B Bar D’s bulls win and rodeo pooch steals the show at Frolic & Rodeo

This year, the bulls won and Annie stole the show.

The Philomath Frolic & Rodeo’s three nights of action in the arena concluded on Saturday with a capacity crowd watching cowboys and cowgirls compete against one another for pride and prize money. In the final event, bull riding, none of the contestants over three nights were able to stay aboard. In such cases, the stock contractor — B Bar D — takes the purse.

The bull riding did have an interesting finish, however, with Sam Gold getting three chances. On his first try, he stayed on “Grandma’s Precious” for roughly 5 seconds before hitting the arena dirt. Gold entered for a second ride — a rule implemented a few years back that allows more than one entry — and was again bucked off. But on this ride, there was a fault identified and he had the option of a re-ride. Gold got on a bull for a third time but couldn’t stay on.

The crowd most enjoyed “Annie,” a dog trained to round up bulls and get them headed in the right direction for exiting the arena.

The final rodeo got started with bareback riding with Clay Stone of Blackfoot, Idaho, sitting in the lead with a score of 82. In a thrilling finish, both Wyatt Wood of Prineville and Kirk St. Clair of Blodgett scored 82s to end up in a three-way tie for first place.

Annie Minor of Ellesburg, Washington, took first place in breakaway roping with a time of 2.8 seconds, which she accomplished at Friday night’s performance. (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)

In novice bareback, the second-to-last rider, Kelton Maxfield of Nampa, Idaho, took the top prize with an 80 aboard Class Act.

Tie down roping saw a tie atop the leaderboard as well with Zane Taylor of Burns and Russell Cardoza of Terrebonne each finishing with 10-second performances. Six contestants challenged on the final night but nobody did better than a 13.3.

In breakaway roping, Annie Minor of Ellensburg, Washington, maintained her lead heading into the final performance with a time of 2.8 seconds. In fact, the top eight times survived with none of the Saturday challengers having any luck. The event drew 38 contestants with a total payoff of $4,750.

Ryan Verling of Stanfield took the saddle bronc title with a Saturday night ride that was good for 84 points. Verling, the second-to-last contestant, earned the score while riding Harvest Queen to knock down Hayden Hall of Pendleton and Mason Stuller of Veneta, who had been tied for first with scores of 82.

Annie waits for an opportunity to go after a bull. (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)

In steer wrestling, Cord Gomes of Antelope easily won with a time of 5.7 seconds. Taylor, the Burns cowboy who won tie down roping, had a time of 21.0 seconds but still ended up with second place.

A pair of Monroe cowboys took first place in team roping with Spike McKay and Chris Westbrooks coming in with a time of 6.7 seconds. That edged the runners-up by one-tenth of a second. The total payoff for team roping came in at $6,840 with 24 team entries.

Mike Reed of Scappoose and Caseyn Pearson of Emmett, Idaho, finished in a tie for first in novice saddle bronc. Both had rides that were good for 65 points — both aboard B Bar D’s Bear Track.

There was one contestant in ranch bronc riding with Ryder Marsh of Powell Butte.

Ryan Verling had the winning ride in the saddle bronc competition with an 84 on Harvest Queen. (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/Philomath News)

In barrel racing, Arlington’s Sammi Lane had a final-night performance of 17.51 seconds to take first place. Bailey Cline of Roseburg and McKenzie Huggler of Roy tied for second at 17.62 seconds in an event that attracted 38 entries and had a total payoff of $4,750.

In novice bull riding, Parker Buchanan of Powell Butte had a score of 80 aboard Lifter to take first place.

The rodeo’s attendance came in at more than 5,900 with the last two nights being sellouts.

Northwest Professional Rodeo Association
July 8-10 at Philomath Frolic & Rodeo
FINAL RESULTS

Bareback Riding

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
T-1. Clay Stone	Blackfoot, Idaho	Ugly Betty	82	$534.38
T-1. Kirk St. Clair	Blodgett	Irish Red	82	$534.38
T-1. Wyatt Wood	Prineville	Cinderella	82	$534.38
4. Cache Hill	Baker, Montana	Roan Ranger	81	$178.13
Entries: 9	Payoff: $1,781.26

Novice Bareback Riding

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
1. Kelton Maxfield	Nampa, Idaho	Class Act	80	$228.00
T-2. Garrett Blackwell	Sandy	Shits & Giggles	75	$76.00
T-2. Hayden James	Emmett, Idaho	Barstool	75	$76.00
Entries: 5	Payoff: $380

Saddle Bronc

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
1. Ryan Verling	Stanfield	Harvest Queen	84	$640.54
T-2. Hayden Hall	Pendleton	Gunslinger	82	$474.88
T-2. Mason Stuller	Veneta	Diablo Polo	82	$474.88
4. Matt Shannon	Prineville	Widow Maker	80	$309.23
5. Mark O’Dempsey	Prineville	Dirty Money	77	$198.79
6. Noah Jones	Parma, Idaho	Diablo Polo	67	$110.44
Entries: 15	Payoff: $2,208.75

Novice Saddle Bronc

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
T-1. Mike Reed	Scappoose	Bear Track	64	$190.00
T-1. Caseyn Pearson	Emmett, Idaho	Bear Track	64	$190.00
Entries: 5	Payoff: $380.00

Bull Riding

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
No winner
Entries: 13	Payoff: $2,066.25

Tie Down Roping

Contestant	Hometown	Time	Earnings
T-1. Zane Taylor	Burns	10.0	$1,032.18
T-1. Russell Cardoza	Terrebonne	10.0	$1,032.18
T-3. Tim Messner	Terrebonne	11.8	$642.67
T-3. Ricky Canton	Navasota, Texas	11.8	$642.67
5. Shane Erickson	Terrebonne	12.1	$350.55
6. Cully Stafford	Prineville	12.4	$194.75
Entries: 29	Payoff: $3,895.00

Steer Wrestling

Contestant	Hometown	Time	Earnings
1. Cord Gomes	Antelope	5.7	$1,092.50
2. Zane Taylor	Burns	21.0	$655.50
3. Travis Thompson	Vancouver, Wash.	21.8	$437.00
Entries: 11	Payoff: $2,185.00	81	$178.13

Team Roping

Contestant	Hometown	Time	Earnings
1. Spike McKay Chris Westbrooks	Monroe Monroe	6.7	$991.80 $991.80
2. Jerry Unruh Shane Erickson	Eagle Point Terrebonne	6.8	$820.80 $820.80
3. Daniel Holland Cody Barney	Bonanza Klamath Falls	7.7	$649.80 $649.80
4. Randy Thompson Natalie Thompson	Yoncalla Yoncalla	8.1	$478.80 $478.80
5. Russell Cardoza Jake Raley	Terrebonne Brush Prairie, Wash.	8.6	$307.80 $307.80
6. Dayton Stafford Austin Stafford	Prineville Prineville	9.3	$171.00 $171.00
Entries: 24	Payoff: $6,840.00

Breakaway Roping

Contestant	Hometown	Times	Earnings
1. Annie Minor	Ellensburg, Wash.	2.8	$1,092.50
2. Bailey VanKoll	Brush Prairie, Wash.	3.2	$950.00
3. Lindsey Taylor	Burns	4.2	$807.50
4. Courtney Wood	McArthur, Calif.	4.3	$665.00
5. Coleman Canton	Navasota, Texas	5.8	$522.50
6. Sammy Jo Cardoza	Terrebonne	6.0	$380.00
7. Jennifer Frohman	Yelm, Wash.	11.9	$237.50
8. Trisha McCoin	Terrebonne	12.3	$95.00
Entries: 38	Payoff: $4,750.00

Barrel Racing

Contestant	Hometown	Time	Earnings
1. Sammi Lane	Arlington	17.51	$1,092.50
T-2. Bailey Cline	Roseburg	17.62	$878.75
T-2. MacKenzie Huggler	Roy	17.62	$878.75
4. Sharon Gow	Roseburg	17.73	$665.00
5. Hannah Block	Bend	17.83	$522.50
T-6. Chelsie Stodghill	Prineville	17.91	$308.75
T-6. Kimberly Williams	North Powder	17.91	$308.75
8. Payton Johnson	Aurora	18.05	$95.00
Entries: 38	Payoff: $4,750.00

Ranch Bronc Riding

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
1. Ryder Marsh	Powell Butte	—	—	$200.00
Entries: 1	Payoff: $200.00

Novice Bull Riding

Contestant	Hometown	Stock Name	Score	Earnings
1. Parker Buchanan	Powell Butte	Lifter	80	$745.00
2. Shane Scott	Ridgefield, Wash.	Mello Yellow	71	$447.00
3. Shane Scott	Ridgefield, Wash.	Smokey	66	$298.00
Entries: 18	Payoff: $1,490.00