The Humboldt County Rodeo Club competed at its first rodeos of the 2014-15 season this past weekend in Sparks.
The Spanish Springs rodeos were held at Joe Gandolfo Arena overlooking Sparks. The year's first cutting event was held on Friday, Sept. 26, followed by two days of rodeo action. It rained throughout the events, so cowboys and cowgirls ran in the rain and mud to compete.
On Saturday, Humboldt County's Luke Logan was first in bronc riding and Shaun Mentaberry, was second. In team roping, Quint Bell and Trase Bell were third and in tie-down roping, Logan finished second. Trase Bell was fourth and Caleb Logan sixth.
Maclyn Crnkovich placed fifth in goat tying and Chris Gleason was second in the first eight-second ride of his high school career in bull riding.
On Sunday, Luke Logan again won saddle bronc, while Patrice Stewart posted a second-place finish in breakaway roping, while Shaylee Robertson was fourth.
In goat tying, Danyelle Brown placed eighth and Hayley Hall finished 10th. In team roping, Luke Logan and Caleb Logan finished seventh and the team of Trase Bell and Quint Bell ended in ninth. Quint Bell finished third and Trase Bell was fifth in tie-down roping.
In the junior high division, Paradise Valley's Cade Bell was the all-around champion. He finished first in breakaway roping, chute dogging and team roping.
Both high school rodeo and its junior high division compete on a point system. Places 1-10 in any event receive points that add toward a season-long total. Cowboys and cowgirls take their top 12 finishes and use those points plus a double point system at state finals to qualify for the National Finals. Nationals generally take the top three state finishers in each event.
The team moves to Elko this weekend for two more days of rodeo. Following Elko, there will be a break until the end of October when the team travels to Alamo, from Oct. 31 - Nov. 2. Its last rodeo of the fall is at Las Vegas on Nov 14-16. The season picks back up the first weekend of March 2015.
Junior high and high school rodeo competitors pay their own entry fees, insurance and supply their own horses and tack. They travel at their own expense to all events.
The Humboldt County Rodeo Club is not affiliated with Lowry High School, and does its own fund raising. Junior high and high school rodeo competitors in Nevada meet grade and eligibility standards that meet or exceed NIAA high school standards for high school sports.
To follow Nevada High School Rodeo, the website is www.nevadastateHSRA.net[[In-content Ad]]
