Crunch Time Gray's rodeo season swiftly slid sideways

So much can happen in just eight seconds.

There are plenty of people who can likely attest to that after last Tuesday’s wild windstorm where trees toppled and tragically, lives were lost and others thrown into disarray.

While somewhat pale in comparison, that relatively short span of time turned Cheney High School grad Ryan Gray’s return to the upcoming National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas upside down this past summer.

Riding well in June and July and rising swiftly in the Pro Rodeo Cowboy’s Association bareback standings the injury bug bit, and as fast he was flying, Gray was grounded.

He won a...