SISTERS — Prineville bulldogger Sean Santucci led the way for local cowboys and cowgirls during Thursday’s slack competition at the Sisters Rodeo.

Santucci finished second in the first steer wrestling go-round with a time of 4.2 seconds, cashing a check for $1,599.17. Chason Floyd, of Ludlow, S.D., won the first go-round with a mark of 4.1 seconds.

Texas calf roper Stetson Vest won the first tie-down roping go round Thursday, posting a time of 9.2 seconds. Terrebonne’s Shane Erickson tied for sixth in the tie-down event, turning in a time of 10.4 seconds.

Other winners during Thursday’s slack round were Luke Branquinho, of Los Alamos, Calif., who took first in the second steer wrestling go-round with a mark of 4.3 seconds, and Hermiston cowgirl Jade Crossley, who leads the barrel racing event with a time of 17.50 seconds. Bend’s Kayla Scott sits in fifth place in the barrel racing competition after turning in a mark of 18.20 seconds.

The first main performance of the Sisters Rodeo will be held tonight at 7 o’clock.

— Bulletin staff report