Cowboys and cowgirls compete in Poplar Bluff

Sunday, September 8, 2019

The Three Rivers Shrine Club hosted its 12th annual championship rodeo Friday and Saturday night at the Black River Coliseum. Here's a look at the action from Saturday night.

Gus Brown, 5, of Pollard, Ark., sits atop Big John 316 prior to the start of the Three Rivers Shrine Club's 12th annual championship rodeo Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Two of the Moolah Shrine clowns attempt to put noses on young rodeo fans as they entered the Black River Coliseum Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Heather Morris, (left) wife of a Three Rivers Shrine Club member, puts a nose on a young rodeo fan entering the Black River Coliseum Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Moolah Shrine clown Barley puts a sticker on the shirt of Marley Club of Greenville. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)

Sophia Shulaw, 6, of Poplar Bluff pets Big John 316 Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Dressed as a clown, Heather Morris, wife of a Three Rivers Shrine Club member, hands noses to two of the many children who attended Saturday night's championship rodeo. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
The Miss Missouri Rodeo queens ride around the arena prior to the start of Saturday night's championship rodeo at the Black River Coliseum. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
A rider carries the American flag into the arena as the Three Rivers Shrine Club's championship begins Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
The header's rope falls over his calf's head during Saturday night's team roping event. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Pro Rodeo Clown Ronald Burton of Philadelphia, Miss., entertains the crowd during Saturday night's Three Rivers Shrine Club's championship rodeo. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
The heeler (left) prepares to throw his rope after his partner snared their calf in the team roping event. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
Ben Rapert, 8, of Poplar Bluff watches as the cowboys compete on the arena floor below him Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)
A cowboy struggles to throw his calif during the steer wrestling event Saturday night. (DAR/Michelle Friedrich)