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Show -N E W S- Spanish Fork B2 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007 Rodeo standings PRORODEO COWBOYS WORLD STANDINGS as of 9/28/07 Spanish Fork $80,934 BAREBACK 3 Jess Davis 37 Kaycee Feild Payson Elk Ridge $85,177 $21,508 STEER WRESTLING 36 Clint Robinson Spanish Fork $29,322 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1 Rusty Allen Lehi 2 Cody Wright Milford $114,958 $102,394 TIE-DOWN ROPING Ogden 4 Jake Hannum 22 Clint Robinson Spanish Fork $86,257 $45,508 BARREL RACING 7 Vickie SolmonsenRiverton 35 Jetta McCormick Ogden $67,914 $23,808 BULL RIDING 3 Wesley Silcox 17 Steve Woolsey 37 Tag Elliott 50 Alex Dudley $105,853 $61,871 $28,500 $22,138 WILDERNESS CIRCUIT STANDINGS as of 09/28/07 ALL-AROUND 3 Steve Woolsey 14 Clint Robinson BAREBACK 1 Jess Davis 3 Kaycee Feild 24 Patrick Smith Payson Spanish Fork Payson Elk Ridge Salem TEAM ROPING (HEADERS) 5 Matt Losee Spanish Fork TEAM ROPING (HEELERS) 11 Nick Hanks Salem SADDLE BRONC 13 Steve Woolsey Payson TIE-DOWN ROPING 18 Jesse Loveless Payson BARREL RACHING 12 Brandi Giles 23 Josie Jarvis Lake Shore Spanish Fork BULL RIDING 1 Wesley Silcox 4 Alex Dudley 5 Steve Woolsey 18 Lee Woolsey 21 Chad Cole Payson Salem Payson Payson Salem Target barrel racing Kathleen Green ALL-AROUND 9 Clint Robinson Payson Payson Thatcher Salem Uniform check-in Spanish Fork Football: Uniform check in will be Monday, Oct. 15 and Tuesday, Oct. 16. Please bring all equipment and two jerseys to Russell Swenson ball park from 4-6 p.m. A $5 refund will be given to Those who bring a washed uniform with pant pads placed back in pants. Payson Football: Uniform check in will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15 and Tuesday, Oct. 16. Uniform should be turned in at the Payson City Center, 439 West Utah Ave. Pant pads need to be placed back in washed pants and all equipment, two jerseys, should be turned in. Salem Football: Uniform check in will be Monday, Oct. 15 and Tuesday, Oct. 16. Please bring all equipment and two jerseys to Salem football field (Canal Park) from 4-6 p.m. There are only a few people who actually remember where target barrel racing got its start, but for a long long time it's been spreading like wild fire all over the barrel racing community. It was none other than Duane Sorensen of Western Unlimited in Spanish Fork, who started it in the mid-1990s. Shannon Smith and Kathleen Green were over NBHA UT03 in Spanish Fork and they wanted some new way to give away a saddle at a reasonable entry fee to the barrel racer. In the 90's you had to go to a huge national race or rodeo to attempt to win a saddle, and it just wasn't within the reach of the weekend barrel racer. Duane thought about it and came up with the idea. They charged $25 to enter the target for the saddle and that increased their normal 60-70 entries in a Saturday jackpot to 135 entries with 111 in the target portion. Everyone wanted to win that saddle! It was a huge success. After Smith and Green paid for the saddle, they were able to fund the rest of the prizes with the remaining entry fees. The event was such as success that it spread through Utah, into neighboring states and all over the country. Now years later, if you ask a barrel racer who started it, usually they aren't certain. Now in honor of Duane, for wonderful, serviceoriented man he was, and also to help people remember where the target barrel racing got its start, they have named the annual event after him. The first one was held Saturday, July 14, 2007, in the outdoor rodeo arena at Spanish Fork fairgrounds. Ty and TJ Tingey, present owners of Western Unlimited, jumped at the chance of being the main sponsor of the event. Some years back, Duane also initiated a scholarship fund for Utah high school rodeo seniors, which was presented at Utah State High School Rodeo Finals every June. This year, to help booster this fund, a silent auction was held along with the race on July 14, 2007. Duane's wife, Saundra, and daughters, Stephanie and Stacie, were pleased with the results of its introductory year, and are very thankful to those who supported this effort. "When Kathleen approached us about holding this barrel race in memory of Duane, we wanted proceeds of it to go to something he was passionate about, and since he was such a strong supporter of the High School Rodeo program and in pursuing a college education, we thought it was fitting to put the proceeds there," said Saundra. An outpouring of items S A M ' S PREP O F T H E W E E K Sonja Ponis Senior Cross Country Sponsored by 552 N. Main -798-7877 Courtesy photo UNLIMITED: Pictured, left to right, are Saundra S. South, target saddle champion, TJ Tingey, manager of Western Unlimited and Stephanie S. Jones, daughter of Duane and Saundra. came in, and now there's $2,000 in a special account at Mountain America Credit Union in Spanish Fork for the two scholarships, to be given away June 2008 at Utah's High School Rodeo State Finals. '"We were pleased with how professional Kathleen and Mindy ran the barrel race, and we were honored with everyone's generosity. It really made it a great event. Since the jackpot, we've had people approach us that missed this year's event that want to be a part of it next year with some really fun ideas. We are looking forward to it growing over time," Stephanie said. For their inaugural year, they had 77 entries in the first go and 80 in the second with $1,500 added money. They paid out slightly over $7,700 and gave away $4,000 in awesome awards. Saundra Sorensen-South won the target saddle donated by Western Unlimited. Second place in the target went to Leanza Curtis. Third place went to Cheri Bowden; fourth place won by Leanza Curtis, and finally fifth place went to Josh Ybarra. The Frontier Silver Trophy Buckle Fastest Time Award was won by Nadine Kern. The average awards were donated by PandK Green Livestock LLC. AHard Luck Award went to Shauntelle Curtis. Many businesses and individuals came together to sponsor money and silent auction items to make this a truly great event: Shane and Bobbi Johnson and Outback Graphics, Sam Lunceford of The Oil Change, Jack and Big O Tires, Fred Barber and Barber's Bros Dodge, Glenna and Smith Ford Auto, KD Roach and Walco Animal Int'l, Glenn Larsen and Frontier Trailer Sales, Wyatt Wall and Duck Creek Iron Art, Pat Hansen at Ream's Western Wear, Tom and Merdene Lowe of Diamond L Embroidery, Rick and Shed Young, Mike and Annie Rose, PandK Green Livestock LLC, Stacy and Broken Spoke Tack Shop, Brad and Tina Nusink, Aaron and Darron Hughes and Hughes Ranch Bucking Bulls, KelliTolbert, Gus and Cal-Ranch Stores, IFA Spanish Fork and many individuals who donated annonymously. Special mention to John Hunter and Nebo Animal Clinic who donated cash and all the dog MEN'S FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM Beavers GWD USS Diamondbacks Gameover Strykers Gandolfo's Trojans APX Alarm Jerry's Kids Crows Acsent Inc. Got sports? W 5 4 3 CM CNJ Senior Sonja Ponis recently took 3rd at the Cedar City Invitational in cross country. She said it was really close. She also runs the 400 and 800 in track. Sonja likes a lot of things about cross country, including getting into shape, and getting to know the other students on the team. She enjoys playing piano, being outside, and school. She wants to go into elementary ed and someday teach 2nd or 3rd grade. the Oil Change Covering what matters most 2 1 1 0 0 L 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 prizes for the entertaining dog race we held in between the two go's. This will be an annual event, held the Saturday before the PRCA Fiesta Days Rodeo every July in Spanish Fork. Ty and TJ Tingey and Western Unlimited are committed to make this their main sponsorship event every year, and want to thank all the barrel racers who stopped by the store the day of this race to thank them and their staff for all they did to make this a really super happening. Next year will be bigger and better with more quality awards from Western Unlimited and we are gearing up for the race. Donations to the Duane Sorensen Scholarship Fund at Mountain America Credit Union can be made by contacting the branch manager, Jean Duffield at 801-798-0333, or mail it to her attention at MACU 891 N Main St Spanish Fork UT 84660. Or contact TJ Tingey at Western Unlimited in Spanish Fork 801-7986368, or contact Kathleen Green, Running With The Big Dogs Productions, 801-376-3463 or email kitkat44@cut.net. Spanish Fork Football "Hit Squad Award" Sponsored by RDJ :-'J. Embroidery Owner: Ross Johnson American Fork Game: Brock Wilson, Jacob *:, Clark, Sifa Vaitohi 'V-'' |