7/13/2023 0 Comments Homedale rodeo groundsFrom spending a little time behind the scenes over the last couple of years at the SRS I can say that it is full of incredibly talented, supportive and notably kind individuals. We expect that those relationships build close friendships. “We’ve met more genuine people in this (Western) lifestyle and made more good friends than anyone can imagine,” Lori Badiola added. - Snake River Stampede “The hard work, the competition, the appreciation and respect for everyone involved.” - Snake River Stampede “We love this!” Said Ben Badiola, President and CEO of SRC Sports. What makes this story a little more interesting is that "Hailey’s best friend Sammie Dunn, 18, also qualified in two divisions and will compete after taking first and third place as a header in the #5.5 section with heelers Lucas Cruz and Conor Ward respectively." - Snake River Stampede Speaking out about it Hailey said, “It’s exciting to be there in the same competition with my dad again.” Nevadans Maynard Victor and Sid Kochamp of Wadsworth competed in the double mugging but were unable to restrain the steer within the 1.5-minute window.Hailey Okamura, who started roping at 6 years old, qualified and competed at Snake River Stampede when she was 13, 15 and now again at 18 will team roping with her dad and horse Dollar. World champion saddle bronc rider Dan Mortensen swept the competition with a score of 83. If it would've come apart on me when he was really bucking, I don't know what would've happened." "But all things said and done, I'm sure glad things turned out the way they did. "He was a nice horse and I dang sure could have ridden him better," DeMers said. He received 75 points and a bottle of whiskey for his efforts. "When I hit the ground, the first thing that went through my head was, 'what just happened?'" "I made the jump but I could feel something just broke," recalled DeMers, of Boulder, Mont. The top score in bronc riding went to Trey Fisher of Madisonville, Texas.Ī tense moment came when the cinch on Cody DeMers' bronc broke just as the eight-second buzzer sounded. Luke Meeks of South Dakota was the only cowboy to ride his bull but he was offered a reride. Shepard was able to walk out of the arena despite a cut behind his ear. The bull-riding competition had its first injury of the rodeo when Jerry Shepard of Utah was hit in the head by a bull's horn. The top four team-roping duos are tied at 5.5 seconds. Ira Walker of Owyhee and his partner, Mike Pendergrass, of Homedale, Idaho, roped in 8.6 seconds while Tobey Borkman of Spring Creek and his partner Mark Fields of Reno received a penalty for roping only one hind leg, dropping their time to 19 seconds. Other Nevada cowboys fared worse in team roping. It was Fitzpatrick's fourth year competing in Reno and he plans to return next year.įor now, he's preparing for his next series of rodeos coming up over the Fourth of July.įitzpatrick and Martins caught their steer in 7.8 seconds, after roping a 7.2 in the first round. We roped the steer, we just weren't fast enough." "I'm very disappointed," he said, after learning that he and his partner, Justin Martins, missed a spot in the top 12, leaving them out of Sunday's final competition. Carson City's team roper Tye Fitzpatrick went into Friday's competition of the Reno Rodeo with high hopes.īut his hopes fell short - by about one second.
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