By Lacey Parsons
Special to Ropers Sports News
SIERRAVILLE, CALIF. – It was yet another wonderful, fun-filled weekend for the 13th Annual Steve Maddalena Memorial Team Roping on the first weekend in August.
Despite county and statewide COVID restrictions, we were able to host and put on our annual event without a hitch. In fact, we saw one of the biggest turnouts in Steve Maddalena Memorial history!
The weather was perfect, the stands were full, the beer was cold and everyone seemed to have a really great time.
We had fully intended on having a big celebration on Saturday evening for our dear friend, Dick McWilliams, who turns 85 this month, but unfortunately, he had to leave early.If you see Dick around, wish him a happy birthday. One of my favorite memories is of him entering the Steve Maddalena roping one time and winning the buckle. I can’t think of a more deserving winner. He told me, “oldest roper riding the oldest horse here.” Good times!
Congratulations to all of our winners this year. High money roper of the weekend was Noah Williams, winning an Outlaw Saddles saddle certificate and High Money Girl, Mattie Johns. Colby Scott Smith and Jack Curry won the Steve Maddalena Memorial #10 Handicap and Michael Dinkins and Noah Williams won the Elliott Dow Memorial.
Thank you to Mike Brewer for once again supplying the cattle. I would like to thank everyone who attended this year. I know there were other places you could be, but you chose Sierraville and for that I am so grateful. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible yet again…there are a lot of you and you know who you are. You all put in so much time and energy to make this roping run smoothly and I am so thankful. Thank you to Outlaw Saddles & Silver for the amazing prizes. Thank you to Lynn Cordova and Steer Gear for having your tack and rope trailer available and for hosting the Dummy Roping. Also thank you Mike Piland with Cactus Ropes for donating the prizes. The kids LOVED them. And thank you to the tribe of people who helped take care of one-year-old little Stevie so that mommy and daddy could rope. Love you all!
We are already looking forward to next year’s roping.
Results follow and roping payoffs are per man.
SAT., AUGUST 1
#10 Hdcp: 4 for $60, 122 teams
Average: 1. Colby Scott Smith and Jack Curry, 27.07, $1,247. 2. Hank Curry and Jack Curry, 29.94, $1,032. 3. Todd York and Bill Finks, 31.07, $817. 4. Conner Finks and Jake Ward, 31.34, $602. 5. Ryan Parker and Garrett Jepson, 32.78, $387. 6. JD Machado and Pistol Bray, 33.56, $215.
1st. go: 1. Ryan Parker and Garrett Jepson, 5.83, $238. 2. Chant DeForest and Matt Hussman, 6.61, $143. 3. Chant DeForest and Russell Funk, 7.12, $95.58.
#8 Hdcp: 3 for $25, 195 teams
Average: 1. Michael Dinkins and Noah Williams, 17.78, $592. 2. Conner Finks and Scott Myers, 18.94, $514. 3. Jack Bassett and Caleb Heitman, 21.10, $437. 4. Denise VonTour and Pistol Bray, 23.57, $360. 5. Will Centoni and Noah Williams, 24.84, $283. 6. Cleve Anseth and Jim Yanez, 26.62, $205. 7. Colby Scott Smith and Garrett Jepson, 27.55, $128. 8. Dino Webb and Caleb Heitman, 29.76, $51.50.
1st. go: 1. Michael Dinkins and Noah Williams, 6.73, $143. 2. Steve Smith and Casey Glazier, 7.00, $85. 3. Doug Parker and Ryan Fowler, 7.13, $57.
#5.5 ROPING: 3 for $25, 181 teams.
Average: 1. Mattie Johns and Nico Hofheins, 23.59, $581. 2. Mattie Johns and Garrett Jepson, 24.96, $505. 3. Conner Finks and Clint Miller, 26.09, $429. 4. Marisa Julian and Shane Bohach, 26.92, $354. 5. Mattie Johns and Casey Glazier, 28.24, $278. 6. Lacy Hook and Doug Parker, 30.60, $202. 7. Todd York and Brock Wolf, 30.97, $126. 8. Blake VanStavern and Cole Hook, 33.06, $50.57.
1st. go: 1. Marty Powers and Cash Grandi, 6.86, $140. 2. Todd York and Brock Wolf, 7.15, $84. 3. Denver McGill and Carson Williams, 7.38, $56.
SUN., AUGUST 2
#8 Hdcp: 3 for $25, 203 teams.
Average: 1. Kolby Thornton and Kyle Stewart, 18.95, $332. 2. Marty Powers and Ted Williams, 20.88, $274. 3. Michael Dinkins and Noah Williams, 21.35, $217. 4. Marty Powers and Noah Williams, 22.48, $160. 5. Jay Chesson and Brent Marrell, 23.07, $103. 6. Cody Cash and Kyle Stewart, 23.47 $57.
1st. go; 1. Will Centoni and Buddy Blosser, 6.25, $63. 2. Will Centoni and Blake VanStavern, 6.44, $38. 3. Jaycee Jacobson and Noah Williams, 6.67, $25.
#4 ROPING: 3 for $25, 152 teams.
Average: 1. Annie Tipton and Cash Grandi, 25.95, $540. 2. James Miller and Kyle Stewart, 26.26, $456. 3. Gabby Webb and Denton Williams, 28.14, $373. 4. Alyssa Warnke and Waren Enz, 28.69, $290. 5. Conner Finks and Cowboy Hammons, 30.07, $207. 6. Alex Kruger and Caleb Heitman, 30.67, $135. 7. Jaycee Jacobsen and Lee Legasey, 31.80, $72.
1st. go: 1. Annie Tipton and Cash Grandi, 6.69, $115. 2. James Miller and Kyle Stewart, 7.42, $69. 3. Cody Cash and Lee Legasey, 7.49, $46.
#8 HDCP: 3 for $25, 92 teams.
Average: 1. Michael Dinkins and Noah Williams, 20.03, $627. 2. Caleb Heitman and Zack Parsons, 20.19, $545. 3. Conner Finks and Cash Grandi, 21.15, $463. 4. Dean Miller and Travis Stewart, 21.18 $382. 5. Sadie Miller and Clint Miller, 23.10, $300. 6. Conner Finks and Noah Williams, 24.61, $218. 7. Cole Hook and Shane Bohach, 25.02, $136. 8. Hank Curry and Matt Goings, 25.31, $54.
1st. go: 1. Dean Miller and Travis Stewart, 6.01, $151. 2. Chant DeForest and Sami Jo DeForest, 7.04, $90. 3. Cleve Anseth and Sami Jo DeForest, 7.33, $60.
Noah Williams was the high money winners of the weekend and won a gift certificate for an Outlaw Saddle. Mattie Johns was the high money girl. Lacey Maddalena (c) presenting.