Leader’s Grady Young wins CFR bull riding title; Cypress County’s Howes moves ups ranks

Eatonia’s Dakota Buttar was fifth on the season and also in the aggregate after an 85.75 ride in the final round on Saturday.

Only six of the twelve riders had qualifying rides, with the bulls winning 46 of 57 rides.

Cypress County’s Hayes Howe finished fourth on the season in junior steer riding. He climbed the rankings by finishing second in the aggregate. He came into the event as the sixth seed.

Over four rounds, the 15-year-old took first place twice, with a 79.75 in round two and 68.75 in round four. Howe’s 72 in round three placed him fourth, and he was bucked off in round one.

In tie-down roping, Cypress County’s Tyler Popescul had qualifying times in all five rounds and finished 11th in the season. He was fifth in the aggregate.

Team roping had Consul’s Braden Brost and his teammate Tuftin McLeod place sixth in the season and third in the aggregate. The pair had registered no time in round one, but followed with times in the next four rounds. They took second in rounds two and three, third in round four, and fourth in round five.

Cypress County’s Trent Tunke and his teammate Levi Schmidt struggled through the CFR, as the only team ropers unable to register a time through five rounds. They finished ninth in the season and 12th in the aggregate.

Full results are available through the CFR website.

Bull riding will be in the spotlight this weekend in Medicine Hat.

Professional Bull Riders Canada hosts the Medicine Hat Classic at Co-op Place on Saturday night. The riders list is expected later this week.

by Jesse Gill

Leader’s Grady Young wins CFR bull riding title; Cypress County’s Howes moves ups ranks

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