Annual Tulsa Competition Pow Wow A Huge Success

Tulsa Pow Wow Draws Over 5000 People.

by Sheila Totten

The Tulsa Indian Club Inc. put on its annual Pow Wow this past weekend at the Tulsa Convention Center.They estimate that they had over 5000 people who came through the doors to enjoy the three day event.

This was a return to the three day event from what had been a one day event for the past few years and the move was the right way to go. There were 250 registered dancers and 300 additional dancers present.

 Champion Fancy Dancer Randy Moore(Osage/Pawnee/Otoe -Missouri) was Head Man Dancer Margo Gray of Tulsa(Osage) was the Head Lady Dancer.Head Singer honors went to former Tonkawa chairman Don Patterson while Sammy Tonkekei White (Kiowa) was the MC. The host Northern Drum from Tulsa was the Redland Singers while the Myskokee Nation Honor Guard  was the color guard.

Arena  Directors were Randy Frazier(Pawnee/Otoe-Missouri/Sac and Fox) and Phil Gover(Pawnee and Choctaw).

15 year old Tycilla Smith, a  member of the Cherokee Choir and honor student(3.74  grade point average)at Sequoyah High School was the PowWow princess. Tycilla is of  United Keetoowah/Absentee Shawnee/Choctaw/Muskogee Creek heritage.

The event was co-hosted by the Tulsa Native Network which includes the American Indian Heritage Center, Thunder Road Theater Co.,and the Tulsa Indian Coalition Against Racism.

Sponsors of the competition dance were the following:Horizon Engineering, Lyon’s Indian Store, Native American Times, Indian Health Resource Center, Tulsa Creek Indian Community Center, Sac & Fox Casino, Native News Today and Nordam Group.The Tulsa Osage Million Dollar Casino sponsored both the JR and SR Straight Dance contest.Also this weekend the Casino hosted the PBR's BFTS event which was also at the Convention Center.

Kasey Hayes Wins PBR's BFTS's Tulsa event.

By Sheila Totten

Kasey Hayes may be a familiar face  to many PRCA  and CBR fans but this past weekend the  20 yr old from Liberal,KS  made his first appearance at a  PBR BFTS event; and did it in a big way as he scored 260.75 on three bulls to take the event title. Hayes had been riding in PBR lower tier events for the past two years and  was brought up as an alternate for an injured rider. Hayes had his biggest PBR payday  as yet with earnings of $36,198 as he dominated the competition during the three day event at the Tulsa Convention Center .As the Annual Tulsa Pow Wow was also going on there lots of our Indian people probably took the time to attend also.

Kasey not only won the event but  won the Ford Truck Moment of Truth Bonus and the Bud Light Short Go Top Qualifiers Bonus. He also qualified for the Ford Super Duty Challenge.

The red head from Tupelo , OK., Cord McCoy ,won round one  aboard Sonny Williams/J Bar W's Superman. Round one was an ABBI Classic  for three and four year olds and Superman tied for top honors in that with Stray Kitty. Cord scored 90.5 to take an early lead in the event while the bull scored 90.25 in the ABBI Classic.

Ross Coleman, coming off of his big win at Calgary was second with 88.75 on Shippy's Ropers Like Mike.Kody Lostroh was third aboard Anchor Bull Company's Knox with 87.75 and Chris Shivers was fourth aboard McCoy's Ranch Buffalo Bob with 87.25.

I guess I am a dyed in the wool traditionalist because I just cannot get into this four judges scoring system. I prefer the tried and true method that has been used forever in rodeo and bull riding but that is just my opinion.

Brazil's Guilherme Marchi scored 90.25 aboard the Davis /White/PMS bull Chief while JW Hart tied with Mike Lee at 88 for 2/3.Hart rode Danny Lemmons' Splat Kat and Lee rode Herrington Cattle's Smokin' Joe. My hometown boy,Clarksville's own(and the pride of the Clarksville HealthSouth Physical Therapy Center) Cory Rasch  was fourth with 86.75 aboard Frontier Rodeo's Woodstock.

In round three  Kasey Hayes scored 90 aboard the Page and Teague bull Wild One to take that round .Guilherme Marchi and Sean Willingham tied for 2/3 with 88 points. Marchi rode P&T's Red One while Sean rode Carter/Jones Niagra.  J.B. Mauney was fourth with 87.75 aboard Boyd /Floyd/Paradise Farms' Wild Life.

In the Championship Round it was Chris Shivers stealing the show aboard Sammy Andrews' Fender Bender with a great 91 point ride.The bull ,typical of Sammy's great breeding program, spun to the left into Chris' hand with lots of kick and action.  Chris tied for 4/5 in the average with Guilherme Marchi.

Beau Hill had the only other qualified ride  with 89.25 aboard Diamond S's Cat Daddy who spun to the right away from Beau's hand . beau was third in the average.

Event winner Kasey Hayes was the last to ride and he faced the Nelson/Teague bull Just A Dream who leaped to the right with all fours off of the ground .He's wild and powerful and had Kasey off  down into the well in the blink of an eye.

J B Mauney finished second in the average with 257 points as Sunshine  rained on his parade in the short go. J B is lucky he walked away as the bull spun JB off right over his head in a helicopters spin  as the bull spun to the left .J B hit  the ground hard  but on the way down the bull caught him with  a horn and gave him a new shaving scar on his chin.he also suffered a groin injury.

Guilherme Marchi got leaned too far back on his hand as Super Duty spun to the right into Marchi's hand but Marchi still tied for 4/5 in the average.

Sean Willingham was 6th in the average as Big Bucks quickly faked left then went right in a trip far from his normal style.It was herky jerky with hop,skips and jumps. J.W.Hart and Justin McBride tied for 7/8 in the average. Justin McBride drew Gunsmoke who had a horrible trip and only scored 38.5. The bull skipped sideways as he faked right then hopped and skipped.No real timing at all and Justin was down early. Wildfire was a stronger bull who spun to the right hard and fast into J.W.Hart's hand to buck J.W. off at 3.3. Brian Herman drew the great Mossy Oak Mudslinger who looked like he has never lost a step.He spun to the left  with lots of rear end action to get Brian off at 3.2 seconds. Mudslinger scored 45. Brian was 9th in the average.

Black Smoke spun to the left into Cord McCoy's hand to toss Cord right off while Cord finished 10th. Bells Blues,a big ,gray Brahma looked more like a bronc as he kicked  high  and out with both rear legs.Cody Whitney who finished 11th was on the ground at 4.1.

Scene of the Crash took two leaps forward then spun fast to the left to buck off 12th place  finisher L. J. Jenkins .Okeechobee Spots  took two leaps out then faked left then faked right  to score 45.25 and buck off Kody Lostroh who finished 13th.

Colby Yates who finished  14th did not ride in the short go as he was sent to the hospital for a CT Scan after suffering a concussion with a loss of consciousness as Avalanche  hit Colby in the head during round three ,knocking him out immediately. Colby was carried out on a backboard and awoke in the medicine room.His place  in the short go was taken by Mike Lee who bucked off of Holy Moly as the bull spun into Mike's hand with sluggish movements.Mike finished 16th.

Ross Coleman drew Cow Pix who spun to the right into his hand with good kicks and then went flat then kicked again sending cross off to the outside.Ross was 15th.

Adriano Moraes did not make the short go so he sat in with Michael Gaffney and OLN's announcer  Adam         who was very refreshing.Adam seems to be loaded with personality and Charisma.And we welcomed back  the lovely Leah Garcia who was sorely missed. She adds sparkle to the broadcasts and the riders love talking to her. Justin McKee was absent due to commitments  elsewhere.

Brian Canter Wins Cheyenne PBR CT Event

Brian Canter Wins Cheyenne Challenger event.

by Sheila Totten

North Carolina's Brain Canter and J.B. Mauney topped the field at the PBR's Cheyenne,Wyoming Challenger event. The traveling partners had a great event taking first and second places with 90+ rides in the short go. Canter whose style has been compared to the late Lane Frost went into the final round tied for third with 88 points. He drew Thomas Taylor's great bull Pandora's Box who won their last meeting. When Rob Smets and Cody Lambert  told  Brian to stay forward and he would make his ride  , Brian listened and scored 93 points. It was the high marked ride of the event.

 Mauney who rode before Canter in the short go  took an early lead as he scored 90 .

Also scoring 90 point rides on Tuesday were Jason Bennett  and Silvanei Carvalho in the long go. Both bucked off in the final round.

 Injured in the event were:

Tyler Thomson who suffered a concussion and a separated shoulder.

Ednei Caminhas-left leg contusion.

Rob Bell-fractured ribs and liver contusion.Rob was transported to the hospital for further evaluation. 

Welcome Back Leah Garcia

Welcome Back Leah Garcia
About a month ago  I had heard from Leah Garcia who was then in the process of negotiating a contract  for two upcoming PBR events.She had asked me to keep this off the record and I did .I was thrilled to see that everything worked out for her and she did get the nod for the Tulsa  broadcast.
Leah had become an integral part of the PBR  broadcasts over the past few years .Her interviews were done in  such an engaging way that the fans loved  watching her.They were very upset when she decided to leave the job several months ago much to Leah's surprise. She did not think she actually had the following she has.The fans love her. I am hoping that her return is going to be permanent.

Report From Brittany Back- JR Rodeo National Finals Trip

Kentucky is not known as a rodeo state.  However, that did not discourage the contestants of the KY Wrangler Division as they packed up and headed to Gallup, NM for a week of National Finals action and fun.  When they where not rodeoing the Kentucky parents had planned some fun activities such as tie dying shirts, roasting marshmallows and making posters for the riders. 

 When the action started the focus quickly turned to rodeo.  The stands became packed with Kentucky families ranging from a 2 week old baby to grandparents. Kentucky was there in full force cheering on the contestants.  

 The state may have not finished number one in the standings but everyone learned a lot and will continue to use what they learned to improve in future years.  

 As the Kentucky finalists left Gallup they where determined to put the obstacles behind them and  move on to a new season.  Some will remain in the JR Division while others move on to High School Rodeo.  As they move on they will make new friends, continue to support old ones and learn many new things.  However, most importantly they know when they look in the stands whether they are having the worse rodeo of their life or the best their family and friends will be up there cheering for them.

Navajo Nation Championship Bull Riding

CBR Adds Window Rock, Arizona

by Sheila Totten

I am thrilled to announce that the CBR is adding an event to their schedule which will be  at the Navajo Nation's Fair in September. This is the 60th anniversary of the Fair which runs September 2-10 at the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds.The CBR  event will be held on Sept.5th at 8 PM.

Several of the Navajo Nation riders have been riding in the CBR and I love the idea that the CBR will be going to Window Rock for an event.This writer does not fly so I do not know if I will be able to make this event but  I sure want to be there.I know it will be great. As I getmor enews about the event I will pass it on.Meanwhile don't forget that the CBR will be in Lake Charles,LA. on August 19th.That is another great event.

Jason McClain Wins PRCA's Xtreme Bulls Event At Tulsa,OK

Xtreme Bulls Tour Results From  Tulsa, OK

by Sheila Totten
With a record  that earned him the nickname of Mr . Rodeo, PRCA World Champion Jim Shoulders,the holder of 16 PRCA World Titles including  7 in Bull Riding, five All Arounds and 4 in Bareback Bronc Riding scored another record by returning  the Pace Picante Winter Finale to Tulsa ,Oklahoma along with the PRCA's  Xtreme Bulls Tour Event.The entire weekend was billed as The Jim Shoulders'  Western Weekend and the event was held on the weekend of May 12th , 2006.
Shoulders who began Mesquite Rodeo with Neal Gay looked fantastic at the event.As a small child I saw Shoulders compete in person and idolized the man who by then was nearing the age of retirement. I also saw his great bull Tornado who had that "Make My Day" attitude and look while  I was too young to understand  why rodeo bulls who went after barrel men were allowed to buck again. I will never forget that bull going head down into the barrel to crush the red headed clown who was carried out on a stretcher. He was a mean one,that bull, and I am glad that while my husband was riding and drawing   that bull I was only a school girl and did not know Norman .I could not imagine  what it would have been like to see Tornado hospitalize him. How Tracy Hedeman managed to survive all of Tuff's wrecks is beyond me.My hat's off to her courage.If  Norman was riding when I met him I doubt I could be as strong as Tracy in public. I probably would have been a mess.
Howdy Cloud came out aboard Guidry's Bobby Knight who took two leaps straight out before turning left and beating Howdy around the corner. Marcus Michaelis was next aboard I'm Dirty who spun fast to the right away from Marcus' hand  then reversed left. Marcus scored 83.
Thomas Bert drew Classic Pro Rodeo-Scotty Lovelace's Priefert Tough  who went into a flat left spin. Thomas remained  centered and looked good but needed more bull under him as he scored 72. Bobby Welsh Came out aboard Korkow's Action Cat who spun to the right  into Bobby's hand alternating lots of kicking action with no kicking at all. Bobby scored 83.
I didn't get the name of the bull Kanin Asay drew but he bucked hard to the left and managed to step on Kanin's foot and hip when he threw him to the dirt.
Jason McClain came out on Sammy Andrews' Culpepper and made a picture perfect ride as the bull spun to the left away from Jason's hand and Jason remained centered aboard  the big  black bull while scoring 85.
Sammy Andrews' Jimbo spun around to the left and got BJ Schumacher  slid back on his rope and off to the outside.
Andrews' Erks Me  had lots of high kick a she spun to the left into Bryan Richardson's hand in a faster and faster spin.The X Power  readings on the ride were Kick:2.8,Spin : 3.4 with an X Power total rate of 3.41.
Billionaire went to the right  with really bad timing  and had Cody Hancock down  at 6.4.
Matt Austin drew Powder River's Extreme who went to the right into Matt's hand in a drifting spin.Matt was centered throughout the ride  and scored 83.
Casey Baize followed with his own 83 point ride aboard Snakebite who spun fast  into his hand  to the right .
Jarrod Ford was off of Sports Machine early as the bull went to the right bucking hard while Jerry Shepherd scored 83 and made his ride look easy as the bull went to the right away from his hand. Special K went around to the right  into Dustin Elliott's hand but Dustin lost hold with his feet and was down.
Show Off  went to the left away from Sonny Murphy's hand but didn't have much kick as Sonny scored 84. Cajun Moon bucked in place 4 times then spun to the right into Cory Melton's hand  while throwing a roll or two but was unable to get Cory off;and Cory scored 84 .R/W White Diamond went around to the left away from Zack Oakes hand  and just got away from him..These were the only rides shown in the long go and as there were only 13 qualified rides  2 riders were brought back by draws..Among the notables present at the event was Jim Shoulders fellow Henryetta ,OK resident and World Champion Bull Rider Terry Don West .Before the short go they also showed Lane Frost's 1987 NFR winning ride and the bull he rode  looks just like my Blue Norther. Maybe someday his nephew Brian will draw Blue. I would love that.
I have watched Vertical Limit at the CBR and this is one tough bull to get by.He had World Champion Cody Hancock off at 1.12 on the first jump out of the chutes. Holey Moley ,with an X power rate of 2.92 had Thomas Bert off as the bull spun around  into Bert's hand then reversed and got Bert too far back on his arm. Travis Sellers might have broken his wrist in the long go but  he made a great ride aboard Mean Machine in the short go.The  Glenn Southwick/Harlan Robertson/Henry Wilson bull spun to the right into Travis' hand with lots of speed and action and Travis rode him jump for jump while scoring 91  to give him a total of 170 on two. He had told the fans  that he broke a bone in his wrist and tore a ligament and was told not to get on but he did.That's one 'tuff"  cowboy.
Chad Eubanks had 84.5 on one ride  as Spider Man broke or dislocated bullfighter Shorty Gorham's arm. Deuces Wild went into a fast spin to the left with high kicks to get Casey Baize off.
Lucky Strike remains unridden in two years as he dusted Marcus Michaelis as he  took one spin to the left then jumped out of it with an XPower of 2.51
David Bailey's Super Cool fouled Matt Austin at the gate and Matt was given a reride.He drew Dippin XS Energy who went to the left in a hard spin away from his hand then reversed right into Matt's hand.Matt maintained perfect position with aggressive spur action and free arm action.Matt scored 91 and had 174 on two to finish second in the event.
Leroy took two leaps out then spun to the left and beat Jerry Shepherd around the corner.
Bobby Welsh was offered a reride when his bull went right ,bucked in place and then fell down. Bobby separated his shoulder and could not take the reride.
The S/R/W bull Blue Chip took one hard leap to the left and whipped Sonny Murphy down.
Cory Melton simply overrode Cooter who took two spins to the left away from his hand  and beat Cory around the corner.
Jason McClain drew one of my favorite bulls from Vernon Guidry-Hot Damn who took one leap out then spun to the right into Jason's hand with lots of kick and action.This is a great bull.His kick rate was 3.6,spin was 2.8 and all around X Power rate was 3.4. Jason scored 94  and won the event. Jason who now has rode Hot Damn three times told Stran Smith's beautiful wife Jennifer that the bull "kind of took me by surprise when he  went to the right."Jason topped the board with 179 on two head but Matt Austin's second place finish has placed Matt back in first place in the Xtreme Bulls Tour.