Sunshine Brings Out Sunday’s Best

(Tucson, Ariz.) – Tough Enough to Wear Pink Day netted $10,000 for the Southern Arizona Susan G. Komen Foundation and highlighted a first-class rodeo for 6,300 fans.

The best score of the day was posted by bull rider Brian Curtis of Belle Fourche, S.D. Curtis rode Beutler & Son’s South Pont to an 85 moving him to the top of the leader board. The top 12 competitors in each event will return for the Tucson Rodeo finals on Sunday, Feb. 24.

PRCA Bucking Bull of Year Voodoo Child protected his 100% buck-off rate today. The bull remained unridden in 42 attempts—John Jacobs of Timber Lake, S.D. drew the bull and rode him 2.95 seconds for a no score.

Monday, Feb. 18 is slack for timed events beginning at 8 a.m. Admission is $5 at the gate. Full rodeo performances resume Thursday, Feb. 21.

For information, call (520) 741-2233 or visit www.tucsonrodeo.com.

The following are unofficial results from the Tucson Rodeo, Feb. 17, 2008, Second Performance ---

Bareback riding: 1-2, Forest Bramwell, Pagosa Springs, Colo., 79 points on Beutler & Son’s Star Dust, Andy Martinez, Pavillion, Wyo., 79 points on Beutler & Son’s Free Fall; 3-4 Dustin Murray, Midwest City, Okla., Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 76; 5, Bill Wall, Morgan Utah, 75; 6, Zac Compton, Hermiston, Ore., 74; 7-8, Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho, Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, 72; 9, Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho, 67.

Steer wrestling: 1, Rusty Hamilton, Capitan, N.M., 6.4; 2, Gabe Taylor, Valentine, Neb., 6.5; 3, Bill Claunch, Monte Vista, Colo., 9.5; 4, Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 10.8; 5, John Frazen, Riverton, Wyo., 20.9; 6, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 22.5.

Team roping: 1, David Motes, Tolar, Texas, Jared Hixon, Bakersfield, Calif., 6.2; 2, Brad Hamilton, Pollok, Texas, Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 10.8; 3, Wake Wheatley, Hughson, Calif., Corry Petska, Lexington, Okla., 11.6; 4, J.J. Butler, Daniel, Wyo., T.J. Jarrard, Riverton, Wyo., 12.8; 5, Bill Snure, Douglas, Ariz., Everett Ashurst, Douglas, Ariz., 13.3; 6, Rick Kieckhefer, Prescott, Ariz., Justin Simon, Florence, Ariz., 13.7.

Tie-down roping: 1, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., Tyler Magnus, Lampasas, Texas, 7.6; 2, Trevor Mahoney, Florence, Ariz., Clint James Payson, Ariz., 8.1; 3-4 Sherrick Grantham, Congress, Ariz., Kyon Sayer, Phoenix, Ariz., Allen Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas, Cody Cowden, Merced, Calif., 8.2; 5, Colby Schneemann, Big Lake, Texas, Matt Kasner, Bridgeport,
Texas, 8.3; 6, Colby Siddoway, Argyle, Texas, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 9.2.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Jess I. Martin, Dillon, Mont., 80 points on Beutler & Son’s Little Angle; 2, Ryan Mapston, Belt, Mont., 79; 3-4, Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, J.W. Todd, Loving, N.M., 76; 5, Darrell Triplett, Waterflow, N.M., 75; 6-7, Everett Ashurst, Douglas, Ariz., Brett Crowser, Tucson, Ariz., 73; Brandon Biebelle, San Lorenzo, N.M., 71.

Barrel racing: 1, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 18.9; 2, Tami Semas, Prineville, Ore., 18.89; 3, Jenna Cadwallader, Phoenix, Ariz., 18.97; 4, Cindy Woods, Newberg, Ore., 19.32; 5, Shelley Murphy, Helena, Mont., 19.61; 6, Sammy Jo Willis, Terrebonne, Ore., 20.04; 7, Nikkie Miller Gosney, Scottsdale, Ariz., 20.51; 8, Marie Autrey, Mountainair, N.M., 21.08; 9,
Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 21.56; 10, Sierra Stoney, Dewinton, Alberta, Canada, 22.64.

Bull riding: 1, Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D., 85 points on Beutler & Son’s Spit Fire; 2-3, Terrance Granger, Tuba City, Ariz., Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, 80; 4, Brandon Reynolds, Pike Road, Ala., 77; 5, Rylan Wright, Midway, Utah, 73; 6, Cody Hodges, Omaha, Texas, 64.

CURRENT LEADERS (first round)

Bareback riding: 1, Scott Montague, Rapid City, SD 84 points on Beutler& Son’s South Point; 2, Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., Forest Bramwell, Pagosa Springs, Colo., 79; 3, Andy Martinez, Pavillion, Wyo., 79; 4-7Davey Shields, Jr., Bashaw, Alberta, Canada, Silas Richards, North Zulch, Texas, Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo., Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 78; 8-9 Dustin Murray, Midwest City, Okla., Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 76.

Steer wrestling: 1, Rusty Hamilton, Capitan, N.M., 6.4; 2, Gabe Taylor, Valentine, Neb., 6.5; 3, Trevor Duhon, Phoenix, Ariz., 9.1; 4, Bill Claunch, Monte Vista, Colo., 9.5; 5, Tim Robertson, Gilbert, Ariz., 9.9; 6, Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 10.8; 7, Jeremy Garner, Live Oak, Calif., 13.0; 8, Ben Shofner, Jasper, Texas, 14.7.

Tie-down roping: 1, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., Tyler Magnus, Lampasas, Texas, 7.6; 2, Trevor Mahoney, Florence, Ariz., Clint James Payson, Ariz., 8.1; 3-4 Sherrick Grantham, Congress, Ariz., Kyon Sayer, Phoenix, Ariz., Allen Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas, Cody Cowden, Merced, Calif., 8.2; 5, Colby Schneemann, Big Lake, Texas, Matt Kasner, Bridgeport, Texas, 8.3; 6, Colby Siddoway, Argyle, Texas, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 9.2; 7, Troy Trimble, Marana, Ariz., 10.7; 8, Casey
Wilson, Benson, Ariz., 14.7.

Team roping: 1, David Motes, Tolar, Texas, Jared Hixon, Bakersfield, Calif., 6.2; 2, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., Tyler Magnus, Lampasas, Texas, 7.6;3, Trevor Mahoney, Florence, Ariz., Clint James Payson, Ariz., 8.1; 4-5, Sherrick Grantham, Congress, Ariz., Kyon Sayer, Phoenix, Ariz., Allen Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas, Cody Cowden, Merced, Calif., 8.2; 6, Colby Schneemann, Big Lake, Texas, Matt Kasner, Bridgeport, Texas, 8.3; 7, Colby Siddoway, Argyle, Texas, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 9.2; 8, Brad Hamilton, Pollok, Texas, Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 10.8.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Jess I. Martin, Dillon, Mont., 80 points on Beutler & Son’s Little Angle; 2-3, Ryan Mapston, Belt, Mont., Morgan Forbes, Kaycee, Wyo., 79; 4, Jake Griffin, Powell, Wyo., 78; 5, Max Filippini, Battle Mountain, Nev., 77; 6, Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, J.W. Todd, Loving, N.M., 76; 7, Darrell Triplett, Waterflow, N.M., 75; 8, Everett Ashurst,
Douglas, Ariz., Brett Crowser, Tucson, Ariz., 73.

Women's barrel racing: 1, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 18.9; 2, Tami Semas, Prineville, Ore., 18.89; 3, Jenna Cadwallader, Phoenix, Ariz., 18.97; 4, Cindy Woods, Newberg, Ore., 19.32; 5, Jill Welsh, Prescott, Ariz., 19.41; 6,
Shelley Murphy, Helena, Mont., 19.61; 7, Shane Johnston, Menlo Park, Calif., 19.77; 8, Kirstin Carlson, Carlsbad, NM, 19.93.

Bull riding: 1, Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D., 85 points on Beutler & Son’s Spit Fire; 2-3, Terrance Granger, Tuba City, Ariz., Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, 80; 4, Brandon Reynolds, Pike Road, Ala., 77; 5, Austin Martiny, May, Idaho, 76; 6, Rylan Wright, Midway, Utah, 73; 7, Cody Hodges, Omaha, Texas, 64; 8, Sev Carden, Omak, Wash., 66.