ArizonaRealCountry.com 45 January 2019 SATURDAY JANUARY 26, 2019 11:00am – 5:00pm Veterans Park Tolleson Taste some of the world’s best chili, enjoy the beer and wine garden, live music and performances, and KidZone SATURDAY JANUARY 26, 2019 Visit our website, www.southwestvalleychamber.org, and click the chili cook-off logo or call the Chamber office, 623-932-2260. Calling All Cooking teams to compete for cash prizes & awards Opportunities for vendors & sponsors The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has just wrapped up its 60th year of crowning world champions. If you’ve never been to the NFR in Las Vegas, this is one event that you need to attend. The entire city gets into the rodeo spirit with western shirts, jeans, and cowboy hats the common dress code up and down the strip. This year’s edition of the WNFR proved to be historic. Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas won his PRCA-record 14th All-Around Cowboy award. Besides winning the coveted gold buckle, Trevor added to his ever-growing record of PRCA championships, this one number 24, in front of over 17,000 cheering fans at the Thomas & Mack Arena. Brazile announced before the Finals started that the 2018 season would be his last full-time year. Brazile is going to an abbreviated schedule in 2019 to spend more time with his family. He secured his Al-Around Cowboy title by winning Round 10 of the tie-down roping in 7.2 seconds. It was his 71st go-round win at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, earned in Tie-Down Roping, Team Roping, and Steer Roping. Yet another record. “When I came into Round 10, I was honestly so thankful that I had another chance,” Brazile said. “It wasn’t maybe the best chance. I had to win the round and do some certain things, but it was at least a chance, and as a competitor that’s all you can ask for.” Brazile entered Round 10 trailing his brother-in-law Tuf Cooper by a little more than $12,000. Cooper won the All-Around title in 2017. “It’s a really unique situation because I love him so much, and I’m his biggest fan, too,” Brazile said of Cooper. “It’s a crazy dynamic that we’ve lived for so long, but I can’t wait to just set back and be able to watch him instead of competing against him.” All of us at Arizona Real Country The Magazine applaud you, Trevor, for being a true champion of rodeo in every way! By Kimmie Dillon Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Aaron Tsinigine Erich Rogers Trevor Brazile PRCA ProRo deo Photo by Jame s Pfifer Courtesy of PRCA All-Around Cowboy Trevor Brazile Bareback Riding World Champion Tim O’Connell Steer Wrestling World Champion Tyler Waguespack Team Roping Heading World Champion Clay Smith Team Roping Heeling World Champion Paul Eaves Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion Wade Sundell Tie-Down Roping World Champion Caleb Smidt Barrel Racing World Champion Hailey Kinsel Bull Riding World Champion Sage Kimzey AZ Real Country The Magazine warmly CONGRATULATES our 4 ARIZONA contestants: Derrick Begay, Cory Petska, Erich Rogers and Aaron Tsinigine. We’re proud of you for representing our state so well!