ProRodeo Sports News - June 28, 2019

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PRETTY PRAIRIE, KAN.: JULY 17-20 Kansas Largest Night Rodeo has increased added money per event to $4,000. Contestants and their immediate families are invited to the Courtesy Corral for a complimentary meal before each per- formance. Contestants are invited and encouraged to ride in the grand entry. Wednesday andThursday are family nights. There is a dance each night after the rodeo. Friday and Saturday toMountain Deer Revival. Dogs are not allowed on the rodeo grounds. No RV hook-ups. We are a member of the Kansas PRCAChampionship Series. Questions, call 800.638.2702 on or after June 29 or visit www. pprodeo.com. MEDFORD, WIS.: JULY 19-20 To all contestants, the K BAR R PRCARodeo offers free camping with electricity on site, free meal, hospitality and showers, live band after both perfs, and free horse stalls. First come, first served. Rough- stock riders: Compete in the same event at all four participating rodeos inMerrill, Wis., Stanley, Wisc., Medford, Wis., and Lady- smith, Wis. Most cumulative money won from those rodeos wins the Wisconsin Rough Stock Series jackpot in each event. Tack and horse auction is July 20 in the sale barn. Tack at 11:30 a.m., horses sell at 1 p.m. Consign early or day of sale. Also selling a group of 2-year-old ranch horses to be eligible for jackpot horse show in 2019 during sale. Food served all day until 11 p.m. Please use north driveway off State Hwy. 64. All contestants must check in with rodeo committee secre- tary before entering with rodeo secretary, located at east end of arena. For more info, visit www.kbarrranch.com or call 715.965.7054. LIBBY, MONT.: JULY 26-27 The Kootenai River Stampede will have award-winning stock and a great arena and will serve homemade hospitality meal each night. The rodeo starts at 7 each night. A custom pocketknife will be given to each event winner. Contestant chiropractor will be on site. The rodeo is co-sanctioned betweenMontana and Columbia River circuits. MONTE VISTA, COLO.: JULY 26-28 SLV Ski Hi Stampede Rodeo is the third and final rodeo in the Rocky Mountain Trifecta Series. Top earnings winner at all three rodeos competing in bareback riding or saddle bronc riding will win an incentive payout of $3,500 and a champions buckle. Second place earns $2,000, third place $500. Top two scorers out of three rodeos will receive $700/$300. Saturday evening at 7 will be Tough Enough toWear Pink, $100 to winner in each event wearing pink. Random drawing of (4) $50 gas gift cards per day for PRCA andWPRA

contestants. Hospitality tent with live TV feed, kiddie corral and hot showers open to all contestants and families. Free camping and Christian church service at 10 a.m., Sunday. JOSEPH, ORE.: JULY 24-27 Attention Bareback Riders: Chief Joseph Days Rodeo offers $1,000 cash bonus to the high-point ride each night five or more contestants compete. Free meals are served (breakfast, lunch and dinner) each day at hospitality room to all contestants with their back numbers. TETWP night is July 26. CASTLE ROCK, COLO.: AUG. 1-4 The 101st Castle Rock, CODouglas County Fair &Rodeo is Aug. 1-4. There is $44,000 total added money. BB, SB, BR featured events $8,000 added; $4,000 added money all other events with equal mon- ey in team roping. Summit Pro Rodeo, Justin Sportsmedicine, contes- tant hospitality featuring Texas Roadhouse. August 1 is Xtreme Bulls; Friday morning slack and Patriot night for the evening perf; Meet the Legends, Aug. 3, honoring ProRodeoHall of Fame 2019 inductees, and Sun Cowboys for Cops. Contestant gifts, daily random drawings for giveaways, Gary Allan concert Saturday night after the rodeo. Free parking, stalls and showers. For more info, call 720.231.5657 or visit The 22nd annual Lyon County PRCARodeo welcomes contestants and their families to our hospitality tent for a meal and refreshments starting at 5 both nights of the rodeo. There is $2,100 added in each event with the winner of each event receiving a belt buckle. Friday night is TETWP, and there will be a live auction during the rodeo. The auction includes two sets of (two) tickets for the first night of theWrangler NFR and a custom-made, one-of-a-kind TETWP belt buckle with all proceeds going toward TETWP. For bull riders, there will be a bounty bull on Friday night’s performance with $500 going to the randomly drawn cowboy that covers the bull. LADYSMITH, WIS.: AUG. 9-10 The Rusk County Rodeo will welcome riders at the hospitality tent with free food and one free drink both nights from 6-10 p.m. All contestants who enter and compete at the rodeo automatically are entered into a drawing for 2 tickets to one performance at the 2019 Wrangler NFR. There will be double money in team roping for a total of $10,000 added. DouglasCountyFairAndRodeo.com. MARSHALL, MINN.: AUG. 8-9

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