SPORTS
A8 — THE OBSERVER
SaTuRday, July 23, 2022
Ducks 76th annual Chief Joseph Days Rodeo ready to roll
opener
with
Georgia
sold out
Wallowa County Chieftain
By ANTWAN STALEY
Eugene Register-Guard
EUGENE — One of the
biggest Week 1 matchups
no longer has tickets avail-
able to the general public.
The anticipated Sept. 3
game between the Oregon
Ducks and the Georgia
Bulldogs, which will take
place at Mercedes-Benz
Stadium in Atlanta,
has officially sold out,
according to officials.
Oregon and Georgia will
likely be the highest-ranked
neutral-site game of Labor
Day weekend as both teams
are expected to be ranked
inside the top 15.
According to Bovada,
an online gambling site
(https://www.bovada.lv/),
the Bulldogs are 17.5-point
favorites to win the game.
Since the creation of the
series in 2008, the Chick-
fil-A Kickoff Game has
sold out 14 of 18 games.
This year’s
game was
also one of the
most in-de-
mand tickets
in the series’
history.
“This
has already
proven to
be one of
the toughest
tickets we’ve
ever seen for
the Chick-fil-A Kickoff
Game,” Gary Stokan,
Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO
and president, said in a
statement.
“You have the defending
National Champions
squaring off with arguably
the most successful Pac-12
team in the CFP era. With
two passionate fan bases
and the best neutral-site
matchup on opening
weekend, it’s no surprise
we’ve seen such a strong
demand for tickets,” Stokan
continued.
The Oregon vs. Georgia
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
will kick off at 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 3 and will air on
ABC.
This year’s matchup
marks only the second
meeting between the teams
and the first time since
Georgia’s 27-16 win at San-
ford Stadium.
Georgia is making its
third appearance in the
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
after defeating North Caro-
lina 33-24 in 2016. Oregon
will play in the Chick-fil-A
Kickoff Game for the first
time.
This year’s matchup is
only the second meeting
between Pac-12 and SEC
teams in the game, with
Auburn defeating Wash-
ington 21-16 in 2018.
Since 2008, the Chick-
fil-A Kickoff Game has
averaged 67,064 fans —
higher than the attendance
of 43 bowl games last year
— and has an average
payout of $5.96 mil-
lion, which is higher than
30 bowl games from the
2021-22 bowl season.
“This is going to be
a tremendous matchup
between two of college
football’s premier pro-
grams,” Oregon coach Dan
Lanning said. “The game
being sold out already
speaks to the power of
these two brands and the
national buzz around this
matchup, and we look for-
ward to seeing Duck fans
out in full force in Atlanta.
“Our offseason has been
all about focusing on our
DNA traits as a team and
coming together as one
unit, and our student-ath-
letes are working incredibly
hard to create a really solid
foundation for the season,”
added Lanning. “We can’t
wait for the opportunity to
put that hard work on dis-
play against an elite oppo-
nent on Sept. 3.”
JOSEPH — The Chief
Joseph Days Rodeo in
Joseph, scheduled for
July 27-31, will feature
famous rodeo clown John
Harrison.
Harrison has made 10
appearances at the Wran-
gler’s National Finals
Rodeo in Las Vegas, won
Comedy Act of the Year
five times and is a four-
time winner of the pres-
tigious Coors Man in the
Can award.
Voted a Top-10 Must
See Rodeo, a 25 Best
Fests of the West and
winner of multiple best
small rodeo awards, Chief
Joseph Days features four
nights of Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Associ-
ation rodeos and six days
of Western entertainment
in the scenic hamlet in
Northeastern Oregon.
The festivities kick off
Tuesday, July 26, with
the Bucking Horse Stam-
pede down Main Street.
July 27 is the first of
four PRCA rodeos, with
Family Night, which fea-
tures youngsters trying
their hand at mutton
bustin’, a crowd favorite.
Up-and-coming cowboys
also compete, along with
top competitors who hope
to improve their standings
and make it all the way to
the Wrangler’s National
Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas
in December.
Tough Enough to Wear
Pink, where attendees
and contestants wear pink
to support breast cancer
awareness, is July 28.
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
The Temple Ranch team of, from left, Tristin Bales, Joshua Bales and Brian Temple direct a calf into a pen
during the team sorting event Saturday, June 25, 2022, of the Chief Joseph Days Ranch Rodeo in Joseph.
Ellen Bishop/Contributed Photo, File
A cowboy competes in the saddle bronc competition at the 2021
Chief Joseph Days Rodeo.
Miles for Mammograms,
a fun walk to raise money
for local cancer screen-
ings, starts at 9 a.m. at the
Thunder Room, adjacent
to the arena.
Whiskey Creek is
back this year by popular
demand to play live music
at the Thunder Room right
after the rodeo, where rev-
elers can party and dance
the night away. Safe buses
are provided so no one has
to worry about drinking
and driving.
Rodeos start at 7 p.m.
each night, and take place
at the Harley Tucker
Memorial Arena just west
of Main Street in Joseph.
Each rodeo starts with the
Tuckerettes, six fast-flying
cowgirls who thrill with
their daring riding patterns
at breakneck speed, while
carrying sponsor flags.
Other festivities for
Chief Joseph Days include
the junior parade on
Friday, July 29, at 10 a.m.
down Main Street, and the
Grand Parade on July 30 at
10 a.m. down Main Street.
Shopping vendors will
line Main Street offering
Western accessories.
A reenactment of the
infamous 1896 robbery of
the First Bank of Joseph
will not take place fol-
lowing the Grand Parade
as it did last year, said
Jude Graham, curator
of the Wallowa County
Museum, which sponsors
the reenactment. She said
some of the reenactors
come from as far away as
Portland and it’s difficult
to get them to come every
year. She said the museum
will probably host the
reenactment every other
year.
Chief Joseph Days is
named in honor of the
famous Chief Joseph of
the Nez Perce tribe. Wal-
lowa County — and par-
ticularly Joseph — is the
ancestral homeland of the
Nez Perce. Chief Joseph
was lauded for his skills
as a peace chief leading
his people away from the
U.S. Army and for his
eloquence, when he sur-
rendered in 1877 with
the famous words, “From
where the sun now stands,
I will fight no more
forever.”
The Nez Perce host the
annual Friendship Feast
on July 30, at the tent
encampment adjacent to
the Harley Tucker Memo-
rial Arena. All are wel-
come to attend to enjoy
traditional dancing and
food. The Nez Perce pro-
vide buffalo and salmon;
guests are asked to bring
side dishes to share. Nez
Perce tribal members
participate in the Grand
Parade on July 30.
Chief Joseph Days
was founded in 1946 by
stock contractor Harley
Tucker. The tradition cel-
ebrates the sport of rodeo,
and honors the Western
heritage of the Wallowa
Valley.
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