Cowboy's Dance Hall bull riding regular Douglas Duncan is currently leading the race for PRCA's Bull Riding Rookie of the Year. The Huntsville, Texas cowboy has picked up some big wins this year, namely Tuscon's La Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Like Yogi Berra said, "It ain't over till its over," we need to root for this cowboy as the arduous but profitable summer run gets underway.
He can see the stat sheet as well as we do--only pocket change separates the top three cowboys in this race and there are a lot more rodeos to go to before the finish line.
We'll keep an eye on him here at "Views." Also, you can see Doug in a great action shot by Chrysti Evans on one of my earlier posts.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Class Act
Within every sports discipline, pundits and backyard philosophers alike hash out their arguments regarding who is the greatest (insert athletic discipline here). Whether these discussions take place on Sunday morning television shows, or over barbecue pits, we all know that these debates are exercises in futility that make for lively chit-chat. That being said, Adriano Moraes is quite possibly the greatest bull rider of all time.
At the age of fifteen, the Brazilian cowboy started his bull riding career like most young men who take up the sport—against the wishes of his parents. Shortly thereafter he began to pile up championship buckles, cash prizes and adoration from fans around the world. Before coming to the U.S. he won the Brazilian national championship twice. It was an encounter with another barrier breaking cowboy, Charles Sampson, which led him to try his hand at bull riding here in America.
The rest, as they say, is history. Adriano’s initial success came riding bulls in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Only three men on the planet have ever rode all 10 of their bulls at the PRCA’s penultimate event—the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Adriano did it twice!
In the early 1990s the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) league was formed by a group of bull riders who saw the potential of stand alone bull riding as an avenue to take the sport to the next level and provide better paydays for the riders who risked life and limb to compete. Since the inception of the PBR, along with being part of the organizational leadership, Adriano has been a force to be reckoned with as a competitor. Moraes has won the PBR World Championship an unprecedented three times: 1994, 2001 and 2006. As a side note, he finished a close second in two additional years…he very well could have been a five time world champion!
From a statistics standpoint, Adriano is second on the PBR’s all time money list with $3.5 million in lifetime earnings. Additionally, he is third on the career 90 plus point ride list with X rides. I could carry on for quite some time on his accomplishments but I will digress and encourage you to do some research on your own to learn about his riding accomplishments.
In the last four paragraphs I have carried on about Adriano’s bull riding accomplishments, I would like to finish this piece talking about Moraes as a man. Among other things…he is a devoted husband and father, devout man of Faith, author, rancher, businessman and class act.
At the beginning of the 2008 PBR Built Ford Tough Series Tour he announced that this will be his last year of competitive bull riding. I am confident that as much as he will miss riding bulls competitively, he will enjoy getting out of the rat race and spending more time with his family and his ministry.
As I have mentioned in previous postings, the PBR Built Ford Tough Series made its annual stop here in San Antonio on May 17th for the Ford Best in Texas Shootout at the Alamodome. Last week San Antonio was infested, in a good way, with all of the Tour riders that we watch on the Versus network broadcasts. Last Thursday, May 15th the folks at Cowboys Dance Hall held a special event in honor of Adriano’s accomplishments and contributions to the sport. I was honored to be asked to emcee the presentation.
The initial part of the presentation was a short film created by the PBR production staff. It chronicled his PBR career and showed some touching moments he had with his wife and children after winning his 2006 PBR World Championship. It also contained a monologue where he talked about retirement and shed some tears while discussing the closing of the competitive chapter of his life. At the conclusion of the video, Cowboys Dance Hall presented him with a Bronze and the PBR had a large cake brought in for the entire nightclub to share. Adriano didn’t miss a beat, he whipped out his pocket knife and began cutting the cake and passing out pieces to everyone.
Friends, rodeo and bull riding are the remaining professional sports where fans have almost unfettered access to the competitors. Throughout the weekend I watched as Moraes interacted with fans and fellow bull riders, without a doubt he is a class act. Whether posing for pictures with fans ranging from adolescent to geriatric, he was always gracious. During the Friday night bull riding at Cowboys Dance Hall he was behind the chutes chatting with young bull riders and “pulling ropes” for competitors. When was the last time “A-Rod” showed up to a little league game in a city where he was playing?
As this chapter of his story comes to an end, Adriano is surely eager to begin penning the next words of his adventures to follow. Without a doubt, he is a class act who will never be duplicated, my hope is that more and more people will try to emulate him.
At the age of fifteen, the Brazilian cowboy started his bull riding career like most young men who take up the sport—against the wishes of his parents. Shortly thereafter he began to pile up championship buckles, cash prizes and adoration from fans around the world. Before coming to the U.S. he won the Brazilian national championship twice. It was an encounter with another barrier breaking cowboy, Charles Sampson, which led him to try his hand at bull riding here in America.
The rest, as they say, is history. Adriano’s initial success came riding bulls in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Only three men on the planet have ever rode all 10 of their bulls at the PRCA’s penultimate event—the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Adriano did it twice!
In the early 1990s the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) league was formed by a group of bull riders who saw the potential of stand alone bull riding as an avenue to take the sport to the next level and provide better paydays for the riders who risked life and limb to compete. Since the inception of the PBR, along with being part of the organizational leadership, Adriano has been a force to be reckoned with as a competitor. Moraes has won the PBR World Championship an unprecedented three times: 1994, 2001 and 2006. As a side note, he finished a close second in two additional years…he very well could have been a five time world champion!
From a statistics standpoint, Adriano is second on the PBR’s all time money list with $3.5 million in lifetime earnings. Additionally, he is third on the career 90 plus point ride list with X rides. I could carry on for quite some time on his accomplishments but I will digress and encourage you to do some research on your own to learn about his riding accomplishments.
In the last four paragraphs I have carried on about Adriano’s bull riding accomplishments, I would like to finish this piece talking about Moraes as a man. Among other things…he is a devoted husband and father, devout man of Faith, author, rancher, businessman and class act.
At the beginning of the 2008 PBR Built Ford Tough Series Tour he announced that this will be his last year of competitive bull riding. I am confident that as much as he will miss riding bulls competitively, he will enjoy getting out of the rat race and spending more time with his family and his ministry.
As I have mentioned in previous postings, the PBR Built Ford Tough Series made its annual stop here in San Antonio on May 17th for the Ford Best in Texas Shootout at the Alamodome. Last week San Antonio was infested, in a good way, with all of the Tour riders that we watch on the Versus network broadcasts. Last Thursday, May 15th the folks at Cowboys Dance Hall held a special event in honor of Adriano’s accomplishments and contributions to the sport. I was honored to be asked to emcee the presentation.
The initial part of the presentation was a short film created by the PBR production staff. It chronicled his PBR career and showed some touching moments he had with his wife and children after winning his 2006 PBR World Championship. It also contained a monologue where he talked about retirement and shed some tears while discussing the closing of the competitive chapter of his life. At the conclusion of the video, Cowboys Dance Hall presented him with a Bronze and the PBR had a large cake brought in for the entire nightclub to share. Adriano didn’t miss a beat, he whipped out his pocket knife and began cutting the cake and passing out pieces to everyone.
Friends, rodeo and bull riding are the remaining professional sports where fans have almost unfettered access to the competitors. Throughout the weekend I watched as Moraes interacted with fans and fellow bull riders, without a doubt he is a class act. Whether posing for pictures with fans ranging from adolescent to geriatric, he was always gracious. During the Friday night bull riding at Cowboys Dance Hall he was behind the chutes chatting with young bull riders and “pulling ropes” for competitors. When was the last time “A-Rod” showed up to a little league game in a city where he was playing?
As this chapter of his story comes to an end, Adriano is surely eager to begin penning the next words of his adventures to follow. Without a doubt, he is a class act who will never be duplicated, my hope is that more and more people will try to emulate him.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
PBR's Ford Best in Texas Shootout Comes to Alamodome this Weekend
The PBR's Built Ford Tough Series rolls into town this weekend with its second installment, in as many years, of the Ford Best in Texas Shootout. For die hard bull riding fans or those who want to see bull riding on its highest level, this weekend offers San Antonio area residents the opportunity to see it in their own hometown.
Some cool opportunities:
Some cool opportunities:
- Thursday, May 15, 2008-Three time PBR World Champion Adriano Moraes will be signing autographs at Cowboys Dance Hall. Don't miss out on this opportunity...Adriano has announced that the 2008 PBR season will be his last.
- Friday, May 16, 2008-Cowboys Dance Hall Friday Night Bull Riding and PBR Pre-Party at Cowboys Dance Hall. Last week we had 4 Built Ford Tough Series cowboys including: world no. 4 J.B. Mauney and Australian Ben Jones....this Friday I am predicting a virtual "who's who" of bull riding.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008-PBR Built Ford Tough Series Ford Best in Texas Shootout at the Alamodome. This will be a sensory stimulating, jaw dropping event. Get your tickets!
- Saturday, May 17, 2008-PBR After party at Cowboys Dance Hall...again, don't miss out on coming, you will get to meet alot of the cowboys...I promise.
I will have lots to report on after the weekend expires. Check back and tell your friends.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Check Out Flick Chick Photography
Douglas Duncan aboard Curry Creek Bucking Bull "Disco Fever" for 82 points at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio.For great bull riding and rodeo "flicks" check out Chrysti Evans' website at www.flickchickphotography.com. Chrysti grew up in the sport, has been trained by the best, and has a natural eye for the right image.
Cowboys Dancehall - May 9, 2008
With the Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) event rolling into the Alamodome this coming Saturday and the PBR's "dark" weekend with regards to BFTS events, the PBR tour bull riders have started making their way to south Texas. The Friday night bull riding at Cowboys Dance Hall hosted a couple of current "tour" riders; namely J.B. Mauney, the 4th ranked bull rider in the PBR as well as Australian bull rider Ben Jones.
Mauney, the young cowboy from the Carolinas, is only about 400 BFTS points away from second place in the world standings. Jones first captured the hearts of Americans with his trademark celebration dance witnessed via the PBR's 2007 International Team Event held in his home country.
Bull riding varies from most professional sports in that bull riders will generally compete in a variety of events, both sanctioned and unsanctioned. Aside from sponsorships and endorsements, bull riders must perform in order to get paid. There are no guaranteed contracts like some other professional athletes enjoy. In short, at any given bull riding you could very well see top ranked cowboys competing. My prediction is that the Friday night bull riding at Cowboys Dance Hall on Friday, May 16th could be stacked deep with BFTS cowboys.
The bulls definitely got the best of the cowboys last week. There were only a handful of qualified rides and a couple of brutal wrecks. The Good: Clayton Baetchge continued his hot streak with an 87-point ride for the win on Sid Evans' "Cool Whip." The Bad: J.B. Mauney did not ride his bull. The Ugly: Ronnie Kitchens got in a bad "hang up" after coming off of his bull; he was stepped on and knocked unconscious...scary.
- Bullnotes: L&G Cattle Company's-492 "Skat Jacket" made short and impressive work of former BFTS rider Jason Bennett.
Results (Unofficial)
1. Clayton Baetchge-87-Sid Evans "Cool Whip"
2. Colter Chapman-82-Alan Green Deep South Bucking Bulls "Goat"
3. Juan Baron-81-Davis Wilson "Specalicious"
4. Rosendo Ramirez-79-Davis Wilson "Gillette"
Stock Contractors:
Sonny Arocha's Cibolo Creek Cattle Company
L & G Cattle Company
Davis Wilson Bucking Bulls
Sid Evans Bucking Bulls
Alan Green's Deep South Bucking Bulls
Officials: Jimbo Kimbro, Barry Gullo and Shawn French
Bullfighters: Guy Reid & George Barragan
Monday, May 5, 2008
31st Annual George Paul Bull Riding
"I didn't catch any fish, but I got a lot of suckers on the line." Michael "Smurf" Horton works the crowd.Just like the bull riding programs says on its cover, "Never Before - Never Again," George Paul was a one-of-a-kind cowboy. In 1968 Paul rode 79 consecutive bulls en route to the PRCA World Championship. No one has ever, nor will ever come close to matching that legendary feat.
Tragically, this cowboy with Hollywood good looks and un-matched riding skill, was killed in a plane crash while traveling between rodeos in Wyoming.
This event, held in his honor for the last 31 years, was one of the first stand-alone bull riding events in the nation. The George Paul is an institution in bull riding and one of the best parties of the year...after all...Ciudad Acuna is right across the river.
I would encourage you to follow this link to learn more about George Paul.
This year's George Paul event was also unique in that it was produced by Tuff Hedeman's Championship Bull Riding (CBR) league, in the past the event had been associated with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) league. In my humble opinion, the CBR "hit it out of the park."
The short round started with three consecutive 90 point rides...it was pandemonium in the bleachers.
If you consider yourself a bull riding fan, the George Paul should be first on your list of events to attend.
Tragically, this cowboy with Hollywood good looks and un-matched riding skill, was killed in a plane crash while traveling between rodeos in Wyoming.
This event, held in his honor for the last 31 years, was one of the first stand-alone bull riding events in the nation. The George Paul is an institution in bull riding and one of the best parties of the year...after all...Ciudad Acuna is right across the river.
I would encourage you to follow this link to learn more about George Paul.
This year's George Paul event was also unique in that it was produced by Tuff Hedeman's Championship Bull Riding (CBR) league, in the past the event had been associated with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) league. In my humble opinion, the CBR "hit it out of the park."
The short round started with three consecutive 90 point rides...it was pandemonium in the bleachers.
If you consider yourself a bull riding fan, the George Paul should be first on your list of events to attend.
Overall Results (Unofficial):
1. Cooper Kanngiesser – 264.5 points (3)
2. Cory Davis – 259 points (3)
3./4. Wesley Silcox – 183 points (2)
Danny McDowell – 183 points on (2)
Producer: Championship Bull Riding (CBR)
Stock Contractors: Murphy Ranch Rodeo, Bumbaca Bucking Bulls, Bad Company, Scott Burruss, Billy Jones, Lufkin Ranch, L & G Cattle Co., Lyndal Hurst, Jesse Hill, Benny Cude
Mike Johnson, Glen Southwick, Hurst, Garrett, Dyess Radke Bucking Bulls,
Lyndal Hurst/Cody
Bullfighters: Ray Clary, Travis Adams, Chad Beavers
Bullfighters: Ray Clary, Travis Adams, Chad Beavers
Barrel Man: Michael “Smurf” Horton
Announcer: Boyd Polhamus
Cowboy Fellowship 5th Anniversary Ranch Rodeo
Poteet, Texas-The Cowboy Fellowship of Pleasanton hosted their first annual ranch rodeo on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Poteet Lions Club Strawberry Festival Grounds. The event was produced by Jim and Shanna Gates' Triple R Rodeo of Pearsall, Texas. The Fellowship pulled out all the stops on a wonderfully cool May night--no admission and a free fajita dinner for everyone in attendance.
As always, the Poteet Lions Club made sure that the facility was in tip top shape. The ranch teams were evenly matched, but in the end the Soloman Cattle Company came out on top with 38 points. In addition to the cash prize, each cowboy took home a certificate for a pair of Twisted X Boots. Twisted X is the Triple R Rodeo tour sponsor, and speaking from first-hand experience, they make some great boots. Personally, I own three pair and I like the styling, durability and especially the one-piece footbed. If you are in the market for a pair of boots, you can't go wrong with Twisted X.
Team Ropers: In conjunction with their 5th Anniversary, the Fellowship is hosting a team roping Saturday, May 10th. A Bruton bumper pull trailer is up for grabs. For more information check out their website.
Overall Results (Unofficial):
1st – Soloman Cattle Company – 38 points
2nd – 4L – 31 points
3rd – Y Bar – 29 points
Producer: Triple R Rodeo-Jim & Shanna Gates
Stock Contractor: Covenant Livestock-Charlie & Tasha Helen
Richard Vela
Arena Director: Christopher Toalson
Flag Man/Official: Jim Gates
Secretary: Shanna Gates
Timekeeper: Jennifer Toalson
Pick-up Men: Bill Coble, Billy Chapa, Wiley Clifton
Ground Crew: Clark Toalson, J.C. Helen, Boy Mata
As always, the Poteet Lions Club made sure that the facility was in tip top shape. The ranch teams were evenly matched, but in the end the Soloman Cattle Company came out on top with 38 points. In addition to the cash prize, each cowboy took home a certificate for a pair of Twisted X Boots. Twisted X is the Triple R Rodeo tour sponsor, and speaking from first-hand experience, they make some great boots. Personally, I own three pair and I like the styling, durability and especially the one-piece footbed. If you are in the market for a pair of boots, you can't go wrong with Twisted X.
Team Ropers: In conjunction with their 5th Anniversary, the Fellowship is hosting a team roping Saturday, May 10th. A Bruton bumper pull trailer is up for grabs. For more information check out their website.
Overall Results (Unofficial):
1st – Soloman Cattle Company – 38 points
2nd – 4L – 31 points
3rd – Y Bar – 29 points
Producer: Triple R Rodeo-Jim & Shanna Gates
Stock Contractor: Covenant Livestock-Charlie & Tasha Helen
Richard Vela
Arena Director: Christopher Toalson
Flag Man/Official: Jim Gates
Secretary: Shanna Gates
Timekeeper: Jennifer Toalson
Pick-up Men: Bill Coble, Billy Chapa, Wiley Clifton
Ground Crew: Clark Toalson, J.C. Helen, Boy Mata
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cowboys Dancehall - May 2, 2008
As a play on words and their meaning, I thought a good caption for this picture would be the title of one of my favorite Jerry Jeff Walker songs..."Desperados Waiting for a Train."Each Friday night I am privileged to announce the bull ridings at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio. If you have not had the chance to check it out, you need to put it on your list of "things to do." Cowboys is a huge nightclub with an indoor bull riding arena. They have an awesome house band, Marty Heddin and the Country Blues, and they are always hosting great touring acts-tonight it was Tracy Lawrence.
The bull riders get a little "gas relief" on the first Fridays of the month for the time being. No, not like Gas-X or Pepcid, but rather the riders are not charged an entry fee to ride on the first Friday of each month...kind of an olive branch to extend to riders who are having to buy $4.00 diesel fuel and $3.50 gasoline in order to travel to events.
If you like to root for the bulls, they got the best of the riders at this event. Out of the 37 riders that were entered, only 10 rode their bulls and were awarded scores for their rides. Bull riding fans got a special treat tonight with the appearance of Team Enterprise rider Steven Shelley as well as Jason Bennett; both of whom have been on the PBR's Built Ford Tough Series but have slipped down in the rankings and are fighting to get a spot back on the BFTS Tour.
As a brief aside, the PBR is a highly competitive league of bull riders. Only the top riders from around the globe are permitted to participate at their premier level called the Built Ford Tough Series. The PBR has created a "minor league" system that gives riders the opportunity to earn their way onto the BFTS tour. At certain intervals during the season, riders at the bottom of the performance scale are cut and the top riders from the minor league tours are invited to come ride in the BFTS events.
Jason Bennett won this event with a 87-point ride aboard the Dx3 Bucking Bull "Smokin' Liz." Jason's closest competitor was Douglas Duncan who marked 82 points aboard Currey Creek's "Disco Fever." Incidentally, Douglas Duncan is currently in second place for the PRCA's Rookie of the Year. As I was leaving Cowboys Dancehall Doug mentioned that he had rode pretty well at the PRCA rodeo at the Helotes Cornyval...so maybe he can make up some ground between himself and Tony Smart who is currently in first for the Rookie of the Year.
- Bullnotes: I was particularly impressed with JD Nix's -9 "South of the Border." He was exceptionally rank while bucking off Kenny Paul Kimbro.
1. Jason Bennett-87-Dx3 "Smokin Liz"
2. Douglas Duncan-82-Currey Creek "Disco Fever"
3. Jonathan Brown-81.5-Currey Greek "El Dinero"
4. Justin Edmonds-81-JD Nix "Rowdy"
5. John Armstrong-79.5-Cibolo Creek "Who 'Dat"
6. Carson Griffith-77-Cibolo Creek "Gold Mine"
7. Nick Alvarez-75-JD Nix "Again"
8. Kevin Glover-73.5-Cibolo Creek "Ice Man"
9. Wes Farris-71-Currey Creek "Yeller"
10. Pedro Carlucci-70-Cibolo Creek "Super Freak"
Stock Contractors:
- Sonny Arocha's Cibolo Creek Cattle Company
- JD Nix Bucking Bulls
- Currey Creek Bucking Bulls
- Dx3 Bucking Bulls
Officials: Jimbo & Mel Kimbro
Bullfighters: Guy Reid & Brent Wilke
Friday, May 2, 2008
Rodeo Entertainment Opportunities for the Weekend of May 2-4, 2008
For those of you looking for Bullriding and Rodeo Entertainment, this weekend is a hot one.
Friday, May 2, 2008-Cowboy's Dancehall, San Antonio (Loop 410 and IH 35 N)
Friday, May 2, 2008-Cowboy's Dancehall, San Antonio (Loop 410 and IH 35 N)
- Two sections of Bull Riding (8:30 p.m & 10:30 p.m.)
- Tracey Lawrence will be the musical act (approximately 11:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 3, 2008-Pleasanton Cowboy Fellowship, Poteet (Stawberry Festival Grounds)(Hwy. 16, South of San Antonio)
- Ranch Rodeo Starts at 7:00 p.m. Produced by Triple R Rodeo
- NO ADMISSION, FREE PARKING, FREE FAJITA DINNER
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 1-3, 2008-Helotes Cornyval, Helotes
- PRCA Rodeo
Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4, 2008-George Paul Superbull, Del Rio (Val Verde County Fairgrounds)
- Get your tickets quick, this event usually sells out!
- This legendary event was started as one of the first "stand alone" bull riding events in the country. Check out the link to learn about the accomplishments and history of the now deceased George Paul.
- A new twist for 2008. This year the event is being sanctioned by Tuff Hedeman's CBR.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Bullnanza Carrizo Springs
Middle Rio Grande Valley Entertainment
I was fortunate enough to get to be the announcer again this year at the Dimmit County Chamber of Commerce Bullnanza fundraiser held on April 26, 2008. All the folks in Carrizo Springs put their hearts and souls into making this event successful. This year they hosted a free concert from "Grupo Vida/The Electric Cowboys" at the conclusion of the bull riding. I hope that this event will continue to grow and be beneficial to the community.
Twenty-five cowboys competed in an event that included a "long" round and a "short" round. If you are not familiar with the terminology:
Long Round-preliminary round where each contestant draws and attempts to ride one bull.
Short Round-the top scoring cowboys from the long round draw and attempt to ride a second bull.
The long round was pretty darn good. As usual Ronnie Kitchens did not disappoint; he is a spectacularly exciting bull rider who was the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Rookie of the Year and PBR Finals Champion in 1996. When I am announcing him at an event I characterize him as a "Dragon Slayer." I use that term for a couple of reasons 1) because he wants to draw rankest bulls he can so that he has the best chance of winning, and 2) because he is so aggressive in his riding style. He had the high marked of 86.5 in the long round on a bull called War Paint. He bucked off his short round bull, Bad Company Rodeo's #110 Warrior, but not without starting a ride that would have been in the 90s had he not come down before the buzzer.
Only two riders covered (rode) their bulls in the short round. Jake Mann marked 86 points on Bad Company's #71 Jungle Love and Travis Prejean scored 77 points on Dx3's #27 Ralphy. These cowboys won first and second respectively in the average.
Results (Unofficial)
Long Round:
1. Ronnie Kitchens-86.5
2. Cody Atwood-85.5
3. Jake Mann-85
4. Donald Francis-84
5. Kevin Ventura-83
6. Travis Prejean-82.5
7. Jonathan Brown-76
8. Reid Barker-7.14 (Time Qualifier)
Short Round:
1. Jake Mann-86
2. Travis Prejean-77 (declined re-ride option)
Average:
1. Jake Mann-171
2. Travis Prejean-159.5
3. Ronnie Kitchens-86.5
Promoter: Dimmit County Chamber of Commerce
Producer: Marshall Schlessinger
Stock Contractors: Mack Altizer's Bad Company Rodeo, Wesley McManus' Dx3 Bucking Bulls
Bullfighters: Chris Hammack, Cody Morman
Officials: Jimbo Kimbro and Guy Holman
I was fortunate enough to get to be the announcer again this year at the Dimmit County Chamber of Commerce Bullnanza fundraiser held on April 26, 2008. All the folks in Carrizo Springs put their hearts and souls into making this event successful. This year they hosted a free concert from "Grupo Vida/The Electric Cowboys" at the conclusion of the bull riding. I hope that this event will continue to grow and be beneficial to the community.
Twenty-five cowboys competed in an event that included a "long" round and a "short" round. If you are not familiar with the terminology:
Long Round-preliminary round where each contestant draws and attempts to ride one bull.
Short Round-the top scoring cowboys from the long round draw and attempt to ride a second bull.
The long round was pretty darn good. As usual Ronnie Kitchens did not disappoint; he is a spectacularly exciting bull rider who was the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Rookie of the Year and PBR Finals Champion in 1996. When I am announcing him at an event I characterize him as a "Dragon Slayer." I use that term for a couple of reasons 1) because he wants to draw rankest bulls he can so that he has the best chance of winning, and 2) because he is so aggressive in his riding style. He had the high marked of 86.5 in the long round on a bull called War Paint. He bucked off his short round bull, Bad Company Rodeo's #110 Warrior, but not without starting a ride that would have been in the 90s had he not come down before the buzzer.
Only two riders covered (rode) their bulls in the short round. Jake Mann marked 86 points on Bad Company's #71 Jungle Love and Travis Prejean scored 77 points on Dx3's #27 Ralphy. These cowboys won first and second respectively in the average.
Results (Unofficial)
Long Round:
1. Ronnie Kitchens-86.5
2. Cody Atwood-85.5
3. Jake Mann-85
4. Donald Francis-84
5. Kevin Ventura-83
6. Travis Prejean-82.5
7. Jonathan Brown-76
8. Reid Barker-7.14 (Time Qualifier)
Short Round:
1. Jake Mann-86
2. Travis Prejean-77 (declined re-ride option)
Average:
1. Jake Mann-171
2. Travis Prejean-159.5
3. Ronnie Kitchens-86.5
Promoter: Dimmit County Chamber of Commerce
Producer: Marshall Schlessinger
Stock Contractors: Mack Altizer's Bad Company Rodeo, Wesley McManus' Dx3 Bucking Bulls
Bullfighters: Chris Hammack, Cody Morman
Officials: Jimbo Kimbro and Guy Holman
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