Coulee City hosts annual rodeo
Jim McKiernan/Courtesy photo<br> A cowboy competes during the saddle bronc competition Saturday afternoon at the 57th annual Last Stand Rodeo in Coulee City. Roy Matthew Johnson held off Adam Larkin to win the event.
COULEE CITY — Some of the best cowboys throughout the area congregated in Coulee City over Memorial Day weekend to participate in the 57th annual Coulee City Last Stand Dodge Rodeo.
The Coulee City Rodeo Association’s annual event took place in Coulee City’s Ted Rice Rodeo Arena.
Cowboy Monty Johnson claimed the bull riding title, fending off Tag Elliot and Ty Jones for first place.
Eileen Plunkett slid past Judi MacDonald by a tenth of a second in the barrel racing event to earn the title.
The Coulee City Last Stand Rodeo is sanctioned by the PRCA and is part of the Columbia River Rodeo Circuit.
Legendary rodeo announcer Wayne Brooks announced the action during the competition.
Brooks is a winner of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Announcer of the Year award and Brooks regularly announces at the National Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas.
Bareback Riding: 1) Steven Peebles, 79. 2) Caleb Bayes, 76. 3) Sean Celver, 75. 3) Nathan Bayes, 75. 3) Daniel Herman, 75.
Bull Riding: 1) Monty Johnson, 74. 2) Tag Elliot, 69. 3) Ty Jones, 48.
Tie-Down Roping: 1) Tyson Durfey, 8.3. 2) Jake Echevarria, 8.8. 2) Dustin Specht, 8.8. 2) Jeff Coelho, 8.8.
Steer Wrestling: 1) BJ Campbell, 5.0. 2) Chance Gartner, 5.9. 3) Buster Barton, 6.1. 4) Skyler Strassman, 6.7.
Barrel Racing: 1) Eileen Plunkett, 16.49. 2) Judi MacDonald, 16.50. 3) Abby Davis, 16.79. 4) Jana Issac, 16.84. 5) Chris Powers, 16.87. 6) Shauna Beeman, 16.91. 6) Jordan Crossley, 16.91. 8) Katie Davis, 16.93.
Team Roping: 1) Jake Stanley - Shane Crossley, 6.3. 2) Jason Minor - Taylor White, 6.5. 3) John Hagler - Todd Cleveland, 6.9. 4) Brett Hale - Rick Copher, 8.0.
Steer Roping
First Go: 1) Howdy McGinn, 11.9. 2) Jim Ward, 12.0. 2) Paul Rice, 12.0. 2) Joe Bartlett, 12.0.
Second Go: 1) John Freeman, 12.0. 2) Howdy McGinn, 13.1. 3) Tom Sorey, 13.3. 4) Paul Rice, 13.5.
Average: 1) Howdy McGinn, 25.0/2. 2) Paul Rice, 25.5/2. 3) Jim Ward, 28.0/2. 4) John Freeman, 28.2/2.
Saddle Bronc Riding
First Go: 1) Frank McKay, 78. 2) Roy Matthew Johnson, 70.
Second Go: 1) Roy Matthew Johnson, 77. 2) Adam Larkin, 54.
Average: 1) Roy Matthew Johnson, 147.0/2. 2) Adam Larkin, 54/1.