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4/17/2007
Courtesy
of the PRCA
The Red Bluff (Calif.) Roundup, entering its
86th year, plays host to the 10th stop on the
21-venue Wrangler ProRodeo Tour this weekend.
The annual rodeo begins on Friday, April 20 and
culminates with the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round
on Sunday, April 22.
Cowboys and cowgirls will not only compete for
part of a purse that exceeded $215,000 in 2006,
but earnings that apply toward the Wrangler
ProRodeo Tour standings and inclusion into the
newly formed playoff system later this summer.
This year’s Wrangler Tour consists of 21 rodeos
through August. Contestants can choose 15 out of
the 21 rodeos to count toward their official
Tour Rodeo count. At the conclusion of the 21st
rodeo, the top 35 contestants in total Tour
money and the “wild card,” event champions from
the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, will
move on to the first Tour Championship event
Aug. 14-18 in Caldwell, Idaho. From there, the
field will be trimmed to a single champion after
the three subsequent playoff events in Puyallup,
Wash.; Omaha, Neb.; and Dallas. Fox Sports
Network and CBS are scheduled to televise the
Championship events.
Red Bluff, a venue on the Wrangler Tour since
its inception in 2000, is located some 130 miles
north of Sacramento, California’s capital city.
Last year, California bull rider Bobby Waller of
Quail Valley picked up his first Wrangler
ProRodeo Tour victory in Red Bluff with a
92-point ride in the Tour Round, good for the
average title and $3,558.
Other average champions from the 2006 Red Bluff
Roundup were bareback rider Rowdy Buechner of
Sandpoint, Idaho; steer wrestler Levi Wisness of
Keene, N.D.; team ropers Trevor Brazile of
Decatur, Texas/Rich Skelton of Llano, Texas, and
Nelson Linares of Plant City, Fla./Travis
Woodard of Stockton, Calif.; saddle bronc rider
Rusty Allen of Lehi, Utah; tie-down roper Jerrad
Hofstetter of Athens, Texas; and barrel racer
Lindsay Sears of Nanton, Alberta.
*****
Upcoming PRCA Rodeos...
4. Upcoming PRCA Rodeos
California Circuit: Red Bluff Round-Up, April
20-22, Red Bluff
Prairie Circuit: Old Settlers Reunion Rodeo,
April 20-21, Cheyenne, Okla.
Southeastern Circuit: Great Southland Stampede
Rodeo, April 19-21, Farmington, Ga.; Ralph
Morgan Semi-annual Rodeo, April 20-21,
Lauderdale, Miss.; 37th Annual Circle D Ranch
Pro Rodeo, April 20-21, Marianna, Fla.
Texas Circuit: Mesquite Championship Rodeo,
April 20-21, Mesquite; 8th Annual Jackson County
PRCA Rodeo, April 20-21, Edna; Longview PRCA
Rodeo, April 20-21, Longview
Canada: Medicine Hat Spring Rodeo, April 20-22,
Medicine Hat, Alberta
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