Saddle Bronc rider Brody Wells, from Powell, Wyoming, rides Pearl Necklace to a score of 80.5 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jonathan Foster, from Norco, dances with Tamara Martinez, from Rancho Cucamonga, during the after rodeo dance on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Barrel racer Linda Vick, from Hesperia competes on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022 with a time of 16.14 seconds. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Saddle Bronc rider Brody Wells, from Powell, Wyoming, rides Pearl Necklace to a score of 80.5 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Steer wrestler Levi Judd, from Chelsea, Oklahoma, brings down his steer in 7.2 seconds on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Ryan Hunter, left, from Hesperia, tosses his beer as he wins the impromptu mullett contest on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Team Roper header chases after a steer as he competes on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A rodeo fan raises his cowboy hat in prayer on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Barrel racer Michelle Alley, from Madisonville, Texas, races back towards the timing beams as she competes on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Saddle Bronc rider Chance West, from Chino Valley, Arizona, rides to the top score of 81 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tie-down roper Riley Webb, from Denton, Texas, brings his horse to a stop as he competes with time of 9.2 seconds on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
An official ties the barrier rope during the Team Roping event on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Colby Demo, from Red Bluff, makes the only qualifying ride of the night aboard Ghetto Spread for a score of 82 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tie-Down ropers Ty Harris, left from San Antonio, Texas, and Cooper Martin, right, from Alma, Kansas, wait behind the roping chutes for their event to start on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Saddle Bronc rider Brody Wells, from Powell, Wyoming, rides Pearl Necklace to a score of 80.5 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tie-down roper Doyle Hoskins, from Prunedale, ropes his steer as he competes with time of 10.4 seconds on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon D. Dicus greets the crowd on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tie-down roper Brushton Minton, from Witter Springs, chases his steer as he competes with time of 10.1 seconds on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Team Roper header chases after a steer as he competes on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Amir Beardsly, from Red Bluff, gets thrown off of Monkey Punch for a no score on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Myron Duarte, from Hilmar, goes face down in the dirt after being thrown off of Sea Smoke for a no score on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Little Miss Yucaipa Rodeo Layla Johns rides into the arena on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A pick up man chases down a saddle bronc horse in the arena on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tie-down roper Cooper Martin, from Alma, Kansas, ropes his steer as he competes with time of 8.5 seconds to take the top time on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Justin Rickard, from Perris, holds onto Mo Sexy prior to being thrown for a no score on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Justin Rickard, from Perris, holds onto Mo Sexy prior to being thrown for a no score on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Colby Demo, from Red Bluff, makes the only qualifying ride of the night aboard Ghetto Spread for a score of 82 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jonathan Foster, from Norco, dances with Tamara Martinez, from Rancho Cucamonga, during the after rodeo dance on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Steer wrestler Dalton Massey, from Hermiston, Oregon, brings down his steer in 4 seconds to take the top top time on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bull rider Myron Duarte, from Hilmar, goes face down in the dirt after being thrown off of Sea Smoke for a no score on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Saddle Bronc rider Brody Wells, from Powell, Wyoming, rides Pearl Necklace to a score of 80.5 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tie-down roper Doyle Hoskins, from Prunedale, chases his steer as he competes with time of 10.4 seconds on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Team Roper header chases after a steer as he competes on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Saddle Bronc rider Chance West, from Chino Valley, Arizona, rides to the top score of 81 points on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Team Roper header and heeler chase after a steer as they compete on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Team Roper header and heeler chase after a steer as they compete on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A roper leaves the rodeo following his roping event on the opening night of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in Devore on Friday night Sept. 23, 2022. The rodeo continues Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
It’s time to saddle up the horse and head to Devore for a taste of the western lifestyle and the return of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Rodeo.
The rodeo started Friday, Sept. 23, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 25, at Glen Helen Regional Park in Devore. Gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the event’s website.
Competitors certified by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will take part in seven events including, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping and barrel racing.
This is the final weekend of the year to qualify for December’s Nationals Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, the sport’s equivalent of the Super Bowl. Some of the top riders and ropers in the world are scheduled to compete over the three-day event, including the extensive Wright family of rough stock riders from Milford, Utah.
The event will raise money for local youth organizations, with donations to be made to the Children’s Fund, Boy Scouts of America and the Golden Circle of Champions, according to a statement in the event’s program by San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus.
Friday and Saturday night’s events will be followed by live music by Jarett James & The County Line. James, who is from Wrightwood, said his small-town values inspire his singing and songwriting, through which he tries to capture the humble hunting and fishing, beer-drinking, farm-raised, mud-on-the-tires, church-on-Sunday way of life.
