angelina benefit rodeo

Let the riding begin. We're talking bulls, horses, broncs, motorcycles, and, of course...sheep.

The Angelina Benefit Rodeo gets underway this Wednesday and continues through Saturday at the George H Henderson, Jr. Expo Center in Lufkin.  One of the highlights each night is the mutton bustin' championships.

Last week's Angelina Benefit Rodeo brought us four entertaining nights of mutton bustin'.  Area youngsters between the ages of 5-9 tried their hands, arms, and anything else they could use to hold on to the runaway sheep.

Patience, patience, patience. Thanks to patience, and one heck of a bear hug, Cash Pierce of Huntington won the mutton bustin' competition Saturday night at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo.

One third of the contestants at Friday night's mutton bustin' competition at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo were female.  And sure enough, it was a young lady that took home the trophy.

How good was the mutton bustin' Thursday night at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo?  How about 4 rides that topped 90 points!  When the dust and wool settled, Tristen Davis brought home the trophy with a ride of 98 points!

6-year-old Brody Oliver of Lufkin was the mutton bustin' champion of night one of the Angelina Benefit Rodeo with a monster ride of 93 points.  12 more riders will vie for the trophy tonight.

The first of four rounds of mutton bustin' gets underway tonight at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo at the Expo Center in Lufkin.  12 youngsters each night will try their hand at landing the top score to win the nightly championship trophy.

It's that time again. Get your kids signed up for Mutton Bustin' at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo.

It was a full house at the George H Henderson, Jr. Expo Center in Lufkin Saturday night as the final night of the Angelina Benefit Rodeo came into full swing.  It was also the night of the championship round for mutton bustin'.

Another round  of 12 young cowboys and cowgirls competed Friday night in the Mutton Bustin' Championships at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo, which means 4 more sheep riders guaranteed their spot in tonight's championship round.

Night number two of the Angelina Benefit Rodeo at the George H Henderson Jr Expo Center in Lufkin brought more spills and thrills in mutton bustin'.  I've never seen more kids getting flipped, riding sideways, and getting faces full of dirt...but, they were all tough and came away with some great rides.