There was little room to park New Year’s Eve at the Calnash Ag Event Centre during the Bulls, Broncs and Bling event in Ponoka.
Among the entertainment were saddlebronc and bull riding rodeo events followed by a cabaret with entertainment fromJamie Woodfin.
Each competitor had two tries with the final six in each group getting a third. Here are the results:
Saddlebronc
Round 1:
1. Kolby Wanchuk - Sherwood Park - 81.5
2. Jim Berry - Eckville - 78.5
3. Luke Butterfield - Ponoka - 77
4. Call Marr - Pincher Creek - 75
Round 2:
1. Cole Scott - Kamloops, B.C. - 78.5
2. Jim Berry, Eckville - 74 and Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park - 74
3. Call Marr, Pincher Creek - 70 and Dawson Hay, Wildwood - 70
Short Go:
1. Jim Berry - 81.5 - Saddlebronc champion
2. Dawson Hay - 79.5
3. Luke Butterfield - 73
no other qualified rides
Bull Riding
Round 1:
1. Brock Radford - Dewinton - 81
2. Lonnie West - Cadogan - 80
3. Shay Marks - Sunnybrook - 78.5
4. Jared Parsonage - Maple Creek, Sask. - 77.5
Round 2:
1. Shay Marks - 83
2. Wacey Finkbeiner - Ponoka - 81
3. Ty Patton - Strathmore - 80
4. Bryce West - Cadogan - 78.5
Short Go:
1. Lonnie West - 84
2. Shay Marks - 81.5
no other qualified rides
Bull Riding Champion - Shay Marks
Final Event of the night was J.R.’s ‘Wild Ride’ to ring in the New Year
1. Kolby Wanchuk - 86
2. Logan Hay - Wildwood - 83
3. Dawson Dahm - Tomahawk - 79
4. Dawson Hay - 77
5. Chance Barrass - Peers - 70