Shazam Shiozawa Moved to Top of Fort Worth Leader Board

By Lauranne Smith
Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009

FORT WORTH - Rodeo fans missed Matt Shiozawa at last year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR).

The Chubbock, Idaho, tie-down roper is using the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo to make a bid for the 2009 edition of rodeo’s championship event. Shiozawa leads the second round of competition with an 8.6-second run. That equaled his first round time and gave him the over-all lead with a total of 17.2 seconds on two runs.

Shiozawa has competed at the NFR three times, the last in 2007. He qualified for the 2006 event thanks in part to winning the championship at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo. He knows from experience just what getting money won early in the year can do for a rodeo contestant’s season. He’s trying to have the same success here and has already won a piece of the pie. His 8.6-second run in the first round put him in a tie for fifth place and he got a check for $1,978.

A local contestant is looking to mark his place in history with a Fort Worth win. Blake Doyle, from Granbury had a 4.8-second run in the steer wrestling on Tuesday night. He tied with Darrell Petry from Beaumont, Texas, and they are tied for second. What’s important for Doyle is his total time. After his success on Tuesday night, he now leads the over-all standings with a total time of 8.6 seconds and looks good to qualify for the finals on Feb. 8.

Kyle Hughes from Olney Spring, Colo., took the lead in the second round of steer wrestling with a blazing fast run of 4.4 seconds. Hughes has yet to qualify for the NFR, but has made several appearances there as a hazer, helping other steer wrestlers make their runs. Success here could put him in position to be finding a helper for Las Vegas of his own.

The saddle bronc riders in the seventh performance were the most successful of the rough stock riders. This was their first of three appearances and several of them had solid rides. The leader of the pack was Chet Johnson from Gillette, Wyo., who rode the Harry Vold horse named Pine Cone for 81 points. He is currently third in the first round, but with two more horses to get on, definitely has the potential to move up in the over-all standings.

The eighth performance of the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo presented by Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show will begin at 7:30 on Wednesday night.

FORT WORTH. - The following are results from the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo presented by the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, Tuesday, Jan., 27, 2009. Results are updated daily and available at fwssr.com/results.asp

Seventh Performance --

Bareback Riding: 1, Dustin Mulrony, Pomeroy, Wash., 79 points on Vold Rodeo’s Guiding Light. 2, Bee Jay Scott, Otley, Iowa., 76. 3, Forrie Smith, Capitan, N.M., 68. 4, J.R. Chino, Mescalero, N.M., 59.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo., 4.4 seconds. 2, (tie) Blake Doyle, Granbury, Texas, and Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas, 4.8 each. 4, Britt Walters, Huntsville, Texas, 11.0.

Team Roping: 1, JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.5 seconds. 2, David Key, Caldwell, Texas, and Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta, Can., 6.4. 3, J.B. Lord, Piedmont, S.D., and Jeremy Clay, Stephenville, Texas, 11.0. 4, B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash., and J.W. Borrego, Pueblo West, Colo., 15.5.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 81 points on Vold Rodeo’s Pine Cone. 2, Josh Reynolds, Corvallis, Mont., 80. 3, Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., 79. 4, Clayton Selby, Pinedale, Wyo., 75.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 8.6 seconds. 2, Darnell Johnson, Pueblo, Colo., 10.1. 3, Murray Pole, Erskine, Alberta, Can., 11.1. 4, (tie) Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alberta, Can., and Ryan Parnell, Cleburne, Texas, 11.2 each.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Layna Kight, Hills Point, Texas, 17.11 seconds. 2, Wendy Reed, Roopville, Ga., 17.14. 3, Haley Thorne, Midlothian, Texas, 17.39. 4, Jymmy Kay Davis, Gonzales, Texas, 17.55.

Bull Riding: 1, JB Mauney, Mooresville, N.C., 80 points on David Bailey’s Tar Baby. 2, Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas, 74. 3, Rankin, Lindsey, Hillsboro, N.M., 73. 4, Ty Elliott, Vernon, B.C., Can., 72.

The following are current leaders -

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Real Deal and Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan., on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Cool Runnings, 82 points each. 3, (tie) Dustin Mulrony, Pomeroy, Wash., and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 79 each. (second round) 1, Feild, 83 points on Western Rodeo’s WR. 2, Hooper, 78. 3, Josh Cole, Quitman, Texas, 70. 4, (tie) Logan Hodson, Telkwa, B.C., Canada, and Bryce Case, Raymond, Iowa, 67 each. (third round) 1, Feild, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Citation. 2, Hooper, 82. 3, Bryan Portie, Lake Charles, La.,69. 4, Cole, 67. (total on three) 1, Field, 253. 2, Hooper, 239.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo., 4.4 seconds. 2, (tie) Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas, and Blake Doyle, Granbury, Texas, 4.8 seconds. 4, Lane Holland, Walker, La., 5.7. (total on two) 1, Doyle, 8.6 seconds. 2, Petry, 9.1. 3, Hughes, 9.5. 4, Swayze, 11.0 seconds.

Team Roping: (first round) 1,JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.5 seconds. 2, Kevin Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 5.8. 3, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 6.0. 4, David Key, Caldwell, Texas, and Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta, Can., 6.4. (second round) 1, (tie) Brad Hamilton, Pollock, Texas, and Joe Day, Howe, Texas; Justin Yost, Hico, Texas, and Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 5.4 seconds per team. 3, Cooper and Cooper, 7.4. 4, Petrus and Rampy, 7.5 seconds. (total on 2) 1, (tie) Petrus and Rampy; Cooper and Cooper, 14.0 seconds. 3, Daniel and Lucero, 16.4. 4, Yost and Bockius, 17.2.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 85 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Teddy Bear. 2, JJ Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 84. 3,Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 81. 4, Josh Reynolds, Corvallis, Mont., 80. (second round) 1, Elshere, 87 points on Western Rodeo’s Pine Ridge. 2, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 84. 3, (tie) Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, Jordan Furnish, Baird, Texas, and Taton, 79 each. (third round) 1, (tie) Elshere on Rafter G Rodeo Company’s Red River and Max Filippini, Battle Mountain, Nev., on Rawhide, 82 points each. 3, Cody Taton, Newell, S.D., 81. 4, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 79. (total on three) 1, Elshere, 253. 2, Bail, 241. 3, Taton, 237. 4, Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas, 205.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 8.6 seconds. 2, (tie) J. Cody Jones, Kelseyville, Calif., and C.R. Bradley, Collinsville, Texas, 8.9 each. 3, Wes Borders, Arriba, Colo., 9.1. 4, Darnell Johnson, Pueblo, Colo., 10.1. (total on two) 1, Shiozawa, 17.3. 2, Branquinho, 18.7. 3, Darnell Johnson, Pueblo, Colo., 19.9. 4, Borders, 21.1.

Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Angela Gilliam, Pelahatchie, Miss., 16.87 seconds. 2, Shawna Bourne, Chapel Hill, Tenn., 17.04. 3, Layna Kight, Hills Point, Texas, 17.11. 4, Lisa Ogden, Gail, Texas, 17.13 seconds. (second round) 1, Bourne, 17.02 seconds. 2, Amy Schimke, Wessington Springs, S.D., 17.56. 3, (tie) McKenzie, St. Paul, Alberta, Canada, and Lacy Maynard, Cedar Creek, Texas, 17.20. (total on two) 1, Bourne, 34.06. 2, Woodall, 34.57. 3, Jo Scarmardo, Caldwell, Texas, 34.61. 4, (tie) Ogden and Schimke, 34.66 each.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, J.W. Harris, May, Texas, 83 points on Frontier’s Black Water. 2, JB Mauney, Mooresville, N.C., 80. 3, Neil Bourne, Springfield, Tenn., 75. 4, Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas, 74. (second round) 1, Harris, 82. 2, (tie) Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., and Brent Menz, Delta, Mo., 76 each. 4, Dustin Wright, DeLeon, Texas, 74. (total on two) 1, Harris, 165. 2, Taylor Cowan, Ft. Pierre, S.D., 143.