The Okotoks Pro Rodeo kicks off tonight with plenty of hometown cowboys and cowgirls — including one of the hottest bull riders in the country.
Brock Radford of Longview is coming off a first-place ride in Pincher Creek and has crept up to third-place in the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association standings.
The Foothills Composite grad is up tonight (Aug. 26) at the Murray Arena. He has drawn the Vold bull Johnny Ringo.
Following is the list of the Foothills area athletes in the main performances at the Okotoks Pro Rodeo Aug. 26-28 and the slack on Friday following the perf at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Friday, 7 p.m.
Bareback — Chad Thomson, Black Diamond; Lane Watt, Okotoks.
Bull riding – Brock Radford, Longview
Tie-down roping — Steele DePaoli, Longview;
Barrel racing — Kylie Whiteside, Longview; Bradi Whiteside, Longview.
Team roping — Kasper Roy, Mossliegh and Steele DePaoli, Longview
Saturday 7 p.m.
Saddle Bronc — Sam Kelts, formerly of Millarville
Tie-down roping — Stacy Cornet, Brant
Steer wrestling — Jonny Webb, Okotoks
Barrel racing — Crystal Christman, Okotoks, Suzanne DePaoli, Longview
Team roping — Clint Buhler, Okotoks and Rocky Dallyn, Nanton; Don and Colter DePaoli, Longview
Sunday, noon
Barrel racing — Deb Guelly, Okotoks; Kendra Edey; Longview
Team roping — Riley Roy, Strathmore and Wyatt Eirikson, Okotoks
Slack, Friday, 9:30 p.m.
Barrel racing — Kerilee Noval, Turner Valley; Toni Dixon, Millarville
