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Posted: Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007 - 5:32 a.m. PDT
Richter claims second straight bronc title
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Ryan Schmelzer hangs on during bareback riding

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Josh Brewer loses stirrups in preparation for flying off his bareback ride

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A Netherland exchange student and rodeo clown J.J. Harrison ignore rain and very sloppy conditions in the Stampede Arena to dance for a hardy crowd during Pro-West Rodeo Finals Sept. 30

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Mud flies as Coby Layton misses his steer Sept. 30 during a rainy performance of the Pro-West Finals Rodeo in Omak

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     Devin Richter, Omak, won his second straight saddle bronc title in Pro-West Rodeo following finals held in the Omak Stampede Arena Sept. 29-30.
     Richter won this year with 5,651.33 points. Last year he won with 6,122.04 points.
     Danny Alires, formerly from Tonasket and now from Moxee, finished 13th in the final saddle bronc standings with 1,178.99 points.
     Ryan Schmelzer, formally of Tonasket and now from Spokane, won the bareback crown with a huge lead at 11,376.17 points.
     Shawn Best, Omak, finished third in the finals bull standings with 5,754.41 points.
     Dusti Crenshaw, Omak, finished eighth in the final standings in breakaway roping with 5,228.42 points. She picked up a third place in the first go of the finals with a 2.98 second run.
     Stock was provided by Northern Cross from Omak, Bar X and Layton/McMillian.
     Results:
     Bareback
     First go: 1-2, Orlun McGuffin and Caleb Bayes, 79. 3, Dustin Mulrony, 77. 4, Ryan Schmelzer, 74.
     Second go: Jesse Boyd, 80. 2, Dustin Mulrony, 78. 3, Caleb Bayes, 77. 4, Nick Gutzwiler, 75.
     Average: Caleb Bayes, 156. 2, Dustin Mulrony, 155. 3, Orlun McGuffin and Jesse Boyd, 149.
     Saddle bronc
     First go: 1, Kayle Gray, 82. 2, Ty Baggerly, 76. 3, Jacob Stacy, 68. 4, Buck Sprague, 54.
     Second go: 1, Kayle Gray, 82. 2, Danny Alires, 76. 3, Eldon Blanchard, 73. 4, Buck Sprague, 63.
     Average: 1, Kayle Gray, 164. 2, Ty Baggerly, 136. 3, Jacob Stacy, 129. 4, Buck Sprague, 117.
     Bull riding
     First go: 1, Jace Berg, 80. Cheyne Olney, 72. 3, Colby Reilly, 69. 4, Brett Summers, 66.
     Second go: 1, Cheyne Olney, 76. 2, Jace Berg, 70. 3, Brett Summers, 65.
     Average: 1, Jace Berg, 150. 2, Cheyne Olney, 148. 3, Brett Summers, 131. 4, Colby Reilly, 69 on one.
     Calf roping
     First go: 1, Jason Minor, 10.06. 2, Kass Kayser, 10.07. 3, Brett Hale, 10.69. 4, Clint Miller, 11.07.
     Second go: Jason Minor, 10.65. 2, David Erickson, 10.75. 3, Will Casey, 10.86. 4, Taylor White, 11.66.
     Average: 1, Jason Minor, 21.71. 2, Will Casey, 22.72. 3, Kass Kayser, 23.88. 4, Brett Hale, 25.08.
     Steer wrestling
     First go: 1, Colin Wolfe, 6.21. 2, Michael Stevens, 6.36. 3, Nick Gutzwiler, 7.08. 4, Ross Murrow, 8.07
     Second go: 1, Brandon Christensen, 4.58. 2, Nick Gutzwiler, 4.97. 3, Andy Weldon, 5.86. 4, Ross Murrow, 13.75.
     Average: 1, Nick Gutzwiler, 12.05. 2, Michael Stevens, 20.72. 3, Ross Murrow, 21.82. 4, Andy Weldon, 27.91.
     Team roping
     First go: 1, Gene Stellflug, Tyler Saunders, 6.36. 2, Grant Shumway, Brent Falon, 6.51. 3, Tyler Bowman, Cody Laumb, 6.54. 4, Tyler Bronkhorst, Brock Palmer, 6.80.
     Second go: 1, Willy Hart, Shane Crossley, 6.97. 2, Tyler Bowman, Cody Laumb, 7.52. 3, Ryan MacNaughton, Ty Lytton, 8.26. 4, Jason Minor, Kass Kayser, 11.73.
     Average: 1, Tyler Bowman, Cody Laumb, 14.06. 2, Willy Hart, Shane Crossley, 15.24. 3, Ryan MacNaughton, Ty Lytton, 15.64. 4, Tim Fuller, Kelsey Felton, 20.63.
     Breakaway roping
     First go: 1, Jennifer Casey, 2.30. 2, Marissa Black, 2.94. 3, Dusti Crenshaw, 2.98. 4, Sadie Myers, 3.15.
     Second go: 1, Scotti Fuller, 2.71. 3, Jennifer Erickson, 2.84. 3, Jeana Goodwin, 2.86. 4, Marissa Black, 3.06.
     Average: 1, Marissa Black, 6.00. 2, Jennifer Erickson, 6.4. 3, Kyle Sloan, 6.83. 4, Kalena Parker, 7.00.
     Barrel racing
     First go: 1, Katy Bremner, 17.320. 2, Jordan Crossley, 17.464. 3, Jolene Douglas, 17.888. 4, Barb Wolfe, 18.043.
     Second go: 1, Jordan Crossley, 17.627. 2, Katy Bremner, 17.645. 3, Jolene Douglas, 17.867. 4, Ashley Moberg, 17.867.
     Average: 1, Katy Bremner, 34.965. 2, Jordan Crossley, 35.091. 3, Jolene Douglas, 35.755. 4, Barb Wolfe, 36.271.
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