LAS VEGAS – It was only fitting that Bronc Evans got to throw the last loop at the 2023 Junior World Finals. After all, no contestant at the recently completed rodeo spent more time in the Wrangler Rodeo Arena than did the 12-year-old from Fairview, Missouri. Evans started his Junior World Finals advancing to the […]
Read More bronc evans steals the showLAS VEGAS – This wasn’t the first Junior World Finals for Ashlyn McCleve. It was, however, the first time the cowgirl from Gilbert, Arizona, had qualified for the short go-round of the Kelly Kaminski Run for Vegas senior barrel racing. So McCleve and her horse, Jewels, made the most of the opportunity. Saturday, McCleve put […]
Read More championship saturday: poles and barrelsLAS VEGAS – Carsyn Holbrook is making the most out of her first trip to Las Vegas. Friday, the 13-year-old from Cibolo, Texas, followed up her first-round win in the Kelly Kaminski Run for Vegas pole bending with a 19.710-second run – the fastest of the week – to win the second round at the […]
Read More holbrook has been dynamiteLAS VEGAS – Jake Holmes knows what it takes to win at the Junior World Finals. The Mulberry, Kansas, cowboy won a world title in tie-down roping at the JWF three years ago. This year he’s in position to add a steer wrestling title to his growing resume. Thursday, Holmes won his third consecutive round […]
Read More ‘WINNING THIS WOULD BE AWESOME’LAS VEGAS – Breanna Werner almost had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Wednesday. Competing in her first Junior World Finals, the 12-year-old cowgirl from Clancy, Montana, was ready to make her first run in the Kelly Kaminski Run for Vegas pole bending in the morning. Werner was waiting to enter the Wrangler Rodeo […]
Read More werner has a memorable dayLAS VEGAS – Maile Read isn’t the only contestant who traveled a great distance to compete at this year’s Junior World Finals. But it’s doubtful any other cowboy or cowgirl put in as many miles in order to qualify as did the 16-year-old from Kailua, Hawaii. “We traveled all over the West Coast to get […]
Read More road warriorLAS VEGAS – Claydyn Jolly wasn’t expecting to be the first bull rider out of the chutes in the 14-15-year-old division of the short go-round Monday at the Junior World Finals. After all, the Tomball, Texas, cowboy entered the short go tied with Elijah Jennings of Cleveland, South Carolina, with 158.0 points on two head. […]
Read More championship mondayLAS VEGAS – Coleman Canton added another championship buckle to the family collection Monday. The Navasota, Texas, cowboy capped an impressive morning by winning the 15-and-under tie-down title at the Junior World Finals with a 9.15-second run in the shootout round at the Wrangler Rodeo Arena. Canton is the son of roping legend Ricky Canton, […]
Read More tie-down roping royalty in vegasLAS VEGAS – Brody Bisetti didn’t grow up wanting to be a saddle bronc rider. Good luck convincing the rest of his competitors at the Junior World Finals to believe that. The 12-year-old from Clovis, New Mexico, won the second round of rookie saddle bronc on Sunday with a 77.0-point ride on 406 Rodeo’s Cash […]
Read More bisetti chases saddle bronc world titleLAS VEGAS – Pecos Tatum had an impressive start to his Sunday morning at the Junior World Finals. The 18-year-old was the final competitor in the shootout round of the 19-and-under tie-down roping, so he knew exactly what he needed to do to win a world title. Then the Decatur, Texas, cowboy went out and […]
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