ProRodeo Sports News - July 27, 2018

CENTRAL WYOMING FAIR & RODEO

Bareback rider Grant Denny, seen here at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in June in North Platte, Neb., won the Central Wyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo in Casper, Wyo., July 10-14. Donald Christner photo

Changes lead Denny to win Casper Deserving Grant

“By the time I got off my horse, he had texted me a picture of the spurs and said, ‘Regulators got the win in Casper,’” Haworth said. “So we were all excited for him.” Denny won the average in Casper with 167.5 points on two head. He won the first round onThe Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Check Please with an 84.5-point ride and placed second in the final round. Toss in the average and Denny took home a total of $6,466. “It was a really good one,” said Denny, 25. “It moves me way up in the standings, I’m excited about that. I’ve just got to keep going and win more big ones.” HEALTHY RIGGING The win helped the Minden, Nev., cowboy climb to 29th in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings as of July 25 with $28,421. A chunk of his money

BY SCOTT KANIEWSKI G rant Denny’s travel partners cleared their gear out of the rig at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo. They were sticking around. Denny wasn’t. He had made the short round at the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo in Casper. So Denny hauled quickly across the Colorado-Wyoming border. That evening in Colorado Springs, Kenny Haworth made his short- round ride in Colorado Springs. He got done, found his phone and checked his messages. Waiting for him was a picture fromDenny of a new pair of spurs.

TOPS AT CASPER — July 10-14

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Reno Gonzales $2,373

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Grant Denny..............167.5 pts. on two 2. Tyler Berghuis..............................164.5 3. Zach Hibler...................................163.5 4. Garrett Shadbolt..............................160

STEER WRESTLING 1. Hunter Cure...................7.7 sec. on two 2. Blake Mindemann.............................8.0 3. Cameron Morman .......................... 8.3 4. Kody Woodward...............................8.7

TEAM ROPING 1. J. Stipes/J. Smith..... 17.3 sec. on three 2. D. Begay/C. Petska.........................17.7 3. B. Bucakaloo/T. Worley...................18.2 4. J. Dees/C. Cowden.........................18.5

Tie-down roping and team roping

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