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A10 Sports wallowa.com June 24, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain BULLS: Area rider wins Corvette Continued from Page A9 Clark was tempted out of almost-retirement for one last good go-round and a to- tal score of 151 points. His ¿QDO KRUVH ZDV D ELJ VWURQJ 4-year-old named Rock Creek out of the Shelley’s Ranch %URQFVRXW¿W ³,WZDVQ¶WWKHEHVWULGH,¶YH made,” Clark said, “But the horse was strong. I had no idea ,¶GZLQEXW,ZDVWU\LQJIRULW´ ,W PD\ KDYH EHHQ &ODUN¶V last hurrah; he’s planning on EHLQJ D SLFNXS PDQ DV KLV kids ride in Junior Rodeo, now. ³,¶P ¿QGLQJ WKDW¶V DV IXQ DV ULGLQJEURQFV´KHVDLG What a way to go out. Cole Rollins, of Redmond, took second, missing the car E\WKUHHVOLPSRLQWV High Desert Rough Stock EURQF FKDPS 1LJKWPRYHV put in another winning round, WRR 7KH ELJ JHOGLQJ KHOG KLV record for no-rides against a GDUQ JRRG FRZER\ DQG ODVW year’s winner, Ryan Anderson, of Tonasket, Wash. Anderson held on for three-quarters of 1LJKWPRYHV¶ EDJRWULFNV EXW WKH ELJ EODFN JRW KLP LQ WKH HQG ³7KH PRYHV WKDW KH throws ... He’s just not easy to ride,” Anderson said. “It was an awesome ride — other than the face planting in the dirt at the end. That horse has all VRUWVRIJRRGPRYHV´ 5LYHU 6WHYHQVRQ RXW RI Blackfoot, Idaho, won the EXOO ULGLQJ PRQH\ ZLWK D WR- tal on two rides of 148 points. +HWRRNKRPHRYHULQ ZLQQLQJVDVLOYHUEXFNOHDQG a free entry into next year’s HYHQW +HUH¶V KRSLQJ ZH VHH KLPEDFN 2XUORFDOER\&DGH6WHHQ of Joseph, put in a heck of DQ HDUO\ ULGH RQ KLV EXOO EXW GLGQ¶WPDNHWKHEX]]HU%HWWHU luck next time Cade. It was a great ride to watch. 7KH HYHQW VDZ WKH KLJKHVW QXPEHU RI PXWWRQ EXVWHU HQ- tries in its history and a local Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain Brandon Clark of Baker won the coveted Corvette at the Mountain High Broncs and Bulls event, riding both broncs for a total of 151 points. JLUO WRRN KRPH WKH WRS SUL]H ¿UVWSODFH/LOO\$OOUHGRI(P- Macy Dawson, of Wallowa, met, Idaho, took second with URGHDELJUDPIURPWKH.UHEV SRLQWV ÀRFN IRU D SRLQW ULGH DQG The much-anticipated, one-of-the-last-of-its-kind :LOG +RUVH 5DFH ZDV DEVR- lute pandemonium. Which is what the fans and competitors ORYH 6HYHQ \HV UHDOO\ ZLOG right off the range) horses DQG VHYHQ WHDPV RI WKUHH EURQF ZUDQJOHUV FUDPPHG the arena and when the dust ¿QDOO\VHWWOHGDIWHUWZRURXQGV WKH'DNRWD/\RQVWHDPRXWRI 3HQGOHWRQ WRRN WKH ZLQ RYHU the always-tough and often top-placed Jason Smith team out of Warm Springs. Plenty of folks with more JXWVWKDQEUDLQVHQWHUHGHLWKHU WKH 5LQJ RI )LUH RU 7KH +DUG:D\HYHQWVDQGQRERG\ was seriously injured, though there were plenty of close calls DQG ERGLHV À\LQJ WKURXJK WKH DLUZKHQWKHEXOOVFDPHRXWRI the gate. 7KHHYHQWFRPPLWWHHLVVXHG a formal thank you to all of the contestants who came from all of the states, the fans who FDPH DQG ZDWFKHG WKH YRO- unteers and committee people ZKRJRWVRJUXEE\LQWKHGXVW \RX FRXOGQ¶W UHFRJQL]H WKHP anymore, and the sponsors ZKRPDGHWKHHYHQWKDSSHQ RODEO: Ranch Rodeo this weekend HAFER: Race for Cancer Awareness Continued from Page A9 WKH ELG RQ D WHDP \RX¶OO PHU 1DWLRQDO )LQDOV 5RGHR share in their winnings and contestants to one old-tim- includes healthy buffet, water, awards Your added fun starts at 2 if they win ... you just might HU LQ KLV PLGV +H PD\ p.m. at the rodeo grounds on )ULGD\-XQH Saddle up your horse and \RX FDQ EH SDUW RI WKH IUHH two-hour annual trail ride to the top of the moraine. /DVW \HDU ULGHUV EUDYHG LII\ZHDWKHUEXWWKHZHDWKHU looks good for this week. :KHQ \RX JHW EDFN \RX FDQHDWDJRRGEHHIGLQQHULQ the Thunder Room. Tickets DGXOWVIRUNLGVDJHV WRFDQEHSXUFKDVHGDW WKH GRRU IRU WKH SP GLQ- ner, raffle and social. Then, stick around for your chance to get really amped at the rodeo. This is ZKHUH \RX WDS \RXU VDYLQJV or pool with friends. Following dinner, you’ll KDYH WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR ELG RQ \RXU IDYRULWH UDQFK WHDP in the Calcutta. If you win EH DEOH WR DIIRUG WKH SDUW\ you’ll want to throw after- wards. Most of the money these FRZER\V DQG FRZJLUOV ZLQ will go into the school schol- arship fund. But the win- QLQJVLQWKH&DOFXWWDFDQEH VXEVWDQWLDO More importantly for \RXKDYLQJDWHDPWRFKHHU PDNHV WKH PDLQ HYHQW WKDW much more scream-worthy. Get into it! 7KH PDLQ HYHQW \RX¶OO recall, is at 5 p.m., Saturday, -XQHLQWKH+DUOH\7XFN- er Memorial Arena at the CJD Rodeo Grounds. Tick- HWV DUH DYDLODEOH DW WKH JDWH IRU DGXOWV DJHV years. The teams this year are IDLUO\ HYHQ DOO ZLWK WRS QRWFKFRZER\V²IURPIRU- MXVWEHWKHGDUNKRUVHLQWKLV HYHQW:DWFKRXW Teams signed up repre- sent a good cross-section of the ranches in the county. Quail Run Ranch Team is EDFNDJDLQDORQJZLWK7ULSOH Creek Ranch, Fence Creek Ranch, Marr Flat Cattle Company, Circle P Ranch, Steen Ranch, Yost Quar- ter Horse Ranch, Jim Hite Ranch, Miller Ranch, Yost Ranch and newcomers Beau %RWWV 5DQFK DQG 3UREHUW Ranch. &RQVSLFXRXVO\ DEVHQW LV the Baremore Ranch Team. One of the wild and woolly %DUHPRUHER\VIHOORIIDURRI and was hurt, so they are short-handed this year. They KDYH FRQVLVWHQWO\ SODFHG DQG VRPHWLPHV ZRQ DQG ZLOOEHPLVVHG Continued from Page A9 7KH HYHQW LQFOXGHV D KHDOWK\ EXIIHW IHDWXULQJ IUHVK fruit, spa water, and healthy PXI¿QVDVZHOODVGRRUSUL]- HV ULEERQV DQG DZDUGV IRU ¿UVWSODFH¿QLVKHV ³:H¶YHEHHQOXFN\DQGDO- ways had good weather,” said )RXQGDWLRQ ERDUG PHPEHU Terry Jones, who will emcee WKHHYHQW (DUO\ UHJLVWUDWLRQ LV RSHQ until the end of the day on Wednesday, June 24. After that, same-day registration goes into effect, and racers FDQ VKRZ XS 6DWXUGD\ E\ a.m. to register at the door. 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