CALGARY, ALTA. – Kyle Thomson broke the scaphoid bone in his left wrist when he was thrown from Outlawbucker’s American Trip at the Sundre Pro Rodeo last month, but that hasn’t slowed the 2002 All-Around Canadian champion one bit.
Thomson, who competes in both the saddle bronc and steer wrestling, has been doing so with a cast on his riding hand one rodeo at a time. This past weekend he placed at the Manitoba Stampede, Taber Pro Rodeo and Moose Mountain Pro Rodeo. The earnings will help keep the Black Diamond, Alta. cowboy keep his first-place standing in the all around secure for at least another week.
He placed third in the saddle bronc at the Moose Mountain Pro Rodeo in Kennedy, Sask. and in Taber, Alta., and picked up cheques at the Manitoba Stampede in Morris, Man. in both the saddle bronc and steer wrestling for a weekend total of $2,815.
“I got bucked off and landed on it,” Thomson explained of the June 19 injury.
“They just told me to do what I thought I could do,” he said of the doctors that fixed him up, “so I went and did it.
“I’ve been going since.”
What’s he been doing to keep his wrist on the mend?
“Just rodeoing and working. It’s in a cast so I can’t even move it. I’m not sure what I’ve got to do when it’s off, just probably get a brace built for a little bit. I’ve been getting a new cast every two weeks, but I’ve got my next x-ray on Wednesday at Sports Medicine.”
Unofficial Weekend Winners:
EDITOR’S NOTE: These results have not been processed and are subject to change.
Humps & Horns Bullnanza, Irricana, AB
Bull Riding: 1st Go – Steven Turner (Cochrane, AB) / Tyler Thomson (Black Diamond, AB), 84.5, $1,524; Bull Riding: Finals – Jason Finkbeiner (Wardlow, AB), 88.0, $400; Bull Riding: Average – Tyler Thomson (Black Diamond, AB), 172.0, $3,557.40
Manitoba Stampede, Morris, MB
Saddle Bronc: Dusty Hausauer (Dickinson, ND), 85.0, $3,015; Bareback: Alan Dacyk (Worsley, AB) / Jake Marshall (Wardlow, AB), 81.5, $2,701; Bull Riding: Steven Turner (Cochrane, AB), 86.0, $3,154; Tie-Down Roping: Dean Edge (Rimbey, AB), 7.8, $2,350; Steer Wrestling: Tanner Milan (Cochrane, AB), 3.4, $2,718; Ladies Barrel Racing: Molly Powell (Stephenville, TX), 17.54, $2,498
Moose Mountain Rodeo, Kennedy, SK
Saddle Bronc: Scott Lourance (Winfield, AB), 82.0, $879; Bareback: Kyle Bowers (Brooks, AB), 84.5, $744; Bull Riding: Luke Ellingson (Val Marie, SK), 83.0, $626; Tie-Down Roping: Josh Eirikson (Okotoks, AB), 7.4, $978; Steer Wrestling: Ian Morris (Fort Qu'appelle, SK), 3.9, $1,022; Ladies Barrel Racing: Cathy Grant (Granton, ON), 15.63, $636; Team Roping: Brian Larson (Medicine Hat, AB) and Stacy Cornet (Brant, AB), 7.0, $846; Novice Saddle Bronc: Rylan Geiger (Bracken, SK), 68, $256; Novice Bareback: Joseph Fentiman (New Zealand), 69, $287; Boys Steer Riding: Cody Floyd, 74, $124
Taber Pro Rodeo, Taber, AB
Saddle Bronc: Jim Berry (Rocky Mountain House, AB), 78.5, $820; Bareback: Jake Marshall (Wardlow, AB), 78.0, $699; Bull Riding: Quentin Schneider (Cawston, B.C.), 76.5, $744; Tie-Down Roping: Clint Radke (Maryfield, SK), 8.0; $1,053; Steer Wrestling: Jess Cowie (Foremost, AB), 4.1, $927; Ladies Barrel Racing: Gaylene Buff (Westwold, B.C.), 17.33, $904; Team Roping: Murray Linthicum (Glentworth, SK) and Dwight Wigemyr (Brooks, AB), 5.2, $1,748; Novice Saddle Bronc: no results available at this time
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