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Your LOCAL Media since 1918! VOLUME 107: ISSUE 50
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Annual Bull Bash full of excitement Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
The stands and beer gardens were filled to the brim on the first day of Tofield’s fourth annual Western Days events, as the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) were back in town for the annual Bull Bash. With 24 bull riders on the schedule and five junior bull riders there that night, the crowds anticipated a great performance and they were not disappointed. As it turned out, six of the bull riders did not make it out, so second rides were available for cowboys to try their hand twice. For this year’s champion, Aaron Roy of Yellow Grass, SK, his second ride scored him the win. “They were short entries so there were eight open bulls. When this happens, if guys want, they can put their name down for double entry,” Roy told the Tofield Mercury following the Bull Bash. Roy’s first ride, atop Cheeko, scored him 82.5 points but the leader at that point in the evening was Coy
Robbins with an 85-point ride. Roy’s second ride on a bull named Holy Smokes scored him 86 points for the win. Roy has been an active participant in rodeo sports since 1997, when he was 11 years old. When asked why he loves to ride bulls, he said it’s the excitement and risk of it all. “It’s the adrenaline of the sport, and it's against all odds for us to stay on,” he said. Roy started his rodeo career in steer riding throughout high school and college, as well as riding saddle bronc and team roping. “I have three older brothers; two of them rode bulls, and one's a steer wrestler. It’s kind of always been in the family,” he said. Roy is a three-year PBR Canada Champion, earning the title in 2008, 2010, and 2012. The junior bull riding winner of the night was Rylan Deleff from Coronation, with a 72-point ride. “The Tofield Bull Bash is a great event and I’m glad they At the Bull Bash on Thursday, August 7, Gilmar Santana scored an 81 point ride on a bull named put it on every year. It helps Mended. KARI JANZEN PHOTOS out every guy with their points,” Roy said.
Aaron Roy of Yellow Grass, SK was the champion of the Tofield Bull Bash, scoring an 86 point ride on his second ride of the night, on Holy Smokes. He scored an 82.5 point ride on his first go, on a bull named Cheeko.
Jordan Hanson on Uncle Buck scored an 82 point ride.