roping at Box Elder arena
Chris Peterson
Havre Daily News
cpeterson@havredailynews.com
After a hard-fought day of
competing at the Chippewa
Cree Rodeo Association team
roping competition, Cameron
Billy and Marty Watson, both
of Box Elder, were the top
money winners and took
home trophy saddles. Coming
in second place in money winnings
were Keith Billy and Eric Watson.
At the Sybil Sangrey
Colliflower Memorial Arena
near Box Elder, teams competed
in six different roping events.
Cameron Billy had a spectacular
outing, coming in first place three times.
The competition opened
with roping No. 9, which saw
Billy and Watson take first
and the team of Eric and
Darrel Watson finish second.
In roping No. 8, Jay and
Joe Doney took first. Eric
and Marty Watson finished second.
Roping No. 7 saw Eric and
Darrel Watson take home
first place and Eric and
Marty Watson coming in second place.
Eric and Darrel Watson
capped off a solid competition
with a first place finish in the
No. 6 roping competition.
Cameron Billy took first in
roping No. 5 with Marty
Watson, and won roping No. 4 with Jo Jo Billy.
Keith Billy and Eric
Watson continued their solid
competition with a second
place finish in roping event
No. 5. Kenny and Marty
Watson took home second
place in roping No. 4.
The Chippewa Cree Rodeo
Association is hosting several
team ropings and open rodeos
this summer, along with jackpot team ropings every
Wednesday evening at the
Sybil Sangrey Colliflower
arena, 1 miles east of Box Elder.
A Fourth of July celebration
will include saddle team
roping on July 3 and open
rodeo on July 4.
Complete Results:
#9 Roping
First Cameron Billy, Marty
Watson;
Second Eric Watson, Darrel
Watson.
#8 Roping
First Jay Doney, Joe Doney;
Second Eric Paul Watson, Marty
Watson.
#7 Roping
First Eric Watson, Darrel Watson;
Second Cameron Billy, Marty
Watson.
#6 Roping
First Eric Watson, Darrel Watson;
Second J. Monteau, Billy Lamere;
Third Brandi Beecher, Curtis
Monteau.
#5 Roping
First Cameron Billy, Marty
Watson; Second Eric Watson,
Keith Billy; Third Melvin Morsette
Jr., Marty Watson.
#4 Roping
First Cameron Billy, Jo Jo Billy;
Second Kenny Watson, Marty;
Watson
Third Marty Watson, Ervin
Watson.
