Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Fans turn out for Palouse Empire Rodeo
Braydon White of Dayton reaches out as he gets ready to jump in his Steer Wrestling run Thursday night.
Tucker Zingg rides Newt to an 84.5-point score in Bareback.
Gretta Gustafson of Browning, Mont., rounds her first barrel in the clover leaf. She finished her run in 18.35 seconds.
Tiffany Ogren of Hyshan, Mont., catches her calf in 2.64 seconds in Breakaway Roping.
Roscoe Jarboe tries to stay atop McClintock in the final bull ride Thursday night in Colfax.
COLFAX - Garrett Busby was crowned all-around cowboy of the Palouse Empire Rodeo.
Busby competed in tie-down and team roping during Professional Rodeo Cowboy Assocation event Sept. 7-8 at the Palouse Empire fairgrounds.
As all-around cowboy, Busby took home $444 in prize money.
He also tied for third-place in tie-down roping with Colten Wallis, both with a time of 10.1 seconds, which earned them both $444.
The rodeo featured a total payout of $23,464.
Here are the other results from the rodeo:
Bareback Riding - 1. Ty Owens, 83 points on Aces Wild Pro Rodeo's Newt, $760; 2. Tucker Zingg, 81.5, $570; 3. Tristan Hansen, 76.5, $380; 4. Mat Turner, 76, $190.
Steer Wrestling - 1. (tie) Newt Novich and Ringo Robinson,4.7 seconds, $971 each; 3. Quentin Wheeler, 4.8, $555. 4. Jake Nelson, 5.0, $277.
Team Roping - 1. Cory Kidd V/Jason Johe, 4.4 seconds, $1,041 each; 2. Wyatt Bray/Josh Patton, 4.6, $861; 3. Colton Campbell/Jason Duby, 5.6, $682; 4. Jason Carlso/Sam Levine, 7.0, $502; 5. Brayden Schmidt/Jason Minor, 10.7, $323; 6. Dale Benevides/Shane Crossley, 11.2, $179.
Saddle Bronc Riding - 1. Joe Harper, 80 points on Aces Wild Pro Rodeo's Deets, $805; 2. Bailey Bench, 79.5, $603; 3. Jack Bentz, 79, $402; 4. (tie) Kain Stroh and Qwint Stroh, 77.5, $101 each.
Tie-down Roping - 1. Brad Goodrich, 9.0 seconds, $1,184; 2. Kass Kayser, 9.8, $888; 3. (tie) Garrett Busby and Colten Wallis, 10.1, $444 each.
Barrel Racing -1. Hayle Gibson, 17.03 seconds, $836; 2. Lact Diefenbach, 17.25, $727; 3. Kalli McCall, 17.28, $618; 4. Cheyenne Allan, 17.32, $509; 5. Coti Fuller, 17.37, $400; 6. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.43, $291; 7. Gracie SMith, 17.54, $182; 8. Pamela Capper-Coker, 17.55, $73.
Bull Riding - 1. Roscoe Jarobe, 81 points on Aces WIld Pro Rodeo's Mcclintock, $699; 2. Payton Fitzpatrick, 80.5, $525; 3. Jordan Spears, 76.5, $350; 4. Grayson Cole, 75, $175.
Aces Wild Pro Rodeo of Wilson Creek-Soap Lake provided the stock for the rodeo.
Charlie Barker, Mike Phillips and Caleb McMillan were the pickup men for the rodeo; and bullfighters were Ruger Jennings and Roy Jackson.
This year's rodeo clown and barrelman was Kyle Bode.
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