TwisTed Rodeo | Ted Harbin

Hooper wins 10th round; O’Connell wins the world

1. Tilden Hooper, 89.5 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Scarlett’s Web, $26,231; 2. (tie) Clayton Biglow and Richmond Champion, 88.5, $18,193 each; 4. Shane O’Connell, 87.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Kaycee Feild, 87, $5,500 each.

Ty Breuer said today he will be unable to compete in Saturday’s 10th round of the National Finals Rodeo. He has suffered an elbow injury to his right riding arm. Breuer becomes the third bareback rider to be knocked out of the competition by injury, joining Bill Tutor, who suffered a broken collarbone, and Will[...]

LAS VEGAS – There isn’t a hotter tie-down roper over the last five rounds of the National Finals Rodeo than Ryan Jarrett. He has placed each of those nights, including at least a share of two round wins, and has pocketed $90,526 heading into Saturday’s final round of the 2018 ProRodeo season. He has increased[...]

LAS VEGAS – Bareback rider Clayton Biglow is feeling fantastic and relaxed heading into the final night of the National Finals Rodeo, and well he should. Biglow, 23, of Clements, Calif., has placed in six go-rounds so far. His most recent came Friday night, when he rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Painted Bunny for 86.5[...]

LAS VEGAS – A year ago, Richmond Champion was please with is performance on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Control Freak. He scored 84 points to earn money in the fourth round of the 2017 National Finals Rodeo. He did a bit better Friday night, riding the athletic bay horse for 87.5 points to finish in a[...]

Steer wrestler Blake Mindemann celebrates his 3.7-second run Friday to finish as the runner-up in the ninth round of the National Finals Rodeo. (PRCA PRORODEO PHOTO BY JAMES PHIFER)

LAS VEGAS – Blake Mindemann believes in karma, and it paid off Friday night. “I’ve had some ups and downs a little bit this week,” said Mindemann, a steer wrestler from Blanchard, Okla., competing at the National Finals Rodeo for the first time. “I thought we were rolling, and then we went back down. Last[...]

Orin Larsen rides Bridwell Rodeo's Ted for 86.5 points Friday night to finish in a tie for fourth place in the ninth round of the National Finals Rodeo. (PRCA PRORODEO PHOTO BY JAMES PHIFER)

LAS VEGAS – Just like an old motorcycle, Bridwell Rodeo’s Ted needed a little help getting started. The gelding likes to take a bit of a run before he starts bucking, so bareback rider Orin Larsen had to find a way to get the horse in motion as soon as possible. “Caleb (Bennett) had some[...]

LAS VEGAS – Two-time reigning world champion bareback rider Tim O’Connell has placed just three times at this year’s National Finals Rodeo, but he made the most of those opportunities. He won Friday’s ninth go-round, making it his second top check of the 10-day championship so far, and returned to the No. 1 position in[...]

Reigning two-time Bullfighters Only World Champion Weston Rutkowski had to scramble through the Wild Card Round, but he will battle to defend his title during Championship Saturday of the Las Vegas Championship at the Tropicana Las Vegas. (PHOTO BY TODD BREWER)

Rutkowski marks big score to advance to Championship Saturday in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS – Weston Rutkowski is a man on a mission, and he took care of business Friday during the Wild Card Round of the Bullfighters Only Las Vegas Championship. Rutkowski set the tone quickly in his match, taking advantage of an aggressive[...]

Bareback riding: 1. Tim O’Connell, 90 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Ain’t No Angel, $26,231; 2. (tie) Richmond Champion and Kaycee Feild, 87.5, $18,193 each; 4. Orin Larsen and Clayton Biglow, 86.5, $8,885 each; 6. Wyatt Denny, 85.5, $4,231. Steer wrestling: 1. Ty Erickson, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Blake Mindemann, 3.7, $20,731; 3. Jacob[...]