ProRodeo Sports News - November 17, 1999

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No sweat:, Breding secures NFR berth to give it all he had. Ilowever, the 37-year-olc bull rider from Edgar, Mont., didn't have r By MoNtcA CARRUTH STAFF WRITER

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to try as hard as he drought. Almost from the word "go" Breding was raking in the dough. From the Houston Livestock Stock Show- and Rodeo he took home $1I,388. Other big wins fol- lowed, including Red Bluff, Calif. ($4,77 2); C-ovis,-N-IvI. ($ f ,860 ); Nampa, Idaho ($2,7 65); Caldwell, Idaho ($a,839); ani Oklahoma CitY ($2,294). "It's been a pretq/ good -/earr" Breding said. "It was kind c'f up and do'n'n there a couple of times during the year and I just wondered if I shouldn't go home, regroup and start over next year. I was cold and couldn't place there in June and most of July and that's really dis- heartening. because that's when I usually heat up." Fortunately for Breding, he chose to keep going. "I clme home and told mY wife Jana I was just going to stick it out and make a living at it at th:s point and what happens happens," he said. "And Lord willlng I'll make it' And it iust started climbing." -Breding competed at jus:90 of his allotted 125 rodeos to earn near- ty $59,000 and finish I lth in the world bull riding standings. Mike Nloore was the onlY bull rider with a better vzin ratic,. With just 85 rodeos Moore finished fifth with $631r3. Breding qualifiec for the NFR fuomL994-97. He had his best fin- ish ever when he placed seventh in the world standings. Duarte, who shared the bull rid- ing win in Casper, qualified for his fourth NFF. by banking more than $6I,000 in 1999 and finishing ninth in the worid standings.

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ba;g. A big bang. His family was confident the vet- eran bull rider had qualified for the National Finals Rodeo, but he need- a litde extra insurance are so tight between l6th, ITth to on up to where I was. He had not entered the American Royal in Kansas Ciry and was thrown off his bull at the Cow in San Francisco. That meant PRCA Season Finale Rodeo in Wyo., Nov. 4-6, was his last "I was a litde nervous because I home thinking I' d better ride one ln Casper do or die because it' my last one, )t Breding said. "So Casper was the last shot to earn litde extra money. t and Eric their and I-ow the lucky bull to help Breding home more than $I,150. Breding said the only thing he'd heard about the bull was that he to the left. And, Breding said, exacdy what he did. The three top finishers scored

borrow riggi nt to make this ride on a Larry Sandvick of Kaycee, Wyo. Skoals Frontier Powder River's tn Casper, wyo.' after his gear was lost on a flig ht from Kansas City to Casper, Sandvick scored 81 points to place thi rd. had to

points more than Cody Custer eff Boudreau, who tied for After suffering from a shoulder that occurred at bull riding Breding had his shoulder ln I 99 8. AS a result he his chance to quali$' for his NF\ but he came back in 1999 I

(tie) Tom Hansen and Justin Mayfield, 4.1' $1'056; 5. T.J. Vollmar,4.3, $576; 6. Kevin Nordahl' 4.4' $320. Team roping: 1. Clay Tryan/Dennis Tryan, 5.9 seconds, $1,128 each; 2. Jeff White/Bret Trenary' 6.1, $934; 3. Lance Fillmore/Scott Morlan, 6.3' $739;4. (tie) James Williams/Brad Harris and Blair Burk/Mike Beers, 6.9, $447; 6. Dwight Arnold/Mike Christinck,7.3, $195. Saddle bronc riding: 1. Bobby Griswold, 79 points on Powder River Rodeo Productions' bakota Red, $1 ,271t 2. Shane Lyon, 78' $963; 3. Jeremy Crane, 77, $693; 4. (tie) BillyT Etbauer and Derek Clark, 76, $366 each; 6. (tie) Dan Mortensen, Rusty Vondra and Justin Powell, 75, $64. Calf roping: 1. Troy Pruitt, 9.7 seconds, $1,560;2. Pine McQuay, 10'0, $1,291;3. Jeff Coelho, 10.1, $1,O22;4. Travis Pendleton, 10.2' $753; 5. Billy Olson, 1O'3, $484; 6: Justin Scofield' 11.2, $269. Barrel racing: 1. Melissa Hubier, 12.75 sec- onds, $1 ,027; 2. hachael Myllymaki, 12'78, $880; 3. Heather Milligan, 12.78, $880; 4. Sharon Kobeld, 12.81, $636;5. Wendy Hoefe( 12'95, $489;6. Becky Berggren, 12.98, $391;7. Sherrylynn Adams, 1 3.03, $293; 8. Carla Sturgeon, 1 3.05' $196;9. Shanda Broere, 13'10, $147; 1O- Lynn Brown, 13.16, $98. Bull riding: 1. (tie) Scott Breding, 82 points on Powder River Rodeo Productions'Sweet and Low, Myron Duarte, 82 points on Powder River Rodeo Productions'L57 and Eric Oliver, 82 points on Powder River Rodeo Productions' L41 ' $1 '1 52 each; 4- (tie) Cody Custer and Jeff Boudreau, 79, $445; 6. Shane Drury 7a,$247i 7- (tie) Felipe Aragon and Brandon Manning, 77, $173. Total payoff: $37'095; Rodeo secretary: Jalea Franzen; Stock contractor: Powder River Rodeo Productions; Ofticials: Chris Horton and Gene Oliver; Timers: Linda Coxbill and Marla Ward; Announcer: Hadley Barrett; Specialty Actr Donnie Landis; Clowns/bulffighters: Dwayne Hargo, Donnie Landis and Colby Gines; Barrelman: Donnie Landis; Flankman: Hank Franzen; Chute bosses: Hank Franzen; Pickup men: Louie Fields and Clint Humble.

CASPER NOTES: O Women's Professional Rodeo Association barrel racer Melissa Hubier took home the win after a 12.7l-second run in CasPer. Hubier of Cleveland, Texas, iumped on a Lear jet with WYoming 'bareback rider Larry Sandvick after the Casper rodeo to make her final runs in San Francisco at the Cow Palace . Hubier finished the Year ranked I3th and will comPete at her third NFRnext month. 1,1993 world champion bareback rider Deb Greenough nailed the door shut on his l2th triP to the NFR Greenough tied for the win in Casper with Darren Clarke of Weitherford, Texas. Each scored 82 ooints and took home $I,Il7. ' Gr..no.tgh topped Korkow Rodeo's Shaggin', while Clarke spurred Korkow's Confused SheeP. ^ Clarke just missed making dre NFRby finishing l7th. Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Deb Greenough, 82 points on Korkow Rodeo's Shaggin'and Danen bhrke, 82 points on Korkow Rodeo's Confused Sheep, $1,1 1 7 each; 3. Larry Sandvick' 81 ' $693; 4. Heath Ford, 80, $462; 5. (tie) Gary Burgener and Lance Crump, 79, $231. Steer wrestling: 1. Jonathan Joseph, 3.8 sec- onds, $1,856; 2. Rick Engleman, 3.9, $1,536; 3. PRCA Season Finale Casper, WYo., Nov.4-6

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steve Purcella (heading) and wayne Folmer work their magig during_the Season Finale rddeo in -Casper, Wyo. The NFR-bound duo didn't place. Clay Tryan and Dennis Tryan grabbed top honors with a time of 5.9 seconds'