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National Finals Rodeo: Alberta Bulldoggers right in the thick of things….
By Dwayne Erickson, For The Calgary HeraldDecember 4, 2009 8:07 AM
The speculation going into the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo had the steer wrestling being the tightest contested event on the program.
After the first of 10 gruelling rounds, it’s even tighter than anyone envisioned.
And the two Albertans chasing the world championship are right in the mix.
The 2005 king of the bulldoggers, Calgary’s Lee Graves, went into this $5.75-million showdown leading the pack with an $8,000 lead on California’s defending world champion Luke Branquinho…..(read more)
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National Finals Rodeo: Nevada cowboy wins first round in team roping
LAS VEGAS — Randon Adams has a new partner at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo this year, but the results seem awfully similar to last year when the Nevada cowboy won his first world championship.
Adams, a team roping heeler from Logandale in Southern Nevada and the defending world champion heeler, won the first performance of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thursday night at Thomas & Mack Center with partner JoJo Lemond of Andrews, Texas.
The two caught their steer in 4.3 seconds, winning $17,139 in the process.
Lemond said he was just happy to have caught the steer, which bolted quickly from the chute and went to the right. Lemond, who said he made a slow start, had to make a long throw that left precious little rope to make his dally.
“That steer kind of squirted me at the gate and I was late (on the barrier),” he said. “I didn’t have much (rope) left. I was afraid I was going to pop it out of my hand.” (read more)
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NFR Scoreboard… Round one down!
Bareback riding
1. (tie) Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., on Diamond G Rodeo’s Little Brown Jug, and Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Centennial, 86 points, $15,343 each; 3.Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 85.5, $10,228; 4. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 84.5, $7,188; 5. (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas; Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 84.0, $2,396 each; 8. Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, 82.5; 9. (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 82; 11. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 81; 12. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 80; 13. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 76; 14. (tie) Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., and Jared Smith, Williston, Fla., 75.5.
Steer wrestling
1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 3.6 seconds, $17,139; 2. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 3.7, $13,546; 3. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 4.0, $10,228; 4. (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo.; Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., and Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 4.2, $4,792 each; 7. Joey Bell Jr., Athens, Texas, 4.6; 8. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 5.5, 9. (tie) Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, and Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., 6.2; 11. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 6.9; 12. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 7.1; 13. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, Texas, 9.5; 14. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 18.8; 15. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., NT. (read more)
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