ESTEVAN — The KCRA crowned champions on both days in numerous divisions during the rodeo for the Energy City Ex. June 13 and 14 at the Graham Collie Rodeo Arena.
This year's rodeo had hundreds of entries each day in a variety of timed and rough-stock events. Slack performances were held in the morning, while evening performances attracted large crowds each night. Wild pony races were part of the evening show intermissions.
The champions for June 13 were:
- Women's barrel racing: Twila Hayes, 16.60 seconds;
- Junior barrel racing: Austynn Knudsen, 16.74 seconds;
- Peewee barrel racing: Chloe Stakke, 17.57 seconds;
- Tie-down roping: Brandsten Moore, 13.6 seconds.
- Women's breakaway roping: Stephanie Colli, 2.3 seconds;
- Junior breakaway, Mason Douglas, 2.7 seconds
- Team roping: Darren Luscombe and Derek Goodbrand, 7.9 seconds;
- Junior team roping: Bryce Cooper, 16.9;
- Saddle bronc riding: Kyler Lorenz with a score of 66;
- Peewee steer riding: Noah Jacobson, 68; and
- Junior steer riding: Nixon Kappel, 72.
There were no qualified rides in the bareback and bull riding, and no winner was listed for steer wrestling.
Winners for June 14 were:
- Women's barrel racing: Twila Hayes, 16.64 seconds;
- Junior barrel racing: Austynn Knudsen, 16.26 seconds;
- Peewee barrel racing: Chloe Stokke, 17.24 seconds;
- Tie-down roping: Tygh Armstrong, 7.9 seconds;
- Steer wrestling: Dustin Reiger, 45.1 seconds;
- Women's and junior breakaway roping: Briell Jamieson, 2.3 and 2.5 seconds, respectively;
- Peewee breakaway: Hali West-Martinez, 4.1 seconds;
- Team roping: Bart Quibell/Kelly Hilts, 5.8 seconds;
- Junior team roping: Ayden Warren, 9.3 seconds;
- Bareback riding: Carson Nyhus, 73;
- Saddle bronc riding: Walker Sjogren, 69;
- Peewee steer riding: Noah Jacobson, 65;
- Junior steer riding: Rowdy Kohlman, 72;
- Bull Riding: Foster Arneson, 74.
No times were listed for peewee team roping either day.
The average champions were Hayes (barrel racing), Knudsen (junior barrel racing), Stokke (peewee barrel racing), Jeff Jamieson (tie-down roping), Reiger (steer wrestling), Mariah Moen (women's breakaway), Gabriella Lorenz (junior breakaway), West-Martinez (peewee breakaway), Luscombe and Goodbrand (team roping), Warren (junior team roping), Heath St. John (peewee team roping), Nyhus (bareback), Sjogren (saddle bronc), Jacobson (peewee steer riding), Austin Gourdeau (junior steer riding) and Arneson (bull riding).
Note: Scores and times for average champions were not listed. Only one competitor was listed for junior and peewee team roping.
