BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Kitsap Stampede at the Kitsap County Fair emphasizes family fun, but the competition gets awfully serious this time of year with trips to the NFR beginning to hang in the balance.
The 99th edition of the rodeo was a one-header that paid out more than $160,000.
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Chad Rutherford, 89 points on Big Stone Rodeo Inc’s Fired Up, $4,089; 2. Kaycee Feild, 87, $3,135; 3. Cole Franks, 86.5, $2,317; 4. Jess Pope, 85, $1,499; 5. Cole Reiner, 84, $954; 6. (tie) Taylor Broussard and Tilden Hooper, 80, $613 each; 8. Clay Stone, 77, $409.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 3.9 seconds, $3,818; 2. Ryan Nettle, 4.0, $3,416; 3. J.D. Struxness, 4.1, $3,014; 4. Ty Erickson, 4.3, $2,612; 5. Kyler Dick, 4.5, $2,210; 6. (tie) Jesse Brown and Curtis Cassidy, 4.6, $1,607 each; 8. Stephen Culling, 4.7, $1,005; 9. (tie) Cody Cabral, Bryce Harrison, Dalton Massey and Timmy Sparing, 4.8, $201 each.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 3.9 seconds, $3,422 each; 2. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Kolton Schmidt/Cole Davison, 4.1, $3,055 each; 4. Jr. Dees/Levi Lord, 4.2, $2,688; 5. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 4.3, $2,444; 6. Brayden Schmidt/Andy Carlson, 4.4, $2,200; 7. (tie) Erich Rogers/Paden Bray and Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 4.5, $1,833 each; 9. Aaron Tsinigine/Landen Glenn, 4.6, $1,466; 10. (tie) Clay Smith/Jake Long and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 4.7, $978 each; 12. (tie) Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens and Bryan Reay/Brent Falon, 4.8, $244 each.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round: 1. Logan Hay, 87.5 points on Big Stone Rodeo Inc’s Second Thoughts, $4,512; 2. Kade Bruno, 86, $3,459; 3. (tie) CoBurn Bradshaw and Brody Cress, 84, $2,106 each; 5. (tie) Sterling Crawley and Dawson Dahm, 83, $902 each; 7. Houston Brown, 82.5, $602; 8. Stetson Dell Wright, 82, $451.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.4 seconds, $4,834; 2. J.D. McCuistion, 7.5, $4,265; 3. Riley Mason Webb, 7.6, $3,697; 4. (tie) Trevor Hale and Reese Riemer, 8.0, $2,844 each; 6. Sy Felton, 8.2, $2,275; 7. (tie) Lucas Potter, Taylor Santos and Chance Thiessen, 8.3, $1,706 each; 10. Jake Pratt, 8.4, $1,137; 11. Chris McCuistion, 8.5, $853; 12. Michael Otero, 8.6, $569.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Michelle Alley, 17.08 seconds, $4,058; 2. Hailey Kinsel, 17.19, $3,246; 3. Cheyenne Wimberley, 17.21, $2,638; 4. Taycie Matthews, 17.29, $2,029; 5. Emily Beisel, 17.40, $1,623; 6. Steely Steiner, 17.45, $1,217; 7. Tarryn Lee, 17.49, $1,014; 8. Shelley Morgan, 17.51, $913; 9. Kailee Murdock, 17.54, $812; 10. Katie Pascoe, 17.56, $710; 11. Molly Otto, 17.58, $609; 12. Andrea Busby, 17.59, $507; 13. Sadie Wolaver, 17.61, $406; 14. Ashley Castleberry, 17.65, $304; 15. (tie) Paige Jones and Lisa Lockhart, 17.74, $101 each.
BULL RIDING
First round: 1. Jesse Flores, 87.5 points on Big Stone Rodeo Inc’s Cherry Bomb, $4,597; 2. Garrett Smith, 86.5, $3,524; 3. Colton Byram, 86, $2,605; 4. Trey Kimzey, 85, $1,685; 5. (tie) Justin Lane Rowell, Jace Trosclair and Stetson Dell Wright, 84.5, $817 each; 8. JR Stratford, 84, $460.