On July 18th the Fillmore County Fair will host its first Extreme Bullriding Tour event. The tour which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year is not new to the area. It has been a standard at both Scotia and Comstock among other Nebraska cities over the last decade. The tour has become known not only for its outstanding competition but for the professionalism of the personnel that it brings to its events. Announcing will be Brandon McLagan who will be joined by 23 times Funnyman of the Year, Shawn “Boom Boom” Thompson.
Although Geneva may be the newest stop on the tour it is also the stop with the highest added money for the year. With $4000 in added money the Fillmore County Fair has guaranteed that it will have the top riders in the Midwest competing. Thirty-seven bull riders have entered the event which wll be sanctioned by the National Federation of Professional Bullriders (NFPB) and the Bullriders Of America (BOA). Just some of the riders scheduled to compete are:
Jody Newberry - Professional Bull Riers (PBR) World Finals Champion and Currently #1 in the NFPB standings
Skeeter Kingoliver- Currently # 2 NFPB standings
Jimmy Twedt - 2007 BOA Finals Champion and 2007 Extreme Bull Riding Tour
John Susie - 2007 Extreme Bull Riding Tour Rookie of the Year 2006
Travis Sellers - 2007 PRCA Top 20
Craig Sassie - St. Peters, Ill 3x PBR World Finals Qualifier
Seth Reynolds - PRCA Prairie Circuit Champion
Jessie Schelhammer - PBR World Finals Qualifier
Steven Lile - 2 X BOA Champion & 2 X Extreme Bull Riding Tour Champion
There will not only be top notched riders but the bulls of the Double S Bull Company owned by Shad Smith of Sidney, Iowa have won their share of awards and will be ready to give the riders lots of twist and turns. Double S Bull Company will also be providing the Mexican fighting bulls that will be used in the Midwest Bullfighters Association sanctioned four man bullfight. With the growing popularity of freestyle bullfighting added to the activities the evening is assured to be one fans will not forget very soon.
As an extra added attraction Colby and Weston Crase, sons of Todd and Tammy Crase founders of White Buffalo Productions the production side of the Extreme Bullriding Tour will be giving an exposition of the trampoline skills that has won them so many awards both on the state and national level.
The evening will conclude with a dance featuring Mark Keaton and Aces High Band.
For those needing hotel information the Budget Host Inn’s phone number is (402) 759-3176. If you can’t get a room there, the closest place would probably be in York. One of the motels on the South edge of York by the interstate would be 1st Inn Gold and the number is (402) 362-6885.
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