19 & Under Girls BAW Champion Samantha Little TD Champion Chase Williams. The Custom Hogg Saddle Presented To Caleb Smidt

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1 19 & Under Girls BAW Champion Samantha Little 12 & Under Breakaway got started with 101 eager ropers. This was one of the largest, toughest and fastest roping of the weekend and was pretty much dominated by Cooper Lee of Quitman, Ar. He won the 1st Go with a 2.32, placed 3rd in the second go with a 2.72, won the 3rd Go with a 2.34, won the Short Go with a 3.10, and won the Average with a total of Logan Cook won the 2nd Go with a time of Cooper Lee took home the Cactus saddle donated by The Perfect Calf and a rope can for the fastest calf. Wow, what a roping for such a young age group!!! With two days down and two to go, Saturday morning started off with Breakaway ropers. Everyone got a little piece of the pie when Tanner Stec of Bassett, NE won the first round with 2.03, Chance Oftedahl from Pemberton, MN captured the 2nd Go with a 2.03, Mason Carter from Checotah, OK won the 3rd Go with a blazing 2.0 and also took home a rope can for the fastest calf, but it was Clint Kelley from Tahlequah, OK who won the Short Go and the Average with a total of and took home a beautiful fully tooled Paul Ammerman saddle sponsored by Willard Rope Co. The 19 & Under Girls Breakaway brought the day to a close, but not in a slow way. If anyone ever said that girls can t rope, they should have been watching this roping. The first TD Champion Chase Williams All Star Roping Champion Caleb Smidt round started out with a fast time of 2.56 turned in by Anglea Bartley of Emporia, KS. But the times in each round got even faster when Harley Thomas turned in a time of 2.31, and Brandi Hollenbeck of Hutchinson, KS didn t let that slow her down when she roped her calf in 2.24 to win the 3rd go. Things just kept getting hotter when Samantha Little won the Short Go with a speedy time of 2.18 and cinched the average with a total of to win the Cactus saddle sponsored by Joplin Stockyards and a Rockin Rope can for the fastest calf. There s no better way to start a cowboy s day than to hear from Rev. Roger Myers as he blessed us with his words at our Cowboy Church Service. Then 125 of the toughest calf ropers got things underway as Chase Williams from Stephenville, TX got off to a fast start when he won the 1st round The Custom Hogg Saddle Presented To Caleb Smidt 12 & Under TD Fastest Calf & Short Go Winner Ty Harris with a time of 8.7. But things only got faster as Shane Overby from Morton, MS roped and tied one in 7.6 to win the 2nd Go, but the 3rd Go was even more heated as Marty Yates won the round and the fastest calf rope can with 7.5 seconds. But Chase Williams came back to win the Short Go and the Average and took home the custom Relentless fully tooled Cactus saddle sponsored by Cactus Saddlery. Additional prizes were donated to the short go champions of each roping by Embrace Victory, rope cans to the fastest calf donated by Smith Brothers, custom spurs by Gordy Alderson went to reserve average champion in the 19 & under girls breakaway, Hooey Loop breakaways were given to all short go contestants in the breakaway, and Willard strings were given to all tie down short go contestants. A new award this year for the tie down was a $1000 scholarship to the BAW Champion Clint Kelly champion high school senior calf roper donated by NEO college and rodeo coach Kolby Ungeheuer of Miami, OK. A special thank you to Kirby Kelly and WW for supplying the roping chute and arena set up, Cinch for supplying all of Rising Stars staff with shirts for the weekend, Quality Inn of Duncan for donating rooms and being our host hotel, Boulet Boots for donating certificates for free boots, and Ariat for donating bags and additional prizes. For the Rising Stars Calf Roping producers, Chris Neal and Mark Holder, 2010 was truly an eventful year. In a year when things were so uncertain about the future, they feel really blessed that the entries were up 107 more than last year, the sponsorships exceeded the past by leaps and bounds, and the thanks and praise spoke louder than ever before. None of it would have been possible without all those who participated in one way or another. So to all the contestants, sponsors, suppliers, vendors, work crew, family members and the town of Duncan, they say a heartfelt THANK YOU for your continued support and dedication to the Rising Stars Calf Roping. Hope the Stars keep Rising for you in 2011!!!!! For complete results visit risingstarscalfroping.com. Cowboy Sports News Page 61 - March 2011

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4 Jack Brooks Park Galveston County Fairgrounds Covered Arena - Hwy 6 NPBR Sanctioned Bull Riding April 8th & 9th $2,000 Added Money $75 Fees Books Open April 4th, 7-9pm At Frontier Champion Trophy Buckle To Event Champion APRIL 14th At 8pm CPRA Rodeo Flying J Rodeo Company Burnin Daylight Tour Slack After Performance Slack Order: GBR, SW, GBK, CR, TR ADDED MONEY: $800/$100 per event Fees: BB, SB, BR, GBR, GBK, SW, $240 team Non-members welcome w/$10 permit BO: Monday, April 11th, RS: 5pm-10pm, TE: 6-10pm Tuesday, April 12th, All events: 9:00AM to 4:00PM RODEO APRIL 15th & 16th At 8pm - CPRA Rodeo Flying J Rodeo Company Burnin Daylight Tour Slack Friday after performance Slack Order: GBR, SW, GBK, CR, TR ADDED MONEY: $4,800/$600 per event Fees: BB, SB, BR, GBR, GBK, SW, $240 team Non-members welcome w/$10 permit BO: Monday, April 11th, RS: 5pm-10pm, TE: 6-10pm Tuesday, April 12th, All events: 9:00AM to 4:00PM RODEO Perf info: May start with 1st section BR Cowboy Sports News Page 64 - March 2011

5 The Original Bill Graff Calf Tying Dummy Learn to tie and perfect the tie through repetition, physically and mentally, with this calf-tying aid. This very life-like dummy is made of solid wood construction. It swivels in the middle and is covered with carpet. The legs are hand shaped of carefully selected wood, attached to Bungee cords to add resistance and bolted to the body to give it a natural feel. All of these features have made the Bill Graff Calf-Tying Dummy the most used Calf-Tying Dummy by all age groups and roping levels from amateurs to professionals. If you have the desire, this dummy has the best of the rest in design, quality, price and results. With more than 2,200 satisfied customers and the endorsements of National Senior Pro World Champions, Jeff Jones and Gordy Alderson. $100 Plus Shipping Contact Bill Graff At: th Rd. Johnstown, NE or Bobby Jones Benefit Bull Riding April 16th - Florence, Texas Keith s Place - Starts At 4pm $3,000 Added Money - $75 Fees Call In April 11th From 6-10pm At Bull Team (Bull Rider Friendly) Limited To 12 Teams - $350 Per Team $1,000 Added Money Plenty Of BBQ and Dance To Follow Cowboy Sports News Page 65 - March 2011

6 Team Roping The Hill Arena Waller, Texas Tuesdays April 5 th,12 th,19 th, &26th Books Close 7: 00 p.m. #10 Draw Pot (Capped #6) $100 man Enter 1 draw 3 or draw all 4 Tuesdays May 3 rd,10 th,17 th & 24 th Books Close 7:00 pm #12 Draw Pot (Capped #7) $100 man Enter 1 draw 3 or draw all 4 Steers Furnished by: Phillip Cattle Co. FMI : (281) S Productions Cowboy Sports News Page 66 - March 2011

7 10th Annual Cheryl Krolczyk Memorial Barrel Bash Benefiting the Cheryl Krolczyk Memorial Scholarship Fund May 1st Washington County Fairgrounds Brenham, Texas Books Open at 9am Exhibition 9:30am to 12:45pm $5 each or 3 for $12 Open 5-D With Added Money 1pm Sharp, $30 Fees, 70% Payback Buckles To The Winners Of Each Division ADDED MONEY - ADDED MONEY - ADDED MONEY Photography Services Provided By Momentous Digital Cash Only Fees Please - Negative Coggins Required By Law For More Information - Susan Newrones ckmf2002@yahoo.com Cowboy Sports News Page 67 - March 2011

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9 Is It Luck, Or Just A Good Work Ethic? Let s talk about the people you know that everytime you turn around they are winning something. They are so lucky everytime they get a chance to, they win. They always draw the the slowest one, they always have the best run on the cattle, they always have the best horse. Has the thought ever crossed your mind that the person might study the start and score so good his cattle are always caught in the win zone. The person might take advantage of their first run, catching the calf or steer faster than the rerun on him when he runs faster or the roper scores worse. They might provide their horse with more wet blankets than the average person. They might take better care of their horses feet or teeth than the normal person would and he might score more than he has to and work with his horse more, so he actually works better than the others. It s called dedication and hard work. Perfect practice makes winners and luck comes with the territory. Luck has been called the head on collission between preperation and talent, hence winning. Just because you have a $200,000 rig, a $100,000 horse and all the ability in the world doesn t make you any more likely to win than a person without a practice pen, horse or the ability is guaranteed to lose. I ve never seen a winner that can t show you pictures or tell you stories of hours and hours in the practice pen, bleeding, sweating and trying day after day to get better and become a winner. Talent and ability make it alot easier to win, but without a hard work ethic to push you to be your best, you ll never see that talent rise to the best of their capability. We have to know going in that what we put into our event is what we normally get out of it. The more you rope the dummy, the more you work with your horse, the more you flank and tie, the better you will get in that area. Never forget, noone gets to the top or to the spot they they aspire without sacrifices and hours of time spent working towards that goal. Practice. The more you do it, the better you become through it. Work ethic. Try to put yourself in a strong solid plan of it and see what rewards you get in the end. World Champion Bull Rider Gary Leffew has always said, Remember, when you re not practicing, someone, somewhere is practicing and when you meet... they will win! Think on that for awhile. Winners will always find a way! They don t find a way because they are good at finding things. They find a way because they have prepared and practiced for that moment. When you nod your head or back up into the box instinct has to kick in. If you stop to think, you just lost. You will never get that instinct or that muscle memory without the hours and hours of hard work and practice. You will never put in those hours of hard work and practice unless you develop a strong work ethic and believe in and want something so bad that it makes you get out there and do it. Keep reachin Joe B. PS: If you want to see kids with a strong work ethic and the desire to win then come on over to my 2nd Annual Joe Beaver Jr. Superstars Shootout in Salado, Texas, April 22-24, They ll be there! Cowboy Sports News Page 69 - March 2011

10 A Couple Of PRCA Cowboys Start 2nd Careers Teaching Courtesy of the PRCA Dan Mortensen, a sixtime world champion saddle bronc rider and 2009 inductee into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, has agreed to serve as interim rodeo coach at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo. Mortensen takes over for Ryan Vander Pluym, who resigned Feb. 7, barely six months after being hired. Mortensen, who attended Northwest College and competed on the Trapper rodeo team before transferring to Montana State, met with team members Feb. 11 to begin the transition. Mortensen will direct the Trappers through five spring competition dates and the College National Finals Rodeo, if the team qualifies. I got approached when (former NWC rodeo coach Del Nose) decided that he was going to retire from the program, Mortensen told the Powell Tribune. They encouraged me to replace him, but that wasn t something I was willing, or able, to do at the time. A couple weeks ago, I was contacted and asked if I d be willing to step in (as interim coach), and I was happy to do that. To start with, with me coming in from the outside, I just need to find out where everyone is at with their level. I want to teach the sport of rodeo as a whole. I think one-third of the rodeo profession is your riding ability, about one-third is mental and that last third of it is the business side. While Mortensen has never coached previously, he has helped out the program that gave him his collegiate start by providing instruction at campus rodeo schools and clinics. I enjoy helping the next generation of rodeo athletes out, Mortensen said. Mark Kitchen, vice president for college relations, indicated no reason had been provided for Vander Pluym s resignation. Further south Shannon Frascht, who qualified as a team roper for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2006, has been named the men s and women s rodeo coach at his alma mater, Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. Frascht, a 1990 graduate of the school, was selected from a list of 26 applicants and began work with the teams on Jan. 6. We are fortunate to get a coach and person of Shannon s caliber to lead our rodeo team, athletic director Bob Battisiti said. Shannon will be a great ambassador for Northwestern and our athletic department. A member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association since 1990, Frascht (pronounced Frost) has career highlights that include eight Prairie Circuit year-end team roping titles, along with wins in the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo, the Kitsap County Fair & Rodeo (Bremerton, Wash.), the Rodeo of the Ozarks (Springdale, Ark.), the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.) and the Oregon Trail Rodeo (Hastings, Neb.). Frascht qualified for the 2006 Wrangler NFR with fellow Oklahoman Nick Sartain, and they placed in five rounds, sharing first place in Round 5 and winning the seventh round outright with a time of 4.1 seconds. Frascht finished the season ninth in the world standings for team roping heelers. I am excited about the challenge ahead, Frascht said. (Former coach) Tim Kolb left us with a good bunch of kids. We hope to build on that and take the rodeo program to another level. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Face to face, he seems like a regular person. He doesn t wear a crown, or an Elvis cape, or guns like Roy Rogers. But on the back of a good horse with a rope in his hand, he becomes Zeus, the thunder rattling, lightning striking, mythical god of the sizzling twine-magic hand, two wraps and a hooey. Cowboy poet Baxter Black, waxing rhapsodic about 14-time World Champion Trevor Brazile. Cowboy Sports News Page 70 - March 2011