Month: January 29, 2016

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Rodeo brings community together

McALESTER, Okla. – There are many attractive things about this community. “We’re the largest city in southeast Oklahoma with 18,000 people,” said Jeff Warmuth, the president and CEO of the McAlester Area Chamber of Commerce. “We feel like we’ve got a town of 40,000, because people come in from other communities to shop and to[...]
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McCoy is back in the saddle

He may have retired from bull riding two years ago, but Cord McCoy never retired from being a cowboy. McCoy, a six-time PBR World Finals qualifier who also earned a bull riding qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2005, has gained fame through his three stints on the CBS-TV reality series, “The Amazing[...]
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Injury sidelines Kirchenschlager

GUTHIRE, Okla. – Dakota Kirchenschlager was excited to compete at the CINCH Timed Event Championship. After re-aggravating a shoulder injury recently, the two-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier will miss this year’s Timed Event, set for March 4-6 at the Lazy E Arena. He will be replaced by another heeler, Jim Ross Cooper, a two-time TEC[...]
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ProRodeo returning to McAlester

McALESTER, Okla. – For the first time since 2009, professional rodeo is returning to McAlester. Local officials have teamed with Hi Lo ProRodeo to produce and promote the Choctaw Casino’s McAlester ProRodeo Presented by Sam Wampler’s Freedom Ford, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 12-13, at the Southeast Expo Center. “McAlester is a rodeo town,[...]
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A true cowboy’s event

TOP ALL-AROUND HANDS TO BATTLE FOR CINCH TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE GUTHRIE, Okla. – There is one main reason the top 20 cowboys in the game look forward to the CINCH Timed Event Championship, set for March 6-8 at the Lazy E Arena. “I think it’s the best event going,” said JoJo LeMond, a TEC[...]
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West Monroe is a rodeo town

WEST MONROE, La. – For the last four years, West Monroe has been a major focal point of reality television in various capacities. “Duck Dynasty” was the precursor for other northern Louisiana reality-based programs like “Bayou Billionaire” and the “My Big Redneck Family” franchise. But there’s much more to Ouachita Parish than duck calls, camouflage[...]
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duPerier reels in gold at NFR

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the January 2016 issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. It is republished on my website with the WPRA’s approval.   Callie duPerier had the simplest of game plans during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo: Leave all three barrels up in all 10 go-rounds.[...]
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