ProRodeo Sports News - Sept. 7, 2018

ELLENSBURG RODEO

Minor Bros. MajorWin BY MATT NABER T here isn’t much the Minor brothers haven’t accomplished in professional rodeo. Combined, they’ve made 17 qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and won numerous major competitions. But a victory at their hometown rodeo – the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo – had eluded them, until Sept. 3. “That was definitely the coolest win of my career,” said Riley Minor, Riley and Brady Minor victorious at hometown rodeo

your hometown rodeo, and it darn sure is when you’re home and the fans are there and there’s extra pressure. I’m going to wear the buckle for sure. It’s hard to get wins at these big rodeos.” His brother agreed. “It wasn’t a monkey on my back, it was just a struggle to get a buckle that says Ellensburg on it,” said Brady Minor, 33. Riley and Brady Minor won their hometown rodeo, the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo, for the first time on Sept. 3 by going for 15.9 seconds on three head. The Minor brothers have 17 qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo between them, and they’re on track to make it 19 this December. Bob Click photo

The Ellensburg Rodeo is a big deal for the entire Minor family, who were inducted into the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2007 for their contributions to the sport through seven decades and four generations. “They were all there,” Brady Minor said the day after winning Ellensburg. “We had cousins there and all kinds of family. It was a big deal. I think a lot of

30. “I wonThe American once, and it paid a lot of money, but this is a cool deal. We’ve never had much luck at Ellensburg. They say it’s hard to win at

TOPS AT ELLENSBURG — Aug. 31 - Sept. 3

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Tuf Cooper $5,904

BAREBACK RIDING 1. R. Champion ............... 174 pts. on two 2. Mason Clements ......................... 168.5 3. Taylor Broussard ........................... 166 4. J.R. Vezain ..................................... 165

STEER WRESTLING 1. Billy Bugenig .......... 12.5 sec. on three 2. Clayton Hass ................................ 12.6 3. Justin Shaffer ............................... 12.7 4. Bear Pascoe .................................. 12.8

TEAM ROPING 1. R. Minor/B. Minor ... 15.9 sec. on three 2. T. Wade/T. McKnight ..................... 16.1 3. B. Hall/C. Tryan ............................. 16.3 4. K. Driggers/J. Nogueira ................ 16.8

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