12 I The Lovell Chronicle I July 29, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
DAVID PECK
Trap shooters take aim during the Annie Oakley event at the Pioneer
Trap Shoot Saturday afternoon at the Lovell Trap Shooting Range.
Jack Wipplinger of Bel-
fry and Art Camarena of
Lovell combined to go 5-0
and capture first place at
the Pioneer Day Horseshoe
Tournament, Director E1
Ray Bridges reported.
Placing second and los-
ing only to Wipplinger and
Camarena were the duo of
George Preis and Rick Par-
mer, who finished 4-1. Gene
Shuler of Powell and Bob
Huff of Deaver went 3-2 to
place third.
Also competing were
the team of Butch Fink of
Lovell and Tim Tolman of
Deaver and the team of Bil-
ly Jackson of Powell and
Keith Berry of Cowley.
Jack Wipplinger of
Belfry, Mont., focuses
on his target during the
Pioneer Day Horseshoe
Pitching Tournament
Saturday afternoon at
the Park in Cowley.
DAVID PECK
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
After getting a few cuts,
bruises and stitches following a
bull ride at Saturday's Pioneer
Day Rodeo, Eddie Whiting of
Cowley was all smiles after being
the only cowboy in his section to
receive a score to take first place.
Curtis Kimble of Basin also had
a good ride, topping the field in
both sections with a score of 71
for first place.
The bull riders were some
of many to compete at the 2010
Pioneer Day Rodeo Saturday in
Cowley.
RESULTS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
Bulls section one - Ed-
die Whiting, 65; Kody Deal, no
score; Andy Buller NS; Cameron
Caines NS; Mitchell Melnar NS;
Nick Brown NS.
Bulls section two - Curtis
Kimble 71; Josh Stewart 62; GW
Hicks 49; Matt Melnar NS; Gary
Thorne NS; Joe Parker NS.
Wild horse race -- Nick Lof-
tus team, 1st. Other competitors
-- Frank Whiting team, Bruce
Hubbell team.
Team roping -- Chris Witch-
er and Travis Grimesman, 5.06,
lst; Tucker Johnson and Alex
Thomas, 6.00, 2nd; Jason Lapp
and Dick Dvarishki, 6.08, 3rd;
Jason Lapp and CJ Bassett,
6.76, 4th. Codi Gines and Jason
Sales, 6.83; Kenny Stanbaugh
and Casey Good, 7.27; Preston
Green and Matt Bitton, 7.32;
Sky Grant and Bradon Grant,
9.53; Cole Francis and partner
11.68; Tucker Johnson and Can-
non McKim, 15.77. No time - Cole
Francis and Travis Grimesman;
Preston Green and Todd Evans;
Dan Vanek and Eric Fleming;
Codi Gines and Jason Sales; Cal-
lie Nelson and Jordan Herman;
Chris Witcher and Casey Nel-
son; Tucker Johnson and Eric
Fleming; Matt Bitton and Todd
Evans; Dan Vaneck and partner;
Gary Grant and Sky Grant; Ken-
ny Stanbaugh and Casey Nelson;
Dick Dvarishki and CJ Bassett.
Peewee barrels - Matthew
Werbelow, 29.254, lst; Caden
Gines, 29.920, 2nd; Abby Ham-
ilton, 31.328, 3rd; Josie Steed,
35.176; Dusty Willis, 37.418;
Tucker Hatch, 34.151; Aspen
Leonhardt, 47.066; Maddis-
un Steed, 54.563; Abby Eaton,
53.710; Jayce Sorenson, NS.
Steer riding - no score -
Grant Hubbell, Clay McCreery,
Jacob McCreery, Clancy Gines,
Tyler Steed, Cordon Whalen,
Chad Whalen.
Greased pig - Tyler Steed.
Junior youth barrels - Tay-
lor Werbelow, 18.940, lst; Bai-
ley Mullholand, 19.724; Annie
Butterfield, 19.758, 3rd; Kie So-
renson, 19.772, 4th. Tori Steed,
24.769; Elisha Smith, 40.003;
Scotlyn Flitner, 26.283; Jack
Steed, 27.989; Sunshyne Tryon,
30.323;Dasha Kelso, 20.224;
Jacque Leonhardt, 25.339;
Payten Sorenson, 23.605; Jor-
dan Flitner, 20.789; Elizabeth
Barnes, 22.175; Chase Lapp
30.498; Logan Nunn, 21.807;
Tyler Steed, 26.740; Maddison
Gines, 21.770; Megan Wagner,
20.278; Riley Kannard, 31.413.
No score -Jvrdan Shells.
Saddle bronc riding - Kaleb
Nichols, 63, 1st. NS - Mitch Ran-
dell, Dustin Lara, Jake Griffis,
Wes Mangus, Dillon Algrin.
Ladies barrels - Danna Wil-
lis, 18.314, lst; Daniele Mal-
son, 18.351, 2nd; Natalie Hamil-
ton, 18.585, 3rd; Angie Thomas,
19.279, 4th; Pam Vanek, 25.182;
Becky Butterfield, 20.367;
Codi Gines, 20.712; Soni Bro-
st, 24.309; Calli Nelson, 19.491;
JoDawn Leonhardt, 19.498; Ra-
chel Bremer, 20.943; Kendra
Ostrom, 19.636; Wenda Hamp-
ton, 19.383; Cheyenne Pollan,
19.815. Tami Pollan, scratch. NS
- Shelly Braten.
Bareback bronc riding -
Dustin Lara, 61, 1st. Jake Griff-
is, NS.
Calf roping - Casey Good,
11.78, 1st. NS - Brent LaPierre,
Chris Witcher, Ken Sabath, Ja-
son Lapp.
Ladies breakaway- Cal-
li Nelson, 3.61, 1st. NS - Sally
BRAD DEVEREAU'X
Eddie Whiting of Cowley hangs on while his bull twists and
jumps beneath him at the Pioneer Day Rodeo Saturday. Whiting
stayed on and received a 65 to win his section and place second
overall.
Phillips, Leslie Thronburg, CodiYouth breakaway - NS - Lo-
Gines, Pam Vanek, Kendra Os- gan Nunn, Tyler Steed, Megan
trom. Wagner.
BY DAVID PECK
Mary Schwope, 14,
of Cowley rode and inter-
viewed well to be crowned
the 2010 Cowley Pioneer
Day Rodeo Queen during
the annual contest at the
Cowley Rodeo Grounds last
Wednesday evening, July
21.
Elizabeth Barnes, 14,
of Cowley was crowned the
queen attendant.
Jordan Flitner, 11, of
Shell emerged from a field
of five competitors to be
crowned 2010 Cowley Pio-
neer Days Princess. Tori
Steed, 9, of Cowley was
crowned princess atten-
dant.
Steed also won the
award for Miss Congeni-
ality, and Baylie Mulhol-
land, 10, of Cowley won the
horsemanship award.
Schwope is the daugh-
take top honors at Pioneer Day rodeo queen and princess contest
ter of Chelle Schwope and
Todd Hoffman. She said she
has been riding horses all of
her life.
Schwope will be a fresh-
man at Rocky Mountain
Junior-Senior High School
this fall. She has been on
the middle school dance
team for two years and was
the prop master for the high
school play this spring.
She is a member of 4-H
and is taking seven projects
to the fair this year: photog-
raphy, fabric and fashion,
cake decorating, cat, dog
and horse. She loves riding
at 4-H meetings and out in
the hills. She runs barrels
at the Pioneer Day Rodeo.
Mary rode her horse Su-
zie in the contest.
Barnes is the daughter
of John and Carolyn Barnes
and has lived in Cowley her
whole life. She will attend
Rocky Mountain Junior'Se-
nior High School in the fall.
She has been riding in
rodeos for five years, com-
peting in barrel racing. She
also loves to ride around the
community.
"I love to be out rid-
ing my horse Bisby every
chance I get," she wrote.
"We are friends and we en-
joy doing things together."
Flitner is the daughter
of Greg and Pam Flitner
and has two sisters and one
brother. She is from Shell
but says Cowley is one of
her favorite places.
Jordan loves to ride and
gets plenty of time doing it
as she works on the ranch,
rides in local rodeos and is
very involved in the 4-H
horse program. She rode
her horse Dancer in the
competition.
Steed is the daughter of
Ben-a~lennifer Steed and
has been riding horses since
she was 2 or 3 years old with
her dad. She said she rides
three or four times a week,
even in the winter. Rid-
ing is her favorite activity,
but she also enjoys sports,
school, spending time with
her family and camping.
She wants to become a vet-
erinarian when she grows
up.
Tori rode Sox in the
competition.
Other princess compet-
itors were Dusty Miller, 9,
daughter of Kie and Chris-
ty Miller of Cowley; Baylie
Mulholland, 10, daughter of
Sunny Jones of Cowley; and
Courtney Holzworth, 13, of
Cowley, daughter of Jen-
nifer Holzworth Massey of
Cowley.
DAY• PECK
Members of the 2010-11 Cowley Pioneer Day Rodeo
royalty are (l-r) princess attendant Tori Steed,
princess Jordan Flitner, queen attendant Elizabeth
Barnes and queen Mary Schwope.
DAVID P~.CK
Contestants in the Cowley Pioneer Day Rodeo Queen and Princess Contest await the judges' decision near
the end of the contest last Wednesday night as Tyler Steed, right, sits next to his sister Tori. Pictured are (l-
r) Mary Schwope, Elizabeth Barnes, Jordan Flitner, Dusty Miller, Courtney Holzworth, Baylie Mulholland
and Tori and Tyler Steed.
