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Stewart bringing voice to KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Stewart looks at his job from many angles. He is a researcher, a statistician and an entertainer. He has the unique ability to put it all together as one of the top emcees in professional rodeo, a six-time nominee for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Announcer of the Year. He[...]
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Injuries sideline NFR hopes

The last week of rodeos was tough on a couple of bareback riders who were battling for qualifications to the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Canadian Luke Creasy suffered a broken left forearm that required surgery Tuesday, while Texan Matt Bright had a rib injury. It’s not the first bout with injuries this season for[...]
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Good Man Friday

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the August issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. It is reproduced with the approval of the WPRA. Paige Willis considered selling Good Frenchman Friday, a horse she had spent much of the winter and spring seasoning. It’s a good thing she didn’t. The[...]
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First round results from Lovington

Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Tyler Pearson, 3.3 seconds, $1,930; 2. Dean Gorsuch, 3.6, $1,679; 3. Stockton Graves, 3.7, $1,427; 4. (tie) Wade Sumpter, Cooper Shofner and Christian Pettigrew, 3.9, $923 each; 7. Monty Eakin, 4.0, $420; 8. Seth Brockman, 4.1 $168. Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Marty Yates, 7.9 second, $2,539; 2. (tie) Riley[...]
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Shofner wrestles away the lead

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Every great angler knows the value of a good honey hole. The Shofner brothers of southeast Texas have one in the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. Cooper Shofner of Jasper, Texas, took advantage of the familiarity of Jake McClure Arena on Thursday to move into the overall steer wrestling lead, while brother[...]
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