Pearl Lorentzen
For South Peace News
Noah Sisson, from Canyon Creek, took home first place in three events at the Swan River First Nation Rodeo, which made him the big winner and earned him $3,000.
The Swan River Jackpot Rodeo was Aug. 24-25 in the Darryl ‘Lucky’ Sound Rodeo Arena, in Swan River, just south of Kinuso.
The top rider in each category won $1,000.
The standings are:
Ladies barrels – first: Taylor Saitz and second: Jayden Schell.
Junior barrels – Chevelle Sloan.
Mini broncs – first: Walker Knudsen, second: Joe Proulx, and third: Kara Hupka.
Saddle bronc – Tanner Hennig.
Bareback – Noah Sisson.
Cow riding – first: Noah Sisson and second: Colten Davidson.
Junior bulls – first: Noah Sisson and second: Gage Amado.
Bulls – stock won, which means none of the riders stayed on for the full eight seconds.
“The weather got us this year,” says Brian Sheldon, one of the organizers. “With the rainstorm, but the cowboys still showed.”
The rodeo had around 45 competitors, he adds, which was a bit lower than previous years, likely due to the rain on Aug. 24.
Spectators numbers were also pretty good. On Sunday, Sheldon counted 80 people plus those sitting in their cars. The number was a bit lower on Saturday, but there were still people on the bleachers under umbrellas.
Asked how it went, he adds, “except for the weather, it went well.”
