1.    Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan., 10.4 seconds, $5,077 2.    Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 11.1, $4,077 3.    Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 11.3, $3,077 4.    Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas, 11.4, $2,077 5.    Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas, 13.3, $1,077

Two-time world champion Scott Snedecor won the aggregate championship at the 2011 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, the only cowboy to have roped and tied down all 10 steers. He’ll walk away from the Lazy E with $15,231; his only paycheck came with the average win, but I”m sure he’ll take it. It’s his[...]

Rocky Patterson is making a move for his third straight gold buckle by winning the ninth round, adding $5,077. It’s getting very, very interesting at the Lazy E Arena. Ninth Round: 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 11.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas, 12.1, $4,077; 3. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 12.3, $3,077; 4. Jess[...]

Cody Scheck didn’t win a dime Friday night, and in two go-rounds on Saturday, he has pocketed $8,654. He split the round win with Vin Fisher Jr., who earned just his third check of this weekend’s championship. Eight Round: 1. (tie) Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, and Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan., 10.0 seconds, $4,577 each;[...]

Rocky Patterson was the second cowboy to run in the seventh go-round, and he posted a 10.8. That held the lead through seven runs until Patterson’s traveling partner, Cody Scheck, posted a 9.6-second run. Their other traveling partner, Chet Herren, followed with a 9.5. That’s how they finished in the go-round. Collectively, they won $12,231[...]

Chet Herren of Pawhuska, Okla., scored a 10.3-second run to win the sixth go-round. Herren has earned $11,231 so far. Sixth Round: 1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 10.3 seconds, $5,077; 2. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 11.1, $4,077; 3. Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas, 11.6, $3,077; 4. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 11.9, $2,077; 5. Cody Lee, Gatesville,[...]

The big winners from the 2009-2010 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping didn’t fare too well Friday night at the Lazy E Arena. Two-time world champion Rocky Patterson, 2009 average champion Bryce Davis and 2010 average champion Cody Scheck had qualified times on five runs … combined. Patterson and Davis scored twice, while Scheck had[...]

Here are some images from behind the scenes at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. Last night, announcer Justin McKee referenced the event as “The Clem McSpadden.” That’s very fitting, I think.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the recap from Friday’s first five rounds of the steer roping finals, which appears on the Lazy E Arena’s website. You can find it HERE, too. It was quite fitting that a couple of Oklahomans shared the spotlight Friday during opening night of the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at[...]

Kim Ziegelgruber posted the third fastest run of the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping to win the fifth go round with a 10.7-second run. After J.P. Wickett missed his steer, Ziegelgruber moved to the lead into the average. Fifth round: 1. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., 10.7 seconds, $5,077; 2. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 11.4,[...]