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The right day to be a Wright
stetson Wright wins
the saddle bronc, bulls
and all-round title at
pendleton round-up
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
peNdLeTON — One of the
hottest young talents in rodeo
gave the fans at the 111th pend-
leton round-up a thrill this past
week.
stetson Wright, 22, of milford,
utah, won the saddle bronc and
bull riding events on saturday,
Sept. 18, then topped things off
with the all-around title.
“anything that I win that my
dad has won means a lot to me,”
Wright said. “I’m a lucky guy.
everything is going my way.”
In the saddle bronc, with his
brothers rusty and ryder cheer-
ing from behind the chutes,
Wright turned in a score of 91.5
on Lunatic from Hell. Combined
with his 91-point ride from his
first ride, Wright posted an arena
record total of 182.5 points. The
91.5 score also was an arena
record.
“I talked to rusty and ryder
and they said she was good on
grass,” Wright said of his horse.
“It was pretty neat to hear all the
cheers when I got off.”
It was the first Pendleton title
for Wright, whose dad Cody won
the event here in 2010, and the
victory lap was pretty sweet.
“I’ve always dreamed of it,”
he said. “It was fun. my adren-
alin was pumping like crazy. I’m
having the time of my life.”
With the win, Wright overtook
his brother ryder for the lead in
the world standings by $4,102.
The Wrights, who came five
ON THE SLATE
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Prep volleyball
The Dalles at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Eisenhower at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Ontario at McLoughlin, 6:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 5 p.m.
Riverside at Columbia White Salmon,
6:30 p.m.
Griswold at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m.
Condon at Echo, 5 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Bickleton, 5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Chiawana at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
McLoughlin at Umatilla, 3 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
McLoughlin at Umatilla, 6 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Sunnyside at Hermiston (2), 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Prep cross-country
Hermiston at MCC meet in Walla Walla,
4 p.m.
College volleyball
Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 6 p.m.
College men’s soccer
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 4:15 p.m.
College women’s soccer
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 23
Kathy Aney/East Oregonian
Stetson Wright, of Milford, Utah, rides Royal Playboy to a bull riding championship on Saturday Sept. 18,
2021, at the Pendleton Round-Up with a two-day total of 176 points.
of two men to post a qualifying
ride in the finals.
It’s the third time Wright has
been on that bull. The first time,
he got bucked off. The second was
the night of sept. 14 in the Xtreme
bulls Tour Finale, where he had a
score of 92.
“I love him a lot,” Wright
strong in the saddle bronc, saw
Rusty finish third and Ryder fifth.
Wright is the only one in the
family of bronc riders to also
compete in the bulls.
He rode royal playboy for 89
points in the finals, and finished
with a total of 176 points on two
rides for the title. He was only one
said. “I got even with him last
time. I’d love to have that bull
everyday.”
In addition to saddles, hats,
boots, buckles and other prizes,
Wright won $13,122 in the saddle
bronc and $10,404 in the bulls.
See Round-up, Page A11
Prep football
Irrigon at Grant Union, 7 p.m.
Prep volleyball
Pilot Rock a Heppner, 5 p.m.
Crook County at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Walla Walla at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Union, 5 p.m.
Stanfield at Enterprise, 5 p.m.
La Grande at Irrigon, 5 p.m.
Umatilla at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Cove, 6 p.m.
Mitchell/Sprat at Ione/Arlington, 5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Walla Walla at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Redmond at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Pendleton at Redmond, 4:30 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Hermiston at Eisenhower (2), 4 p.m.
Cross-country
Heppner, Griswold, McLoughlin, Pilot
Rock, Riverside, Umatilla at Stanfield Fun
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