Two exciting days of rodeo thrilled crowds this weekend once again at the 2018 Estevan Exhibition CCA Rodeo.
The rodeo is one of the last stops on the Canadian Cowboys Association Tour and competitors earned points that they hoped would get them in the top 10 for the CCA finals later this fall in Swift Current.
Kyle Johnson of Bemidji, Minn. was the only competitor to finish the bareback and he won $468 with a score of 75 on a horse named Prairie Autumn. Blake Link from Maple Creek won the novice bareback with a score of 66 and won $168.
Kole Ashbacher from Arrowwood, Alta., won the saddle bronc with a score of 78 on the horse named Major Arthur to earn $495.90. Thenovice saddle bronc was won by Ty Hornbrook from New Brunswick, who had a score of 59. He won $168.
T.J. Loeppky from Central Butte won the bullriding event with a score of 72 on Emergency Exit, taking home $443.70 from the event.
Youngster Stran Dunham from Souris, Man. won the tie down roping event with a time of 10.1 seconds to take home $861.30 and bragging rights with his dad Roger Dunham, who finished fourth. Estevan’s Chance Jackson finished with a time of 11,5 seconds and won $148.50
Justin Miller of Neepawa, Man., won the steer wrestling competition with a time of 4.5 seconds and earned $965.70 in the process.
Nicole Pana of Wood Mountain was the ladies’ barrel racing winner with a time of 15.51 seconds, less than half a second better than six other athletes. She earned $1,200.60 for her time.
The junior girls barrel racing title was won by Kaybree Zunti of Unity with a time of 16.03 seconds. She pocketed $367.20.
In the team roping, header Chanse Switzer and heeler Ben Switzer, both from Hazenmore, won with a time of 5.5 seconds and earned a combined $2.140.20.
