If you were a professional rodeo fan between 2005 and 2015, you certainly knew the name Lindsay Sears. Fans were also very familiar with the barn name “Martha.” Just mentioning either name would spark a long conversation about how talented the duo was in the barrel racing arena.
Sears won the World Barrel Racing Championship in 2008 and 2011 and also won the average at the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
Sears is back on the winning track, this time with one of Martha’s babies named SME One Of a Kind. The pair won last week’s Ponoka Stampede.
Sears remained solid in the first round, finishing in ninth place with a run of 17.58 seconds.
In the final, Sears crossed the finish line and stopped the clock at 17.70 seconds. This run was good enough for second place. Combined, these two performances gave Sears an overall average time of 35.28 seconds.
Ponoka hosts a Showdown Round where the top four finishers from the final round compete in a “Showdown” for bonus money. The round pays $7,500 – $3,750 – $2,250 – and $1,500. Sears put together her fastest run of the week, posting a run of 17.47 seconds to earn the $7,500 bonus.
In total, Sears and her home-grown superstar earned $14,346 for a week’s work in Ponoka. Martha would no doubt approve.
Another star on a mission was former tie-down roping world champion Haven Meged. He and his horse, affectionately known as “Smoke,” put together some outstanding runs and earned more than $20,000 for their efforts.
In round one, Meged finished second in 8.4 seconds, along with fellow tie-down roper Quade Hiatt, earning $3,355 each for their performance.
In round two, Shad “Money” Mayfield took the championship title with his 7.9-second run. Meged stayed solid and was just a tenth of a second off his first run when he threw his hands in the air at 8.5 seconds.
The Montana man finished the final round with an 8.3-second run to secure first place in the average. His 25.2-second time on three heads earned him $6,257 and the privilege of going last in the “Showdown Round.”
Meged was ready for the challenge. Winning required tying his fastest calf of the week, but Meged sealed the deal with his lightning-fast 7.8-second run.
With his $7,500 bonus in hand, the world champion left Ponoka with total winnings of $20,062.
Riding without a saddle: 1. Orin Larsen, 86.75 points on C5 Rodeo’s Cat Nap, $4,981; 2. (tied) Richmond Champion, Weston Timberman and Dean Thompson, 86, each $3,320; 5. Tanner Aus, 85.75, $1,660; 6. Samuel Petersen, 85, $1,245; 7. Ethan Mazurenko, 84.75, $1,038; 8. Trevar McAllister, 83.75, $830; 9. Jacob Stemo, 83.50, $628; 10. RC Landingham, 83.25, $415.
Final: 1. Richmond Champion, 88 points on Fresh Chick from Calgary Stampede, $2,000; 2. Orin Larsen, 87, $1,500; 3. (tied): Dantan Bertsch and Cole Franks, 86.75, $750 each.
Average: 1. Richmond Champion, 174 points on two heads, $4,981; 2. Orin Larsen, 173.75, $3,943; 3. Weston Timberman, 171, $3,320; 4. Samuel Petersen, 170.25, $2,698; 5. Ethan Mazurenko, 170, $1,660; 6. Cole Franks, 169.50, $1,245; 7. Dantan Bertsch, 168, $1,038; 8. (tied) RCLandingham and Jacob Stemo, 167.75, $726 each; 10. Trevar McAllister, 167, $415.
Showdown:1. Weston Timberman, 90 points on Agent Lynx of Calgary Stampede, $7,500; 2. Richmond Champion, 89, $3,750; 3. Samuel Petersen, 85.5, $2,250; 4. Orin Larsen, NS.
Bull wrestling:
First round: 1. Cody Cassidy, 4.9 seconds, $4,616; 2. (tied) Dalton Massey and Stetson Jorgensen, 5.1, $3,713 each; 4. Layne Delemont, 5.5, $2,810; 5. (tied) Pacean Deleeuw and Tanner Brunner, 5.7, $1,907 each; 7. Tyler Ravenscroft, 7.0, $1,003; 8. Stephen Culling, 7.7, $401.
Second round: 1. Ryan Shuckburgh, 3.8 seconds, $4,616; 2. Landon Beardsworth, 4.7, $4,014; 3. Dakota Eldridge, 4.9, $3,412; 4. Cody Cassidy, 5.1, $2,810; 5. Dalton Massey, 5.3, $2,208; 6. Dallas Frank, 5.5, $1,605; 7. Ty Livingstone, 5.8, $1,003; 8. Rowdy Parrott, 6.1, $401.
Final: 1. Cody Cassidy, 5.5 seconds, $2,000; 2. Eli Lord, 5,6, $1,500; 3. Pacean Deleeuw, 5.9, $1,000; 4. Brendan Laye, 6.2, $500.
Average: 1. Cody Cassidy, 15.5 seconds on three-head, $6,924; 2. Dalton Massey, 17.8, $6,021; 3. Pacean Deleeuw, 18.7, $5,117; 4. Dakota Eldridge, 20.8, $4,214; 5. Eli Lord, 23.4, $3,311; 6. Rowdy Parrott, 25.0, $2,408; 7. Brendan Laye, 28.0, $1,505; 8. Jonny Webb, 28.3, $602.
Showdown:1. Dalton Massey, 5.8 seconds, $7,500; 2. Cody Cassidy, 6.0, $3,750; 3. Dakota Eldridge, 11.5, $2,250; 4. Pacean Deleeuw, NT.
Team Roping:
First round: 1. Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 5.3 seconds, $4,616 each; 2. (tied) Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler and Derrick Begay/Todd Colter, 5.4, $3,713; 4. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 5.6, $2,810; 5. Braden Brost/Levi Schmidt, 5.8, $2,208; 6. Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, 5.9, $1,605; 7. Roland McFadden/Tyrell Flewelling, 6.0, $1,003; 8. (tied) Kyle Wanchuk/Luke Skocdopole and Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 6.1, $201 each.
Second round: 1. Hunter Koch/Cody Snow, 5.3 seconds, $4,616 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.4, $4,014; 3. Jackson Braithwaite/Derek Hadland, 5.7, $3,412; 4. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 5.9, $2,810; 5. Jr. Dees/JC Flake, 6.0, $2,208; 6. (tied) Kavis Drake/Denim Ross, Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler and Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 6.1, $1,003 each.
Final: 1. Jr.Dees/JCFlake, 5.8 seconds, $2,000 each; 2. Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler, 7.1, $1,500; 3. (tied) Steele Depaoli/Rhett Halveroen, Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 7.5, $500 each.
Average: 1. Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler, 18.6 seconds on three heads, $6,924 each; 2. Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 18.9, $6,021; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 19.3, $5,117; 4. Braden Brost/Levi Schmidt, 19.7, $4,214; 5. Jr.Dees/JCFlake, 19.9, $3,311; 6. Steele Depaoli/Rhett Halveroen, 22.2, $2,408; 7. Jade Shaw/Ty Cahoon, 29.1, $1,505; 8. Kody Potts/Travis Speer, 29.9, $602.
Showdown:1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.5 seconds, $7,500 each; 2. Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler, 5.7, $3,750; 3. Jake Clay/Trey Yates, 5.8, $2,250; 4. Braden Brost/Levi Schmidt, 11.5, $1,500.
Saddle bronco riding: 1. Zachary Dallas, 87.75 points on Prime Time Rodeo’s Enigma, $6,342; 2. (tied) Dawson Hay and Sage Newman, 86.5, $4,624 each; 4. Zeke Thurston, 85, $3,435; 5. (tied) Kolby Wanchuk and Tanner Butner, 85, $1,850; 7. (tied) Chance Barrass, Leon Fountain and Ryder Sanford, 85, $1,057 each; 10. Jake Watson, 84.75, $529.
Final: 1. Zeke Thurston, 89 points on MSB’s Steely Dan, $2,000; 2. Kolby Wanchuk, 88.25, $1,500; 3. Kade Bruno, 87.75, $1,000; 4. Leon Fountain, 87.25, $500.
Average: 1. Zeke Thurston, 174.5 points on two heads, $6,342; 2. Zachary Dallas, 173.75, $5,021; 3. Kolby Wanchuk, 173.50, $4,228; 4. (tied) Kade Bruno and Leon Fountain, 172.25, $2,775 each; 6. Ryder Sanford, 170.50, $1,586; 7. Dawson Hay, 170.25, $1,321; 8. Lucas Macza, 169.25, $1,057; 9. (tied) Chance Barrass and Tanner Butner, 169, $661 each.
Showdown:1. Zachary Dallas, 90.25 points on Calgary Stampedes Tokyo Bubbles, $7,500; 2. Kade Bruno, 89, $3,750; 3. Zeke Thurston, 88.25, $2,250; 4. Kolby Wanchuk, 87.25, $1,500.
Tie-Down Roping: First Round: 1. Riley Wakefield, 8.1 seconds, $4,171; 2. (tied) Quade Hiatt and Haven Meged, 8.4, $3,355 each; 4. Shane Hanchey, 8.5, $2,539; 5. (tied) Tuff Cooper and Erik Dublanko, 9.0, $1,723 each; 7. Kyle Lucas, 9.1, $907; 8. Blair Burke, 9.5, $363.
Second round: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.9 seconds, $4,171; 2. (tied) Trevor Hale and Jake Pratt, 8.0, $3,355 each; 4. Jesse Popescul, 8.1, $2,539; 5. Blane Cox, 8.4, $1,995; 6. Haven Meged, 8.5, $1,451; 7. Shane Hanchey, 8.6, $907; 8. (tied) Beau Cooper and Cory Solomon, 8.8, $181 each.
Final: 1. Trevor Hale, 8.0 seconds, $2,000; 2. Haven Meged, 8.3, $1,500; 3. Tuf Cooper, 8.4, $1,000; 4. Morgan Grant, 9.0, $500.
Average: 1. Haven Meged, 25.2 seconds in three runs, $6,257; 2. Shane Hanchey, 26.2, $5,440; 3. Tuf Cooper, 26.8, $4,624; 4. Trevor Hale, 27.4, $3,808; 5. Morgan Grant, 28.6, $2,992; 6. Kyle Lucas, 28.8, $2,176; 7. Blair Burke, 29.9, $1,360; 8. Cooper Resch, 30.2, $544.
Showdown:1. Haven Meged, 7.8 seconds, $7,500; 2. Trevor Hale, 9.7, $3,750; 3. Tuf Cooper, 10.6, $2,250; 4. Shane Hanchey, 10.7, $1,500.
Barrel racing: 1. Halyn Lide, 17.07 seconds, $6,888; 2. Carlee Rae Otero, 17.09, $5,855; 3. Emily Beisel, 17.38, $4,822; 4. Pam Morrison, 17.43, $4,133; 5. Valerie Gillespie, 17.49, $3,444; 6. Vanessa Leggett, 17.54, $2,411; 7. (tied) Karli Cowie and Lisa Groves, 17.57, $1,550 each; 9. (tied) Lindsay Sears and Bobbi Henderson, 17.58, $1,119; 11. Jayden Wilson, 17.59, $861; 12. (simultaneous): Sidney Forrest and Kennedy Smith, 17.70, $344.
Final: 1. Emily Beisel, 17.38 seconds, $2,000; 2. (tied) Bobbi Henderson and Lindsay Sears, 17.70, $1,250 each; 4. Halyn Lide, 17.81, $500.
Average: 1. Emily Beisel, 34.76 in two runs, $6,888; 2. Halyn Lide, 34.88, $5,855; 3. (tied) Bobbi Henderson and Lindsay Sears, 35.28, $4,477 each; 5. Valerie Gillespie, 35.33, $3,444; 6. Lisa Groves, 35.41, $2,411; 7. Pamela Morrison, 35.53, $1,722; 8. Sidney Forrest, 35.61, $1,379; 9. Jayden Wilson, 35.82, $1,205; 10. Vanessa Leggett, 35.91, $1,033; 11.Kennedy Smith, 36.43, $861; 12. Karli Cowie, 42.05, $689.
Showdown:1. Lindsay Sears, 17.47 seconds, $7,500; 2. Emily Beisel, 17.57, $3,750; 3. Bobbi Henderson, 17.59, $2,250; 4. Halyn Lide, 22.78, $1,500.
Bull riding: 1. (tied) Chase Dougherty on Wolf Bait of Vold Rodeo and Cody Fraser on Angry Bob of C5 Rodeo, 86.25 points, $5,299 each; 3. Jared Parsonage, 85.75, $3,946; 4. Tristen Hutchings, 85.5, $3,206; 5. Josh Frost, 85.25, $1,937; 6. Brock Radford, 85, $1,480; 7. Garrett Green, 84.25, $1,233; 8. Jordan Spears, 83.75, $987; 9. Grady Young, 83.25, $740; 10. Chanse Switzer, 82.5, $493.
Final: 1. Jared Parsonage, 86.75 points on LB’s Jail Break, $2,000; 2. Grady Young, 84, $1,500; 3. Nick Tetz, 80.75, $1,000; 4. Chase Dougherty, 74.45, $500.
Average: 1. Jared Parsonage, 172.50 points on two heads, $5,919; 2. Grady Young, 167.25, $4,678 3. Nick Tetz, 162, $3,946; 4. Chase Dougherty, 161, $3,206; 5. Cody Fraser, 86.25 points on one head, $1,973; 6. Tristen Hutchings, 85.5, $1,480; 7. Josh Frost, 85.25, $1,233; 8. Brock Radford, 85, $987; 9. Garrett Green, 84.25, $740; 10. Jordan Spears, 83.75, $493.
Showdown:1. Jared Parsonage, Grady Young, Nick Tetz and Chase Dougherty, no qualified rides.
