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No cash, just points for Whitefish's Warner

There was no cash at the pay window for Whitefish's Luke Warner this time, but he still left the arena a winner during the final performance of the Northwest Montana Fair PRCA Rodeo Saturday night at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

Warner, in his first fair rodeo, covered Shootin' Stars for eight seconds and a 74-point ride in the bareback for the third best score of the night.

"It was fun," said a pleased Warner afterwards.

"A pretty decent ride. I just didn't have enough points to get any money."

Cashing the first-place check in that event was Bobby Mote of Culver, Ore. He posted a 90 on Alley Trail on Friday night, which earned him $1,692.90.

Troy Solomon of Havre had the top ride during the final performance, scoring 82 points on Street Dance. Andy Bolich of Belgrade posted a 75 on Just 4 U.

"It felt pretty good," said Warner of his effort.

"I just started riding again last year with the NRA. I got my (PRCA) permit this year."

Warner, 27, has been competing for a total of nine years, but a work accident sidelined him for an extended period.

It proved to be a rough night for two other local cowboys. Brett Crump of Lone Pine was bucked off in the bull riding while Jordan Harmon of Twin Bridges, formerly of Kalispell, suffered the same fate in the saddle bronc riding.

Only three performances on the final night led to first-place finishes overall.

Jim Garrison of Glen dropped his steer in 3.3 seconds to blow the field away while Bryan Mikkelson of Buffalo edged Tim Garrison of Divide, by eight tenths of a second, to win tie-down roping in 11-seconds flat.

And Kevin Keller of Harlem collected 85 points on Painted Smile to tie Jake Hayworth of St. Anthony Idaho, for top honors in the saddle bronc.

Hayworth competed on Friday.

The final night drew a full house with more than 7,000 rodeo fans in attendance.

Final Results

Bareback riding - 1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 90 on 945 Alley Trail, $1,692.90; 2. Tim Shirley, Conifer, Colo., 85, $1,282.50; 3. Ben Londo, Pendleton, Ore., 84, $923.40; 4. Troy Solomon, Havre, 82, $615.60; 5. (tie) Matt Mosher, Wildhorse, Colo., and Zach Dishman, Beaumont, Texas, 81, $307.80 each.

Saddle bronc - 1. (tie) Jake Hayworth, St. Anthony, Idaho, 85 on Cool Alley, and Kevin Keller, Harlem 85 on Painted Smile, $1,623.79 each; 3. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 84, $1,041.68; 4. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 82, $551.47; 5. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 82, $551.47; 6. Ryan Mapston, Belt, 81, $306.37; 7. Dan Mortensen, Billings, and Adam Bink, Sun River, 80, $214.46 each.

Bull riding - 1. Cole Burman, Glendive, 88 on 3, $1,780.68; 2. Tyler Johnston, Bridger, 86, $1,349; 3. Ardie Maier, Timberlake, S.D., 85, $971.28; 4. Colby Reilly, Stratford, Wash., 83, $647.52; 5. Tyrell Smith, Belt, 80, $377.72; 6. Beau Hill, West Glacier, 79, $269.80.

Steer wrestling - 1. Jim Garrison, Glen, 3.3, $1,944.66; 2. Luke Branquino, no town listed, 3.8, $1,691; 3. (tie) J.P. Smith, Melrose, and Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 4.0, $1,310.52 each; 5. Curtis Cassidy, no town listed, 4.1, $930.05; 6. (tie) Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb., and Rian Conway, no town listed, 4.6, $549.57 each; 8. (tie) Dana Hanna, Denver, and Tyler Holland, Bozeman, 4.7, $84.55 each.

Team roping - 1. Ryan Siemsen, Huntley/Charlie Lenning, Columbus, 6.3, $1,184.65 each; 2. Sam Bird, Cut Bank/Shane Bessette, Belt, 6.5, $980.40; 3. Mark Salmon, Choteau/Sam Levine, Wolf Creek, 6.9, $776.15; 4. Cody Tew, Belgrade, Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 12.0, $571.90; 5. Nolan Conway, Browning/Terry Tatsey, Browning, 12.6, $367.65; 6. Chance Bernall, Dillon/Tim Garrison, Divide, 13.3, $204.25.

Tie-down roping - 1. Bryan Mikkelson, Buffalo, 11.0, $1,956.05; 2. Tim Garrison, Divide, 11.8, $1,618.80; 3. Ryan Siemsen, Huntley, 12.1, $1,281.55; 4. Garrett Nokes, McCook, Neb., 12.5, $944.30; 5. JC Crowley, Poplar, 13.5, $607.05; 6. J. Billingsley, Glasgow, 14.1, $337.25.

Ladies barrel racing - 1. Cally Goyins, Helena, 16.36, $1,350.72; 2. Rachelle Myllymaki, Arlee, 16.42, $1,157.76; 3. Chris Eberline, Lander, Wyo., 16.50, $964.80; 4. Lorie Dinagan, Whitefish, 16.59, $739.68; 5. Shelly Anzick, Livingston, 16.59, $739.68; 6. Peggy Schluter, Helena, 16.60, $514.56; 7. (tie) TJ Barnett, Havre, and Shelley Murphy, Helena, 16.66, $321.60 each; 9. Mercede Knudson, Bozeman, 16.67, $192.96; 10. Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, 16.80, $128.64.

Wild Pony Race - Rough Riders overall champions (Shyanne Siderius, Kaden Siderius-Schonthal and Tucker Wilkinson).

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Saturday's Results

Bareback riding - Troy Solomon, Havre, 82 on Street Dance; Andy Bolich, Belgrade, 75; Luke Warner, Whitefish, 74.

Steer wrestling - Jim Garrison, Glen, 3.3; Tyler Holland, Bozeman, 4.7; Ted Gollaher, Cascade, 5.4; Mike Gollaher, Cascade, 6.2; Joshua Clark, Belgrade, 7.3; Mark Radue, Belgrade, 14.6.

Saddle bronc - Kevin Keller, Harlem, 86 on Painted Smile; Adam Bink, Sun River, 80; Gary Pimperton, Belt, 76; Shane Moran, Roundup, 75.

Team roping - Chance Bernall, Dillon/Tim Garrison, Divide, 13.3; David Johnson, Belt/Will Rambo, Great Falls, 15.6.

Tie-down roping - Bryant Mikkelson, Buffalo, 11.0; Tim Garrison, Divide, 11.8; Chris Lynch, Ronan, 16.0; Chance Bernall, Dillon, 21.5.

Ladies barrel racing - Shelley Murphy, Helena, 16.66; Jaime Perry, Vaughn, 16.85; Bobbie Reeves, St. Ignatius, 16.99; Donna Johnson, Belt, 17.03; Laura McPherson, Wolf Point, 17.99; Dillon McPherson, Wolf Point, 18.15; Jill Lane, Fairfield, 22.79.

Bull riding - Tyler Johnston, Bridger, 86 on 217.

Wild Pony Race - Kalispell Boys (Arik Lybeck, Kalispell; Austin Lybeck, Kalispell; Cameron Morris, Whitefish), 8.1 seconds; Team Kesler (Kurtis Kesler, Helena; Chase Kesler, Helena; Alexander Skanderup, Tilley, Alberta), 10.1; Rough Riders (Shyanne Siderius, Kalispell; Kaden Siderius-Schonthal Kalispell; and Tucker Wilkinson, Kalispell), 14.1; Out of Towners (Drew Kittleson, Kila; Julian Kaptanian, Kila; and Pierre Kaptanian, Kila), 27.6.