50th NRA Finals at Majestic Valley Arena

KALISPELL — The 50th Annual Northern Rodeo Association Finals are back at the Majestic Valley Arena, with performances set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The top 10 in bareback, steer wrestling, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, saddle bronc, team roping (header and heeler), barrel racing and bull riding from the NRA’s regular season have all qualified for the NRA Finals. Leaders in the events are: Trevar McAllister, Ronan, bareback (Trapper McAllister is second); Justus Peterson, Dillon, steer wrestling; Molly Salmond, Choteau, breakaway; Jade Gardner, Ballantine, tie-down roping; Colton Haase, East Helena, saddle bronc; Miles Kobold, Huntley, team roping header; Matt Schieck, Floresville, team roping heeler; Lisa Warfield, Helena, barrel racing; and Caden Fitzpatrick, Polson, bull riding. 

Several Flathead-area cowboys are ranked in the NRA’s top 10: Azreal Lara of Columbia Falls in bareback; Kyle and Craig Bagnell of Polson in tie-down roping; Ashley Schad and Molly Fisher Whitefish in barrel racing; Octavius Christianson of Columbia Falls in bull riding; and Koy McAllister of Polson in saddle bronc. 

Beyond the Flathead, LeRoy Eash of Fortine and Jason Colclough of Libby are 4-5 in the saddle bronc standings. 

The Finals began Thursday; Friday is Family Night and Saturday is Championship Night. 

At 1 p.m. on Saturday, the Junior Finals will be held. A complete schedule for the weekend is also available to view on the NRA website. 

Tickets are available by visiting the NRA website or at the gate.  

Following are the top 10 in the individual events for the NRA standings:  

Bareback: Trevar McAllister, Ronan, $9,112; Trapper McAllister, Ronan, 7,812; Leighton LaFromboise, Helena, 5,232; Azreal Lara, Columbia Falls, 3,992; Dalton May, Coram, 3,839; Tucker Zingg, Crow Agency, 3,768; Kelly Murnion, Jordan, 3,155; William Barnett, Absarokee, 2,616; Cooper Haefs, Livingston, 1,418; Morgan Buckingham, Miles City, 963.  

Steer wrestling: Justus Peterson, Dillon, $6,729; Casey Collins, Huntley, 2,877; Jaxsen Petersen, Helena, 2,749; Jack Cornwell, Glasgow, 2,732; Logan Beattie, Helena, 2,616; Sherrick Sanborn, Wilcox, 2,461; Jhet Murphy, Helena, 2,241; Cooper Pavkov, Gooding, 2,205; TJ Sigman, Dillon, 2,159; Kyle Whitaker, Belgrade, 2,026.  

Breakaway: Molly Salmond, Choteau, $9,083; Rachel Ward, Belgrade, 6,348; Tiffany Schieck, Floresville, 6,323; Chalee Harms, Miles City, 5,272; Tracy Bolich, Belgrade, 5,077; Celie Rogers, Choteau, 5,031; Ellie Meeks, Geraldine, 4,652; Payton Levine, Wolf Creek, 4,353; Charley Yeager, Choteau, 3,483; Alicia Bird, Cut Bank, 3,046.  

Tie-down roping: Jade Gardner, Ballantine, $10,002; Quinn McQueary, Belgrade, 8,123; Weston Hersel, Lewistown, 4,274; Kyle Bagnell, Polson, 3,877; Kevin Peterson, Dillon, 3,862; Cash Trexler, Corvallis, 3,334; Blaise Bolich, Belgrade, 3,078; Nathan Ruth, Big Timber, 2,360; George Marcenko, Havre, 2,354; Craig Bagnell, Polson, 2,242.  

Saddle bronc: Colton Haase, East Helena, $7,217; Judd Applegate, Deer Lodge, 6,637; Brand Morgan, McAllister, 5,910; LeRoy Eash, Fortine, 5,154; Jason Colclough, Libby, 3,792; Paul Allyn O’Hair, Livingston, 3,729; Cardell Laughery, Ekalaka, 3,376; Bailey Bench, Ennis, 3,361; Koy McAllister, Ronan, 2,647; Cade Costello, Newell, 1,874.  

Team roping (header): Miles Kobold, Huntley, $6,459; Shawn Bird, Cut Bank, 5,969; Radley Day, Volborg, 5,412; Easton Bowers, Barnunn, 4,502; Chad Turner, East Helena, $3,958; Cory Murray, Butte, 3,631; Jason Carlson, Two Dot, 3,621; Ryan Counts, Townsend, 3,094; Shawn Smith, Butte, 2,794; Shayne Bishop, Malta, 2,492.  

Team roping (heeler): Matt Schieck, Floresville, 6,459; Zach Schweigert, Cody, 5,508; Kyler Day, Volborg, 5,412; Chris White, Livingston, 4,502; Dylan Johnson, Billings, 3,703; Bryson Murray, Ramsay, 3,631; Brent Damuth, Three Forks, 3,094; Sam Levine, Wolf Creek, 2,870; Cael Espenscheid, Big Piney, 2,806; Luke Murphy, Helena, 2,794.  

Barrel racing: Lisa Warfield, Helena, 14,306; Brooklin Baukol, Clyde Park, 6,771; Milee Dailey, Pray, 5,766; Celie Rogers, Choteau, 5,359; Abby Knight, Charlo, 4,893; Brittney Sporer, Cody, 4,634; Ashley Schad, Whitefish, 4,467; Molly Fisher, Whitefish, 4,407; Kayton French, Stevensville, 4,292; Tye Brown, Helena, 4,184.  

Bull riding: Caden Fitzpatrick, Polson, 8,730; Kelly Murnion, Jordan, 7,034; Kobe Whitford, Cut Bank, 4,078; Owen Monfeldt, Cody, 4,018; Wyle Wells, Belgrade, 2,780; Devyn Hundley, Darby, 2,779; Zack Morrison, Libby, 2,754; Caleb Oshea, Helena, 1,776; Octavius Christianson, Columbia Falls, 1,645; Bennett Weindel, Ronan, 1,546.  

All-around Men’s top 5: Jade Gardner, Ballantine, $12,100; Kelly Murnion, Jordan, 10,766; Casey Collins, Huntley, 4,884; Sherrick Sanborn, Willcox, 4,567; Cash Trexler, Corvallis, 4,549.  

Women’s top 5: Molly Salmond, Choteau, 11,621; Celie Rogers, Choteau, 10,546; Chalee Harms, Miles City, 9,202; Brooklin Baukol, Clyde Park, 8,700; Rachel Ward, Belgrade, 7,601.  

Junior standings  

Junior barrel racing: Chaney Akin, Cody, $3,412; Sophia Neill, Cascade, 3,126; Sylvia Eash, Fortine, 2,710; Paisley Kruse, Bridger, 1,416; Austyn Rask, Helena, 1,061; Dakota Keller, Raynesford, 1,002; Addison Conway, Cut Bank, 950; Quincy Langan, Glendive, 800; Reagan Bernall, Dillon, 792; Mya Dailey, Pray, 400.  

Junior breakaway roping: Bentz Bolich, Belgrade, 1,847; Seth Sinclair, Ronan, 1,835; Brooks Bolich, Belgrade, 1,833; Rhett Billington, Bigfork, 1,412; Zoey Bruyer, Kalispell, 1,330; Axton Mansch, Great Falls, 1,166; Rylee Ogren, Hysham, 992; Royce Levine, Wolf Creek, 820; Kaid Sinclair, Ronan, 624; Brinley Tatsey, Valier, 610.  

Junior all-around top 5: Sylvia Eash, Fortine, $3,306; Zoey Bruyer, Kalispell, 2,094; Addison Conway, Cut Bank, 1,425; Quincey Langan, Glendive, 851; Reagan Bernall, Dillon, 814. 

In the junior standings, Sylvia Eash of Fortine and Zoey Bruyer of Kalispell are 1-2 in the all-around.