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2+ hour, 32+ min ago (224+ words) CHEYENNE " Hillsdale saddle bronc rider Brody Cress scored 89.5 points on the back of C5 Rodeo's Virgil to finish second in the fifth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo on Monday night in Las Vegas. Damian Brennan won the round with a 90-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo's R. Watsons Ed Bishop. Brennan earned $36,668 for his efforts, while Cress pocketed $28,980. Those earnings moved Cress to 10th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's world standings with $228,534 in earnings this season. He was 12th entering the round. Powell saddle bronc rider Brody Wells scored 85.25 points on Frontier Rodeo's Yellowstone to place 11th in the round. Cress sits seventh in the aggregate standings with 418.75 points on five rides. Wells is 12th in the aggregate with 342.75 points on four rides. Wells is seventh in the world standings with more than $240,000 in earnings this season. Lusk native Andrea Busby finished 12th in barrel…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago (1915+ words) Here are the 5th go-round results from the 2025 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. 1. Rocker Steiner, 89 points on Brookman Rodeo's Lunatic Heaven, $36,668 2. Sam Petersen, 88.75, $28,980 3. Wacey Schalla, 88, $21,882 4. Kade Sonnier, 87.75, $15,377 5. (tie) Cole Franks and Bradlee Miller, 87.25, $7,688 each 7. (tie) Jacek Frost, Tilden Hooper and Garrett Shadbolt, 86.5 each 10. Jess Pope, 86 11. Dean Thompson, 85.25 12. Mason Clements, 85 13. Cooper Cooke, 84.75 14. Jayco Roper, 84 15. Waylon Bourgeois, NS. 1. Wacey Schalla, 434.25 points on five head 2. Rocker Steiner, 430.75 3. Sam Petersen, 428.5 4. Jess Pope, 426.75 5. Kade Sonnier, 422.75 6. Cole Franks, 421.75 7. Bradlee Miller, 420.5 8. Garrett Shadbolt, 420 9. Tilden Hooper, 416.25 10. Jayco Roper, 407.5 11. Waylon Bourgeois, 340.5 points on four head 12. Dean Thompson, 338.75 13. Jacek Frost, 327.5 14. Cooper Cooke, 255.5 points on three head 15. Mason Clements, 250. 1. Rocker Steiner, $421,185 2. Sam Petersen, $307,406 3. Jess Pope, $266,857 4. Wacey Schalla, $264,393 5. Bradlee Miller, $234,625 6. Kade Sonnier, $230,989 7. Cole Franks, $220,022 8. Waylon Bourgeois, $218,637 9. Dean Thompson, $203,051 10. Garrett Shadbolt, $202,805 11. Cooper Cooke, $189,262 12. Jacek Frost, $155,514 13. Jayco Roper, $149,775 14. Mason Clements, $140,131 15. Tilden Hooper, $139,951. 1. Scott Guenthner, 3.4 seconds, $36,668 2. Justin…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago (1435+ words) Wacey Schalla, making his second appearance at the National Finals Rodeo, is alive for multiple titles, including the all-around title in a battle with Stetson Wright. Wacey Schalla entered the 2025 National Finals Rodeo making his second appearance in rodeo's largest and longest event. The 20-year-old from Arapaho, Oklahoma, found himself leading the world standings in a tight and competitive bull riding field. Schalla was also going toe-to-toe with five-time all-around champion Stetson Wright in a two-man race for the all-around title. But there was still one box Schalla needed to check off in his NFR career: His first career NFR go-round victory. Schalla checked that box Sunday night. He won his bareback riding go-round with a score of 87.25 points on the fourth night of NFR at the Thomas & Mack Center. "I'm just excited and just happy it's happened early in…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago (774+ words) A date with a girl and a conversation with a co-worker. During Christopher "Click" Thompson's life, there have been a lot of key moments, but none shaped his journey like those two milestones in 2010. The first is a bit comical now. Back in Virginia where he grew up, Thompson was trying to think of something different for a date he was planning. That weekend, a pro bull riding event happened to be coming through town. Thompson thought it would be a unique experience to share with someone. He was right. But the relationship that blossomed that night wasn't with his date; rather, it was with rodeo. "Immediately, I was just hooked," Thompson said of the competition. "It was kind of the thing that your ignorance made you fascinated with everything about it, from the smells to what you saw and…...

12+ hour ago (1081+ words) Jonathan Torres has become the poster child among the split-partner combos. The 33-year-old heeler is competing in his fourth NFR. As its name implies, team roping is the only event at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo that requires partners to morph into a single entity to achieve success. It takes timing, coordination, communication and trust between the header and heeler, as well as their horses. So teams that come together at the NFR out of necessity rather than by design are usually at a distinct disadvantage. There are four such tandems at the Thomas &Mack Center this year, an unusually high number. The 33-year-old heeler from Ocala, Fla., is competing in his fourth NFR " all of them while his header during the regular season is sitting on the sidelines. Torres earned $111,672 ahead of Las Vegas to grab the 15th and final…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago (1646+ words) Over the course of 10 nights at the National Finals Rodeo, about 180,000 fans can attend in person. But easily double that number of people arrive in town for the event. Over the course of 10 nights at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, about 180,000 fans can attend in person. But easily double that number of people arrive in town each December for the annual Super Bowl of Rodeo. All those leftover fans can also see plenty of live NFR action, while hearing the same call that fans in the Thomas & Mack Center seats hear each night. How, you might ask? Well, there are literally dozens of Wrangler NFR viewing parties/after-parties at venues up and down the Las Vegas Strip, downtown and around the city. All those venues receive a live feed straight from the arena. And believe me when I say these…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago (372+ words) Jensen, a Huntsville, TX native, rode his first bull successfully to win Sunday night's go-round. He is one of four competing for the Resistol Rookie of the Year title and the first of those rookies to get a go-round buckle. Tonight through Dec. 13, the Review-Journal will be interviewing a rodeo personality at 4:45 p.m., streamed live on lvrj.com. Rodeo events kick off each night at 5:45 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. Are you a cowgirl looking to show your style with a custom-decorated hat? Do you need a fresh pair of boots to up your game while attending the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo? There's one place on the planet that will meet those needs " and many more: Cowboy Christmas. At 24 years old, Jeremiah Neal has only just begun to experience the ups and downs that ultimately define a life. However, there already…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago (345+ words) The Sowing Good Deeds Award, an annual honor developed by the agricultural machinery manufacturer Massey Ferguson, recognizes help given to charities, community involvement and educational events that local Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) rodeo committees have given to their schools, cities and the youth-oriented agricultural community. The Sowing Good Deeds Award, an annual honor developed by the agricultural machinery manufacturer Massey Ferguson, recognizes help given to charities, community involvement and educational events that local Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) rodeo committees have given to their schools, cities and the youth-oriented agricultural community. The winning rodeo committee, Prescott Frontier Days, the "World's Oldest Rodeo," won a new Massey Ferguson tractor with loader, valued at over $60,000 " as the grand prize winner named at the PRCA Awards Banquet at the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 3. Javascript is required…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago (1381+ words) Brody Wells of Powell and Brody Cress of Hillsdale are both competing this week in the country's most prestigious rodeo " The National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. They're joined by Meeteetse bullfighter Dusty Tuckness who's been invited an unprecedented 17 times. Two Wyoming cowboys are ranked in the top 15 of the nation and are competing in the country's largest and most prestigious rodeo " The National Finals Rodeo (NFR), taking place this week in Las Vegas. Brody Wells of Powell and Brody Cress of Hillsdale are both members of Team Wyoming, the only state-sponsored rodeo team, that have qualified in the upper echelon of the saddle bronc competition. To make it to the NFR, Cress won two Wyoming rodeos this year, The Cody Stampede Rodeo, and his fourth buckle at his home rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days. On Sunday, Cress scored 86.25 points on…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago (38+ words) 2025 NFR Daysheet presented by ExMark: Round 5 Round 5 is the halfway point through rodeo's Super Bowl. The Golde Buckle is so close yet so far. Take a look at the Round 5 matchups and draw....