Pioneer Day award winners announced
– The organizers of Paso Robles Pioneer Day have announced the event’s award winners.
2025 Pioneer Day parade award winners:
Antique Motorcycle: 1912 Indian Motorcycle
Best Costume: Paso A Pasito Dance Group
Charro or Charra: Soto Gutierrez Family
Church Group: Plymouth Congregational Church
Club/Civic Group Sr: Paso Robles Model A Club
Club/Civic Group Jr: Parkfield 4H Club
Club/School: Paso Robles High School Cheerleaders
Cowboy or Cowgirl: Temecula Carriage Co.
Family Group: Evenson Family Farm
Marching Band Sr: Paso Robles High School Bearcats Band
Most Patriotic: Estrella Warbird Museum
Mounted Group Sr: Carpinteria Ridge Riders
Novelty: Movin & Shakin minis
Parade Horse: Vaqueros de la Region
Sherriff/Marshal Posse: Kings County Sheriffs Posse
Shriner: Asiya South Bay Shrine Club
Tracked Tractor: Brown-Silva Family & Friends
Wheel Tractor: 1951 Allis Chalmers
Tractor Pulled Implement: Fanning Ranch
Wagon Team: Santa Maria Elks Lodge
Historical Wagon: Pioneer Day Committee Prairie Schooner (#66)
Sweepstakes: Santos Bros. Plumbing
Judges award: The Queen’s Court
Marshal’s award: JB Dewar Tractor Restoration
Queen’s award: Ladies of the Barbary Coast
Belle’s award: Covell’s Clydesdale Ranch
Best Use of Theme: Wine Country Theater
Pioneer pet show winners:
-Best behaved pet-Honeydew the goat shown by John Eddy
-Pioneer pet- Peewee the mini Hereford shown by Kinsley Nerelli
Little cowboy/cowgirl and Pioneer contest winners:
-Pioneer girl-Avery McFarland
-Little Pioneer boy-Luke Ontiveros, Asher Hevert, DJ Jacober
-Pioneer boy-Ty Hevert, Wesley McFarlande, Wally Jascott
-Little cowgirl-Aurelia Aguilar
-Little cowboy-Everest Robinson, Oliver Worthman, Austin James Gross
-Cowboy-Lake Robinson, John Eddy, Alex
-Cowgirl-Selah Jo Lovejoy
2025 Whiskerino winners
Fullest: Nathan Williams
Best Try: Silas Stanley
Most Unique: Alisha Bravo
Best mustache: Jason Bravo
Best Overall: James Prizmich
2025 Horseshoe contest winners:
Mens division-Frank Madden
Womens division-Torrey Owens
2025 Gymkhana winners:
6 & under
1st- Blake Peterson
2nd – Jaylee Estes
3rd – Kora Lunsford
4th – Austyn Peterson
5th – Aubrey Walton
7-10
1st – Ellie Benedetti
2nd – Tegan Robinson
3rd – Tatum Allgood
4th – Harper Holstein
5th – Danny Roden
11-13
1st – Samy Mazzi
2nd – Gianna Wouters
3rd – Ellis Peet
4th – Chiara Stornetta
5th – Elsa Sabin
14-17
1st – Ella Feliz
2nd – Brooklyn Agapay
3rd – Charlie Roden
4th – Kenzie Hansen
Dummy Roping winners
6 & under
1st – Blake Peterson
2nd – Oscar Silva
7-10
1st – Tegan Robinson
2nd – Tucker Rowlett
11-13
1st – Elsa Sabin
2nd – Miranda Sabin
14-17
1st- Claire Johnsen
2nd- Charlie Roden
2025 Pioneer Day games were held at the Event Center after the parade.
Here are the winners:
Bale wagon haro-bed race:
1. Kienun Kocan 6:42
2. Eden Casillas 7:30
Celebrity tractor tire race:
1. Matt Carroll
2. John Hamon
3. Debbie Arnold
4. Mark Perry
Hay Stealing:
1. Hayden Rohrer & Spencer Degnan-31 bales
2. Bryson Boneso & Ethan Phillips
Antique Car Potato Race:
1. Justin Brush & Zach Taylor 39:88
2. Austin Sligh & Erin Sligh 45.16
Women’s Horse Trailer Backing:
1. Kyleigh Jensen 20:81
2. Lauren Peterson 21.00
Tractor Stake race:
1. Chris Parrish 34.03
2. Luke Johnson 35:16
Tractor Keyhole race:
1. Christopher Jewett 27:12
2. Colton Brown 33:40
