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CHEYENNE, WYOMING When the 2016 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo started, there were 1,216 contestants entered. On Sunday 10 of them earned the coveted buckle that is legend- ary, prestigious and one of the most sought-after and hard-to- earn championships in the ro- deo world. Case in point, this year's tie- down roping winner Jerome Schneeberger from Ponca City, Okla., has been coming here for 20 years and finally won the ti- tle. This year's champions ran the gamut of rodeo experience from Schneeberger's 20 years to a rodeo rookie. Seven of the ten champion- ships went to first-time win- ners at the 120th edition of the "Daddy of 'em All." Texan Jar- ett Blessing, who won the steer roping in 2014 and again this year, was the only individual to repeat as champion. J.D. Yates of Pueblo, Colo., the steer rop- ing winner here in 1994, earned the all-around title, competing in steer roping and team rop- ing. Early in his career, he was in the team roping here with his father. On Sunday, he roped in front of 13,235 fans with his son Trey Yates. They earned $13,317 each in team roping. J.D. Yates earned additional money in steer roping to give him a total of $24,351 to get the buckle. The most surprising win of the day was Schneeberger's vic- tory in the tie-down roping. He did not win money in either of the two preliminary rounds and qualified for the 12th and last position for the finals. He was the first roper out of the box and put together a 12.4-sec- ond run to take the early lead. His total time was 39.1 seconds, but since he came into the fi- nals about four seconds slower than the leader, the odds were stacked against him. He had to wait through 11 ropers before he was announced as the win- ner. This was Schneeberger's 20th consecutive trip to Cheyenne. He has had success here before and even come close to winning the title but saw it slip from his grasp at the last minute. "I thought it (winning the ti- tle) could happen, but I didn't think about winning it until the last roper started having a bit of trouble," he said. The Okla- homa cowboy has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas 11 times, but after shoulder sur- gery earlier this year, he is fo- cusing on rodeos close to home. At the opposite end of the spectrum was bull rider Ros- coe Jarboe. The 20-year-old Idaho cowboy is in his rookie season in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was ranked 14th in the world championship stand- ings and led the rookie stand- ings earlier this week. After earning more than $15,000 in Cheyenne, he's in seventh and in a much better position to qualify for his first NFR. Jar- boe is also in the lead in the Resistol Rookie Standings in the bull riding. Two competitors in their second seasons of pro rodeo took home the coveted CFD trophy buckles. J.D. Strux- ness of Appleton, Minn., who won the College National Fi- nals Rodeo championship in steer wrestling in June, was much less nervous about com- peting at storied Frontier Park this year. RODEO CONTRIBUTEDPHOTOBYDANHUBBELL A er 20years of competing at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, Jerome Schneeberger of Ponca City, Oklahoma, won the tie-down roping championship. SETH WENIG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jimmy Walker poses with the trophy a er winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., Sunday. By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, N.J. Jimmy Walker had champagne in his glass and the Wanamaker Trophy at his side. Still unopened is a bottle of Chateau Margaux that Butch Harmon has kept in his Las Ve- gas wine cellar for such a moment as this. Walker gave him the $1,200 bottle four years ago when Har- mon refused payment for their first of many lessons. Harmon was so confident in the 37-year- old Texan that he pledged not to open it until Walker won a major. Asked if he ever opened the wine, Harmon replied in a text message Sunday night, "Not yet." This should go down smoothly. Walker went wire-to-wire in the PGA Championship, and he was tested to the very end. Only three other players over the last decade won their first major by leading (including ties) from start to finish — Jordan Spi- eth at the 2015 Masters, Rory Mc- Ilroy at the 2011 U.S. Open and Trevor Immelman at the 2008 Masters. All of them had com- fortable margins on the back nine. What made Walker's victory even more gratifying was who he beat at Baltusrol. First it was Henrik Stenson, who only two weeks ago set a major championship record at 264 in the British Open with a final round of 63 that ranked among the best. And over the fi- nal hour of the longest day at the PGA Championship, the challenge came from Jason Day, the No. 1 player in the world and defend- ing PGA champion. Through it all, Walker didn't make a bogey over the final 28 holes of his 36-hole day. "God, just to be in it and be there and have a chance and then to finish it off is just ... it's so grat- ifying," he said of his one-shot vic- tory. Walker heard the wild cheer- ing of Day hitting 2-iron onto the green at the par-5 18th, twice backed off his 8-foot birdie putt at the 17th and made it. That gave him a three-shot lead, which shrunk to one shot moments later when Day closed with a 15-foot ea- gle putt. Walker never looked concern, even if his heart was pounding. GOLF WalkerdeliversonHarmon'sbelief By Ben Walker The Associated Press Jonathan Lucroy got a deal he liked, Carlos Beltran joined him in Texas and Jay Bruce and Rich Hill also moved Monday during an 18-swap frenzy at the trade deadline. Matt Moore, Francisco Liriano and Joe Smith found new homes, too, as playoff contenders stocked up for the stretch. "That's what we play for. Those are the moments we want to be in," Moore said after NL West- leading San Francisco got the lefty from last-place Tampa Bay. "For someone to reach out and come get me, it's a really good feeling." Monday was the busiest dead- line day since at least 1995, eclips- ing the 15 deals made on the final day in 2010 and 2015, according to Major League Baseball. Teams had until 4 p.m. EDT to make trades without waivers. From now, no player can be dealt unless he goes unclaimed by ev- eryone else. The AL West-leading Rangers made two major moves. After Lucroy used his limited no-trade clause to block a deal to Cleveland, the All-Star catcher was sent to Texas. "Now, moving on to the (at) Rangers let's take this bad boy to the 'ship! Really excited and can't wait to get after it!" he posted on Twitter. The 30-year-old Lucroy is bat- ting .299 with 13 homers and 50 RBIs this season. MLB TRADE ROUNDUP 18 deals as Beltran, Lucroy, Bruce, Moore move By Dan Gelston The Associated Press LONG POND, PA. Chris Buescher sat in his Ford, hoping that the fog would stick over Pocono and the cloud over the rookie's middling season would start to lift. Buescher idled in his car, then stood with his arms folded on pit road. "I tried not to get my hopes up," he said. Buescher emerged from the fog to become a surprising win- ner in Monday's shortened Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. He is now on the verge of being in the mix for NASCAR's championship after not finishing better than 14th all season before Monday. Imagine a title push that kicks off with Kyle Busch, Jimmie John- son and little-known Buescher in the field. "The plan was to always make the Chase," Buescher said. "We're that much closer now." He's not there yet. Buescher is six points behind David Ragan for 30th to reach the cutoff needed to become eligible for the Chase NASCAR Bu es ch er emerges on top fo r 1s t car ee r Cup win CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS RODEO PAGE 2 BASEBALL PAGE 2 GOLF PAGE 2 NASCAR PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, August 2, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1