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 Dave Maddox of Weiser, Idaho, comes down on his steer in the steer wrestling event at the Thunder Mountain Rodeo on Friday evening. Maddox had a score of 7.4. Greg Ebersole / The Daily News
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Wenatchee cowboy leads Thunder Mountain bull riders
Saturday, August 2, 2008 12:48 PM PDT
By Rick McCorkle
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E-mail this articleWenatchee’s Garett Wolfe had the formula as he rode bull “409” to 65 points as the only cowboy to stay aboard the required time during Friday’s competition in the 33rd annual Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo at the Cowlitz County Exposition Center rodeo arena.
Nine other bull riders have been bucked off during Thursday and Friday competition.
Washougal’s Jason Sherman and Nathan Bayes of Adrian, Ore., remain atop the bareback riding standings with identical scores of 78. Pendleton’s Ben Londo moved into third place with 76, dropping Marsing, Idaho cowboy Daniel Herman into fourth place with 75, and Sean Culver of Grandview, Wash., into fifth with 74.
Londo, the Columbia River Circuit’s top all-around cowboy, went to the top of the saddle bronc standings with 78, four points better than Derk Robinson of Clarkston, Wash., with 74. Pendleton’s Gary Alger dropped to third place with 69, and Kayle Gray of Cheney, Wash., is fourth with 62.
A pair of Oregon cowboys — Tyler Woodland from Ontario and Travis Carnine of Stanfield — claimed the top of the steer wrestling standings with identical times of 4.9 seconds on Friday. Tony Currin of Dayton, Wash., dropped to third place in 6.8 seconds, with Dave Maddox of Weiser, Idaho finishing in 7.4 seconds for fourth place. Michael Reger of Dexter, Ore., rounds out the top-5 in 8.3 seconds.
Roger Nonella of Klamath Falls remained atop of the tie down roping standings in 9.3 seconds, with Tyson Runyan of Silver City, N.M. falling into second place in 10.1. Mitch Coleman of Molalla, Ore., dropped to third in 10.4, Shane Erickson of Terrebonne, Ore., grabbed fourth place in 10.7, ahead of Tenino’s Brett Hale in 11.1.
B.J. Campbell of Benton City, Wash., and Russell Cardoza of Farmington, Cal., continue to lead the team roping in 5.7 seconds, with Ty Olson of Tonasket, Wash., and Jason Minor of Ellensburg jumping into second place in 7.4. Jason Stewart of Royal City, Wash., and Dave Inman of Redmond, Ore., grabbed third place in 10.5, dropping C.J. Crume of Grants Pass and Tucker Lind of Billings, Mont., into fourth place in 11.9.
Brenda Mays of Terrebonne, Ore., showed why she’s the world’s sixth-ranked barrel racer by claiming the local lead in 17.17 seconds.
Dayton, Wash., cowgirl Kelli Currin dropped to second place in 17.23, with Barbra West of Oak Harbor in third place in 17.37. Prineville, Ore., rider Vickie Westwood slipped into fourth in 17.46, and Culver, Ore., rider Tanya Jones rounds out the top-5 in 17.47.
Tonight is the finals of the Youth Mutton Busting. All contestants competed in qualifying rides on Wednesday, with semifinal competitions on Thursday and Friday. All riders must be 4-8 years old, weigh less than 60 pounds and be able to ride the back of a sheep for six seconds during timed and judged competition.
Intermission entertainment is eight-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Specialty Act of the Year John Payne, “The One-Armed Bandit.” Jill Kristensen of Ridgefield is Miss Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo, and the 2009 Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo Queen will be crowned during intermission.
General admission tickets for the rodeo are $9, and reserved seating is available for $12. Rodeo presale tickets are available at the main fair office.
Gates open at 5:30 tonight, with the rodeo starting at 7.
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