Aipperspach, Hendrickson finish in the money in PRCA rodeo
Above, Kyle Orr of Great Falls didn’t quite make the 8 seconds on Chute Boss. Despite the heat, the rodeo stock from JS Rodeo Company was great.
POLSON — The only two Lake County cowboys placing in the Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo in Polson last Friday and Saturday were Matt Aipperspach of Ronan and Levi Hendrickson of Arlee. Aipperspach placed third in bull riding with 74 points worth $581.40 in prize money and Hendrickson was fourth in bull riding with 68 points worth $387.60. Top bull riders were Tyler Taillon of Great Falls and Mike Strong of Livingston with rides of 77 points ($936.70 each).
Josh Reynolds of Corvallis was the top saddle bronc rider as he scored 86 points atop Stop Debt. That earned him $1,093,25. Runners-up were Tyrell Smith of Vaughn and Wade Black of Three Forks, tied for second with 79 points ($714.87 each); Jordan Harmon of Twin Bridges, 78 points, ($399); Reed Hunsucker of Dillon, and Wyatt Smith of Rexburg, Idaho, tied for fifth with 77 points ($199.
Bareback bronc — 1. Ben Wrzesinski of Boulder, 77 ($969); 2. (tie) John Collins of Lewistown and Scott Owens of Toston, 75 ($605.62 each); 4. Troy Solomon of Havre, 70 ($242.25).
Steer wrestling — 1. Tyler Holland of Bozeman, 4.3 (1,102); 2. Jabe Anderson III of Dillon, 4.4 (826.50); 3 (tie), John Gee of Stanford and Jesse Peterson of Dillon, 4.5 ($413.25 each)
Tie down roping — 1. Jody Wacker of Melstone, 10.9 ($931); 2. (tie), Blaine Konkel of Belgrade and Chance Bernell of Dillon, 11.7 ($681.87 each); 4. (tie) Shawn Dunagan of Whitehall and Marty Becker of Edmonton, Alta), 12.3, ($116.38 each)
Team roping — 1. Layne Murnion and Parker Murnion, both of Jordan, 5.5 ($788.50); 2. Marty Becker of Edmonton and Shane Schwenke of Harlem, 5.7 ($591.38); 3. Shawn Smith of Helena and Colt Tew of Belgrade, 5.8 ($394.25); 4. Tim Garrison of Divide and Brad Yerlan of Corvallis, 6.3, $197).
Barrel racing — Julie Lenoir of Helena, 17.24,($819.38); 2. Mercedes Knudson of Great Falls, 17.27 ($712.50); 3. Shelley Murphy of Helena, 17.34 ($605.62); 4. Heather Hart Schwenke of Harlem, $17.53 ($498.75); 5. Jill Lane of Fairfield, 17.54 (391.88); 6. Mikell Hougen of Melstone, 17.60 $285); 7. Lauren Watson of Geyser, 17.65 (178.62); 8. Maria Gee of Stanford, 17.66 ($71.25)