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Motes, Mitchell recent pairing reaps quick rewards
RENO — Just two weeks into their partnership, Texans Caleb Mitchell and Ryan Motes came tight on the title every team roper dreams of. Mitchell and Motes won it all at the 32nd edition of the Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping Classic, hauling home the $149,410 lion’s share of the richest one-day open roping in the world’s $700,000-plus in cash and prizes.
Mitchell, 26, and Motes, 28, stopped the clock six times in 45.49 seconds to top the 2009 BFI and leave the Reno Livestock Events Center with the cash and the second-to-none BFI champs’ prize line. In addition to the loot, Mitchell and Motes rode away with Running P saddles and breast collars, Gist Buckles donated by Dodge Rodeo, B&W; Trailer Hitches and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Schnei-der three-piece buckles sponsored by Coors Original, Boot Barn and Classic Ropes, and Justin full-quill ostrich boots. The BFI, Cactus Ropes, Team Equine LLC and Wrangler again awarded the winning team a $10,000 cash bonus, and 1 Bar 3 presented a $5,000 cash bonus to the winners.
Motes is the son of 1977 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Champion Team Roper and 1981 BFI Titlist David Motes, who won the roping when Ryan was just a baby. “This win will help him his whole career,” said Proud Papa Motes. “This is worth a lot of confidence to Ryan, and it’s more exciting for me than if I won the roping.”
Ryan Motes lives in Weatherford, Texas, with his wife, Courtney. “I’ve been coming here since I was little,” said Motes, who cut off half his thumb last October when he pantyhosed a steer and a coil came tight as he was headed down to the horn to dally. “This has been the big one since I was born. Bob does a great job of putting it on, and the cattle were great this year. Everybody dreams of winning the world and the BFI. One down, one to go.”
BFI Champs Mitchell and Motes topped the 100-team field that this year represented 16 states. They were 7.15, 7.95, 7.66, 7.40, 7.34 and 7.99 seconds on their respective steers to beat out BFI reservists Derrick Begay and Cesar de la Cruz by just under a second. Arizonans Begay of Winslow and de la Cruz of Tucson earned $95,060 in addition to the reserve champs’ prize package that included Coats Saddles, Skyline Silversmiths buckles donated by Boot Barn, Purina Mills Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank.
Motes’ American Quarter Horse Association-registered CD Starbucks is the one he rode at the 2007 Wrangler NFR. “He’s cool,” Motes said. “Everybody who rides him gets along with him and wins on him. He’s just easy. You can head, heel and ranch on him. He does it all, and I love him. This is a tough setup. This horse scores good and runs. He’s fast, and he never cheats you. It’s especially neat to win this, because everybody’s on his good one horse at this roping.”
The BFI is “Open to the World,” and held in conjunction with the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West,” the million-dollar Reno Rodeo, which this year runs June 18-27.
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Poolville Hall of Honor induction ceremony scheduled for Saturday
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Sports briefs - March 19, 2010
Coyotes split DH with Cisco nine
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Weatherford College continued its early conference -season trend of splitting contests Wednesday, dropping the first game of a double header played at Cisco, but bouncing back in a pitcher's duel to take the nightcap, 2-1.
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Lady Roos blow past Abilene in district premier
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Weatherford falls to Lady Elks on Senior Night
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Peaster grad, SAGU headed to NAIA basketball tourney
Little did Southwestern Assemblies of God basketball player Gabby Bruner know two years ago when signing her letter-of-intent to play for the Lady Lions, she might be thrust on the center stage of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Championship Tournament. But it is indeed a reality, as the SAGU ladies prepare to play in the first round of the tourney on Wednesday, in Jackson, Tenn.
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Woods will return to golf at Masters
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Roos baseball, softball rescheduled
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Coyotes split double header, blemish McClennan's record
With McLennan's first pitch to Weatherford College leadoff hitter Bryson Myles Sunday, it appeared the Coyotes' bats were already as warm as the weather at Roger Williams Ballpark.
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Roos lose in shootout to North Crowley, still gain playoff berth
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Davis inks soccer plans for Drury University
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