GALLERY: Moses Lake Roundup 2024
IAN BIVONA | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years AGO
Saddle bronc rider Brody Wells keeps his balance atop the horse at the August 15 performance of the Moses Lake Roundup.
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Bareback rider Wacey Shalla, from Arapaho, Oklahoma, won both the bareback riding event and was named all-around cowboy at last week’s Moses Lake Roundup.
Tie-down roper Quade Hiatt, hailing from Canyon, Texas, lassos a steer at Saturday’s showing of the Moses Lake Roundup.
Antelope, Oregon native Cord Gomes takes down a steer at the Moses Lake Roundup on August 15.
Pre-rodeo festivities included mutton bustin’, where children rode on top of sheep and received loud reactions from spectators in the crowd.
The team roping tandem of Matt Meyer, from Toppenish, and Brent Baggarley, from Yakima, enter the arena while attempting to rope at steer on Thursday.
Cheney native Pamela Capper-Coker turns around a barrel during Saturday’s barrel racing competition at the Moses Lake Roundup.
Bull rider Maverick Potter, from Waxahachie, Texas, took fifth in the bull riding competition at last week’s Moses Lake Roundup.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | August 23, 2024 2:50 AM
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Roundup has come and gone, but the rodeo left plenty of memorable performances for spectators to remember.
Bareback rider Wacey Shalla, from Arapaho, Okla., won both the bareback riding event and was named all-around cowboy at last week’s Moses Lake Roundup.
Tie-down roper Quade Hiatt, hailing from Canyon, Texas, lassos a steer at Saturday’s showing of the Moses Lake Roundup.
Antelope, Ore., native Cord Gomes takes down a steer at the Moses Lake Roundup on Aug. 15.
Pre-rodeo festivities included mutton bustin’, where children rode on top of sheep and received loud reactions from spectators in the crowd.
The team roping tandem of Matt Meyer, from Toppenish, and Brent Baggarley, from Yakima, enter the arena while attempting to rope at steer on Thursday.
Cheney native Pamela Capper-Coker turns around a barrel during Saturday’s barrel racing competition at the Moses Lake Roundup.
Bull rider Maverick Potter, from Waxahachie, Texas, took fifth in the bull riding competition at last week’s Moses Lake Roundup.ARTICLES BY IAN BIVONA
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