BFI Producers to Host Resistol Reno Open

Producers of the world’s richest one-day Open roping – the annual Bob Feist Invitational – moved the 45-year-old BFI to Oklahoma after 37 years in Reno, but are excited to announce “the final showdown” in Reno this summer. In the final year of its contract with the Reno Rodeo, Ullman Peterson Events’ BFI will produce the Resistol Reno Open Championship, presented by The Silver Legacy Resort & Casino, on Saturday, June 18. The Open is guaranteed to pay at least $100,000 for first place and, like its predecessor the BFI, will showcase the best 100 teams in the world over ...Read More

New Bling for C1H All-Girl Breakaway Veteran

Kelsie Chace’s new engagement ring won’t be the only new bling she’ll be rocking this summer! The 8x WPRA World Champion just won herself a new Gist Silversmiths buckle after winning the Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Breakaway title during the Wrangler BFI Reno Championship presented by YETI.    Newly engaged to Ryan Domer of Western Legacy Company, Chace says, “He thought my luck might change if I had a little something extra to carry around.” Oh boy was he right! Before the breakaway began, Chace had entered the C1H All-GIrl Team Roping and finished 5th in the average with partner ...Read More

Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Breakaway Results

Average Results Kelsie Chace, 8.21 on 3, $7,000; 2. Shelli Scrivner, 8.75 on 3, $4,000; 3. Fallon Ruffoni, 9.66 on 3, $3,000; 4. Morgan Brown, 10.06 on 3, $2,000; 5. Hanna Snodgrass, 10.24 on 3, $1,000.   18 & Under Incentive Fallon Ruffoni, 9.66 on 3, $1,000   American Qualifier Sidepot  Fallon Ruffoni, 9.66 on 3, $175   Fast Time Round 1 Sarah Angelone, 2.42 seconds, $800; 2. Kelsie Chace, 2.55 seconds, $600; 3. Whitlee Burgess, 2.56 seconds, $500.   Fast Time Round 2 Jackie Crawford, 2.20 seconds, $800; 2. Hope Thompson, 2.42 seconds, $600; 3. Shelby Boisjoli, 2.47 seconds, ...Read More

Lucky Draw Lands Johnson and 3X C1H Champ $17K Richer

The ladies came to rope this morning at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center for the Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Team Roping! With many returning veterans and a few new faces to the lineup, the air was filled with anticipation to kick-off the day with the team roping.     Jenna Johnson of Warm Springs, OR had made the journey down with Serena Dahozy from Parshall, ND to enter the C1H All-Girl Team Roping. In a time crunch, the girls drove straight to Reno, “We didn’t get a chance to go to my house to get my horses. So I came here ...Read More

Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Team Roping Results

Average Results Jenna Johnson and Whitney DeSalvo, 34.97 on 4, $17,000; 2. Kenna Francis and Lorraine Moreno, 36.15 on 4, $11,000; 3. Hope Thompson and Whitney DeSalvo, 37.24 on 4, $7,500; 4. Emily Gately and Kelsie Chace, 37.33 on 4, $6,500; 5. Kelsey Barry and Serena Dahozy, 38.68 on 4, $3,000; 6. Kylie McLean and Kim Grubbs, 38.75 on 4, $2,000; 7. Sadie Noblitt and Lorraine Moreno, 42.41 on 4, $1,500.   Incentive Average Results Rylee George and Alison Grantham, 26.31 on 3, $5,000; 2. Kelsey Barry and Serena Dahozy, 27.72 on 3, $3,000; 3. McKenzie Gunter and Megan E ...Read More

Old Friends Double Down in #8.5 Nevada Ropings

John Guerrero of Wadsworth, NV and Jerry Parrish of Klamath Falls, OR are on a heater! The duo left the High Desert World Series of Team Roping Qualifier in Fallon after winning the #8.5 and came into Reno with the goal to win the Wrangler BFI Reno #8.5 Over 50 roping presented by YETI.    Prior to 2021 it had been about 21 years since Guerrero, owner of a construction company,  had cracked out the ole’ head rope out and ran a few down but he came back into the wonderful world of team roping without missing a beat earning ...Read More

Wrangler 8.5 Over 50 Results

Average Results John Guerrero and Jerry Parrish, 52.65 on 4, $31,000; 2. Wayne Lund and Dave J Tyndall, 58.49 on 4, $21,000; 3. Dean Voigt and Bill Harrison, 31.33 on 3, $12,000; 4. Walt Scott and Pedro Perez, 54.82 on 3, $9,500; 5. Butch Pope and Bill Arnold, 70.87 on 3, $8,000.   Fast Time Round 1 Randy C Brooks and Albert Aguayo, 8.38 seconds, $4,000; 2. Ted Hagler and Ken D Hasenbank, 9.06 seconds, $2,000.   Fast Time Round 2 Ronnie W Gee and Jeff Atkinson, 8.60 seconds, $4,000; 2. Lowell Goold and Kent Storer, 8.82 seconds, $2,000. 

Shepherd and Johnson Get Lucky in #9.5 Over 40

Sometimes it comes down to getting lucky finding the right partner and it was no exception for Randal Shepherd of Sanger, CA and Lance Johnson of Fallon, NV when it came to their first-time partnership for the Wrangler Reno Championship #9.5 Over 40 presented by YETI.    Shepherd, a retired business partner from a produce wholesale distribution company, is an avid roper at the World Series of Team Roping Qualifiers produced in California by California Shootouts. When asked if Shepherd had competed in the BFI Week ropings previously he shared that he had entered the Perry Di Loreto one year, ...Read More

9.5 Over 40 Results

Average Results Randal Shepherd and Lance Johnson, 50.04 on 4, $24,000; 2. Chad Merchant and John Copeland, 63.12 on 4, $15,000; 3. Jamie Anthony and Mark Smith, 66.82 on 4, $12,000; 4. Clint Bruised Head and Biff Talbott, 25.60 on 3, $9,000; 5. Brad McGilchrist and Robert Perez, 35.43 on 3, $7,000; 6. Jerry Stutts and Jess Mann, 37.70 on 3, $5,500; 7. Anthony Borgatello II and Kim Grubbs, 39.03 on 3, $5,000.   Fast Time Round 1 Clint Bruised Head and Biff Talbott, 7.55 seconds, $4,000; 2. Justin Franks and Jerry Stutts, 8.06 seconds, $2,000.   Fast Time Round ...Read More

10.5 Reno Invitational Results

Average Results Bart Bonfantini and Rick Fausone, 42.60 on four, $36,000; 2. Nora Hung-Lee and Justin J Johnson, 44.49 on 4, $23,000; 3. Jum Estill and Carl Johnson, 45.05 on four, $10,000; 4. Erik Phillips and Alan Hall, 46.76 on 4, $9,000; 5. Jody Higgins and Mark Smith, 56.10 on 4, $8,000; 6. Jerry Stutts and Jess Mann, 65.52 on 4, $7,000.   Consolation Average Results Justin Allen and Rodney Teichert, 29.82 on 3, $5,000; 2. Hannah White and Jason Small, 31.77 on 3, $4,000; 3. Coby LittleSoldier and Shad Feild, 32.45 on 3, $3,000.   Fast Time Round 1 ...Read More