Cowboys, cowgirls and crowds welcome rodeo back to Isabel

  • Colt Peterson, Isabel, and JJ Hunt, Ridgeview, competed in team roping at Isabel.
    Colt Peterson, Isabel, and JJ Hunt, Ridgeview, competed in team roping at Isabel.
  • Laura O’Leary approaches the third barrel during her Saturday run at the Isabel Rodeo.
    Laura O’Leary approaches the third barrel during her Saturday run at the Isabel Rodeo.
  • Laura Hunt, Ridgeview, won some day money in the ladies breakaway roping on Saturday.
    Laura Hunt, Ridgeview, won some day money in the ladies breakaway roping on Saturday.

    After a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, folks were ready for the annual Isabel Rodeo and once again, and they didn’t leave disappointed. This year’s rodeo drew its largest attendance since Isabel’s centennial celebration a decade ago and its total purse of more than $25,000 - coupled with the rodeo committee reputation for putting on a top-notch event - pulled in some of the top competitor…