DUNCAN, Okla. – There’s something about a great family tradition that molds the next generation. In rodeo, that sentiment is especially strong. That family legacy was quite powerful Friday night during the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, where Trell Etbauer and Riley Duvall stopped the clock in 4.0 seconds to win the second[...]

Three-time world champion steer roper Rocky Patterson had already clinched the year-end championship in the Prairie Circuit before he even nodded his head Friday morning. He padded his lead during the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Steer Roping by winning the average championship. He roped and tied down three steers in a cumulative time[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – It’s cold. It’s raining. It’s the perfect weather for rodeo … especially for one that’s indoors. Such is the case with the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, which will conduct its second of three performances at 7:30 tonight at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center in Duncan. Oklahoma is[...]

I love my job, and there are many times I get to do some really cool stuff. Take an e-mail I received last week from Shane Ewing with KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kan. Shane and fellow sports reporter Jake Schlegel wanted to do a segment called “Sports Tips” for its sportscast, and they wanted to do[...]

CORD McCOY RETIRES FROM BULL RIDING Before he ever raced around the world or became host a television series, Cord McCoy was a cowboy who made a name for himself as one of the best bull riders in the game. Now he’s retiring from the sport that earned him so much fame and acclaim. “I’d[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – More than half the bronc riders that qualified for this year’s Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo have something in common: They all competed in college rodeo at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. On Thursday night during the first go-round of the regional championship at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center[...]

There is a flurry of activity going on around here this week. In addition to handling as many assignments as possible for the American Royal in Kansas City, I am in the process of promoting the Midwest Classic, a Professional Roughstock Series event in Salina, Kan. It just so happens that it’s also Justin McBride’s[...]

Sallisaw, Okla. Even though he’s quite comfortable in eastern Oklahoma, J.P. Wickett could easily find his way to the southeastern New Mexico community of Lovington. Each of the past two seasons, Wickett has earned the steer roping title at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. That’s been a key reason behind his qualifications to the[...]

HENDERSON, Texas – Most sporting events are a wonderful combination of competition and entertainment. That’s exactly what members of the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo committee have in store for fans of this year’s event, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17-Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Rusk County Expo Center in Henderson. That’s just one of[...]

Cisco, Texas Joe Wells is competing in the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping for the first time. That’s quite an accomplishment. What’s more impressive is that Wells is just 23 years old, a year removed from being named the Resistol PRCA Steer Roping Rookie of the Year. In just his sophomore season, Wells has[...]