Photo by George Lauby Ty Cleveland, from left, Bailey Lord and Trey Schomp watch the rodeo from the top seat of the stock pen. The girls compete on the college circut and came to watch friends.

Photo by George Lauby Keith Isley hammed it up with the crowd.

Photo by George Lauby Ray Brown ties off a calf.

Photo by George Lauby The camera manages to catch the image of a motocross rider, dancing in the air near the top of the arena.

With the results all in, Nebraskans stood out in steer wrestling at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo, finishing 2-3-4.

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Dan Barner of Hershey took second with an aggregate time of 9.3, one-tenth of a second behind champion Chad Van Campen of Grenada, Colo. Barry Kreikemeier of West Point was third (9.6) and Shawn Boyle of Hershey took fourth (9.7).

Nebraskans competed well overall in the rodeo against some of the world’s best. Ray Brown of North Platte was second in tie-down roping with an aggregate time of 18.4, earning him $1,124. Doug Pharr of Victoria, Tex. won the event with an 18.0 to take home $1,359.

But Wyoming cowboys captured the big bucks of rough and tough bull riding. Josh Johnson survived the bull Aches and Pains for the required eight seconds on the final night of the rodeo, earning him first place and a $3,600 check.

The Douglas, Wyo. cowboy stayed right in there through a series of wicked spins. He scored a 92, the best of the six cowboys who managed to ride bulls during the four nights of the rodeo. Cameron Castleberry of Gillette, Wyo. was second in bull riding with an 87.

Nationally known Bobby Griswold of Geary, Okla. pleased the crowd with the best saddle bronc ride of the final night. The three-time National Final Rodeo qualifier rode all the way across the arena to notch a 79 score, then took a lap around the arena to the cheers of a near full house.

Griswold’s ride tied him for third with Nebraska cowboy Travis Sturdy of Palmyra. Cooper McBride of Big Springs tied for seventh in the event.

Steven Dent of Mullen finished in the money in bareback riding -- in a three-way tie for 6-8.

Grandma cowgirl June Holeman of Arcadia was fourth in barrel racing with a time of 17.44 that she delivered on opening night. Holeman is in her fourth decade of competition. Rhonda Richardson of Fullerton was right behind Holeman with a time of 17.75, and Rachel Anderson of North Platte finished ninth in 17.86.

Ben Lashley won a raffle for a $1,200 commemorative rodeo belt buckle.

After the rodeo, motocross riders D. J. Umphries and Brent Denton amazed the crowd for the fourth straight night with bike jumps high above the arena.

The daredevil riders came out of their bike seats more than once but returned in time to land the bike. Their theatrics were capped when bike and rider turned a complete summersault in the air.

The final results:

Bull riding:

1. Josh Johnson, Douglas Wyo. – 92 ($3,475.12). 2. Cameron Castleberry, Gillette, Wyo – 87 ($2,664.26). 3-4 (tie) Miles Hirsch, Highmore SD and Clay Culbreath, Silverthorne, Colo – 80 ($1,621.72). 5. Ross Kleven, Westminster, Colo. – 79 ($810.86). 6. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo. – 73 ($579.19).

Bareback:

1.2.3. (tie) Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. – 82; Cleve Schmidt, Belle Fourche, SD and Scott Montague, Rapid City, SD – 82 ($1,939.58 ea). 4. Dennis Foyil, Guthrie, Okla. – 80 (914.37). 5. TK Sampson, Interior, SD.- 79 ($581.87). 6.7.8. (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb; Chris Harris, Itasca, Tex. and Dustin Reeves, Owanka, SD – 78 ($332.50 ea).

Saddle Bronc:

1. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. – 82 ($3,569.62). 2. Weston Ireland, Sallisaw, Okla – 81 ($2,736.71). 3.4. (tie) Travis Sturdy, Palmyra, Neb. and Bobby Griswold, Geary, Okla. – 79 ($1,665,82). 5. Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Tex. – 77 ($832.91). 6. Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah – 76 ($594.94). 7.8. (tie) Cooper McBride, Big Springs, Neb. and Josh McKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore. – 75 ($414.45).

Barrel Racing:

1. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. – 17.23 ($2,052). 2.3. (tie) Jill Moody, Letcher, SD and Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, Victoria, Tex. – 17.35 ($1,590.30). 4. June Holeman, Arcadia, Neb. - 17.44 ($1,231.20). 5. Rhonda Richardson, Fullerton, Neb. – 17.75 ($1,026). 6. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, SD – 17.79 ($718.20). 7. Brenda Seely, Lander, Wyo. – 17.8 ($513). 8. Nancy Kay Smith, Wray, Colo. – 17.84 ($410.40). 9. Rachel Anderson, North Platte, Neb. – 17.86 ($359.10). 10.11. (tie) Lori Wooten, Garvin, Okla. and Shandi Scales, Pittsburg, Kan. – 17.87 ($282.15). 12. Annesa Self, Valley View, Tex. – 17.89 ($205.20).

Tie Down Roping:

1. Doug Pharr, Victoria, Tex. – 18.0 ($1,359.13). 2. Ray Brown, North Platte, Neb. - 18.4 ($1,124.80). 3. Justin Scofield, Flandreau, SD – 18.8 ($890.47). 4. Stephen Reagor, Tulsa, Okla – 19.8 ($656.13). 5. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. – 20.2 ($421.80). 6. Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla. – 20.3 ($234.33).

Steer Wrestling:

1. Chad Van Campen, Grenada, Colo. – 9.2 ($1,524.43). 2. Dan Barner, Hershey, Neb. - 9.3 ($1,261.60). 3. Barry Kreikemeier, West Point, Neb. – 9.6 ($998.77). 4. Shawn Boyle, Hershey, Neb. – 9.7 (735.93). 5. Tyler Haugen, Sturgis, SD – 10 ($473.10). 6. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan. – 10.1 ($262.83).

Team Roping: (earnings not available)

1. Colt Braden, Britt Bockius. 2. Nick Sartain, Shannon Frascht. 3. Keven Daniel, Jhett Johnson. 4. Ken Kohl, Todd Hollenbeck. 5. Kevin Kessler, Kevin Kirkland. 6. Chet Odenbach, Torrey Odenbach.