GUYMON, Okla. – The Hitch name is as much a part of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles as the communities the family ranch surrounds. It’s only fitting, then, that one of the biggest stadiums in No Man’s Land wears the family name. Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena is home to many of the big events[...]

The theme for “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” might be more than giving teams a second chance. It might be about extending one leg of the race directly into another and bringing fans along for the ride. For the second time in the four episodes, the CBS-TV reality series is “To Be Continued,” and there[...]

Rodeo has been part of Matt Sherwood’s life for most of his life. “Rodeo, as great as it is, can be a detriment,” said Sherwood, a two-time world champion team roper from Pima, Ariz. “I was 26 or 27 years old, working and going to school in Florida, and my wife was pregnant with our[...]

Tana Renick is exploding onto the rodeo scene, and she made even more noise Thursday-Saturday during Super Series IV at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Kingstown, Okla., barrel racer won the first go-round of the series Thursday night, then added a second-place finish during Saturday’s third round. It all added up to the[...]

Clint Cannon won the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s bareback riding championship just two years ago. It helped him to the best regular season of any contestant, and he set a PRCA record for most regular-season money won in any event with $233,504. He knows the importance of that RodeoHouston title. Through Super Series IV’s[...]

When Sherry Cervi looks around, there are plenty of reminders of an already great rodeo career. From gold buckles to photographs of her great horses to the memories of racing to the average championship at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Cervi certainly has the pedigree. She will carry that hefty experience with her when she[...]

Lee Graves is an  exceptional athlete, and he’s got the gold buckles to prove it. The Canadian steer wrestler took the early lead during the first go-round of the BP Super Series IV at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Thursday night with a 4.5-second run. He pocketed $2,000. More importantly, he’s got more[...]

I found a problem with livestreaming the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: There was so much traffic Wednesday night that I had trouble maintaining the speed needed to actually livestream. There were so many hiccups that it was difficult to watch. Nonetheless, I’ll try again. When you can watch one of the greatest rodeos in[...]

Cord McCoy didn’t have a great ride Wednesday night during the third go-round of Super Series III at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. But he made the whistle. The score, a 70.5, reflected the “trashy” dance between McCoy and his bull, Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Tiny Dancer. There was no confetti. There wasn’t even[...]

Of the 40 bull riders at RodeoHouston, 17 are members of the Professional Bull Riders organization. Most earned their way to their way into the field through their ranking in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, but they own both PRCA and PBR cards. In fact, Jay Dougherty, the PBR’s vice president for event tours, said[...]