ProRodeo Sports News - November 17, 1999

PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS o ll

Keetch catches fire atopportune time Photo by James Fain Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo Ogden, Utah Nov.4-6

r By DA|N Jorrusroru STAFF WRITER

All-around cowboy: Jake Hayworth, 91,138 Bareback riding: First round: 1. Shawn Dudley,77 points on Bar T Rodeo lnc.'s Sara Jane, $650;2. Jake Hayworth, 76, $488; 3. Ty Beeder,75, $325;4. (tie) Lan LaJeunesse, Shawn Winters and Ryan Rydalch, 74, $54. Second round: 1. Chaz Mitchell, 75 points on Bar T Rodeo lnc.'s Monte Walsh, $650; 2. Shawn Dudtey,72, $488; 3. Lan LaJeunesse, 70, 9325;4. (tie) Tim Rydalch and Ryan Rydalch,68, $81 each. Third round: 1. Ty Reeder, 80 points on Bar T Rodeo lnc.'s Jake, $650;2. Shawn Dudley, 79, $ztS8; 3. Tim Rydalch,78, $325;4. Lan LaJeunesse, T6, $163. Average: 1. Shawn Dudley, 228 points on three head, $975; 2. (tie) Ty Reeder and Lan LaJeunesse, 220, $609 each; 4. l]m Rydalch, 2tg, $244. Steer wrestling: First round: 1. T. W. Parker, 4.3 seconds, $650; 2. (tie) J. R. Crozier and Tommy Cook, 5.1 , $406; 4. Ryan Trapp, 5.9, $1 69. Second round: 1. Ryan Trapp, 3.8 seconds, $650; 2. Ryan Shaw, 4.1, $488; 3. Tommy Cook, 4.5, $325; 4. Dave Woolstenhotme, 4.6, $163. Third round: 1. (tie) Brock Andrus and Shayne Bennett, 4.0 seconds, $569; 3. (tie) Dustin Smith and T. W. Parker, 4.5, $244. Average: 1. T. W. Parker, 13.8 seconds on three head, 9975;2. RyanTrapp, 14.7,$731;3. Ryan Shaw, 16.3, $zA8; 4. Dave Woolstenhulme, 16.6, $244. Team roping: First round: 1. Brian Roundy/Brian Winn, 5.7 seconds, g4og each; Doyle Gellerman/Tanner Bryson, 6.1, 9302; 3. Zancanella/Dustin Durfee, 6.5, g2O1; 4. Dusty 2. Morse/Chris Freed,6.6, gl01. Second round: 1. Brian Roundy/Brian Winn, 5.0 seconds, g40g each;2. Dustin Durfee/Matt Zancanella, 5.8, 9302; 3. Doyle Gellerman/Ianner Bryson,6.1, g2O1;4. Dusty Morse/Chris Freed, 6.8, $101. Third round: 1. Ralph Gunter/Kevin Wheeler, S.5 seconds, 9403; 2. Beau Hutchinson/Justin Hodson, S.9, ggo2; 3. Dusty Morse/Chris Freed, 6.4, 9201; 4. Steve Young/Cody Young, 6.5, 9101. wyatt crotta, 14.6, $119. Third round: 1. (tie) Jon Cordisio/Jack lreland and Shawn Quinn/George Peters,7.5 seconds, $4lS each; 3. Mike Charies;/Jim Charles, 12.6, $232; +. grjslry Nastri/Chuck Smith, 13.7, $119. Average: 1. Mike Charles/Jim Chartes, 33.8 seconds on three head,9712 each;2. Mike GorhamMyatt Ctotta, 57.2,9534; 3. Shawn Quinn/George Peters, 57.5, $356; 4. Bucky Nastri/Chuck Smith, 65.7, $178. _ Saddle bronc riding: First round: l. Marty Barnes,72 points on AllAmerican Rodeo's Jump St., $561; Jesse Hampton, 59, 9421; 3. (tie) Mike Johnson and Bobby Buffington,56,9210. Second round: 1. Mike Johnson, 71 points on Cowtown Rodeo's Magnum Force, 9561; 2. Bobby Buffington, 66, $421: 3. Jesse Hampton, 64, g28O; 4. Marty Barnes,61, $140. Third round: 1. Marty Barnes,71 points on All American Rodeo's Cash, 9561; 2. Jesse Hampton, 70, $421;3. Mike Johnson, 67, 9280; 4. Bobby Buffington,51, $140. Average: Marty Barnes, 204 points on three head, 9841; 2. Mike Johnson, 194, $631;3. Jesse Hampton, 193, $421;4. Bobby Buffington, $210. Calf roping: First round: 1. Carmine Nastri, g.B seconds, $600;2. Ben Reynolds,9.9, $450; 3. Mike Cody, 11.5, $300;4. Jeff Reynolds, 12.0, $150. Second round: 1. Jeff Reynolds, 9.3 seconds, 9600; 2. Mike Cody, 9.7, $450; 3. Chuck Smith, 10.4, $300; 4. David Snyder, 11.2, $150. Third round: 1. Ben Reynolds,8.9 seconds, $600; 2. Wayde Ellsworth, 9.2, $450; 3. Troy Reynolds,9.6, $300;4. Carmine Nastri, 10.6, $150. Average: 1. Carmine Nastri,32.6 seconds on three head, $899; 2. Troy Reynolds, 33.8, $675; 3. Jeff Reynolds,34.7, $450;4. David Snyder, 36.5, $225. Barrel racing: First round: 1. Erica Friedman, !2.94 gecondq, $600;2. Carol Buffington, 13.08, $450; 3. Judy Merola, 13.14, $300; 4: Eileen Lanq, 13.15, $150. Second round: 1. Skeet Barrett, 12:94 seconds, $600; 2. Eileen Lang, 12.95, $450; 3. Kim Dance, 13.02, 9300;4. Judy Merola, 13.05, $150. Third round: 1. Jody Stockton, 12.82 seconds, 9600; 2. Judy Merola, 12.92, $450; 3. Sheri Nastri, 12.98, $300: 4. Chrissv Peifer. 13.06. $150. Averaoe: '1. Judy Merola, 39.tt seionOs on three runs, gd'99;2. Carol Buffington, 39.26, $675; 3. Kim Dance, 39.55, $450; 4. Judy Dahoda, 39.61, $225. See Wilderness, page'13

/-\ het Keetch needed a big week- l- ;fi"f :,Ti"t:'trff :,".T#' in Pocatello, Idaho, in March, that's just what he got, winning tide ln o gden, Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo. Keetch from Montpelier, Idaho, entered the crrcult finals in the top five trailed season-leader calf roprng, but Rusty Sewalt by more than $3,000. Keetch got things started off right the first round, winning in 9.3 sec- to to pocket $650 and set himself win the average tide. While he 't place in the second round, returned to finish second in third round in 9.8 seconds to another $486. Those two runs helped him take the average tide , beating his compeutor by eight-tenths of a

calf roper chet Keetch helped his cause with this second-round run at the wilderness Gircuit Finals in ogden, utah. while Keetch didn't place in that round, he won the first go-round and was second in the third rdund. Keetch captured the circuit average title.

Keetch pocketed $2,II3 over the

steers. Parker won the first round with a time of just 4.3 seconds, almost a second ahead of second place, then finished fourth in the third round in 4.5 seconds. FIe won the average tide by almost a firll sec- ond.

Parker entered the circuit finals in fourth place in the season standings, but leader Tommy Cook had the season tide already sewn up. Parker and the rest of the bulldoggers were competing for the average tide and a trip to Pocatello.

W.ILDERNESS NOTES: I In winning one of the three go- steer wresder T w the average tide with total of I 3.8 seconds on three

Veteran bull rider sticks 3 to claim title r By Dntru JonNsroru STAFFWRITER He drew fust blood in the opening round, placing second. In the second round, endy this time around. "I've been pretty close to winning

out there, but this year I' m taking t6e month of Fe bruary off," he said.'*ft's at a bad time of year for us. But I'll go thrqugh my tapes, like usual, g.t rofi. kind of a pictuie of something-." Constaninople added he plans on getting on as many bulls as he can heading into the DNCFRshowdown. Meunier, 67 points on AllAmerican Rodeo's Mustang Sally, $588;2. Jessy Dufresne and Kelty Page, 66, $367; 4. Michael Daoust, 65, 9147. Secondlound: 1. Sylvain Meunier, 69 points on AllAmerican Rodeo's Midlile Crisis, $587;2. Kelly Page, 62, $440; 3. John r Winkers,59, $293; 4. Jason Martin, 56, $t47. Third round: 1. Sylvain Meunier, 68 points on All American Rodeo's Northern Exposure, $587;2. Kelly Page, 64, $440; 3. Jason Martin, 63, $294;4. Jesse Dufresne, 62, $147. Average: 1. Sylvain Meunier, 204 points on three head, $880;2. Kelly Page, 192, 9660;3. Jesse Dufresne, 180, $2140;4. John Winkers, 175,$22o- Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Randy Ridgely, 4.3 seconds, $600;2. Wayne Van,5.6, 9450; 3. (tie) Kirk Trumpower and Heath Kroll, 6.0, 9225. Second round: 1. Joe Bell Sr.,4.8 seconds,9600; 2. Tom Farrelly, 5.9, $450; 3. Kirk Trumpower, 6.0, $300; 4. Wayne Van, 6.3, $150. Third round: 1. Butch Dase, 4.3 seconds, $600;2. Jason Gale, 4.7, $450; 3. JuniorAllo,5.0, $300; 4. Bill Peifer, 5.1, $150. Average: 1. Kirk Trumpower, 18.8 seconds on three head, $899;2. Randy Ridgely, 20.5, $675;3. Wayne Van, 22.9, $2150; 4. Junior Allo, 25.2, $225. Team roping: Firat round: 1. Mike GorhamM/yatl Crotta, 7.1 seconds, $474 each;2. Mike Charles/Jim Charles, 7.4, $356; 3. Shawn Quinn/George Peters, 12.9, $237;4. Mickey HesVArnold Yurchak, 1 3.9, $119. Second round: 1. Jon Cordisio/Jack I reland, 7.7 seconds, $47 4 eacj\i 2. Dick Dase/Butch Dase,8.3, $356;3. Mike CharlevJim Charles, 13.8, $237; 4. Mike corham, First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo Binghamton, New York, Nov. 5-7 AlFaround cowboy: Butch Dase, gg5s Bareback riding: First round: 1. Sylvain

Colstantinople drew his toughest bull of the championship event and came out on gop with a second-place,7Y- point effort. "He was probably the one bull I didn't want in the second round, and f end up drawing him," he said. "Getting by him - I knew that was the circuit tide right there . In the last round, if I could stay away from one bull, I had it made.'; That he did, scoring a round-win- ruyg70 points en route to the average tide . Constantinople finished up with a tlrree -head score of 222 points. The win marks Constantinople's sixth trip to Pocatello for the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, having qualified in 198I, '85, 1990, '95, and '97 before winning again this year. After two years away from the DNCFR., Constantinople said he applied himself this spring with the goal of making it back to Idaho. "I had a mission that I wanted to win the circuit again," he said. "The older I get, I' m like wine, the better I get, I think. "I just turned 43 and I' m having a ball now." While Constantinople has been ro Pocatello many times, he's going to prepare for the DNCFR a litde differ-

H e may be older than the majonty of bull riders, but I ohn Constantinople's experi- at the First Frontier

crrcult finals second and just $400 behind friend and fellow compefltor Gam bino caught an unfortu break when Gambino, 2 3, suf- the campargn. cowboy. "The last two weeks we were gorng fust and sec- back and forth between *So I talked to him a few weeks ago and he told me I had to win the aver- age so he could go tre to Idaho I said So now we both golng to ,, drew well, he said, many arena dirt. of counterparts hit the opened Conn., the door for the Prospect,

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