OKEECHOBEE -- The rodeo started with the grand entry of the American flag and the sponsor flags.

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OKEECHOBEE -- For the calf scramble, children from the audience are invited into the arena. The first three to grab a ribbon from the tail of a calf win a prize.

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OKEECHOBEE -- Bull riding is always popular with rodeo fans.

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OKEECHOBEE -- The Cowtown Rodeo was held March 12 and 13 at the historic Okeechobee Cattlemen's Rodeo Arena on U.S. 441.

The Cowtown Rodeo is a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association competition. The PRCA, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the oldest and biggest rodeo-sanctioning body in the world. PRCA sanctions about 650 top-of-the-line multiple-event rodeos on the continent, in about 38 states and three or four Canadian provinces.

2022 Cowtown Rodeo results:

All-around cowboy: Timothy Pharr, $1,799, tie-down roping and team roping.

 Bareback riding: 1. Jayco Roper, 86 points on Silver Spurs Club's No. 605, $1,024; 2. Cooper Cooke, 85, $776; 3. Keenan Hayes, 82, $558; 4. (tie) Montana Duvall and Jacob Raine, 77, $295 each; 6. Mike Solberg, 76, $155.

 Steer wrestling: 1. Sam Goings, 4.0 seconds, $1,533; 2. Tanner Milan, 4.4, $1,269; 3. Caden Camp, 4.5, $1,005; 4. Nick Guy, 4.6, $740; 5. Bryn Roy, 4.8, $476; 6. Kalane Anders, 4.9, $264.

Team roping: 1. Tee Luttrell/Cole Curry, 4.7 seconds, $1,813 each; 2. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 5.0, $1,576; 3. Braxton Culpepper/Brad Culpepper, 6.0, $1,340; 4. Justin Yost/Garrett Smith, 6.3, $1,103; 5. (tie) Travis Dorman/Ty Chancey, Clint Keller/Morgan Jones and Zach Kilgus/Jake Edwards, 6.5, $631 each; 8. (tie) Keven Daniel/Adam Plyler, Nelson Linares/Kody Hendricks and Ty Veon/Caleb Smith, 6.6, $53 each.

 Saddle bronc riding: 1. Keene Justesen, 89 points on Silver Spurs Club's Best Hope, $993; 2. Parker Kempfer, 85, $752; 3. Alan Gobert, 78, $541; 4. (tie) Treyson Antonick and Tyrel Roberts, 77, $286 each; 6. Cash Wilson, 76, $150.

 Tie-down roping: 1. Tim Pharr, 8.6 seconds, $1,799; 2. Michael Otero, 9.9, $1,489; 3. Savion Elias, 10.1, $1,179; 4. Jobe Johns, 10.3, $869; 5. Kolt Henderson, 10.5, $558; 6. Zack Cargle, 10.6, $310.

 Barrel racing: 1. Jill Hayes, 15.63 seconds, $1,599; 2. Nicole Love, 15.69, $1,371; 3. Kindyl Scruggs, 15.82, $1,142; 4. (tie) Taylor Carver and Wendy Culberson, 15.83, $876 each; 6. Alex Dollar, 15.88, $609; 7. Ericka Nelson, 15.97, $457; 8. Kristin Hanchey, 15.98, $305; 9. Taycie Matthews, 16.02, $228; 10. Ashley Rogers, 16.05, $152.

 Bull riding: *1. Laramie Mosley, 84 points on Silver Spurs Club's Touch Of Silver, $1,484; 2. Tanner Eno, 75, $1,194; 3. Cullen Telfer, 74, $941; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).

Total payoff: $47,697. Stock contractors: Silver Spurs Club and Five Star Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Jody Cox. Officials: Fritz Brewer and Jeff Clair. Timers: Emilie White and Mary Montsdeoca. Announcer: Jerry Todd. Specialty act: John Payne. Bullfighters: Jake Geiger and Mike Driver. Clown/barrelman: J.J. Harrison. Flankmen: Paul Bowers Jr and George Kempfer. Chute boss: Dudley Kirton. Pickup men: Spook Whidden and Reed Durrance. Music director: Kye Todd.