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Tuesday
July 18, 2017

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Tricks yield treats

Oklahoma bull rider pulls out all the stops for 80-point ride, remains in the hunt
By JULIE MANKIN
FOR THE NEWS RECORD

One year after he was bucked

off in the NHSFR short round,
Oklahoma bull rider Trey Kimzey
has come back and spurred his
way to a second-place ranking in
the first go-round.
His 80-point attempt Monday
morning moved him into second
behind Michigans Hunter Ball,
who scored 82 on Sunday evening.
He was just a good bull,
Kimzey said. He started right
there to the left, then a fake right
and came back to the left hard.
Kimzey had no prior knowledge
of the bull.
A lot of guys ask around to find
out what the bull does, but I think
bulls are animals, you know what
I mean? Kimzey said. Theres no
telling what theyll do.
The 18-year-old senior from
trick rider, partnering with his
older sister, Dusta, to entertain
crowds at professional rodeos
from Georgia to Utah.
But, much like his older brother,
Kimzey is drifting toward getting
on more bulls and fewer trick-rid-
ing horses. In fact, he said hes
already earned roughly $10,000
this year at professional rodeos.
Still, hes after an NHSFR champi-
onship.
There can only be one national
champion every year, he said,
acknowledging that there are a lot
of variables. You just got to ride
your bull and let the chips fall.
Earlier that morning, Trey got a
good-luck text from his brother. News Record Photos/Kelly Wenzel
Sage Kimzey, just 22, who has
won the past three straight PRCA Creede Hicks, from Team Oklahoma, tries to take down a steer during the steer wrestling event during the second performance at the
world championships, and in NHSFR on Monday morning.
February beat the best in the PBR
to win RFD-TVs The American, until his second bull Friday night
worth $433,333. marks Treys only big break all
But the elder Kimzey sibling summer, and he plans to spend
never had a healthy shot at an time doing a little golfing and
NHSFR title, Trey said. In fact, maybe at the lake.
Sage was stepped on in Gillette
one year and spent plenty of time Near fall, but a good score
at Campbell County Memorial In goat tying Monday morn-
Hospital undergoing surgery for ing, South Dakotas Mary Risse
compartmental syndrome. But overcame a near-fall to throw her
injuries like that dont hands up in 7.2 sec-
much bother Trey. PERFORMANCE 2 onds, which moved
If you do your job her into third in the
right, and prepare cor- Monday morning
first go-round behind
rectly, you shouldnt get Oregons Aimee Davis,
hurt, he said. If you take care of who tied her goat in 7.15 Sunday
your body, eat right and work out, night and leader Emmalee Dubois
but its still just a matter of when of Utah, who turned in a 7.09-sec-
and how bad you get hurt. ond performance Monday night.
The bull riding brothers father, Getting off at high speed just
17-time NFR barrelman Ted as the goat ran left created Risses
Kimzey, emphasizes to Trey that stumble.
he stay square with the bull, while My dad always makes us recov-
Sage helps his mental game, Trey er, in practice, said the 18-year-
said. old senior from Martin.
Hes a big mind guy, said Trey, Risse finished sixth at the
who superstitiously packs his bag NHSFR in 2015, and would have
up the same way every rodeo. again finished sixth last year, had
Trey hopes to win the second her short-round goat not gotten
round, which he thinks will like- up.
ly take about an 85-point score. This time I just wanted to go
He can do it his career high out there and try to win, she said.
has been 89.5 points, scored last
year at the IFYR in Shawnee, See TRICKS, Page B2 Ben Kramer, from Team North Dakota, competes in the bareback riding event during the second perfor-
Oklahoma. The stretch from now mance at the NHSFR on Monday morning.

Wyoming boys
Leading the pack
Monday morning saw
lead changes in several
events including barrel rac-
ing which took place after

team up, take lead

Sunday nights thunder-
storm during that event.
Hailey Finnegan of
Laytonville, California,
stopped the clock in
17.269 seconds to take
over first place in the
go-round in barrels, fol-
lowed by a 17.381 turned
in by Amanda Butler of
Payson, Utah. That was
short-lived, though, as
McKenna Coronado of
Kenarraville, Utah, posted
a 17.254.
In boys cutting,
Brenden Brnnett of
Notress, Texas, took
over the first-round lead
with 148 points, while
Evan Betony of Tonalea,
Arizona scored 79 points
in bareback riding for that
lead, and Tegan Smith of
Winterset, Iowa, notched a
79 to take over the lead in
saddle bronc riding.
Two contestants from
Alberta, Canada, had
commanding performanc-
es Monday morning,
with Maddie Bews of
Okotoks notching a 2.54
in breakaway to move into
second in the go-round,
and Justine Elliott of
Lacombe turning in a
17.385 in barrel racing to
rank fourth.
Louisiana cowboy in good spot after first performance
By ROY FRAZIER Ryan Gotreaux of Lacassine, Louisiana, last
NEWS RECORD WRITER years national champion in the event.
rfrazier@gillettenewsrecord.net Paying attention to his cousin helped, as
Gotreaux stopped the clock at 8.11 seconds in
Dominant performances from Wyomings Monday nights performance, which was the
contingent of team ropers has helped spring- third-fastest of Performance No. 3 and moved
board the the Cowboy State boys into first him up into seventh place in the first go-round.
place in the team standings halfway through I knew I had a stronger (effort). I just set
the first go-round of the 2017 him and slid him out, Gotreaux
National High School Finals PERFORMANCE 3 said. Thats the biggest deal at
Rodeo. these rodeos. Its just a three-head
Monday evening
The team of Wheaton Williams, average. Whoever gets three on the
ground the fastest is going to win.
from Big Horn, and Caspers
Jarren Johnson topped Sundays first perfor- So I didnt go in there rushing anything or
mance with a time of 5.97 seconds, followed trying to tear out the (penalty) barrier or be 4.0
by Carson Johnson and Kellan Johnson, flat or anything.
both of Casper, in 6.34 as the best in Mondays The 2016 steer wrestling champion set the
second performance. Those times put the bar high. His 3.36-second run on the opening
teams Nos. 1 and 2 respectively in the overall night was the fastest of any cowboy by 0.20
standings. seconds. He won the first-go, finished second
High School Rodeo Association results in the second-go and was the national champi-
show Wyoming the Wyoming boys leading on with an average of 11.95 seconds.
with 1,275 points. Texas is close behind with The former champion gave his cousin some
1,255. advice over the phone before Camerons run
Monday night.
Other Monday evening action These are the two horses that he won it
News Record Photo/Alex Goodlett
Cameron Gotreaux of Welsh, Louisiana, on, so they know it a little bit better than me,
Daylon Swearing of New York competes in the bull riding event at has an advantage no other steer wrestler has in Cameron Gotreaux said. He was just telling
Cam-plex Morningside Park on Monday during the third perfor- the 2017 National High School Finals Rodeo.
mance of the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette. He has the advice and help of his cousin, See PERFORMANCE 3, Page B  2