ProRodeo Sports News - September 21, 2018

JUSTIN FINALE

Steer wrestler Curtis Cassidy stopped the clock in 3.8 seconds in the semifinals of the Justin Finale in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 9. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Kent Soule

Tour Champ

Cassidy takes home $17,000 from Puyallup

BY SCOTT KANIEWSKI A s the 2017 season ended, steer wrestler Curtis Cassidy started to heat up. FromAugust to the end of the regular season, Cassidy won about $30,000. He came up short of qualifying for the 2017Wrangler Nationals Finals Rodeo, finishing 21st in the world standings. But the seed had been planted, Cassidy was ready for 2018 and determined to get back to the Finals in Las Vegas. Cassidy has carried that momentum throughout 2018.

On Sept. 9, he added another $17,960 to his bank account and to his PRCA | RAM World Standings after winning the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour at the Justin Finale in Puyallup, Wash., at the Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo. The big haul pushed Cassidy to the top of the charts, jumping him from fourth to first in the standings with $104,798, as of Sept. 17. “Awesome. It’s been a long, hot, dusty trail all summer,” said the Bashaw, Alberta, cowboy. “The next week we went to Pendleton, and then the season is winding down for us. It’s a great way to basically end your season on a good note.”

TOPS AT PUYALLUP — Sept. 6-9

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Richmond Champion..................90 pts. 2. Clayton Biglow................................88.5 3. Orin Larsen.....................................87.5 4. Kaycee Feild .................................. 85.5

STEER WRESTLING 1. Curtis Cassidy.......................... 4.0 sec. 2. Hunter Cure......................................6.2 3. Kyle Irwin.......................................17.0 4. Ty Erickson....................................... NT

TEAM ROPING 1. C. Tryan/T. Graves.................... 4.6 sec. 2. C. Masters/J. Harrison......................5.4 3. L. Ivy/J. Mattern.............................11.1 4. B. Buckaloo/T. Worley.....................13.4

SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Ryder Wright...........................89.5 pts. 2. Jacobs Crawley..............................85.5 3. Spencer Wright..............................81.5 4. Zeke Thurston................................79.0

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