ProRodeo Sports News - Dec. 21, 2018

YEAR IN REVIEW JULY 2018

PRCA WORLD STANDINGS LEADERS AS OF JULY 25, 2018 Bareback riding Tim O’Connell $129,559 Steer wrestling Tyler Pearson $88,816 Team roping (header) Clay Smith $80,486 Team roping (heeler) Paul Eaves $80,486 Saddle bronc riding Jacobs Crawley $114,735 Tie-down roping Tyson Durfey $88,792 Steer roping Tuf Cooper $61,097 Bull riding Sage Kimzey $201,930

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As the dust settles on Cowboy Christmas, bareback rider Tim O’Connell finds himself $31,014 richer, winning more money than any other competitor over the

10-day period.

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Steer wrestler Scott Guenthner scores big at the Wrangler

ProRodeo Tour’s Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede. The 26-year-old Canadian wins $16,513. Stetson Wright , competing on his permit, rides Big Stone Rodeo, Inc.’s Mortimer for 91 points and the bull riding win at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo. Tie-down roper Monty Lewis wins California Rodeo Salinas, 13 years after his first Salinas victory. Brody Cress becomes the first cowboy to win back-to-back saddle bronc riding titles at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days in 82 years. The last to do it was Turk Greenough in 1935 and 1936. 22 7 29

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Chase Brooks ’ 2018 Cowboy Christmas is one he’ll always remember. The 23-year-old wins the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour’s World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., helping him score $30,769 between July 1-10. Dale Miller photo

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