Champions, locals entered in North Platte rodeo competition

The contestant list has been set for the 2014 Buffalo Bill Rodeo, and 362 cowboys and cowgirls will make their way to North Platte chasing gold buckle dreams.

Potter’s Bailey Long is scheduled to participate in barrel racing slack on Thursday, June 19.

The rest of the list is peppered with world champions and hometown cowboys alike. The reigning Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Saddle Bronc champion Chad Ferley is entered, along with past champions like Will Lowe (bareback riding), Jeff Willert (saddle bronc riding), and Nebraska’s own two-time steer wrestling world champion Dean Gorsuch.

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