The Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo was held August 15-17th in Kalispell, Montana. Kade Sonnier took first in the bareback riding with an 84.5 points on The Cervi Brothers' Texas Toast. Scott Guenthner took first in the steer wrestling with a 4.7 second run. Kavis Drake/Denim Ross took first in the team roping with their 6.0 second run. Sterling Crawley took first in the saddle bronc riding with a big 85.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo's Wilamena. In the tie-down roping Gator Goodrich took first with his 9.1 second run. Abigail Knight took first in the barrel racing with her 17.36 second run. There were only two qualified rides in the bull riding with Trevor Reiste tooking first for his 87 point ride on The Cervi Brothers' Barf Bag. All-around cowboy went to Harley Cole who competed in steer wrestling and team roping.
All-Around Cowboy: Harley Cole, $2,924, steer wrestling and team roping.
Bareback Riding:
1. Kade Sonnier, 84.5 points on The Cervi Brothers' Texas Toast, $2,637; 2. Cole Reiner, 84, $2,021; 3. Richmond Champion, 83.5, $1,494; 4. Spur Lacasse, 81, $967; 5. Ty Taypotat, 80.5, $615; 6. Tristan Hansen, 80, $439; 7. Trevar McAllister, 79.5, $352; 8. Nick Pelke, 79, $264.
Steer Wrestling:
1. Scott Guenthner, 4.7 seconds, $2,648; 2. Harley Cole, 5.0, $2,303; 3. Landon Beardsworth, 5.3, $1,958; 4. (tie) Newt Novich, Rowdy Parrott and Gavin Soileau, 5.4, $1,267 each; 7. Ty Erickson, 5.7, $576; 8. Jace Melvin, 6.0, $230.
Team Roping:
1. Kavis Drake/Denim Ross, 6.0 seconds, $1,785 each; 2. Delon Parker/Ryan Zurcher, 6.6, $1,552; 3. Haven Meged/Arye Espenscheid, 6.7, $1,319; 4. (tie) Hank Hollenbeck/Lane Krutzfeldt and Miles Kobold/Colten Fisher, 7.4, $970 each; 6. Harley Cole/Tanner Milan, 8.8, $621; 7. Ben Folsom/Matt Williams, 10.2, $388; 8. Cameron Irwin/Coley Nicholls, 11.1, $155.
Saddle Bronc Riding:
1. Sterling Crawley, 85.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo's Wilamena, $3,195; 2. Ira Dickinson, 85, $2,450; 3. Gus Gaillard, 84, $1,811; 4. Chet Johnson, 82.5, $1,172; 5. Jesse Kruse, 81, $746; 6. (tie) Isaac Diaz and Coleman Shallbetter, 79, $479 each; 8. Danny Cassidy, 78, $320.
Tie-Down Roping:
1. Gator Goodrich, 9.1 seconds, $2,205; 2. Hank Hollenbeck, 10.7, $1,946; 3. Logan Bird, 10.8, $1,686; 4. Cash Hooper, 11.3, $1,427; 5. James Ramirez, 11.5, $1,297; 6. Nolan Conway, 12.2, $1,167; 7. Clay Elliott, 12.3, $1,038; 8. Shane Smith, 13.5, $908; 9. Kevin Peterson, 13.7, $778; 10. (tie) Haven Meged and Macon Murphy, 14.0, $259 each.
Barrel Racing:
1. Abigail Knight, 17.36 seconds, $2,042; 2. Kathy Grimes, 17.46, $1,735; 3. Brittney Cox, 17.78, $1,429; 4. Heather Crowley, 17.85, $1,225; 5. Hannah Sharon, 17.88, $1,021; 6. Jessica Bagnell, 17.94, $715; 7. Lisa Warfield, 17.95, $510; 8. Jayden Wilson, 18.08, $408; 9. Lauren Johnson, 18.09, $357; 10. Jamie Martin, 18.20, $306; 11. Shelby Gill, 18.30, $255; 12. Heidi Schmid, 18.37, $204.
Bull Riding:
1. Trevor Reiste, 87 points on The Cervi Brothers' Barf Bag, $4,382; 2. Parker Breding, 76, $3,808; no other qualified rides. (all totals include ground money).
Total payoff: $78,145. Stock contractor: Cervi Championship Rodeo. Sub-contractors: Bailey Pro Rodeo and The Cervi Brothers. Rodeo secretary: Sunni Deb Backstrom. Officials: Cliff Overstreet, Mike Nauman and Mike Tatsey. Timers: Amber Schmutz and Vicki Pack. Announcer: Kelly Kenney. Specialty acts: Gizmo McCracken, John Payne, Bella DaCosta and Shelby Pierson. Bullfighters: Cole Stanley and Jake Welker. Clown/barrelman: Gizmo McCracken. Flankmen: Shane Gunderson and Payden Franks. Chute boss: Binion Cervi. Pickup men: Jhett Johnson and Randy Britton. Music director: Bradley Narducci. Photographers: Austin Smith and Roberta Barkley.
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