Wildwood, Alberta, is not the type of town where you get lost. As saddle bronc star Logan Hay tells it, there is a gas station and a post office.
"Blink," said Hay, who hails from there, "and you will miss it."
The same holds true for Hay's excellence. In 16 seconds, he put together a pair of outstanding rides, ultimately capturing the Wildwood Bronc Bustin' title with a 92.5-point trip on Calgary Stampede's Exotic Warrior Saturday night.
It represented Hay's high score of the season, this X-Broncs win providing momentum as he seeks to return to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after missing a year ago because of an injury.
"I was pretty pumped when I saw what I had. I got on her at the Canadian Finals. She's a 6-year-old, who has been outstanding her whole life. But she's very unpredictable," Hay said. "Last time I was on her, it was a lot of ducks and dives. This time, she kind of stalled out of the chute and was really bucking after that. It probably looked prettier than it ...