ProRodeo Sports News - September 2, 2022

Inspiration

“What I love about it is that I get to bring out the best of my ability, of who I am, and not just in the arena, but out of it. This is something I have dreamt of doing my whole life. I love my family. My parents are getting up there in age. I am doing this for them, too. I really am living the dream.” NEXT ON TAP WALLA WALLA FRONTIER DAYS Where: Walla Walla, Wash. When: Sept. 2-4 Broadcast Schedule: The Walla Walla Frontier Days will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 2-4.

Since he was 12 years old Jesse Flores had the dream of one day riding bulls professionally. Fast forward 12 years and he’s inside the top 50 of the PRCA | RAMWorld

Standings after earning $4,597 for an 87.5-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s Cherry Bomb at the Kitsap Stampede in Bremerton, Wash.

ELLENSBURG RODEO Where: Ellensburg, Wash. When: Sept. 2-5

HOT TAKES Bill Lawless photo Cole Reiner shined in the finals of the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo in Kennewick, Wash. with a 90.5-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Agent Lynx.

Broadcast Schedule: The Ellensburg Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 2-5.

Gold Buckle Dreams In his four-year ProRodeo career, bareback rider Cole Reiner has been close to the ultimate prize of a PRCA World Championship but came up just short. He hopes that’s a thing of the past in 2022. As of Aug. 30, Reiner is sitting second in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $144,463, after earning $6,672 for his win in Kennewick, Wash. He trails the world’s No. 1 man Jess Pope by $1,027.

CINCH PLAYOFFS Where: Puyallup, Wash. When: Sept. 8-11

Broadcast Schedule: The Cinch Playoffs will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 8-11. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3LsEcbR

973

NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2022 SEASON AS OF AUG. 31

$39,466,985

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2022 SEASON

• For the latest NFR Playoff Series and PRCA Circuit standings, go to https://bit.ly/39WQQSs

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ProRodeo Sports News 9/2/2022