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WEDNESDAY
August 2, 2017
Kolbaba takes CJD Rodeo bull riding event
Wallowa County native Derek Kolbaba did
not disappoint his hometown fans Thursday night
at the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo.
He scored an event-winning 88 points on Brid-
well Pro Rodeos’ Omaha, a bull that had not been
ridden previously.
Kolbaba, 21, hails from Walla Walla, Wash.,
and is near the top in the international rankings
of the PBR. He left Joseph Thursday evening and
drove all night to take part in the PBR Velocity
Tour in Big Sky, Mont.
Kolbaba also won the bull riding event at both
the 2014 and 2016 Chief Joseph Days Rodeo.
Here are the results of the 2017 Chief Joseph
Days Rodeo July 26-29:
All-around cowboy: Jordan Ketscher, $4,114, tie-
down roping and team roping.
Bareback riding: 1. Mason Clements, 83 points on
Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Caddy Wagon, $2,143; 2. Jessy
Davis, 80.5, $1,643; 3. Richmond Champion, 80, $1,214;
4. (tie) David Peebles and Caleb Bennett, 79, $643 each;
6. Justin Miller, 78.5, $357; 7. Kyle Labrucherie, 78, $286;
8. Kaycee Feild, 77.5, $214.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Ryan Bothum, 3.7 sec-
onds, $1,199; 2. Olin Hannum, 3.9, $993; 3. Andy Weldon,
4.4, $786; 4. Trevor Knowles, 4.5, $579; 5. Sam Macken-
zie, 4.7, $372; 6. Jesse Brown, 4.9, $207. Second round:
1. John Green, 4.0 seconds, $1,199; 2. Jarret New, 4.5,
$993; 3. Dalton Massey, 4.8, $786; 4. (tie) Blake Knowles
and Clayton Morrison, 5.0, $476 each; 6. Bubba Boots,
5.3, $207. Average: 1. Trevor Knowles, 9.9 seconds on two
head, $1,799; 2. Dalton Massey, 10.0, $1,489; 3. Clay-
ton Morrison, 10.3, $1,179; 4. Jesse Brown, 10.4, $869; 5.
Justin Kimsey, 10.8, $558; 6. (tie) Bubba Boots and Levi
Rudd, 11.0, $155 each.
Team roping: First round: 1. Steven Duby/Jason Minor,
5.1 seconds, $1,706 each; 2. (tie) Tanner Patzke/Quade
Patzke and Jake Stanley/Brent Falon, 5.9, $1,265 each;
4. Bob Thompson/Tom Nelson, 6.0, $823; 5. Cory Kidd V/
Cole Davison, 6.1, $529; 6. Dustin Bird/Russell Cardoza,
6.4, $294. Second round: 1. (tie) Jason Stewart/Bucky
Campbell and Case Hirdes/Wyatt Hansen, 6.0 seconds,
$1,559 each; 3. (tie) Clay Ullery/Riley Wilson and Zane
Barnson/Cole Wilson, 6.5, $970 each; 5. Tanner Patzke/
Quade Patzke, 7.0, $529; 6. Ty Blasingame/Tanner Luttrell,
10.4, $294. Average: 1. Tanner Patzke/Quade Patzke, 12.9
seconds on two head, $2,559 each; 2. Zane Barnson/Cole
Wilson, 13.1, $2,117; 3. Clay Ullery/Riley Wilson, 13.9,
$1,676; 4. Jake Stanley/Brent Falon, 17.3, $1,235; 5. Austin
Stafford/Cully Stafford, 19.4, $794; 6. Colton Campbell/Jor-
dan Ketscher, 38.0, $441.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Johnny Espeland, 81.5 points
on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ No. 221, $2,459; 2. Mitch Pollock,
77, $1,885; 3. Nick LaDuke, 75, $1,393; 4. (tie) Joaquin
Real and Curtis Garton, 74.5, $738 each; 6. (tie) Jacob
Stacy and Joe Harper, 74, $369 each; 8. Wyatt Hurst, 62,
$246.
Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Jordan Ketscher, 8.3
seconds, $1,340; 2. Rhen Richard, 8.5, $1,109; 3. Blair
Burk, 8.6, $878; 4. Cooper Martin, 8.9, $647; 5. Jared
Parke, 9.1, $416; 6. Jake Pratt, 9.5, $231. Second round:
1. Jason Minor, 8.0 seconds, $1,340; 2. Shank Edwards,
8.2, $1,109; 3. Stetson Vest, 8.4, $878; 4. Mike Johnson,
8.8, $647; 5. (tie) Cooper Martin and Jordan Ketscher, 8.9,
$323 each. Average: 1. Jordan Ketscher, 17.2 seconds on
two head, $2,009; 2. Cooper Martin, 17.8, $1,663; 3. Blair
Burk, 18.6, $1,317; 4. Jared Parke, 18.9, $970; 5. K.C.
Miller, 21.1, $624; 6. Cy Eames, 22.4, $346.
Barrel racing: 1. Teri Bangart, 17.33 seconds, $2,286;
2. Rachel Stoller, 17.34, $1,943; 3. Janet Cunningham,
17.58, $1,600; 4. Danyelle Williams, 17.59, $1,372; 5.
Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.60, $1,143; 6. Lexi Burgess,
17.61, $800; 7. (tie) Jordan Minor and Jodi Goodrich, 17.67,
$514 each; 9. Samantha Lane, 17.74, $400; 10. Leslie Pen-
hollow, 17.81, $343; 11. Rainy Robinson, 17.83, $286; 12.
Katy Kafka, 17.84, $229.
Steer roping: First round: 1. Bryce Davis, 12.2 sec-
onds, $944; 2. Dave Clark, 12.8, $708; 3. Caleb McMillan,
13.3, $472; 4. Jason Stewart, 15.3, $236. Second round:
1. Howdy McGinn, 11.0 seconds, $944; 2. Bryce Davis,
11.4, $708; 3. (tie) Brian Garr and Chad Mathis, 11.8, $354
each. Third round: 1. Tom Sorey, 10.5 seconds, $944; 2.
J. Tom Fisher, 12.2, $708; 3. Howdy McGinn, 12.5, $472;
4. Corey Ross, 13.5, $236. Average: 1. Jim Locke, 42.3
seconds on three head, $1,416; 2. Jason Stewart, 45.4,
$1,062; 3. Corey Ross, 47.4, $708; 4. Howdy McGinn, 23.5
on two head, $354.
Bull riding: 1. Derek Kolbaba, 88 points on Brid-
well Pro Rodeos’ Omaha, $2,793; 2. Aaron Williams, 80.5,
$2,189; 3. Chase Dougherty, 75.5, $1,672; 4. Jordan
Spears, 75, $1,155; 5. Ruger Piva, 74, $810; no other qual-
ified rides. (All totals include ground money.)
Total payoff: $118,729.
Ellen Bishop/Special to the Chieftain
One of the highlights of the 2017 Chief Joseph Days Rodeo came Thursday evening when Wallowa County native Derek Kolbaba rode Oma-
ha for 88 points. The bull had never been ridden before.
Ellen Bishop/Special to the Chieftain
Ellen Bishop/Special to the Chieftain
Lane Santos, of Creston, Calif., takes aim on a steer in Saturday’s Team Roping event. Tan-
ner and Quade Patzke, of Klamath Falls, Ore., walked away with the top Team Roping prize.
Kirk St. Clair, of Blodgett, Ore., rides Mom-
ma’s Boy for a score of 68 in the Wednes-
day night go-round.
Shrine Club tournament draws a crowd
On the Friday of the Chief
Joseph Days celebration, while
the boot and bling crowd jin-
gled through Joseph, the golf shoe
crowd hit the fairways at Alpine
Meadows in Enterprise.
You remember Enterprise — the
town you have to drive through to
get to the little town of heaven.
In support of the Wallowa
County Shrine Club, 74 golfers
turned out to play in the annual
Shriner’s tournament.
“It’s the biggest turnout we’ve
had,” said Sam Wade, tourney
chair. “Too, I think it’s the biggest
turnout for Alpine Meadows this
year. It makes us all happy.”
Wade explained that pro-
ceeds from the golf tournament
go directly for local use helping
Rochelle Danielson
families with travel and housing
expenses to and from the Shrine
Hospital in Portland.
“We also have a Rainbow Girl’s
fund,” he said. “We haven’t any
Rainbow girls at this time, but we
are there for the girls when they
reorganize.”
The four top teams:
First –– Levi Taylor, Mike Bis-
bee Jr, Gordon Higheagle Jr. and
Easton Powaukee, 58. Second ––
Lance Homan, Michele Homan,
Tyler Homan and Faith Homan, 59.
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Third –– Stan Getz, Harry Grosh-
ens, Rick Hill and Eric Snively, 60.
Fourth –– Marcus Bridges, Ashley
Bridges, Michael McMurray and
Kyle Crawford, 62.
Ladies Longest Drive: Julie
Hickerson. Men’s Longest Drive:
Mike Bisbee Jr. Ladies KP: Michele
Homan. Men’s KP: Rob Hays.
“The teams moved along at a
good pace. We fi nished up about 3
p.m.,” said Gerald Crawford.
“That’s fast when you think of
the many mulligan tickets sold.
There was a time when the tourna-
ment was an all-day, all-evening’
event.”
Crawford and his wife, Lor-
raine, help with the tournament
every year as does Sam’s wife,
Margaret, and daughter, Christi.
You’ve got to love the Shri-
ners. Their support for one another
is obvious at the golf course and
even more so at the Saturday morn-
ing breakfast at the rodeo grounds
where their organization acts as one
happy family fl ipping hotcakes for
the crowd.
They’ve got the serving down
pat too, even the tots pitch in. Pro-
ceeds from the breakfast go directly
to the Shrine Hospital for Children
in Portland.
Next year, let’s hope to see a
comeback of the Shriner Fez and
their little red cars to the Chief
Joseph Days parade.
Rochelle Danielson writes
about golf for Chieftain during the
summer months.
Bales selected
for all-star
football team
Trent Bales, a 2017 Enterprise High
School graduate, was recently selected to
play in the East-West Shrine All-Star foot-
ball game in Baker City,
slated for Aug. 5.
The 18-year-old played
running back and middle
linebacker. He expects to
play at one or both of those
positions at the All-Star
Bales
game.
Bales plans to attend Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege in Pendleton this fall.
“Being chosen is defi nitely an honor,” he
said. “It’s really exciting, and it’s going to
be an awesome game.”
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