Night number one of the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo kicked off with some of the best professional cowboys and cowgirls participating in events such as barrel racing, bronc riding, roping, and bull riding.

But, the first contestants coming out from the chute gates were kids from East Texas holding on as tight as they could on lightning-fast sheep. Well, maybe not quite that fast, but it sounds better than trotting onto the arena floor.

The scores were tightly packed, but in the end, 7-year-old Kaegan Owens from Nacogdoches took the nightly top spot with an 80-point ride. He was followed closely by Adalynn Caldwell of Center who rode for 79 points, and in third was Ivy Gigler of Nacogdoches with a 78-point ride.

Here are the contestants for each night of mutton busting.

Thursday's Riders

  1. Adalynn Caldwell, 5 - Center
  2. Axton Caldwell, 3 - Center
  3. Brigham Barton, 4 - Tenaha
  4. Cora Bennett, 6 - Nacogdoches
  5. Ivy Gigler, 5, Nacogdoches
  6. Noel Gonzalez, 6 - Garrison
  7. Kase Hargrove, 4 - Garrison
  8. Cayd Merriman, 5 - Etoile
  9. Cohl Merriman, 6 - Etoile
  10. Kru Murray, 5 - Garrison
  11. Kaegan Owens, 7- Nacogdoches
  12. Korgan Owens, 7 - Nacogdoches
  13. Addilyn Sprayberry, 6 - Nacogdoches
  14. Cason Wagstaff, 6 - Nacogdoches
  15. Bransen Yates, 6 - Garrison

Friday's Riders

  1. Braylee Barthol, 7 - San Augustine
  2. Adelina Bickham, 6 - Nacogdoches
  3. Bear Carthel, 5 - Nacogdoches
  4. Pedro Castaneda, Jr., 7 - Nacogdoches
  5. Aiden Crist, 5 - Rusk
  6. Cannon Fitzgerald, 5 - Garrison
  7. Lane Freeman, 5 - Nacogdoches
  8. Colt Hoya, 7 - Nacogdoches
  9. Cambry Hurst, 4 - Nacogdoches
  10. Lathan Mora, 6 - Garrison
  11. Tony Piazza, 7 - Garrison
  12. Brantley Ross, 5 - Mount Enterprise
  13. Kooper Selman, 5 - Lufkin
  14. Corbin Southwood, 4 - Lufkin
  15. Rex Wittpenn, 4 - Nacogdoches

Saturday's Riders

  1. Rhett Bivens, 4 - Lufkin
  2. Avery Brown, 4 - Lufkin
  3. Carson Brown, 7 - Lufkin
  4. Reed Creel, 5 - Nacogdoches
  5. Rhett Creel, 3 - Nacogdoches
  6. Carter Dees, 7- Center
  7. Kira Donahoe, 5 - Center
  8. Adilynn LeBlue, 7 - Chireno
  9. Easton LeBlue, 5 - Chireno
  10. Skylar Mercer, 7 - Corrigan
  11. Brady Richards, 6 - Nacogdoches
  12. Spur Vergara, 7 - Nacogdoches
  13. Hayven Williford, 6 - Nacogdoches
  14. Zaine Zavala, 6 - Douglass
  15. Zandrex Zavala, 5 - Douglass

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