Cactus saddle winners, left to right: Cody Parker (Doug Parker accepting for Cody),
David Walters with his daughter, Moses Gonzales presenting, and Trevor Gonzales.

Bar 7S Rings In The New Year At B-Bar Arena

By Allen Sanders
Special To Ropers Sports News

     The weather was beautiful and we even roped outside at B Bar Arena in Sheridan, Calif. It was a great start for the new year as we roped from Dec. 31, 2011-Jan. 2, 2012 and gave away a bunch of prizes. The team count was up from last year with 891 teams participating over the weekend.
     Cactus saddle winners were: Cody Parker, #3/over; David Walters, #2-2.5; and Trevor Gonzales, #1-1.5.
     Gist buckle winners were: Shawn Manning, #3/over; Moses Gonzales, #2-2.5; and Hayle Gibson, #1-1.5.
     Cactus saddle pad winners were: Doug Parker, #3/over; Bill Harrison, #2-2.5; and Felipe Furtado, #1-1.5.
     Cactus breast collar winners were: Cody Castodio, #3/over; Connie Gibb, #2-2.5; and Chad Lake, #1-1.5.
     Cactus halter winners were: Denise Von Tour, #3/over; James Clark, #2-2.5; and Kathy Christiansen, #1-1.5.
     Thank you to everyone who helped or participated. It was a fantastic way to start 2012!
     Results are as follows (payoffs are per roper):
DECEMBER 31, 2011
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 146 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Sterling Hum-phry and Brian Humphry, 5.85, $84. 2nd. Josh Scheiber and Spencer Mitchell, 6.11, $50. 3rd. Jordan Fitzgerald and Rosco Rhodes, 6.26, $34.
Average: 1st. Sterling Hum-phry and Brian Humphry, 19.02, 4393. 2nd. David Walters and Moses Gonzales Sr., 23.42 $333. 3rd. Lane Christiansen and Ernie Schlosser, 23.78, $273. 4th. David Walters and Shawn Manning, 23.88, $212. 5th. Lane Christiansen and Wade Allen, 25.01, $151. 6th. Erica Krantz and J.C. Niesen, 25.35, $91. 7th. Bette Gardner and Spencer Mitchell, 25.4, $61.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 138/139 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Mandy Sproul and Jerrod Terra, 5.47, $79. 2nd. Sterling Humphry and Shawn Manning, 5.57, $47. 3rd. Jordan Fitzgerald and Shawn Manning, 5.58, $32.
Average: 1st. Jay Kellogg and Matt Sanders, 18.71, $370. 2nd. J.D. Machado and Cody Parker, 19.36, $313. 3rd. Jordan Fitzgerald and Shawn Manning, 19.61, $256. 4th. Jay Kellogg and Spencer Mitchell, 19.97, $200. 5th. Denise Von Tour and Cody Parker, 20.26, $143. 6th. Wes VanSickle and Spencer Mitchell, 21.08, $86. 7th. Tye Fitzpatrick and Rosco Rhodes, 21.17, $57.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 55 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Denise Von Tour and Shawn Manning, 5.89, $33. 2nd. Jay Kellogg and Ty Morrill, 6.03, $22.
Average: 1st. Craig Harrison and Cody Castodio, 17.2, $147. 2nd. Chad Lake and Cody Parker, 19.12, $122. 3rd. Kathy Christiansen and Shawn Manning, 23.34, $98. 4th. Clayton Brown and Brian Humphry, 23.52, $74. 5th. Jeff Begovich and Dusty Bravos, 24.41, $49.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 23/25 teams.
1st. go: 1st. David Walters adn Joe Robards, 7.49, $20.
Average: 1st. Doug Parker and Cody Parker, 24.56, $75. 2nd. Doug Parker and Waco Von Tour, 29.45, $50.
#5.5 PICK: 3 for 20, 2 teams.
Average: 1st. Jeff Begovich and Joe Robards, 25.14 on 2, $25.
JANUARY 1, 2012
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 93 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Craig Harrison and Bill Harrison, 6.19, $51. 2nd. Clayton Brown and Jesse Beam, 6.26, $31. 3rd. Jordan Fitzgerald and Ty Morrill, 6.29, $20.
Average: 1st. Craig Harrison and Bill Harrison, 15.46, $266. 2nd. Judy Parker and Wade Allen, 19.72, $220. 3rd. Kathy Christiansen and Cody Parker, 20.19, $174. 4th. James Clark and Jesse Beam, 21.67, $129. 5th. Ashley Hargrove and Steve Mitchell, 22.18, $83. 6th. Doug Parker and Cody Parker, 22.39, $46.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 95./97 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Clayton Brown and Shawn Manning, 5.72, $52. 2nd. Jared Worthen and Spencer Mitchell, 6.23, $32. 3rd. Doug Parker and Cody Cstodio, 6.55, $21.
Average: 1st. Ashley Hargrove and Brent Hargrove, 18.14, $274. 2nd. David Walters and Jesse Beam, 19.14, $227. 3rd. Denise Von Tour and Waco Von Tour, 20.86, $180. 4th. Hayle Gibson and Jesse Beam, 21.5, $132. 5th. Doug Parker and Shawn Manning, 22.61, $85. 6th. Hayle Gibson and Bill Harrison, 23.03, $48.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 60.5/64 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Brent Hargrove and Shawn Manning, 5.19, $37. 2nd. Craig Harrison and Ty Morrill, 6.22, $24.
Average: 1st. Ashley Hargrove and Joe Robards, 21.15, $166. 2nd. Connie Gibb and Shawn Manning, 22.63, $138. 3rd. Jeff Begovich and Moses Gonzales Sr., 27.37, $111. 4th. Doug Parker and Ty Morrill, 30.22, $83. 5th. Kurt Hamann and Cody Parker, 35.68, $55.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 38 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Denise Von Tour and Waco Von Tour, 6.21, $33.
Average: 1st. Kathy Christiansen and Cody Parker, 22.86, $150. 2nd. Craig Harrison and Bill Harrison, 24.22, $90. 3rd. Kurt Hamann and Cody Castodio, 28.99, $60.
#5.5 PICK: 3 for 20, 34 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Denise Von Tour and Garrett Von Tour, 8.14, $41.
Average: 1st. Trevor Gonzales and Cody Castodio, 30.85, $148. 2nd. Austin Broome and Cody Castodio, 17.16 on 2, $111. 3rd. Connie Gibb and Cody Castodio, 19.25 on 2, $74. 4th. Connie Gibb and Bill Harrison, 21.67 on 2, $38.
JANUARY 2, 2012
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 61 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Billy Holland and Jesse Beam, 5.22, $37. 2nd. Doug Parker and Shawn Manning, 5.47, $25.
Average: 1st. Josh Scheiber and Doug Young, 14.28, $167. 2nd. David Walters and Cody Parker, 21.52, $139. 3rd. Billy Holland and Doug Young, 24.95, $112. 4th. Trevor Gonzales and Moses Gonzales Sr., 26.2, $84. 5th. Connie Gibb and Alan Pettit, 27.3, $56.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 4 for $20, 52.5/56 teams.
1st. go: 1st. David Walters and Shawn Manning, 5.98, $31. 2nd. James Clark and Cody Castodio, 6.8, $20.
Average: 1st. Kurt Hamann and Ty Morrill, 19.93, $139. 2nd. James Clark and Cody Castodio, 20.53, $116. 3rd. Josh Scheiber and Ty Morrill, 20.9, $93. 4th. Denise Von Tour and Lane Christiansen, 21.5, $69. 5th. David Walters and Shawn Manning, 21.76, $46.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 4 for 20, 39 teams.
1st. go: 1st. (tie) Craig Harrison, 6.27, $17.50; and Don Young and Ty Morrill, 6.27, $17.50.
Average: 1st. Don Young and Ty Morrill, 21.78, $155. 2nd. Doug Parker and Filipe Furtado, 23.93, $93. 3rd. Trevor Gonzales and Moses Gonzales Sr., 24.34, $62.
HDCP. PICK N DRAW: 3 for 20, 38 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Doug Parker and Cody Parker, 6.21, $33.
Average: 1st. Doug Parker and Shawn Manning, 22.55, $150. 2nd. Hayle Gibson and Shawn Manning, 23.19, $90. 3rd. James Clark and Ty Morrill, 23.87, $60.
#5/5 PICK: 3 for 20, 16 teams.
1st. go: 1st. Trevor Gonzales and Filipe Furtado, 9.01, $20.
Average: 1st. Trevor Gonzlaes and Moses Gonzales Sr., 26.75 on 2, $100. 2nd. Trevor Gonzales and Filipe Furtado, 9.01 on 1, $67.

Cactus saddle blanket, noseband and bronc halter winners — Front row, left to right: Betty Estep,
Bette Gardner, Buck Baca, Jake Jueneman and Jimmy Harrison;
back row, left to right: Wayne Grist and Dirk Graham. Not pictured is Wade Allen.

Cactus breast collar winners, left to right: Chad Lake, Connie Gibb and Cody Castodio.

Cactus halter winners, left to right: Kathy Christiansen,
Denise VonTour and James Clark.

Gist buckle winners, left to right:
Moses Gonzales, Hayle Gibson and Shawn Manning.

Cactus saddle pad winners, left to right:
Filipe Furtado, Doug Parker and Bill Harrison.