Riders had a ball at the Clinton May Ball rodeo last weekend.
Jared Marshall of Prince George did double duty in bareback, taking first and second in the event, riding Ford Cobra to first and Gun Powder and Lead to second. Gold Pan resident Steve Hohmann took third on the back of Misery.
In tie-down roping, Virgil Poffenroth of Riske Creek took first. Derek Mobbs of Merritt to second in the event, followed by Vanderhoof’s Dustin Shields in third.
Kaila Mussell of Chilliwack was the top rider in saddle bronc, taking first on the back of Double Duty. Ryland Derose was shaken but not stirred on the back of Mixed Martini, taking second in the event. Steve Hohmann took third for the second time in the rodeo on the back of the aptly named Double Duty.
Kamloops’ Cole Scott was the best steer wrestler of the weekend, followed by Cache Creek’s Cash Isnardy in second and Andy Farmer of Savona in third.
Quesnel’s Richard Glassford took first in breakaway roping. Denise Swampy of Williams Lake took second, followed by Rika Wieth of Lone Butte in third.
In the junior version, Kyle Bell of Houston took the top honours. Savona’s Toy Gerard took second and Clinton’s Russell Allison took third.
Judy Hyde of Prince George took first in ladies barrel racing, followed by Savona’s Joleen Seitz and Kirsten Gjerde of Prince George in third.
In junior barrel racing, Taylor Cherry of Quesnel took first. Savona’s Tosha Seitz took second, followed by Alixis Glassford of Quesnel in third.
Wendel William of Williams Lake took the top spot in junior steer riding. Dakota McColl, of Clinton took second. Barriere’s Janice Myran rounded out the top three in third.
The Williams Lake/Cache Creek team of Ralph Myers and Carey Isnardy took first in team roping. Cliff Bick of Walhachin and Richard Glassford of Quesnel took second in the event. The Cache Creek team of BJ Isnardy and Travis Antoine took third.
Quesnel’s Matt O’Flynn rode Hell Boy to the top in bull riding. Ryan Jasper of Riske Creek took second on Red One.
Savona’s Elly Farmer was the fastest round the barrels of the junior racers, followed closely by Tatla Lake’s Sydney Schuk in second and Williams Lake’s Brianna Billy in third.
The rodeo will next touch down in Kispiox for the 66th Annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo.
