FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 31, 2013) — Rodeo fans at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum got to see the best tie-down roping run at the so far at this year’s Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Cimarron Boardman from Stephenville, Texas, roped and tied his calf in 7.5 seconds to take the lead in the second round of competition. That should get him a good check here and while he was pleased with his success on Thursday night, his first round time of 14.3 seconds is a bit of a disappointment as his total of 21.8 seconds has him in the twelfth spot overall.
With 18 performances left in regular competition prior to the final round here on Feb. 9, Boardman most likely will not stay among the top twelve ropers here. However, first in the first round paid $6,080 so if he holds onto his first in the second round, he will add that to his checking account.
“I got a good calf here tonight,” Boardman said. “I knew that I probably wouldn’t have a chance to make it back for the finals with that 14.3 in the first round, so I just went for it and it worked out.”
It’s been two years since Jerome Schneeberger rom Ponca City, Okla., qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but the 11-time qualifier is looking for number 12.
Schneeberger had some success at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver last week. He is following that up with a solid performance here. He roped and tied his calf in 9.8 seconds here Thursday night. His first round time of 8.7 was just out of the money, but his total on two of 18.5 is currently in fourth place so he is in good shape to be back here for the finals.

There are two performances of the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo continues at 2 and 7:30 on Friday.
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FORT WORTH — The following are unofficial results from the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, January 31, 2013.
Eleventh Performance —
Bareback Riding: (three rides) 1, Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas, 76 points on Bad Company Rodeo’s Boogieman. 2, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 75. 3, D.V. Fennell, Lake Charles, La., 73.
Steer Wrestling: 1, (tie) Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 4.4 seconds each.3, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.6. 4, Joshua Joseph Clark, Texarkana, Ark., 6.2.
Team Roping: (two times) 1, Gibbs Keeton, Ivanhoe, Texas, and Wesley Moss, Paradise, Texas, 5.1 seconds. 2, Zayne Dishion, Bishop, Calif., and Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla., 11.4.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Lane Watt, Hardisty, Alberta, 78 points on Bad Company Rodeo’s Slow Ride. 2, Bryan Martinat, Marsing, Idaho, 73. 3, (tie) Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo., and Wacey Hathcock, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 71.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 9.2. 3, Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla., 9.4. 4, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 9.8.
Women’s Barrel Racing: 1, Martha Wright, Dublin, Texas, 16.69 seconds. 2, Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas, 16.86. 3, Ashley Rice, Stephenville, Texas, 16.96. 4, Casey Doebbler, Stephenville, Texas, 16.98.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Shane Semien, Dayton, Texas, 85 points on Four L and Diamond S Rodeo’s Red Rum. 2, Chris McCombs, Duncan, Okla., 63.
Current Leaders —
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 81 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s #691 Bugs Spot. 2, (tie) Lee Lantz, Molalla, Ore., and R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., 79 points each. 4, (tie) Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., and Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 78. (second round) 1, (tie) Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta on J Bar J Rodeo’s Pass the Hat, and Zachariah Phillips, Casper, Wyo., on J Bar J Rodeo’s Bar Bandit, 82 points. 3, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa., 80. 3,(tie) Lee Lantz, Molalla, Ore., and Ty Jones, Cody, Wyo., 74. (third round) 1, Chad Rutherford, Itasca, Texas, 79 points on Dakota Rodeo’s #455 Biscuit. 2, (tie) Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., and Tyler Scales, Severance, Colo., 78. 4, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 77. (total on three) 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 240. 2, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 234. 3, J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 225. 4, Logan Hodson, Telkwa, British Columbia, 223.
Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.0. 2, (tie) Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, and Morgan Grant, New Waverly, Texas, 4.2. 4, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.3. (total on two) 1, Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 8.7. 2, Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, 8.9. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 9.0. 4, (tie) Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., and Sterling Lambert, Stephenville, Tex.
Team Roping: (first round) 1, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.5 seconds. 2, Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 4.8. 3, Gibbs Keeton, Ivanhoe, Texas, and Wesley Moss, Paradise, Texas, 5.1. 4, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 5.2. (second round) 1, Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, and Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas, 4.1 seconds. 2, Justin Lovell, Grapeland, Texas, and Michael Fortenberry, Groveton, Texas, 4.7. 3, Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 4.8. 4, Jimmy Edens, Troy, Texas, and Randall Richards, Bedias, Texas, 4.9. (total on two) 1, Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 9.6 seconds. 2, Colby Lowell, Madisonville, Texas, and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 10.8. 3, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.,15.0. 4, Brad Hamilton, Pollok, Texas, and Bret Gould, Lufkin, Texas, 20.7.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 81 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s #225 Sundance. 2, (tie) Clay Schaeffer, Dickinson, N.D., and Ben Londo, Pendeleton, Ore., 79. 4, Heith DeMoss, Helfin, La., 77. (second round) 1, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 80 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s #762 Just Bugs. 2, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 78. 3, (tie) Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., and Ty Kirkland, Lufkin, Texas, 77. (total on two) 1, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 156 points. 2, Ben Londo, Pendleton, Ore., 153. 3, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 152. 4, (tie) Clay Schaeffer, Dickinson, N.D., and Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 149.
Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 7.9. 3, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 8.2. 4, Chase Richter, Weatherford, Texas, 8.7. (total on two) 1. Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 18.0. 2, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., 18.3. 3, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 18.3. 4, Jerome Schneeberger, 18.5.
Women’s Barrel Racing: (first round) 1, Karen Little, San Saba, Texas, 16.53 seconds. 2, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 16.54. 3, Emily Efford, Pittsburg, Texas, 16.59. 4, Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 16.59. 5, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 16.65. 6, Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 16.88.
Bull riding: (first round) 1, Reese Cates, Monticello, Ark., 86 points on David Bailey’s Dirty Deeds. 2, Shane Simien, Dayton, Texas, 85. 3, (tie) Wyatt Gregg, Highmore, S.D., and Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 83. (second round) 1, Josh Barentine, Johnson Bayou, La., 89 points on 4L/Diamond S Rodeo’s Double Play. 2, (tie) Friday Wright II, Moss Point, Miss., and Kody Pierce, Keenesburg, Colo., 84 4, Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas., 83. (total on two) 1, Friday Wright II, Moss Point, Miss., 164 points. 2, Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 159. 3, Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 157. 4, Dalton James Votaw, Liberty, Texas, 155.