned $6,980 at the Playoff Series stop. – Alexis Cady photo

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ProRodeo World Champions & Rising Stars from across the U.S. and Canadian Circuits, and Mexico will compete in the shadow of America’s Mountain for over $1 million in payouts. It’s all happening July 11-15, 2023 in Colorado Springs, Colorado!

H Bareback Riding H Breakaway Roping H Steer Wrestling H Team Roping H Saddle Bronc Riding H Tie-down Roping H Barrel Racing H Bull Riding Evening performances Tuesday through Saturday,

matinee performances Friday and Saturday! Fan Zone fun before the Rodeo and the Coors Roadhouse Saloon afterward, with live music and dancing!

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The 82 nd Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo/NFR Open takes place at the scenic Norris Penrose Event Center located at 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80905

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RED BLUFF ROUND-UP

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Rusty Wright overcomes injury-plagued 2022 season to take win in Red Bluff BY BRADY RENCK, Special to ProRodeo Sports News

I t is a sobering wrinkle of sports at the highest level. An athlete rings every calorie out in workouts, commits to the process, receives the awards, then in a blink, excellence becomes compromised by injuries. Saddle bronc rider Rusty Wright has reluctantly lived this scenario. A five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, his world turned upside down when he struggled to stand up a year ago. Last April, he jumped off a horse, landed firm, but his ankle and fibula broke. Ten months later, Wright returned at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver in January. “It wasn’t until December I could even get on a horse. I had some previous knee problems when I broke my leg. They put a rod in there and had to go through my knee. I developed some knee problems and had surgery in November,” Wright explained. “It was a long road back.” Wright, 27, blended resilience and excellence at the recent Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up. He won the competition, delivering an 87-point ride on Rosser Rodeo’s Yeti Rambler. For a rider with his resume, this might have barely registered in years past. Not now. Not with everything Wright has endured, his days measured in aches and grimaces. “This means the world after what happened last year. I came back, but it was rough going, nothing like I wanted or expected,” Wright admitted. “That horse, I knew he was going to buck. But when you don’t do well for so long, you start to doubt yourself. This ride put the kibosh on that. This is a huge confidence booster. I am not doubting myself anymore I can tell you that.” Wright qualified for the NFR in 2015 and 2016 and three straight years starting in 2018. But missing out in 2021 stung – he finished 25th in the world standings – a miss amplified by last April’s season-ending injury. One win does not define a season, but the traction puts Wright back on the road to Las Vegas. However, he refuses to take anything for granted in his pursuit of the sport’s biggest stage. “It’s about getting on practice horses in between events. Consistency is the key in this game. Big long breaks, as I have experienced, don’t treat you very good. It’s about moving forward and keeping a positive mindset,” Wright said. “The mental game is huge in this sport, staying in the right head space. I know I have it in me. It would really mean a lot to get back to the NFR after not going the past couple of years. I feel like I deserve to be there where I ride well. I know I have the ability to be in the Top 15, and I feel like I can win it when I get there. But I have to keep working.” Rolling up sleeves is part of the Wright family’s DNA. They are as synonymous with rodeo as the Mannings are with football. Having that infrastructure is powerful. “That’s a huge part of all our successes, mine, my brothers, and uncles. When I am not doing good you know somebody in the family is doing well, and you feed off their mentality,” Wright said. “You might be down, but you won’t be for long when you are around winners and hanging around winners.” Listening to Wright’s voice, it is impossible not to notice his belief. His season is turning, and after all the months of pain, his smile has returned. “Honestly, I love the winning, obviously. My favorite thing is being out there with my brothers, with my family,” Wright said. “It is taxing mentally and physically. You must picture that pot of the gold at the end of the rainbow. With all my setbacks the last few years, it makes winning Red Bluff that much sweeter.”

TOP MONEY EARNER Blane Cox TOP SCORES

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1. Danny Proffit.......................... 90 pts. 2. Kaycee Feild................................... 87 3. Two tied at ................................. 86.5 STEER WRESTLING 1. Bridger Anderson........ 18.6 sec. on 4 2. Justin Shaffer............................. 19.9 3. Jesse Brown............................... 20.3 TEAM ROPING 1. A. Ward/B. Hawkins II...27.0 sec. on 4 2. J. Dees/R. Ashford.......................28.6 3. B. Pirrung/L. Siggins...................32.1 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Rusty Wright.......................... 87 pts. 2. Allen Boore.................................... 86 (Tie) Zeke Thurston........................86 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Blane Cox.................... 39.9 sec. on 4 2. Tom Crouse................................ 42.0 3. Reese Riemer............................. 42.6 BARREL RACING 1. Payton Schoeppach....34.54 sec. on 2 2. Loni Kay Yates.......................... 34.64 3. Sissy Winn................................34.80 BULL RIDING 1. Tristen Hutchings.................... 90 pts. 2. JC Mortensen................................ 87 3. Ky Hamilton................................ 86.5

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Rusty Wright had an 87-point ride on Rosser Rodeo’s Yeti Rambler to win the Red Bluff Round-Up. Wright is trying to get back to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the first time since 2020.

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With nearly $700,000 up for grabs during the San Angelo Rodeo, a Division 1 Xtreme Bulls event and the Cinch Chute Out, San Angelo offered plenty of chances for paydays.

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Saddle bronc rider Dawson Hay gets significant victory Hay Power BY TRACY RENCK T he last couple of years, qualifying for the Justin Smith ($18,891, tie down roping) BAREBACK RIDING TOP SCORES Smith SAN ANGELO RODEO TOP MONEY EARNER

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has been somewhat of a frantic late-season push for Dawson Hay. The Wildwood, Alberta, cowboy is trying to avoid that plight this year and he’s doing a good job of that. Hay won the average at the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo with 178.5 points on two head. Hay solidified the win with his 88-point ride on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Secret Agent in the finals. “I like to take them all the same as if I’m riding in the practice pen or in a short round,” said Hay, 24. “You can’t let everything get in your head. It’s just go out there and give it your all and hope for the best.” Hay also won the first round with a 90.5-point trip on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s South Point Gambler. He departed San Angelo with $15,858, which pushed him up to seventh in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. “I feel healthy, and I have been getting on some good horses and I couldn’t feel more confident right now,” Hay said. “It is a great feeling being healthy this time of year and I’m ready to let these rodeos start coming and I’m looking forward to them all.” Hay has qualified for the Wrangler NFR three times in 2019, 2021-22. A year ago, he finished seventh in the world standings with $213,122, thanks to earning $101,405 at the NFR in Las Vegas. “I think the bronc riding is the best it has ever been,” Hay said. “There’s no place to stub a toe these days. There are so many guys who are great now, who are riding so good. Everyone who is in the top 40 is liable to jump out and be 90 points, so there’s no mess ups anymore. You have to come to ride.” Hay and his older brother and fellow saddle bronc rider Logan qualified for the NFR together in 2022. Logan finished third in the world standings with $339,401. Their father, Rod was a saddle bronc rider and qualified 20 times for the NFR (1989-90, 1992-2008, 2010). “I’m not saying we are any better than them (the saddle bronc riders in his dad’s day),” Dawson said. “They are all our heroes, and we just try and be like them.”

1. Leighton Berry............175.5 pts. on 2 (Tie) Andy Gingerich ................175.5 3. Luke Thrash.................................175 STEER WRESTLING 1. Jay Williamson............12.1 sec. on 3 2. Jesse Brown...............................12.3 3. Two tied at .................................12.5 TEAM ROPING 1. J. Yeahquo/L. Yeahquo.12.3 sec. on 3 2. T. Green/C. Green........................13.2 3. C. Masters/T. Yates.....................13.4 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Dawson Hay...............178.5 pts. on 2 2. Tanner Butner..............................171 (Tie) Cash Wilson........................171 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Justin Smith................23.7 sec. on 3 2. Cody Waldrop.............................24.7 (Tie) Jerry Adamson...................24.7 BARREL RACING 1. Kassie Mowry............43.86 sec. on 3 2. Lindsay Sears...........................44.19 (Tie) Hailey Kinsel.....................44.19 BULL RIDING 1. Deklan Garland...........174.5 pts. on 2 2. Ernie Courson Jr. ........................174 3. Two tied at ...............................169.5

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Saddle bronc rider Dawson Hay put his victory in motion at the San Angelo Rodeo with a 90.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s South Point Gambler in the first round. The ride alone earned him $7,104.

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