ProRodeo Sports News - May 31, 2019

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BRIEFS Soft launch of PRCA online entry platform successful On May 23, a soft launch of the PRCA online entry platform was successful, marking another step forward in the process to bring online entries to PRORODEO competitors. Using the openings of the Jordan (Mont.) Match Xtreme Bronc Ride as a test, the goal of the test was to exercise the application internally at PRCA headquarters in Colorado Springs. Entries came into PROCOM as normal, however, PROCOM operators used the new online entries application to take the entry information and enter it into the system. While the online entries process continues to be tested, a full launch is anticipated in the coming weeks. Eagle (Idaho) Rodeo featured in documentary A new documentary, The Best Small Town Throwdown Rodeo, will showcase the efforts of dozens of volunteers who scrambled to keep the Eagle (Idaho) Rodeo going after its land lease ended after 17 years. Over 12 months, the volunteers helped move the rodeo to the nearby Avimor development, while building a new arena in the process, and did it all in time for the rodeo June 9, 2018. “It seemed almost impossible that they could do it, and it seemed like a really interesting story worth telling,” Hope Manna, the film’s director, told kivitv.com in Boise, Idaho. “I hope it really does honor the Western way of life.” The film will be screened at the Egyptian Theater in Boise, June 2. The doors open at 5 p.m. (MT). There will be a question-and-answer session at the end of the film. For more information on getting tickets, visit https://eaglerodeo.com/.

RYATT BOYD VEZAIN A boy, born

May 17 to PRCA bareback rider J.R. Vezain and his wife, Shelby, of Melstone, Mont. Ryatt weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long. This is the couple’s first child. STETLEE SHINER VEST A girl, born May 16 to PRCA tie-down roper Stetson Vest and his wife, Chenae, of Childress, Texas.

Vezain

Stetlee weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. This is the couple’s first child. Vest

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Specialty act Rider Kiesner entertains the crowd at the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo, May 19. Hopping Heat

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