Sport
19 May, 2025
Chillagoe Rodeo
HUNDREDS of people visited the small town of Chillagoe over the weekend to see plenty of action at the annual Chillagoe Rodeo.

Kids enjoyed a best-dressed and colouring competition as well as the eagerly anticipated Helicopter Lolly Drop.
The Open Bull Ride was taken out by Leith Malone in an epic 81-point ride.

RESULTS
U8 DUMMY ROPE – 1st Delta Cordingley (5), 2nd Frankie Anstess and Elodie McClymont (2), 4th Connor Webb and River McCallum (1).
U8 BENDING RACE – 1st Delta Cordingley (21.12s on Fancy), 2nd Lawson Bester (25.28s on Sienna), 3rd Connor Webb (25.66s).
U8 BARREL RACE – 1st Delta Cordingley (28.723s on Fancy), 2nd Connor Webb (33.825s), 3rd Frankie Lane (37.87s on Roy).
8-U11 DUMMY ROPE – 1st Scout Murray (5), 2nd Weston Hilditch, Hudson Dark, and Layken Anstess (4).
8-U11 BENDING RACE – 1st Gracie Rouse (17.13s on Leo), 2nd Scout Murray (19.4s on Mary), 3rd Weston Hilditch (24.23s on Cool Roc n Chrome).
8-U11 BARREL RACE – 1st Weston Hilditch (22.413s on Cool Roc n Chrome), 2nd Hudson Dark (22.42s on Glenore Shyloe), 3rd Hailey Cabral (23.532s on Bindy).
8-U11 JUNIOR STEER RIDE – 1st Carl Jnr Douglas (55pts), 2nd Lynton Ford (50pts).
8-U11 MINI BULL RIDE – 1st Chase Whitehouse (61pts), 2nd Jospeh Jackson (58pts), 3rd Tyson Ford (55pts).

11-U14 DUMMY ROPE – 1st Riley Kohler and Baillie Cordingley (5), 3rd Joel Jaszczyszyn, Finlee Murray and Levi Murray (3).
11-U14 BENDING RACE – 1st Jenna Holden (15.08s on Silver Bolt), 2nd Lillian Carroll (16.4s on Goldy), 3rd Taylah Bartlett (16.5s on Conrad).
11-U14 JUNIOR BARREL RACE – 1st Lillian Carroll (19.942s on Goldy), 2nd Jenna Holden (20.473s on Silver Bolt), 3rd Taylah Bartlett (21.198s on Conrad).
11-U14 JUNIOR STEER RIDE – 1st Travis Shaw (65pts), 2nd Kytte Curley (62pts), 3rd Jack Dredge (60pts).
11-U14 MINI BULL RIDE – 1st Kytte Curley and Billie Lahtinen (68pts), 3rd Nate Lawson (64pts).

14-U18 BENDING RACE – 1st Tayla Furber (14.9s on One Way Roan), 2nd Samantha Wright (15.16s on Fluff), 3rd Breanna Boyden (15.45s on Action Shale).
14-U18 JUVENILE BARREL RACE – 1st Shayla Jerome (18.776s on Comet), 2nd Keeley Purdy (18.935s on Crystal Park Gunner Storm), 3rd Samantha Wright (19.443s on Fluff).
14-U18 SADDLE BRONC – 1st Hayden Martin (53pts).
STEER UNDECORATING – 1st Cheryl Bethel (2.08s on Likea Rockchick), 2nd Nicole Gava (2.84s on Peely), 3rd Lorraine Wellby (2.86s on Dan).
BREAKAWAY ROPING – 1st Marine Bee (3.47s on Pedro), 2nd Shyan Sheppard (3.72s on Duplo), 3rd Regan Burgoine (4s on Captain).
ROPE AND TIE – 1st Colin Cappler (13.23s on Louie).
TEAM ROPING – 1st Nicola Lillyman (9.06s on Roy), 2nd Ron Finch (14.51s on Dally).
NOVICE BARREL RACE – 1st Carley Shephard (18.632s on The Dealer), 2nd Cheryl Bethel (18.928s on Poppy), 3rd Corissa Evans (18.931s on Lookin Like a Playboy).
LADIES BARREL RACE – 1st Katrina McCallum (17.946s on Sister), 2nd Donna Furber (18.117s on Watch Me Dazzle Em), 3rd Lisa Finch (18.316s on Dally).
CHUTE DOGGING – 1st Shane Dyer (15.96s).
STEER WRESTLING – 1st Ryan Livingsotne (5.27s on Jack), 2nd Ron Finch (7.48s on Jazz), 3rd Dallon Finch (13.3s on Jazz).
NOVICE SADDLE BRONC – 1st Nathan Holdsworth (62pts), 2nd Ben Heap (59pts).
BUSHMAN’S SADDLE BRONC – No winners.
OPEN SADDLE BRONC – 1st Bradley Rolley (66pts), 2nd Henry Gray (61pts).
OPEN BAREBACK – 1st Travis Heeb (76pts), 2nd Deon Lane (72pts).
LOCAL BULLOCK RIDE – 1st Jeremy Weldon (65pts), 2nd Tristan Pye (64pts), 3rd Caleb Sheahan and Josh Snell (62pts).
JUNIOR BULL RIDE – 1st Josh Snell (68pts), 2nd Dakota Struckel and Shane Dyer (66pts), 4th Lincon Foot (64pts).
NOVICE BULL RIDE – 1st Talis Mitchell (79pts), 2nd Corey Mitchell (77pts), 3rd Jeremy Weldon and Jake Simpson (70pts).
OPEN BULL RIDE – 1st Leith Malone (81pts), 2nd Dallon Finch (68pts).