Sports

The ropes and the reins, the joy and the pain

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Cowboys and cowgirls traveled from as close as Lewistown and Geyser, to all the way from California, Texas, Utah and even Canada to participate in the 57th annual C.M. Russell Stampede PRCA rodeo in Stanford last weekend.

GOING BUCK WILD

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Alan Gobert from Browning was not only bucked off the J Bar J bronc and the C.M. Russell Stampede PRCA Rodeo on Sunday, July 18, he was bucked clear out of the arena. Fortunately, he got up and walked away from the incident.

MUTTON BUSTIN' CHAMPION

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Katie Lynn Kraus, Ms. Rodeo Montana (left), and Matt Neumann (right) present the belt buckle to Ivan Taylor for winning the mutton bustin’ competition at the 57th Annual CMR Stampede rodeo on Sunday.

Rodeo dedicated to Al Greg

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Al Greg has been a member of the C.M. Russell Stampede Club and community volunteer since 1983, almost 40 years. He was more than surprised to find the Stampede’s PRCA Rodeo on Sunday, July 18 was dedicated to him.

News

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Tory Bossen, from Stanford, hangs on to a sheep during the mutton busting competition at the C.M. Russell Stampede rodeo. Bossen received 80 points for the ride. Photo by Matthew Strissel

SPEED RACER

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Ryan Fenley of Harlowton was the 2021 duathon winner at the Bull Run and Bike on Saturday. He ran the first leg and biked the second leg of the 13.1-mile race, finishing with a time of 1 hour 9 minutes and 19 seconds.

PeeWee Champs

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Stanford’s 2021 winning PeeWee Team includes (from left) Ian McCray, Coy Hedrick, Mercedes Barber, Peyton Vejtasa, Kiera Tesarek (behind Coy), Mia Bossen, Ryder Ridgeway, Adeline Melton, Caden Bronec, and Tory Bossen, as well as (not pictured) Macy Smith, Hurley Hanson and Holden York. Photo courtesy of Bill Vejtasa

Flying Leap

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This photo of Xander Houseman by Matthew Strissel during a DGS/Roy Winifred football game received a first place award from the Montana Newspaper Association.

State, local health officials encourage safe and healthy swimming this summer

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Spending time outdoors around water and in swimming pools is a great way to stay active and healthy during summer in Montana.

Bearcats, Titans work together to win six-man football all-star game

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Players from the Tri-City Titans and Denton-Geyser-Stanford Bearcats joined forces on the Red team to handily defeat the Blue team, 51-20, in the annual Six-Man Football All-Star Game last weekend.