ELSMERE, Neb. – There always has been a competitive fire that burns inside Cort Scheer. The furnace has been overtaken by the flames for the saddle bronc rider from Elsmere. His hunger for gold is greater now than it has ever been, because he’s finished oh-so-close each of the past two seasons. Scheer is the[...]

INGLIS, Manitoba – There was a pit in Orin Larsen’s stomach, an agitation he couldn’t release. “I drove into my yard and thought, ‘I’ll never let that happen again,’ ” said Larsen, a bareback rider from Inglis. That was in September 2014, when he finished 19th in the world standings and missing out on a[...]

ROBERTSDALE, Ala. – There’s nothing like an amazing 10 days in Las Vegas in December for a rodeo cowboy. Kyle Irwin experienced that a year ago, and he’s continued to use that rush through the 2015 ProRodeo season. Now the steer wrestler from Robertsdale returns to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the second straight[...]

PRYOR, Okla. – Coleman Proctor will never forget the first time he made his way into Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. In his 30 years on this earth, the Oklahoma cowboy has spent countless hours watching the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on TV and through many recordings. He dreamed of competing inside those[...]

SAVANNAH, Mo. – When he’s not on the rodeo trail, Tyson Durfey spends a great deal of time at his place in Weatherford, Texas. It’s the ideal location for rodeo. His proximity is close to other rodeo competitors as well as many rodeos, and the weather tends to be warmer for longer periods of time.[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the November issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. It is being used here with the approval of the magazine.   Kim Couch had a very basic plan when she arrived at the RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo for the Oct. 15-17 championship. “We[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the November issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. It is being used here with the approval of the magazine. Every young athlete needs a strong mentor to help lead them the way. Callie duPerier has had a few of them in 2015, helping[...]

Trevor Brazile not only won his 22nd world championship this weekend, he put together a solid stranglehold on No. 23. Brazile set a new standard at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, stopping the clock in a 10-run cumulative time of 111.3 seconds. He placed in seven go-rounds, winning the third and sixth rounds.[...]

ALVA, Okla. – Sara Bynum and Amber Miller took very different paths to the top of the barrel racing leaderboard this past weekend at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo. Bynum rode a young mare to the two-run aggregate title, moving up to a tie for second place in the Central Plains Region standings. Meanwhile,[...]