TORRINGTON – Smoking the competition in the scramble portion put Bunkhouse Trailer Sales in the lead and a 59 in the bronc riding portion of the ninth-annual ranch rodeo Thursday at the Goshen County Fair sealed the win.
Wes Mauer, Clint Sterkel, Jordan Sterkel and Andy Sherfey of Bunkhouse Trailer Sales was the only team to complete the scramble portion without an infraction. Their time of 3:58 was more than three minutes faster than the second-place team.
In the scramble round, Mauer, Sterkel, Sterkel and Sherfey completed the four tasks required faster than any other foursome. They separated and mock branded a calf, separated out and mock milked a cow, separated out a cow and doctored it and separated out a steer and loaded it into a trailer in the arena. They did all of that without allowing any unwanted cows from the herd crossing the penalty line.
With the lead heading into the bronc riding portion, Sherfey saddled up, put on a qualifying ride and turned in a score of 59 points, which was the third-best score.
Behind the Bunkhouse Trailer Sales team, the Renegade Ranch finished second. Kyle Loessler, Reese Wilkins, Logan Milligan and Mike Weidman clocked a solid time in the scramble portion. Weidman took to the bronc riding, carding a score of 56, which was tied for fifth-best. Milligan was also named the Wiley Cross top hand for the event.
Bootheel 7/ Hageman Ranches, who won the ranch rodeo last year, got to the podium this year, finishing third. Andrew and Eric Wasserburger and Brett and Lane Hageman worked together for a time of 9:11 in the scramble portion. Lane Hageman took care of the bronc riding for the team, posting the second-best score of the day with a 62. Brett Hageman’s trusty steed was named top horse of the day.
Theron Hageman, who competed with the Roberts Ranch, laid down the top bronc ride, recording a score of 68. He earned an extra $150 from the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation.
