CALF_News_October_November_2019

37 CALF News • October | November 2019 • www.calfnews.net Many other PRCA top contenders had their trailers on the Spicer Gripp grounds. Multi-time all-around champ Trevor Brazile made his annual trip to Hereford. He wouldn’t miss The Gripp. In a CALF News interview in 2016, he noted,“There is no discussion [among ropers]. It’s not if you’re going, it’s are you going to get to go.” “When you bring in that quality of ropers and professionals, it becomes a whole lot more than just a roping – it’s an event,” Trotter says.“It’s like the BFI Roping in Reno, Nev. We pay out more money than 80 percent of the PRCA rodeos. “The Sunday short is like a perfor- mance at the National Finals Rodeo.”  SPICER GRIPP RESULTS Pro-Am Team Roping Average Slade Baughman/Rich Skelton (heeler), 24.58 Clay Smith (header)/Caden Tinsley, 23.57 Tie-Down Calf Roping Average 1. Jesse Clark, 36.64 2. Catfish Brown, 36.99 3. Monty Lewis, 38.68 Open Team Roping Average 1. Kaleb Diggers/Junior Nogueira, 45.47 2. Colby Lovell/Corey Hendrix, 46.56 3. JD Yates/Trey Yates, 50.77 Steer Roping Average 1. Ty Herd, 61.75 2. Jim Locke, 69.86 3. Trey Wallace, 37.00 (3 go-rounds) Senior Steer Roping Average 1. Brad Starks 2. Roger Branch 3. Cecil Wilson Knot Tying Average 1. Billy Good-Bubba Garcias 36.09 2. Chance Kelton-Jason Thomas, 42.34 Ladies Breakaway Average 1. Lari Dee Guy, 11.02 2. Hope Thompson, 11.14 3. Jackie Crawford, 11.59 Bob Beville Memorial BBQ Cook-Off Grand Champion: Aaron Lesley of Texas Oil Dust Reserve Grand Champion: Chuck Long of Texas Rebel Smokehouse Spicer Gripp Golf Tournament Spicer Flight David Bhakta, Jordan Easom, Andy Thorne and Lacy Mueggenborg, 61 Complete results are available at https://www.spicergripp.com/results-1. RIGHT: Junior Nogueira and Kaleb Diggers won the open team roping crown. Photo courtesy Gabe Wolf. BELOW RIGHT: Brad Starks had the best SG time in senior steer roping. Photo courtesy Gabe Wolf Johnny Trotter, Bar-G-Feeders, and Terry Caviness, Caviness Beef Packers, are long-time promoters of the Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping. The Gripp bends over backwards to make ropers want to compete in the elite event.