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Friday September 14th, 2018

he 108th annual Pendleton Round-Up heads into its final day Saturday, when the champions in eight rodeo events will win cash and trophy saddles and other swag, their reward for competing in a tough sport.

The Round-Up, which for the third straight year won the “Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year” award from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, an association that covers over 600 rodeos a year, is one of the most storied events in Oregon. For one week each year tens of thousands of visitors pour into the town, making it one huge cowboy festival. Streets are closed for carnival-like festivities and cowboy hats adorn the heads of nearly every man and woman there.

Here are the results of Friday’s rodeo events and the summary for the week, heading into the finals on Saturday.


BAREBACK

Bareback rider Steven Peebles, Redmond, OR, a regional favorite for Friday’s capacity audience at the Round-Up, has won here. He won the event on Friday. And he’d like to win the event title on Saturday. As he did last year. And as he did in 2013.

Asked about his top scoring ride on Friday, Peebles said, “This is my backyard rodeo—I don’t live far from here. I’ve got two wins under my belt and it’s starting to come to the end so I’d like a third.”

The Round-Up is one of the late rodeos in the long summer rodeo season. If Peebles, now ranked 21st in the world standings by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, could win a couple of the late rodeos he might make it into the ranks of the 15 in bareback riders who will compete in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The WNFR, the world series of rodeo, is held in December in Las Vegas.

Of course, cowboys always credit their horse and Peebles is no exception. His 83.5 point ride included 40 points for his horse.

“That horse is an awesome horse, Youngstown Rocket from Calgary Stampede,” exclaimed Peebles. Referring to the stock contractor he added, “Anytime you get a horse from Calgary Stampede you know they’re going to be solid, buckin’. Today, just when he was about to hit the grass, I felt him come around and I thought we ain’t gonna do this so just stay tight. It was fun.”

The Pendleton Round-Up is the only major outdoor rodeo with a grass infield. Bucking stock leave the chute with rider aboard onto a dirt track but it quickly meets the grass, which spooks some horses. They turn back toward the chute so the rider has to persuade them to reverse direction.

Following Peebles were Tim O’Connell , Zwingle, IA, with 82 points and Blake Smith, Zap, ND, at 81.5, just besting Wyatt Denny, Minden, NV, at 81.

O’Connell is currently ranked #1 in the PRCA’s world standings, while Smith is #42 and Denny is #15. Peebles would have to move to at least Denny’s spot if he is to appear at the WNFR this year. He has qualified for the WNFR six times, with one title, in 2015, the last year he qualified. If the 29-year-old can win at Pendleton for a second straight year he just might make it. Over the three days of the rodeo through Friday he has the second highest score, just behind Blaine Kaufman’s 85.0 on Thursday and just ahead of O’Connell and Ty Breur, tied at 82.0. Of course, he’ll have to do well on Saturday’s final day.

CALF ROPING

Two local cowboys had first and second best times in Friday’s calf roping performance. Ty Holly, Mt. Vernon, OR, finished with a time of 10.4 seconds while Brad Goodrich of nearby Hermiston, OR, caught his calf in 11.1 seconds. They were followed closely by another regional cowboy, Jason Minor, Ellensburg, WA, 11.4 seconds.

Top times for the Round-Up through Friday have belonged to Jake Hannum, Plain City, UT, in first place with a time of 8.7, followed in a tie for second/third by Ty Harris, San Angelo, TX, and Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, both at 9.5 seconds. Hanchey won the event here last year with an average time of 9.3. Of this group he is the top ranked roper in the PRCA world standings, at #3. The next highest is be Ty Harris, #23. Only the top 15 will make it to the WNFR.

Goodrich, 50, is a longtime favorite in the Pendleton area. He won the All Around Champion title at the Round-Up in 2004 and the calf roping title in 2004 and 2008. He has qualified for the WNFR six times, last in 2004. Hannum, 38, qualified once for the WNFR, in 2007, and finished 2017 in 48th place in the PRCA world standings. He is currently #38.

BREAKAWAY ROPING

In its second year at the Round-Up, breakaway roping featured eight contestants on Friday, only four of whom caught their calf for a time. Lauren Leyva, Prineville, OR led with a time of 3.0 seconds, followed by Macy Fuller, Wittman, AZ, 3.2, and tied for third at 3.3 seconds, Kayla Bland, Rupert, ID, and Jamie Marts, Adrian, OR.

Breakaway roping is a variation of calf roping where the calf is roped, but is not thrown and tied. Instead, a string is tied from the roper’s rope to the saddle horn. When the calf is roped the string breaks, the roper releases her rope and the calf runs loose. The time is called when the string breaks.

SADDLE BRONC

Clay Elliott, Nanton, AB, seemed to be on his way to a victory in the saddle bronc event Friday at the Round-Up. He had an outstanding ride aboard Umber Bubbles and the judges recognized his and his horse’s performance with an 86. But then, four cowboys down the roster, Colt Gordon, Comanche, OK, rode a very bucky steed, the aptly named YUR Friskey, to an 86.5, knocking Elliott down by half a point to second place. It appeared the horse played a large role, since the judges gave Umber Bubbles 42.5 points and YUR Friskey 43 points.

In judging rough stock (bucking) events, the judges have a theoretical total of 100 points, 50 to the rider and 50 to the animal. A rough, tough, hard bucking horse can make up a few points and bring a rider forward a place or two.

Gordon, 21, joined the PRCA two years ago, after competing in that year’s National High School Finals Rodeo as a saddle bronc rider. He has yet to qualify for the WNFR and finished last year, his second in professional rodeo, at 47th in the PRCA world standings for this event. This year has been his best yet, winning five rodeos as a bronc rider. He’s currently 25th in the world standings.

In third place Friday were Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, AB, and Allen Boore, Axtell, UT, tied at 82. The top ranked saddle bronc rider in the PRCA’s world standings, Jacobs Crawley, Boeme, TX, also rode Friday but managed only a 79, leaving him well down in the competition for Friday.

In the overall competition leading up to Saturday’s finals the Round-Up has Gordon ranked first, Elliott second and Jake Wright, Milford, UT, third with an 85. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, TX, and Wade Sundell, Boxholm, IA, are tied for fourth at 83.5.

BULLDOGGING

Bulldogging is similar to rodeo roping events in that a cowboy on a horse chases after a steer. However, the bulldogger gets much closer to the steer in motion, landing on the steer, grabbing it by the horns and flipping it to get its four feet into the air for a final time. Sometimes the steer lands on the cowboy, sometimes the cowboy misses the steer and does a face plant, something the audience witnessed on Friday at the Round-Up.

After Bear Pascoe’s outstanding time of 4.1 seconds in this event on Thursday, Sterling Lambert, Fallon, NV, came close with a time of 5.1 on Friday. Now Pascoe and Lambert are headed for the finals on Saturday with the top two times over the Round-Up through Friday. Behind Lambert on Friday were Hayden Fullerton, Dayton, WA, with a time of 6.8 seconds, and Michael Bates, Jr., Mexican Springs, NM, at 7.5.

Overall through Friday, behind Pascoe and Lambert are Tom Lewis, Lehi, UT, and Jesse Brown Baker City, OR, with times of 5.7 and 5.8, achieved earlier in the week. Lewis is #36 and Brown #37 in the PRCA standings.

Lambert, 32, finished 2017 23rd in the PRCA standings and is 30th currently. He has yet to win a rodeo this year.

TEAM ROPING

Seven of 12 roping teams qualified for a team on Friday at the Round-Up, with the team of Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor posting the best time, 6.4 seconds. They were followed by Lane Ivy, Dublin, TX/Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, KS, 6.9, and Blake Knowles, Heppner, OR/Tex Sutfin, Joseph, OR, 7.4.

Through Friday, the overall leaders at the Round-Up in the event were Trevor Brazile, Decatur, TX/Patrick Smith, Lipan, TX, 4.9 seconds; Cody Snow, Los Olivos, CA/Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, TX, 5.1; and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, UT/Quinn Kesler, Holden, UT, 5.6. Top ranked among those are Cody Snow, 7th/Thorp, 11th; Richard, 14th/Kessler, 18th; and Brazile, 31/Smith, 29th.

The Ivy/Hawkins team has done well in 2018, winning five rodeos after finishing 20th/16th as a header/heeler pair in 2017. While Hawkins, 31, began his rodeo career in 2011, Ivy, 25, began a year later. According to Ivy, the Pendleton Round-Up is his favorite rodeo.

“The competition is good and it pays well,” and he says, “it’s the most challenging rodeo because it has a long barrier, fast steers and the competition is on grass.”

Ivy has yet to qualify for the WNFR while Hawkins has qualified once, in 2013.

BULL RIDING

The bulls seemed especially tough on Friday, throwing 10 of the competitors before their eight second minimum ride. Still, five managed a score. Leading was Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, ID, with 85.5. His outstanding ride left him in a tie with the previous leader for the week, Koby Radley, Montpelier, LA. Behind Jarboe on Friday were Sage Steele Kimzey, Strong City, OK, 83.5, and Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, UT, 81.5.

Kimzey won this event at the Round-Up in both 2015 and 2016. His current spot in the PRCA world standings in bull riding, #1, would suggest he might rise to the top in Saturday’s finals, but he’ll have tough competition. Radley is 18th in the PRCA world standings, Jarboe is 7th, and Tyler Bingham—7th this far in the Round-Up--is 14th in the PRCA standings.

At 22 Jarboe has spent only three years as a professional bull rider but he finished 2017 in 9th place, has already qualified for the WNFR twice and has won six rodeos this year. He started in 2016 by winning the 2016 Resistol Rookie of the Year award. He says he has been an understudy in bull riding to his dad, Bo, as he traveled with his bull riding dad to events. His dad later built an arena at their home near New Plymouth so Roscoe could pursue the sport, starting with calves at four. But it’s not just bulls for Jarboe—he and his traveling rodeo buddies play golf whenever they can, just to relax.

BARREL RACING

Barrel racers on Friday turned in some outstanding times, best of the week, to take them into Saturday’s Round-Up finals.

Jolene Douglas-Hoburg, Kennewick, WA, rounded the barrels and headed down the stretch to finish in 28.73 seconds, just ahead of Cheyenne Allan, Mabton, WA, at 28.76. Behind them was Jessie Telford, Caldwell, ID, at 29.06.

For the week Douglas-Hoburg is first with her 28.73 seconds performance, followed by Allan in second and Kacey Gartner, Walla Walla, WA, who finished at 28.93 earlier in the week to make it to Saturday’s finals. Others who will show up on Saturday include Italy Sheehan, Shoshone, ID, 29.05, Jessie Telford, Caldwell, ID, 29.06; and Mindy Goemmer, Battle Mountain, NV, 29.09.

Douglas-Hoburg has raced at the Round-Up in years past, including last year when she finished 10th with a time of 29.18 and in 2016 with a time of 30.89, and sees herself steadily improving. This could be her year.










Barrel RAcing




Contestant Name Time
Brittney Barnett 0
Leslie Penhollow 30.65
Megan McLeod-Sprague 34.12
Amanda Devencenty VR
Jessie Telford 29.06
Cheyenne Allan 28.76
Jolene Douglas-Hoburg 28.73
Britni Carlson 34.78
Janet Cunningham DR
Tiffanie Greenup 31.34
Ileah Roquemore DR
Megan Champion 29.91

Steer Roping






Contestant Name Time
Tygh Campbell 20.4
Leo Campbell DR
Mel Coleman 0
Tom Sorey 16.8
Wade Shoemaker D.V.M. DR
Lee Richmond 0
Joe Talbot 0
Mitch Rogers 0
Fred Brown NTO
R.A. Lovell 0
Mike Beers 0
Chris Glover 12.4

steer wrestling






Contestant Name Time
Josh Garner 0
Ryan Bothum 0
Travis Taruscio 9.2
Sterling Lambert 5.1
Blake Knowles 0
Clayton Morrison 9.3
Justin Kimsey 10.4
Billy Bugenig 0
Hayden Fullerton 6.8
Nick Guy 9.8
Michael Bates Jr. 7.5
Riley Joyce 15.6

Calf Roping






Contestant Name Time
Ty Holly 10.4
Seth Hall NTO
Reese Riemer 17.2
Cooper Martin 13.3
Ringo Robinson NNTO
Kass Kayser 0
Trevor Thiel NTO
Ryan Opie 23.4
Chase Hansen DR
Roger Nonella 0
Brad Goodrich 11.1
Jason Minor 11.4

Team Roping






Contestant Name Time
Riley Minor/Brady Minor 0
Zach Raley/Casey Hale 0
Blake Knowles/Tex Sutfin 7.4
Jordan Tye/Jason Minor 0
Roger Nonella/Dave Inman 0
Jake Stanley/Bucky Campbell 0
Shane Erickson/Brent Falon 7.6
Lane Ivy/Buddy Hawkins II 6.9
Tanner Patzke/Bo Patzke 0
Charly Crawford/Billie Jack Saebens 0
Troy Murray/B.J. Roberts 12.5
Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor 6.4

Bareback








Contestant Name Score
Zach Hibler NTO
Cody Kiser 75.5
Jamie Howlett 72.5
Tim O'Connell 82
Jake Brown 78
Shane O'Connell 72.5
Kenny Haworth 79.5
Grant Denny NTO
Tony Barrington 72
Steven Peebles 83.5
Wyatt Denny 81
Clayton Biglow 79.5
Kash Wilson 78
Blake Smith 81.5
Jordan Pelton 74
Kevin Lusk 72
Austin Foss 72.5
George R Gillespie IV 65
Roscoe Jarboe of New Plymouth, Idaho scored 85.5 points on a bull called Teepee Creeper to tie for the lead going into the final round. Bob Click photo

BULL RIDING







Contestant Name Score
Jordan Wacey Spears 80
Chase Dougherty 0
Ruger Piva 0
Garrett Smith DR
Jeff Bertus 0
Joe Frost 0
Josh Frost DR
Denton Fugate 0
Ty Wallace DR
Tate Smith 0
Jimy Marten DR
Trevor Reiste NTO
Tyler Bingham 81.5
Sage Steele Kimzey 83.5
Garrett Tribble 0
Brody Yeary 0
Joseph McConnel 0
Trey Kimzey 0
Brady Portenier 76.5
Roscoe Jarboe 85.5
Trevor Kastner
0
Corey Maier
82
Ross Freeman
0







Leaderboard change! Colt Gordon of Comanche, Oklahoma scores 86.5 points on a horse called Y U R Friskey to lead all Saddle Bronc riders going into the final round. Bob Click photo

SADDLE BRONC








Contestant Name Score
JJ Elshere 76
Jade Blackwell DR
Dawson Jandreau NTO
Tyler Corrington NTO
Dustin Flundra NTO
Jake Finlay 78.5
Jake Dean Clark 67
Ryan Verling 73.5
Nathan Duckworth 72.5
Jacobs Crawley 79
Sterling Crawley 79.5
Clay Elliott 86
Taos Muncy 73
Zeke Thurston 82
Allen Boore 82
Dawson Hay 0
Colt Gordon 86.5
Shane Proctor 0
Brad Rudolf 75.5
Cole Elshere 73
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