GREAT FALLS — Saturday marked the final night of the Montana rodeo season, as the Circuit Finals wrapped up at Four Seasons Arena with some high-stakes competition.
After not being in the money in the first performance, Helena's Sam Petersen — the average bareback NFR title-winner — recorded a 90 on Friday and followed that up with an 86.5 Saturday to win not just both go-rounds, but the average as well.
Fellow Helena native and former world bulldogging champion Ty Erickson won Saturday's go round with a 4.3, which also propelled him to win the aggregate.
In saddle bronc, Melstone cowboy Sage Newman recorded a sweep of all three nights, and capped it off with an 88-point ride in the final round.
Breakaway roping had another new go-round winner, as Geraldine's Ellie Meeks went 2.4, while Joey Williams of Volberg recorded a 2.9 to clinch the average win.
All average winners from the Circuit Finals clinched a spot in July's NFR Open.
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For full results of all three days, visit this link.
