The Panola college rodeo team traveled to Uvalde, Texas this weekend for the 2^nd Southern Region rodeo. The women’s team continued their hot streak by finishing 2^nd overall. The men’s team struggled a little bit, but was able to put enough points on the board to stay in the top 5 of the men’s team in the Southern Region.

   Bailey Plaisier made a bareback ride good enough to finish in 6^th place, and get some team points on the board for Panola College. The Canadian bareback rider is a single event cowboy attending his first year at Panola College.

   Breakaway roping is a very fast and competitive event. Two sophomore girls showed their skills this weekend by winning points in Uvalde. Nicole Reeves and Sarah Anne Broussard, who are both Louisiana cowgirls, where on top of their game.  Nicole posted a 2.1 second run winning first and second, while Broussard posted a 2.5 second run for 5^th place finish.

Taylor Gooch helped the women’s team with an 8.5 second goat tying run, which landed her in the 7^th hole. Taylor is a sophomore and is working on her degree in Petroleum Technologies.

The Johnson Twins strike pay dirt again in the team roping. Laramie and Colton Johnson were able to post a time of 7.4 seconds, to win 4^th in their event.  The brother and sister team are tied for 2^nd and 3^rd in the overall Southern Region standings.

The most dangerous event in rodeo by far is the bull riding. Braden Richardson captured the victory with a 70 point ride. Braden won a healthy pay check, as he was the only bull rider to qualify with an 8 second ride.

The Women’s team finds themselves in the in the number 1 overall position in the Southern Region, while the Men’s team hangs tight to the 4^th spot. The top two teams in the region, both men and women, move onto the CNFR, held at Casper, WY this July.