Professional bull rider Colby Yates acknowledges the crowd during the opening of the of the Lone Star Dodge
Colby Yates Challenge presented by Priefert Ranch Equipment and Choctaw Casino on Aug. 15-16, 2008,
at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
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Team Wolf Pipe was crowned champion at the Daisy Protection Bullfight Tour event in
conjunction Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates Challenge presented by
Priefert Ranch
Equipment
and Choctaw Casino on Aug. 15-16 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Wacey Munsell
of Ulysses, Kan., left, and
Sam Gress of Hutchinson, Kan., right, pose with
Susan Johnston, director of
public relations for Daisy Outdoor Products. (PHOTO BY ALLEN GLANVILLE)
Curtis Mendell, left, presents the Daisy Take Aim at Safety MVP award to Team
Alliance Bank
bullfigher Lance McIlvain of Arlington, Texas, right, after Susan Johnston, director of Public Relations at Daisy
Outdoor Products, handed McIlvain his trophy rifle at the conclusion of the Daisy Protection
Bullfight Tour event at the Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates Challenge presented by Priefert
Ranch Equipment and Choctaw Casino on Aug. 15-16 in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
(PHOTO BY ALLEN GLANVILLE)
The bullfight teams -- from left, Jason Magditch and Brandon Brazier of
Team CNB Bank; Ross Hill and Lance McIlvain of Team Alliance Bank;
Jay Brewer and Kevin Pitts of Team Lone Star Dodge; Cole Otts and
Brian Flanders of Team Fuller's Towing; and Sam Gress and Wacey
Munsell of Team Wolf Pipe -- line up after the final performance of the
Colby Yates Challenge on Aug. 16, 2008, in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
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Kevin Pitts of Burleson, Texas, makes contact with a bull for Team Lone Star Dodge during
the Professional Bullfighters' Daisy Protection Bullfight Tour competition at the Lone Star Dodge
Colby Yates Challenge presented by Priefert Ranch Equipment and Choctaw Casino.
(PHOTO BY ALLEN GLANVILLE)
LEFT: Brandon Brazier of Lousiana, Mo., reaches to grab the attention of
a bull during the Aug. 15-16, 2008, Colby Yates Challenge at the Hopkins
County Regional Civic Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
RIGHT: A fan who took part in the Hart Tackle Co. challenge retreives his
prize during the competition.
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Wacey Munsell of Ulysses, Kan., who with partner Sam
Gress of Hutchinson, Kan., represented Team Wolf Pipe,
gets a bull's attention during at Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Munsell and Gress, the 2007 PBF world champions,
won the Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates Challenge
presented by Priefert Ranch Equipment and Choctaw
Casino from Aug. 15-16, 2008.
(PHOTO BY ALLEN GLANVILLE)
Ross Hill of Muscle Shoals, Ala., grabs a bull's attention in order to help
the bull rider dismount safely during the Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates
Challenge presented by Priefert Ranch Equipment and Choctaw Casino
from Aug. 15-16, 2008, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center in
Sulphur Springs, Texas. Hill and his partner, Lance McIlvain of Arlington,
Texas, finished second in the Daisy Protection Tour competition.
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Brian Flanders of Amarillo, Texas, makes contact with a bull during the Aug. 15-16, 2008,
Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates Challenge presented by Priefert Ranch Equipment and
Choctaw Casino at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
(PHOTO BY ALLEN GLANVILLE)
Allen Nelson, vice president for the Professional Bullfighters,
provides the color commentary during the Aug. 15-16, 2008,
Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates Challenge presented by
Preifert Ranch Equipment and Choctaw Casino.
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Sam Gress of Hutchinson, Kan., pulls a bull's attention off a fallen bull rider during the
Lone Star Dodge Colby Yates Challenge presented by Priefert Ranch Equipment and
Choctaw Casino from Aug. 15-16, 2008, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Gress and his partner,
Wacey Munsell of Ulysses, Kan., won the event and are attempting to defend their
2007 Professional Bullfighters World Championship.
(PHOTO BY ALLEN GLANVILLE)
Ross Hill, back, moves into position as his partner,
Lance McIlvain, makes contact with the bull.
(PHOTO BY ©Foto Cowboy)