Press Release…..for immediate release

Alpine, Tx-----The 2014 Big Bend Ranch Rodeo is now in the record books.  The August 8th-9th event was full of excitement, sportsmanship and suspense.  The Cowgirl Chicks were great excitement and the cowboys from each team are always amazing showing off their skills.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Angell Ranch from southeastern New Mexico, who came out on top as the Champion Team.  Besides winning cash and prizes, the team wins a bid to the Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championships held in November in Amarillo, TX.  The Angell Ranch team scored in all five events, placing second in three of them---Team Sorting, Team Doctoring and Wild Cow Milking.
Angell Ranch team members are captain Bill Angell, Chris Price, who was also chosen as the Top Hand of the rodeo, Woodrow Kennedy, Kelley Shay Spears and Seth Boyd.
Grinch, a 7 yr old sorrel gelding ridden by Matt Stockton from the Slash B/Dagger Draw  was named Top Horse.  Blake Estridge from the Rocker b Ranch team was named the Hard Luck Cowboy and the All Around Cowgirl was Leeann Herring from the Turkey Track Ranch.
Placing second was the Myers Cattle Co team from Claude, TX and third place went to the Spires/Hager Ranch team from Snyder, and Knox/Haskell counties.  Fourth Place went to the Slash B/Dagger Draw team from Dexter, NM.

This rodeo drew great crowds each night, many people traveling long distances to the Ranch Rodeo experience in West Texas.  The rodeo has been supported by many Big Bend community businesses, without whose support this Rodeo would not be possible.  THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us. We have already starting planning for the 2015 Big Bend Ranch Rodeo so, mark your calendar for August 7-8, 2015.  You do not want to miss the fun!