Spell Scotia Bullriding and Homecoming S-U-C-C-E-S-S !

A standing room only crowd once again filled the small Nebraska town of Scotia on June 14th. The excitement began long before the bullriding with the annual barbeque.  Of course the riders and production team were the town’s special guest and were all made to feel like the celebrities of the day.  It is no wonder the riders are so anxious to attend this event.

Once everyone was well fed the gates opened for the bullriding and in no time the bleachers were full and action was underway.  The “Attack Pack” of Double S Bull Company seemed to know how they got their name and went right to work winning more match ups than the cowboys.  It was not surprising that when it was time for the annual Calcutta for the bulls and riders in the six-man short go that the bulls were what the crowd wanted.  Committee member and long time supporter of the Scotia event, Stella Marrow, purchased the bulls and as each rider met with the same fate – a trip to the arena floor short of the 8-second buzzer – her bid paid off to the tune of $2200!

Although the bulls had quite a night the riders who represented several states and both the Bullriders Of America (BOA) and the National Federation of Professional Bullriders (NFPB) gave the fans a display of bull riding talent.  This was the first of several “Double Point” events for the Extreme Bullriding Tour and with an M & M Camper among the prizes the Year-end Champion will win there was lots of TRY in every ride.  In the end it was Andy Smith who took home the money and bonus points with an 82 point ride.

The Extreme Bullriding Tour is known for the “Tributes” they do during their events.  This year’s tribute for Scotia was extremely special for the committee and the community.  Featured in the tribute was committee members Russ and Annette Bloom’s son, Adam Bloom.  Adam has assisted with the bullriding for years and is well known throughout the community especially for his accomplishments in high school sports.  Adam is now a member of the U. S. Army and was home on leave prior to being deployed overseas.  It was obvious that this is one young man the community is proud of!

We all have experienced a bully on the playground at some time in our lives, but the “bully” in funnyman and specialty act, Allan Dessel’s act “Bully on the Playground” gives new meaning to the word!  Allan with the assistance of the bullfighters and a teeter-totter does a totally awesome freestyle bullfight with one of the bulls as the two bullfighters teeter-tottered with Allan and the bull weaving in and out under the teeter-totter.  Needless to say the crowd loved it!

We often hear about how cowboys manage to compete after taking a hard “crash”.  During the event bullfighter, Andy Thompson, took an extremely hard hit and was assisted out of the arena.  Andy “cowboy-ed up” and in no time was back in the arena protecting the cowboys.

The cowboys and personnel showed their appreciation to the fans by holding an autograph session following the event.  The long line of well wishers made it very clear that the fans enjoyed the show.

With excitement over in the arena it was time for the annual dance.  Once again Mortie’s Bar was the host for the dance and the evening ended with everyone having a wonderful time.