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Craig Daily Press
RODEO: Roping fundraiser sees good turnout FROM PAGE 1
needed to, and I’m still developing confidence on a new horse,” she said. However, the next day couldn’t have been any different, as Kinlie Brennise placed first in the breakaway and was third in goat tying, fourth in barrel racing and fourth in team roping with her brother, Kasen Brennise, who also placed fourth Saturday in tie down roping. Kinlie Brennise sits second individually in all-around points after the Craig rodeo, while she and Kasen Brennise are also ranked
second in team roping points. “Overall the fall season has been good, but there’s a little more pressure to get those points going into spring,” she said. Dillon Burch got on the board Saturday with a successful thirdplace run in the bull riding, Ty Pinnt also joining the Craig effort on the big beasts, while Yampa’s Jace Logan picked up plentiful points in steer wrestling, tie down and team roping with Yuma’s Chadron Coffield. Jace Logan’s younger brother, Kody, also had a good two days in middle school boys break-
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away and goat tying, including a Sunday win in the former. Craig siblings Madison and Yancey Weber saw their best result Saturday, eighth in team roping — with Madison Weber placing the same in breakaway — while Hayden’s Kaitlynn Hayes and Burns’ Miranda Hammer rounded out the regional high school crowd, Kaitlynn Hayes ninth Sunday in goats and Hammer seventh in pole bending. A Saturday night team roping fundraiser with teens and adults in the arena also saw a good turnout, said coach Sheila Brennise, and area rodeo riders have two weekends left in Montrose and Elizabeth before the hiatus leading into the longer spring season. Still, you can’t beat the home event, Sheila Brennise said. “Our fairgrounds manager, Bill Sixkiller, is probably one of the best country at what he does, and he and his crew are second to none in making good ground for us,” she said. “We had some kids that weren’t able to participate in some of the previous rodeos, and we had a lot of volunteers who made sure everything ran smoothly, the stock was good, the weather was beautiful, and kids across the board competed at a high level.”