Taking a look at the 50th Annual Ritzville Rodeo

Jeremy Burnham, Reporter | Last updated Sep 12, 2019 1:17pm0

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Riding events were all the rage and drew some of the biggest applause from the packed crowd during the Ritzville Rodeo over Labor Day weekend.

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The 50th edition of the Ritzville Rodeo took place September 30-31 and competitors came from across the Northwest and beyond to compete.

In the bareback competition, Cooper Wicks of Enumclaw took the top prize with a score of 75. Austin Krogh of Newport took the saddle bronco riding event, scoring a 77.

Tye Jordan of Canby, Oragon, won the tie down roping with a time of 8.220, while Amanda Hodges of Homedale, Idaho, won the breakaway roping with time of 2.920. Closing out the roping events were Jason Stewart and Calgary Smith of Oregon winning the team roping event with a time of 5.620.

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