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COVER PHOTO: Tuf Cooper, 2012 PRCA World ChampionPhoto Courtesy of Lone Wolf Photography

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USCRA World Standings

EE1. Randy Roberts .......................$1,165 2. Rick Davis, ............................$1,045 3. John Mattheis, ..........................$760 4. Ricky Peoples,...........................$590 5. Colton Williams, ........................$555 6. Bob Haygood,...........................$405 7. Troy Carr,..................................$400 8. Sidney Johnson, ........................$370 9. Jarrod Pinner,............................$360 10. Kenneth Black, .........................$345 11. Johnnie Mellman,......................$335 12. Neilon Reitz, .............................$330 13. Michael Piper, ...........................$305 14. Clayton Downing, .....................$300 15. David Johnson, .........................$300 16. Justin Broxton, ..........................$265 17. Daniel Roberts, .........................$260 18. Gary Vannoy, .............................$260 19. Trevor Ludtke,...........................$180 20. Dell Trailor,................................$180 21. Will Parker, ...............................$130 22. Scott Collins, ............................$105 23. Kent Fisher, ................................$80 24. Will Green, .................................$80 25. James Seaman, ...........................$65

001. Joe Morris,.............................$1,570 2. Frank Meehan,..........................$995 3. Russell Moore, ..........................$980 4. Rock Stephens, .........................$700 5. Doug Hough, ............................$540 6. Kenyon Wolford,........................$470 7. Roosevelt Walker, ......................$435 8. Stephen Perry, ..........................$415 9. Johnny Koether, ........................$400

10. Frank McLewis, .........................$385 11. Steve Kolle, ..............................$360 12. Danny Robertson, .....................$355 13. Luke Harper,.............................$280 14. Cody Lambert, ..........................$270 15. Cory Pipal, ...............................$265 16. Keith Rampey, ..........................$250 17. Laramie Philips, ........................$230 18. Russell Emmons,.......................$220 19. Tim Clancey, .............................$180 20. Cody Baker, ..............................$180 21. Sam Walker,..............................$180 22. Travis Edwards,.........................$135 23. Dusty Miller, .............................$130 24. Tyler Crone, ..............................$120 25. Ronnie Cunningham,.................$115 26. Devante Wolford,.........................$90

00 - Select1. Sy Felton, ..............................$1,240 2. Tye Barber, ...............................$780 3. Tyler Crone, ..............................$710 4. Eddy Smith,..............................$650 5. Richard Agan,...........................$505 6. Nathan York, .............................$495 7. Roger Pack, ..............................$495 8. Steve Ferguson, ........................$390 9. John Guest,...............................$385 10. Rodney McCauley,.....................$347 11. Ricky Harris, Jr, .........................$345 12. Dakota Felton, ..........................$335 13. Bill Akins, .................................$315 14. Tiny Bertsch,.............................$275 15. Riley Lambert, ..........................$250 16. John Burgin, .............................$245 17. Sid Miller, .................................$210 18. Greg Modesette, .......................$205

19. Lee Reed,.................................$190 20. Brandon Devening, ...................$180 21. Kirt Shaw, ................................$180 22. Kirk Dillard, ..............................$180 23. David Gaston,...........................$180 24. Travis Edwards,.........................$180 25. Cory Pipal, ...............................$180 26. Devante Wolford,.......................$150

#11. Eli Bee, .................................$1,177 2. PJ Porter, ..................................$930 3. Kelly Wampler, ..........................$825 4. Ryan Rule, ...............................$805 5. Jim Mike Hutto,.........................$710 6. Dalton Dewinne, .......................$500 7. Jake Aragon,.............................$485 8. Trinton Downing, ......................$470 9. Lonnie Jordan, ..........................$470 10. Garrett Rose, ............................$340 11. Kinley Cunningham,..................$325 12. Travis Evans,.............................$315 13. Chick Wilfong, ...........................$300 14. Ricky Harris, Jr, .........................$245 15. Austin Elliot, .............................$230 16. Marshall Green, ........................$200 17. Coldon Harmon,........................$190 18. Coy Leal,..................................$185 19. Shane Sluyter, ..........................$185 20. James Tennyson, ........................$180 21. Russell Isle, ..............................$180 22. Coy Keith, ................................$180 23. CJ Wolf, ....................................$175 24. Colton Turbeville,.......................$125 25. Cody Burny,..............................$125 26. Coy Leach, .................................$80

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6 • JANUARY 2013

rom day one to the final calfto run through the Thomas

and Mac Center in Las Vegas,the tie-down roping action at the2013 Wrangler National FinalsRodeo was second to none. Mixedinto this year’s melting potincluded the top 15 calf ropers,some of the most athletic calfhorses in the world, a massiveamount of cash payouts and ofcourse the chance to win thegrandest title in the rodeo world.Once again, the tie-down ropingaction claimed the spotlight as thebattle for the world championshipprogressed through ten rounds.The action and excitement builtbigger and bigger each night.

The feat kicked off December 6in Las Vegas, Nevada with fasttimes coming out of the field oftie-down ropers who set the pacefor the entire event. Reigningworld champion, Tuf Coopercracked the event open with theround championship. His 7.4second run earned him the first

big paycheck of the event. Thewinning run also put the pressureon the rest of the ropers includingJustin Maass who came to LasVegas in the number one position.

Round two witnessed ClifCooper taking the roundchampionship with Tuf and pastworld champion Monty Lewis justbehind him splitting second place.Clif earned the $18,257 first placeround check with a run of 7.3-seconds.

In round three, the fast work ofCody Ohl took charge as hesmoked his calf in 7.1 seconds towin the round and fill his pocketwith cash. Justin Maass finallystruck money in the third roundwinning second place behind Ohlwith a time of 7.2-seconds. Therace was on with Tuf and Maassgunning it down to see which onewould finish on top. Of coursethere were 13 other cowboys inthe mix charging for their piece ofthe action as well.

Tuf fought back in round four

with his second round win.Earning the big check of theround, Tuf moved up into bettercontention for the championship,but of course Maass placed in the

2013 Wrangler National Finals RodeoTie-Down Roping

2012 World Champion Tie-Down Roper, Tuf Cooper finishedwith $232,885 in cash for the season.

Adam Gray of Seymour, Texas was thechampion of the 2012 NFR Tie-DownRoping Average. He roped 10 head in 87.8seconds and earned $46,821 in cash.

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number five went home with oneof the sports toughest athletes,Matt Shiozawa. Past NFRAverage Champion and one ofthe consistent competitors in thefield, Shiozawa posted a 7.2-second run to earn the bigpaycheck of the day. ClintRobinson and Bradley Bynumsplit second place earning theirshare of the big payouts as well.Robinson shared another

victory, this one coming in roundnumber six where he and RyanJarrett divided the win. Theirmatching 7.2-second runs earnedthem each a little more than$16,300 in cash. Adam Graystarted to appear as a front-runnerfor the Average and a long shotfor the World Championship. Heemerged into the huge payouts ofthe round claiming third placebehind Robinson and Jarrett.Round seven was time for the

rising stars of the sport to shine.The championship went homewith the young hot-shot fromLouisiana, Shane Hanchey. Heclaimed his round victory with a7.6-second run. Right behind himwas Cory Solomon who’s fasthands proved enough to win

second place.The heat began to build as the

race for number one in the worldstandings tightened up. At the endof round eight, several were in thehunt with time running out to seewho would be crowned the 2012PRCA champion. Bradley Bynumhit the pay window in round eightroping and tying his calf in 7.4seconds. Shane Hanchey was stillon fire after his roundchampionship, claiming secondplace in the round. Tuf and Maasswho were the two front runnersfor the World Championship bothplaced in the round as well. Tufwon 4th and Maass won 5th placein the round.Some separation came in round

nine when Tuf split third placethree-ways with fellow ropersCory Solomon and Monty Lewis.They all posted 7.2-second runs.First and second place was sharedby Clint Robinson and BradleyBynum who posted identical timesof 6.9 seconds which were thefastest two times recordedthroughout the entire rodeo. It all came down to round ten.

The stakes were high, the chips allon the table and the two frontrunners, Tuf and Maass, squaredoff in a clash for the WorldChampionship. Also among therace was long-time favorite, CodyOhl who had an outside chance at

the title. In addition, the rodeo’sAverage race would be thedetermining factor. Adam Graywas leading the average with lessthan a second in front of Maass.However, Tuf had secured third inthe average and was also winningthe world race. It all came downto the final pen of calves to seewho would claim the biggest titleof the year.Cody Ohl did what he had to

do to put the pressure on. His 7.0-second run won him the roundand pushed him into contentionfor the title. Gray also did what heneeded to do to help secure hisshot at the Average race with an8.3-second run that eventuallyearned him 7th in the round.Maass had tough luck in the finalround finishing 9th with a time of13.2-seconds. As the final tie-down roper of the rodeo, Tufneeded a smooth run to win hissecond World Championship. Hisfinal run of 7.9 seconds did justthat. Winning 6th in the round,the smooth run pushed him overthe top and earned him the title.Gray finished winning the

Average title for a huge paycheckworth $46,821 in cash. He ropedall ten of his calves in 87.8seconds. Tuf’s average time of90.6 seconds gave him secondplace in the Average that gave himan additional $37,987 in cash.As the season came to a close

Tuf finished the year with totalmoney won hitting $232,885dollars. Maass, who led the worldstandings for much of the year,finished with $197,594 and onceagain Ohl was among the world’stop three calf ropers finishing theseason with a grand total of$177,277 in cash.Back to back World

Championships, Tuf at the youngage of 22-years-old is no doubtthe hottest calf roper in thecountry. As the son of a legend inthe sport, Tuf has beenconditioned to be a worldchampion for many years and fillsthe spot well with a very humbleattitude, a winning smile and avery courteous champion.


Reserve World Champion, Justin Maass finished with$197,594 in cash for the 2012 season.

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Any more all-around world championships and Trevor Brazile will beforced to start counting with his toes.The Decatur, Texas, cowboy clinched his record 10th all-around gold

buckle during the fifth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo onMonday night thanks to a third-place go-round finish in team roping.It’s Brazile’s 17th career gold buckle, the second-most all-time to Guy

Allen, who won 18 steer roping world championships.“It’s just such a relief,” Brazile said. “As much as I try not to let it affect

anything, it kind of just releases me to go try to do whatever it takes to winthe team roping, and just concentrate on that title. That is the immediatething that I think about. And as far as the long-term stuff, 10 world titles ismore than I ever could have dreamed of. It’s awesome.”PH

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WNFR Tie-Down Roping ResultsRound 11. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX, 7.4 seconds, $18,257; 2. ShaneHanchey, Sulphur, LA, 7.6, $14,429; 3. Houston Hutto,Tomball, TX, 8.1, $10,895; 4. Adam Gray, Seymour, TX, 8.2,$7,656; 5. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, OK 8.7, $4,712; 6.Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 8.8, $2,945; 7. (tie) FredWhitfield, Hockley, TX, and Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID,8.9 each; 9. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 9.2; 10. Cody Ohl,Hico, TX, 9.6; 11. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 9.9; 12. ClintRobinson, Spanish Fork, UT, 10.8; 13. Bradley Bynum,Sterling City, TX, 10.9; 14. Hunter Herrin, Apache, OK 13.5;15. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 13.7.Round 21. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 7.3 seconds, $18,257; 2. (tie)Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX, and Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 7.5,$12,662 each; 4. Adam Gray, Seymour, TX, 7.7, $7,656; 5.Hunter Herrin, Apache, OK 7.8, $4,712; 6. Fred Whitfield,Hockley, TX, 8.0, $2,945; 7. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, OK8.1; 8. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 8.2; 9. HoustonHutto, Tomball, TX, 8.7; 10. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City,TX, 8.8; 11. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 9.5; 12. ShaneHanchey, Sulphur, LA, 9.6; 13. Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, 15.4;14. (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, UT, and MattShiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, NT.Round 31. Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, 7.1 seconds, $18,257; 2. JustinMaass, Giddings, TX, 7.2, $14,429; 3. Adam Gray, Seymour,TX, 7.4, $10,895; 4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, UT, 7.6,$7,656; 5. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 7.8, $4,712; 6.Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX, 8.0, $2,945; 7. (tie) CorySolomon, Prairie View, TX, and Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA,8.2 each; 9. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 8.4; 10. BradleyBynum, Sterling City, TX, 8.6; 11. (tie) Ryan Jarrett,Comanche, OK and Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 8.8 each;13. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 9.0; 14. Houston Hutto,Tomball, TX, 9.8; 15. Hunter Herrin, Apache, OK 17.3.Round 41. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX, 7.8 seconds, $18,257; 2. FredWhitfield, Hockley, TX, 8.1, $14,429; 3. Clint Robinson,Spanish Fork, UT, 8.2, $10,895; 4. Monty Lewis, Hereford,TX, 8.6, $7,656; 5. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 8.7,$4,712; 6. Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, 8.8, $2,945; 7. Ryan Jarrett,Comanche, OK 9.2; 8. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 9.3;9. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 10.1; 10. (tie) Adam Gray,Seymour, TX, and Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, TX, 10.5each; 12. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, 14.2; 13. Houston

Hutto, Tomball, TX, 20.7; 14. (tie) Hunter Herrin, Apache,OK and Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, NT.Round 51. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 7.2 seconds, $18,257; 2.(tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, UT, and Bradley Bynum,Sterling City, TX, 7.5, $12,662 each; 4. Justin Maass,Giddings, TX, 7.9, $7,656; 5. (tie) Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, andClif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 8.0, $3,828 each; 7. Tuf Cooper,Decatur, TX, 8.4; 8. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, 8.5; 9. (tie)Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, and Monty Lewis, Hereford,TX, 8.6 each; 11. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 8.9; 12. AdamGray, Seymour, TX, 9.3; 13. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, OK17.9; 14. (tie) Hunter Herrin, Apache, OK and HoustonHutto, Tomball, TX.Round 61. (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, UT, and Ryan Jarrett,Comanche, OK 7.2 seconds, $16,343 each; 3. Adam Gray,Seymour, TX, 7.8, $10,895; 4. Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, 8.3,$7,656; 5. (tie) Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, and HoustonHutto, Tomball, TX, 8.5, $3,828 each; 7. Justin Maass,Giddings, TX, 9.7; 8. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 10.6;9. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, 12.7; 10. Fred Whitfield,Hockley, TX, 13.7; 11. Hunter Herrin, Apache, OK 14.4; 12.Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 17.3; 13. Tuf Cooper,Decatur, TX, 18.1; 14. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, TX,20.8; 15. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, NT.Round 71. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, 7.6 seconds, $18,257; 2.Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 7.7, $14,429; 3. RyanJarrett, Comanche, OK 7.9, $10,895; 4. Matt Shiozawa,Chubbuck, ID, 8.3, $7,656; 5. (tie) Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, andMonty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 8.6, $3,828 each; 7. ClintRobinson, Spanish Fork, UT, 9.1; 8. Bradley Bynum,Sterling City, TX, 9.2; 9. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 9.4; 10.Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 10.0; 11. Tuf Cooper, Decatur,TX, 10.1; 12. Adam Gray, Seymour, TX, 10.2; 13. ClifCooper, Decatur, TX, 17.6; 14. Houston Hutto, Tomball, TX,20.0; 15. Hunter Herrin, Apache, OK NT.Round 81. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, TX, 7.2 seconds, $18,257;2. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 7.3, $14,429; 3. ClintRobinson, Spanish Fork, UT, 7.9, $10,895; 4. Tuf Cooper,Decatur, TX, 8.2, $7,656; 5. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 8.4,$4,712; 6. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, 8.8, $2,945; 7.Adam Gray, Seymour, TX, 9.5; 8. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche,OK 9.7; 9. Houston Hutto, Tomball, TX, 11.7; 10. Cody Ohl,Hico, TX, 13.3; 11. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 18.5;

12. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 21.8; 13. (tie) HunterHerrin, Apache, OK; Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, and ClifCooper, Decatur, TX, NT.Round 91. (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, UT, and BradleyBynum, Sterling City, TX, 6.9 seconds, $16,343 each; 3.(tie) Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX;Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX,and Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 7.2, $7,754 each; 6. CodyOhl, Hico, TX, 7.7, $2,945; 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA,8.1; 8. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 8.2; 9. Adam Gray,Seymour, TX, 8.9; 10. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 9.0; 11.Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 9.3; 12. (tie) Ryan Jarrett,Comanche, OK and Houston Hutto, Tomball, TX, 10.6 each;14. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 12.4; 15. Hunter Herrin,Apache, OK NT.Round 101. Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, 7.0 seconds, $18,257; 2. ShaneHanchey, Sulphur, LA, 7.2, $14,429; 3. Bradley Bynum,Sterling City, TX, 7.3, $10,895; 4. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche,OK 7.5, $7,656; 5. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 7.6,$4,712; 6. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX, 7.9, $2,945; 7. AdamGray, Seymour, TX, 8.3; 8. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 9.0; 9.Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 13.2; 10. Houston Hutto,Tomball, TX, 15.8; 11. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 16.3; 12.Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 17.0; 13. Clint Robinson,Spanish Fork, UT, 20.6; 14. (tie) Hunter Herrin, Apache, OKand Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, NT.Average1. Adam Gray, Seymour, TX, 87.8 seconds on 10 head,$46,821; 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX, 90.6, $37,987; 3.Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, LA, 92.5, $30,036; 4. JustinMaass, Giddings, TX, 92.9, $22,085; 5. Cody Ohl, Hico, TX,93.8, $15,901; 6. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, OK 95.6,$11,484; 7. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, TX, 97.7,$7,951; 8. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX, 112.9, $4,417; 9.Monty Lewis, Hereford, TX, 83.6 on nine head; 10. ClintRobinson, Spanish Fork, UT, 85.8; 11. Cory Solomon,Prairie View, TX, 92.0; 12. Houston Hutto, Tomball, TX,113.9; 13. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID, 73.7 on eighthead; 14. Clif Cooper, Decatur, TX, 82.0; 15. Hunter Herrin,Apache, OK 53.0 on four head.

World Standings1. Tuf Cooper, $232,885; 2. Justin Maass, $197,594; 3.Cody Ohl, $177,277; 4. Clint Robinson, $169,730; 5.Shane Hanchey, $159,311; 6. Adam Gray, 153,016; 7.Bradley Bynum, $132,949; 8. Ryan Jarrett, $125,849

Ropers Dig New Formats


The USCRA headed into two different events overthe past month and ropers flocked to both events totake advantage of the new formats and largerpayouts. The USCRA was in Giddings on November24 to let ropers celebrate Thanksgiving calf ropingstyle. They enjoyed a day of roping that included aOne-Header, a Three-Header and a few matchropings. The USCRA then headed to Stephenville,Texas for an event on December 8-9, 2012. Thisevent included two full days of action. The USCRAwill be heading to several more stops in the comingmonths and ropers who have not had a chance to seefirst hand the fresh ideas that are attracting more calfropers to events, you better load up and hit the road!

USCRA StephenvilleDecember 8-9, 2012Lone star ArenaStephenville, Texas

Day 1 – December 8, 2012Match Winners00 - Frank Meehan00S - John Burgin#1 - Wyatt Muggli

EE Roping16 EntriesRound 11. Randy Roberts, Humble, TX, 12.63, $120; 2. Rick Davis, Pollok, TX, 17.53, $80Round 21. Randy Roberts, Humble, TX, 12.81, $120; 2. John Mattheis, Henderson, TX, 14.57, $80Round 31. David Johnson, La Grange, TX, 12.66, $120;2. Will Green, 13.89, $80Average1. Michael Piper, Wichita Falls, TX, 78.55/4hd,$305; 2. Randy Roberts, Humble, TX,40.21/3hd, $270; 3. Rick Davis, Pollok, TX,51.72/3hd, $190; 4. Dell Trailor, 53.16/3hd,$180; 5. David Johnson, La Grange, TX,30.57/2hd, $180; 6. Jarrod Pinner, Huntington,TX, 34.13/2hd, $180

00 Roping14 EntriesRound 11. Russell Moore, NewBraunsfels, TX, 10.18,$200; 2. Joe Morris,Elgin, TX, 10.3, $135Round 21. Joe Morris, Elgin, TX,11, $200; 2. FrankMeehan, Beaumont,TX, 11.74, $135Round 31. Frank Meehan,Beaumont, TX, 10.32, $200; 2. Travis Edwards,10.62, $135Average1. Joe Morris, Elgin, TX, 36.54/3hd, $400; 2.Cody Lambert, 44.58/3hd, $270

00-S Roping22 EntriesRound 11. Sy Felton, Dublin, TX, 11.23, $155; 2. TyeBarber, Corsicana, TX, 11.73, $105Round 21. Dakota Felton, Mt Home, TX, 10.51, $155; 2.Steve Ferguson, Ovalo, TX, 10.81, $105Round 31. Sy Felton, Dublin, TX, 9.23, $155; 2. Riley

Lawson Plemons, past NFR qualifier atUSCRA Stephenville roping

Danny Robertson, Sunday’s 00 Average winner –Stephenville, TX

Lambert, Bowie, TX, 10.59, $105; Average1. Sy Felton, Dublin, TX, 44.97/4hd, $420; 2. BillAkins, Aubrey, TX, 47.59/4hd, $315; 3. Tye Barber,Corsicana, TX, 50.57/4hd, $210; 4. Travis Edwards,46.41/3hd, $180; 5. David Gaston, Saint Jo, TX,55.41/4hd, $180; 6. Dakota Felton, Mt Home, TX,42.11/3hd, $180; 7. Richard Agan, Trenton, TX,51.70/4hd, $180; 8. Cory Pipal, 50.05/3hd, $180

#1 Roping24 EntriesRound 11. Eli Bee, Little River, TX, 10.04, $185; 2. WyattMuggli, Lane, OK, 10.98, $144; 3. Cody Burney,Snyder, TX, 10.42, $125Round 21. PJ Porter, Floresville, TX, 9.75, $185; 2. WyattMuggli, Lane, OK, 10.36, $144; 3. KellyWampler, Magnolia, TX, 9.99, $125

Joe Morris, Saturday’s 00 Average Winner – Stephenville, TX

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Round 31. Shane Sluyter, Fayetteville, AR, 9.26, $185; 2. Ryan Rule, Blue Ridge, TX, 10.32, $144; 3. Lonnie Jordan, Hawley, TX, 9.49, $125Average1. PJ Porter, Floresville, TX, 47.45/4hd, $460; 2. Lonnie Jordan, Hawley, TX, 52.48/4hd, $345; 3.Austin Elliott, Arp, TX, 56.47/4hd, $230; 4. Kelly Wampler, Magnolia, TX, 54.30/3hd, $180;5. Russell Ilse, Hondo, TX, 66.19/4hd, $180; 6.James Tennyson, Axtell, TX, 61.83/4hd, $180; 7.Coy Keith, Killeen, TX, 52.31/3hd, $180; 8. EliBee, Little River, TX, 29.36/3hd, $180

Day 2 – December 9, 2012High Money Winners001. Cory Pipal, $265; 2. Russell Moore, $20000 Select1. Sy Felton, $730; 2. Dakota Felton, $335#11. P.J. Porter, $930; 2. Austin Elliott, $230EE1. Rick Davis, $625; 2. Randy Roberts, $510

EE Roping11 EntriesRound 11. Colton Williams, Runnaway Bay, TX, 14.25,$130; 2. Rick Davis, Pollok, TX, 14.57, $90Round 21. Will Parker, Stephenville, TX, 13.86, $130; 2. Justin Broxton, 14.43, $90Average1. Rick Davis, Pollok, TX, 30.00/2hd, $265; 2. Justin Broxton, 34.52/2hd, $175

00 Roping23 EntriesRound 11. Laramie Phillips, 11.44, $130; 2. Cory Pipal,11.54, $90

Round 21. Dusty Miller, Comanche, TX, 11.59,$130; 2. Danny Robertson, Midland, TX,12.19, $90Average1. Danny Robertson, Midland, TX,24.85/2hd, $265; 2. Cory Pipal, 26.55/2hd,$175

00-S Roping12 EntriesRound 11. Richard Agan, Trenton, TX, 12.21, $145; 2. Tiny Bertsch, Stephenville, TX, 12.24, $95Round 21. Riley Lambert, Bowie, TX, 10.26, $145;

2. John Guest, Brownwood, TX, 11.34, $95Average1. John Guest, Brownwood, TX, 24.50/2hd,$290; 2. Lee Reed, Siloam Springs, AR,26.84/2hd, $190

1 Roping8 EntriesRound 11. Garrett Rose, Mckinney, TX, 10.76, $160Round 21. P.J. Porter, Floresville, TX, 10.02, $160Average1. Coledon Harmon, Lipan, TX, 23.93/2hd,$190; 2. P.J. Porter, Floresville, TX,25.35/2hd, $125

Sy Felton, 00Select Saturday’s Average Winner – Stephenville, TX

John Guest, 00Select Sunday’s Average Winner –Stephenville, TX

Michael Piper, EE Saturday’s Average Winner – Stephenville, TX

P.J. Porter, #1 Roping Saturday’s Average Winner – Stephenville, TX

USCRA - GiddingsNovember 24, 2012LCSP ArenaGiddings, Texas

Match Roping Winners00-Stephen Perry00S- Kirk Dillard#1- Dalton Dewinne

1 HeaderEE Roping4 Entries1. Randy Roberts, Humble, TX, 11.19, $100

00 Roping9 Entries1. Joe Morris, Elgin, TX, 11.7, $135; 2. Doug Hough, Giddings, TX, 12.38, $90

00-S Roping13 Entries1. Tyler Crone, Winnie, TX, 8.44, $195; 2.Jamie R. Smith, Zephyr, TX, 9.34, $130

#1 Roping7 Entries1. C. J. Wolf, Giddings, TX, 9.66, $175

3-HeaderEE Roping22 EntriesRound 11. Ricky Peoples, San Antonio, TX, 10.91,$105; 2. Johnnie Mellman, Hempstead, TX,13.05, $90; 3. John Mattheis, 14.46, $65Round 21. John Mattheis, 12.57, $105; 2. BobHaygood, Hockley, TX, 13.09, $90; 3. JohnnieMellman, Hempstead, TX, 16.41, $65Round 31. Scott Collins, Marion, TX, 12.74, $105; 2. John Mattheis, 12.94, $90; 3. James Seaman, Montgomery, TX, 14.11, $65Average1. John Mattheis, 56.24/4hd., $420; 2. BobHaygood, Hockley, TX, 61.08/4hd., $315; 3.Neilon Reitz, Goliad, TX, 75.05/4hd., $2104. Johnnie Mellman, Hempstead, TX,48.61/3hd., $180; 5. Sidney L. Johnson,Houston, TX, 49.10/3hd., $180; 6. RandyRoberts, Humble, TX, 51.28/3hd., $180; 7.Jarrod Pinner, Huntington, TX, 37.76/2hd.,$180; 8. Ricky Peoples, San Antonio, TX,10.91/1hd., $180

00 Roping16 EntriesRound 11. Doug Hough, Giddings, TX, 12.05, $180;2. Rock Stephens, Huntsville, TX, 13.1, $120Round 21. Frank Meehan, Beaumont, TX, 11.85,$180; 2. Stephen Perry, Freeport, TX, 12.15, $120

Round 31. Sam Walker, Bryan, TX, 10.2, $180; 2. TylerCrone, Winnie, TX, 10.8, $120Average1. Joe Morris, Elgin, TX, 49.91/4hd., $305; 2.Doug Hough, Giddings, TX, 50.46/4hd., $270;3. Rock Stephens, Huntsville, TX, 52.32/4hd.,$190; 4. Steve Kolle, Inez, TX, 62.96/4hd.,$180; 5. Frank Meehan, Beaumont, TX,64.34/4hd., $180; 6. Roosevelt Walker, Bryan,TX, 59.19/4hd., $180

00-S Roping20 EntriesRound 11. Jake Aragon, Cuba, NM, 10.16, $120; 2.Greg Modesette, Mc Dade, TX, 11.89, $105;3. Ruben Wood, Cameron, TX, 13.19, $75Round 21. Danny Stephens, Bay City, TX, 10.15,$120; 2. Roger Pack, Rockdale, TX, 10.85,$105; 3. Tyler Crone, Winnie, TX, 10.86, $75Round 31. Rex Bland, Hawley, TX, 11.82, $120; 2.Tyler Crone, Winnie, TX, 11.97, $105; 3. EddySmith, Fruitvale, TX, 12.22, $75

Average1. Eddy Smith, Fruitvale, TX, 53.26/4hd.,$385; 2. Tyler Crone, Winnie, TX, 57.15/4hd.,$335; 3. Roger Pack, Rockdale, TX,59.07/4hd., $240; 4. Tye Barber, Corsicana,TX, 62.34/4hd., $180; 5. Kirk Dillard, Orange,TX, 50.59/3hd., $180; 6. Jake Aragon, Cuba,NM, 43.55/3hd., $180

#1 Roping13 EntriesRound 11. Coy Leal, Seguin, TX, 11.18, $185; 2. Kinley Cunningham, Okmulgee, OK, 12.06, $125Round 21. Kelly Wampler, Magnolia, TX, 9.4, $185; 2. Colton Turbeville, Scurry, TX, 10.46, $125Round 31. Jake Aragon, Cuba, NM, 9.5, $185; 2. Dalton Dewinne, Helotes, TX, 10.93, $125Average1. Dalton Dewinne, Helotes, TX, 37.60/3hd.,$375; 2. Kelly Wampler, Magnolia, TX,39.20/3hd., $245


Cory Pipal, High Money00 Winner for Weekend –Stephenville, TX

Russell Moore, 2nd 00 HighMoney Winner for Weekend –Stephenville, TX

P.J. Porter, High Money#1 Winner for Weekend –Stephenville, TX

Rick Davis and Justin Broxton, HighMoney Winner and 2nd High Money EEWinner for Weekend – Stephenville, TX

Sy Felton and Dakota Felton, HighMoney and 2nd High Money 00-SelectWinner for Weekend – Stephenville, TX

2013 Membership CardsH 2013 cards are only $60.

H Cards can be paid for in $20 payments.

H If you only come to 1 roping duringthe year it only costs you $20, however you must rope at 3 ropings to be eligible to enter the 2013 Finals!

APSCheck out the new Advanced Pay-off

System (APS) where every roper whoadvances to the short round wins at leasttheir fees back. This was designed toreward the roper who ropes and tiesthem all down.

Did You Know?

Check Out the Spring Classic,$4,000 Added!

Check Out the Oklahoma Series!Ropers must attend 3 of the 4 ropings to

be eligible to win the saddle at the last roping event.

Roping Entry FeeA $5 fee will be added to roping entries to be

added back at the 2013 Finals.

Check Out Our New Website!Please visit www.uscra.com. Sign up for the

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2013 RULE CHANGESH The 10-second penalty for a broken barrier will

now be a 5-second penalty.

H It will no longer be a no time for a calf coming untied before the 6 seconds. It will now be a 5-second penalty.

2013 Schedule

12 • JANUARY 2013

January 5, 2013Purcell, OK

January 26-27, 2013Giddings, TX

February 9, 2013Purcell, OK

February 23-24, 2013Bulverde, TX

March 2-3, 2013Giddings, TX

March 2, 2013Purcell, OK

April 13-14, 2013Stephenville, TX

April 20-21, 2013Giddings, TX

May 4-5, 2013Giddings, TX

May 25-26, 2013Giddings, TX

June 15-16, 2013Giddings, TX

July 5-7, 2013Stephenville, TX

July 20-21, 2013Giddings, TX

August 3-4, 2013Giddings, TX

August 24-25, 2013Bryan, TX

September 13-15, 2013Stephenville, TX


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LCSP ArenaGiddings, Texas

SCHEDULESATURDAY3 head & short for $180 (APS in EE Roping Only)9:00 a.m. 0011:00 a.m. 00-S1:00 p.m. #1 2:00 p.m. EE

Advanced Pay-off System (APS)15 ropers or less - no short round • 16-20 ropers - 6 in short round21-29 ropers - 8 in short round • 30-60 ropers - 10 in short round

61+ ropers - 12 in short round

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00, 00-S, and #1 ELIMINATION MATCH ROPINGS• 4 ropers from each division, $100 fees, no stock charge, winnertake all, slowest roper out each round.• 1st four ropers to contact Lanham and pay fees will rope.

FMI call Lanham 979-540-7755

� 2013 Cards are $60 and can be paid $20 per weekend

� Using the new “Advanced Pay-off System” (APS) in EE Roping Only.

� $5 added to fees for Added Money at the Finals

SUNDAY2 head & short for $120 (APS in EE Roping Only)9:00 a.m. 0010:00 a.m. 00-S11:00 a.m. #1 12:00 p.m. EE

SUNDAY OPEN ROPING (will not start before 2 p.m.)This roping will be used to prepare the calves for the San Antonio Pro Rodeo. Fees and number of head will be determined by number of ropers. No card required. $5 a head stock charge is all that will be charged.

EquibrandPrizes to Top 2 HighMoney

Winners ofBoth Days inEach Division

14 • JANUARY 2013 CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS

Well, the town ofGiddings, Texas,home of the USCRA,

came close to having a WorldChampion in the sport of calfroping. If you follow pro rodeo,then you saw Gidding’s own,Justin Maass, take it right down tothe last calf at the NFR. It was anexciting time for the small town of Giddings. Hats off to JustinMaass and Tuf Cooper for givingthe calf roping world somethingpositive to talk about for twoweeks. Oh, and by the way, bothof these ropers were USCRAChampions before they were topprofessional ropers.

Hey, take a look at the SpringClassic USCRA Roping March 2ndand 3rd. There is going to be$4,000 added to the winners of

the four divisions. However, thewinner’s bonus will depend on thenumber of ropers in each roping.In other words, the roping withthe most ropers will have thelargest bonus. This is your chanceto call your friends and spread theword so we can make this a bigroping. If you win this roping itwill be to your benefit to be in thelargest division of the weekend.

If you read mine and Stran’sarticles last month, then youprobably noticed that both of usput emphasis on the scoring. Justwant you to know that it was notplanned that way. You might saywe were both on the same page.Let’s hope that you get on thesame page.

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$2,000 to Average Winner of the division with the most ropers

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second most ropers

$750 to Average Winner of the division with the

third most ropers

$250 to Average Winner of the division with the

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� Call your friends and get them to come to the Spring Classic so your roping has the most ropers!

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McClain Co. Expo • Purcell, OKGPS: 1715 Hardcastle Blvd.

� Saddles to winner of Average of last roping - EE, 00, 00-S, #1 (must attend 3 of 4 ropings to be eligible for saddle)

� Dates of other ropings: March 2, 2013� $5 added to fees for Added Money at the Finals

SCHEDULE10:00 a.m. Open Select 3 for $160

(Call for invite to rope) Open & BAFollowed by Open Girls BA 3 for $75 No card needed

(Boys 13 & under can rope)11:00 a.m. EE 3 for $160Followed by #1 3 for $1601:00 p.m. 00-S 3 for $160Followed by 00 3 for $160

FMI: Kip 405.933.6929 or [email protected]

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Tejas Rodeo Arena • Bulverde, TXJust Outside of San Antonio

GPS: 401 OBST Rd.

SCHEDULE10:00 a.m. EE 3 for $18011:00 a.m. 00 3 for $1801:00 p.m. 00-S 3 for $1803:00 p.m. #1 3 for $180

5:00 p.m. Open 3-head for $200 (No Card Needed)

FMI: 979.540.7755

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EERound 11. Merlyn Atteberry, 13.79Round 21. Wesley Lay, 14.56Average1. Merlyn Atteberry, 30.32/2

#00Round 11. Rod Venn, 13.66Round 21. Land Hinton, 12.75Average1. Rod Venn 28.63/2

BreakawayRound 11. Kacey Kobza-A, 4.44Round 21. Kacey Kobza-B, 2.82Round 31. Erin Johnson, 3.22Round 41. Erin Johnson, 2.47Round 51. Kacey Kobza-A, 2.43

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#1Round 11. Clayton Huffman, 12.56Round 21. Galvin Rita, 10.28Round 31. Clayton Huffman, 9.69Round 41. Dan Johnson, 11.40Round 51. Clayton Huffman, 8.47Average1. Clayton Huffman, 59.73/3

#2Round 11. Darnell Johnson, 10.47Round 21. Ross McAdow, 11.28Round 31. Darnell Johnson, 10.25Round 41. Ross McAdow, 10.97Round 51.Ricky Lambert, 12.35Average1. Ricky Lambert, 61.10/5

2013 ScheduleJanuary 5, 20135 p.m. - Crossroads Arena,Penrose, CO

February 3, 201310 a.m. - Zeke Griffith’s Arena,Limon, CO

March 3, 2013Zeke’s at 10 a.m.

April 7, 2013Zeke’s at 10 a.m.

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e’re in Vegas for theNational Finals and it’s avery different year for me.

Because of this article, NationalRoper’s Supply asked me to give adaily motivational talk eachmorning at their trade show at theMGM. I agreed and then realizedwhat a huge undertaking I hadsigned up for. Now, I’m used tospeaking and can do a reasonablejob when talking to my studentsor when making brief commentsto a crowd.

What I’m not used to doing isspeaking for fifteen to thirtyminutes while delivering amessage that I’m passionateabout. I spent some time re-reading articles and doing researchuntil I came up with a theme withdaily topics that relate to it. Thistheme is, “Whatever you doregularly will determine whatyou’ll have eventually.”

My first topic was “Power ofthe Tongue,” meaning whateveryou speak or talk about, whetherit’s positive or negative, will havean effect on your daily life. If youregularly speak positively you willfind yourself creating better habitsand being generally happier.

Some of my other topicsinclude relationships,surrounding yourself with theright people, having balance inyour life, and broadening yourmind. NRS has been filming thisand will eventually make itavailable on You Tube foreveryone to watch.

It’s ironic because I wasdreading this because it wasoutside of my comfort zone. Butonce I started preparing andmaking notes I really startedhaving a good time. It’s easy toturn down an opportunity or backaway from something thatintimidates us, but after this I

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would encourage you to bite thebullet and relish the experienceand what you can learn from it.Trying something new will onlyadd to your personal resume oflife experiences.

To do something new anddifferent, you have to decide todecide. It’s easy for me because I

can remember a specific timewhen I decided to get healthy. Idecided to eat right, sleep more,and work out. I focused on beinghealthy in every area of myphysical well-being. I started toaccumulate and soak upinformation from trainers,doctors, or articles I read. Then I

applied that information andmade it my own.

I want to thank NRS for givingme the opportunity to not onlymotivate people, but also toexpand my horizons and have achance to learn something new.

Until next time, God Bless, andI’ll see you down the line.


ew Year’s resolutions year in andyear out are made, kept andprocrastinated on. I would like to

challenge you this year to make a resolution,should you choose to accept it, that willchange your life forever. Many are notcourageous enough to accept this challenge.If you are one of the few who are committedto becoming like Christ, this will be yourgreatest accomplishment. Your challenge isto live a life of unconditional love.

We had two dogs at the house. One dogwas the most loving dog you’d ever find,and the other dog would love you as longas you were doing what he wanted you todo. The difference between Peanut and Jackwas that Peanut’s love was unconditionaland Jack’s love was conditional.

Jack would say, “I’ll love you if you’llgive me a ride on the 4-wheeler.” AndPeanut would say, “I’ll love you no matterwhat.” I don’t have to tell you which dogdid the most whining, or which dog gotthe most love.

Loving God and loving people is anindividual choice. It is not something Godimposes on us, or something we impose onothers. The conditions we impose onothers will be the same conditions wereceive from them. It is called the law of

sowing and reaping. You really do reapwhat you sow.

Something we all have in us is a thingcalled the sin nature. What that means isthat in the flesh we always want our way.If we have Jack’s attitude in life, because ofpride, in our minds we always think weare right, even if we’re wrong.

God’s love is unconditional. Everyonewants to be loved, no matter how tough orcalloused they pretend to be. If you chooseto continue to be hard and calloused –your harvest in life will be the germ ofyour own decay.

Pastor Randy WeaverLone Star Cowboy Church

21627 Eva St.Montgomery, TX 77356

(936) 597-5742Service Times:

Sundays 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.

Mondays 7:00 p.m.

Livestream: Join our Sunday and first Wednesday services live at live.lonestar.tv

or go to the Lone Star Cowboy ChurchFacebook page and click on the

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Welcome 2013! It is time tothrow out the old calendars

and pin a new one up on ourwalls. This is a time of year weall look ahead to what’s to come,but really, by doing this, we alllook back over the past year. Wedo this because we can base ourplans on the upcoming year bylooking at what happened in thepast. It really is the only thing onwhich we can base what wewant to change. Some may findthey had a great year in 2012and may not have many thingsthey want changed for the NewYear. However, there is probablynot too many individuals whofall into this category. Most ofus, me included, look to the pastyear to see what we need to paymore attention to for theupcoming year. In most caseslooking back over the past yearallows us a chance to at least seewhat needs to be tweaked, whatneeds to be paid attention too alittle more or what needs to becompletely thrown out andstarted over again. For the mostpart, we all have these types ofthings in our lives whether theyare at work, with family orwithin our hobbies.

One thing the New Yearoffers is a chance to start over,wipe the slate clean for the mostpart and charge into the NewYear. I applaud people whorecognize this and continue to goforward. I am sure we have allread some sort of article abouthow someone who finallyreached success explains howmany times he or she failed ontheir way to accomplishing theirgoal. Michael Jordan, ThomasEdison, Walt Disney and manyothers throughout history were

no doubt fighters and continuedto strive forward. Their lives areinspirations. The New Yearoffers that to all of us. It mightbe a time to completely startover, a time to change or a timejust to twist things up a little tohelp reach our goals.

I still believe most people arefighters. Most never give up andthey face their endeavors headon. In many ways continuing tochange, adapt and move aheadis the ultimate goal in life and


we may not even notice it. Somepeople will never be content andwill never believe they can reachtheir goals, but really they do,they just continue to set newones to fill that desire to neverquit fighting.

The New Year is here and forthose who are ready to fight on,I stand with you.

Until next month, I wish you all the best of luck in life.

Ryan Davis

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