The champions showed up on Championship Sunday at the 82nd annual Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, with eight-time world champion Stetson Wright riding off with three championship buckles in saddle bronc riding, bull riding, and as the All-Around champion.

Wright nailed two of those three buckles on the very last ride of the final event of the rodeo.

Stan Branco won his third-straight (and fourth in the last five) Santa Maria Elks Rodeo steer wrestling crown.

Hayden Ford completed a weekend sweep, winning the first and second rounds in tie down roping, to ride off with that championship.

Local high school student Miley Monighetti rode home with two titles; first teaming with her father Mike to win the Elks team roping championship, and then coming right back to win the 13-17-year-old division o

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