Wet grounds forced last weekend's Fifth District high school rodeos to move from Jerome to Gooding—but local cowboys and cowgirls did well regardless of where they ran.
Kortnee Hurless of Fairfield took two wins in barrel racing and pole bending Friday night. Carey's Amanda Hill also captured first in barrel racing in Saturday's second rodeo.
Hurless would go on to take second place in goat tying with a time of 8.80. Hailey Baugh of Hailey took fourth place in Saturday's barrel racing.
When all-around point leaders were tabulated, Gooding's Cady Mae Coates (101 points) stayed in first place and Wendell's Rob Webb (65 points) was first for boys.
Amanda Hill (87 points) and Kortnee Hurless (70) are second and third in the overall ranks.
Carey's Bryan Hill placed first and second in steer wrestling at Gooding. Hunt added a second in calf roping. For his efforts, Hunt (59 points) moved into second place in all-around behind Rob Webb.
Brad Hunt of Carey was the only rider to complete a bull ride. He earned first place in the second go-round.
The Fifth District is comprised of cowboys and cowgirls from five counties (Blaine, Lincoln, Jerome, Gooding, Elmore). Next, the circuit bucks into the Shoshone rodeo, May 6-7, followed by the Carey rodeo May 13-14 at Blaine County Fairgrounds, and the Gooding district finals May 27-28.
In addition, the fifth of five cow cutting events is Tuesday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Stan Barn in Gooding.
Carey's Brittany Hennefer won the second rodeo of girls' cow cutting April 26 at Stan Barn, and finished second in the first go-round. Hennefer is third in the cutting standings.
Bellevue's Kade Smith captured both rodeos at Stan Barn with plus 70-point scores and continues as the Ffith District season leader with an unreachable 80 points after four events.
Here are results of top finishers and locals from the 17-member Wood River/Carey/Fairfield group from the Gooding rodeo:
Friday's first rodeo
Bareback riding: 1—Cody Luper (Jerome) 44 points. Steer wrestling: 1—Bryan Hill (Carey) 8.79 seconds.
Barrel racing: 1—Kortnee Hurless (Fairfield) 17.987 seconds. Pole bending: 1—Hurless 21.711 seconds. 6—Amanda Hill (Carey) 22.034.
Goat tying: 1—Malerie Born (Gooding) 8.77 seconds. 2—Hurless 8.8. Breakaway roping: 1—Jessica Howard (Hammett) 3.69 seconds. 6—Amanda Hill 5.3. 7—Brittany Hennefer (Carey) 5.78. 9—Hurless 13.13.
Calf roping: 1—Rob Webb (Wendell) 10.95 seconds. 2—Bryan Hill (Carey) 15.94. 5—Andy Olson (Hill City) 17.56. 6—Kade Smith (Bellevue) 19.86. Team roping: 1—Matt Ervin/Rusty Gill (Gooding) 11.43 seconds.
Saturday's second rodeo
Bareback riding: 1—Cody Luper 55 points. Bull riding: 1—Brad Hunt (Carey) 53 points. Steer wrestling: 1—Dusty Vader (Hagerman) 6.43 seconds. 2—Bryan Hill 8.94.
Barrel racing: 1—Amanda Hill (Carey) 17.709 seconds. 4—Kortnee Hurless 18.18. 5—Hailey Baugh (Hailey) 18.27. Pole bending: 1—Peggy Wells (Gooding) 21.178 seconds. 4—Amanda Hill 21.48.
Goat tying: 1—Malerie Born 8.71 seconds. 10—Amanda Hill 12.2. Breakaway roping: 1—Hailey Harris (Shoshone), 4.05 seconds. 5—Amanda Hill 14.18.
Calf roping: 1—Rob Webb 13.63 seconds. 6—Andy Olson 16.36. Team roping: 1—Ted Walker (Glenns Ferry) and Rob Webb 8.2 seconds. 2—Amanda Hill and Bryan Hill 14.87.
All-round boys (4 rodeos): 1—Rob Webb (Wendell) 65. 2—Bryan Hill (Carey) 59. 16—Brad Hunt (Carey) 10.
All-around girls (4 rodeos): 1—Cady Mae Coates (Gooding) 101. 2—Amanda Hill (Carey) 87. 3—Kortnee Hurless (Fairfield) 70.
Boys' cutting (April 26 at Stan Barn): First rodeo: 1—Kade Smith (Bellevue) 73. 2—Taylor Stoecklein (Sun Valley) 66. Second rodeo: 1—Kade Smith (Bellevue). 2—Taylor Stoecklein (Sun Valley).
Boys' cutting standings (4 events): 1—Kade Smith 80 points. 2—Tyler Wines (Gooding) 69. 3—Taylor Stoecklein 35.
Girls' cutting (April 26 at Stan Barn): First rodeo: 1—Malorie Born (Gooding) 71. 2—Brittany Hennefer (Carey) 70. Second rodeo: 1—Brittany Hennefer 71. 2—Malorie Born 70.
Girls' cutting standings (4 events): 1—Hailey Turner (Gooding) 69. 2—Jena Reed (Gooding) 63. 3—Brittany Hennefer 55. 4—Hailey Gill (Gooding) 46, 5—Malorie Born 44.
