SAN ANGELO, Texas – Friday’s trip home got a little better for Derrick Begay and Colter Todd. After being saddled with a no-time Thursday, the team-roping tandem found a bit of redemption during the sixth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo after posting a 3.6-second run to take the second-round lead.  “We’ve[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Sage Newman didn’t know much about the horse he had drawn for Thursday’s fifth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. The one thing he trusted, though, was the event’s livestock producer, Dallas-based Pete Carr Pro Rodeo. It paid off rather well for the three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier[...]

Former rodeo clown sailing overseas as international stockman As far back as he can remember, Damon Rogers longed for the simple life filled with hard work and care for others. “There was never a moment in time I ever wanted to be anything but a cowboy,” said Rogers, a former rodeo bullfighter and clown, PRCA[...]

ALVA, Okla. – Even though he’d roped through his youth, Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy Trisyn Kalawaia has focused on steer wrestling since he arrived in Alva a couple years ago. His return to team roping was by happenstance. Bennett McComas, a member of the Northwestern women’s team from Temecula, California, was looking for a[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – For most of his lifetime, Matt Reeves’ focus was on the business at hand, and his livelihood was based on steer wrestling. Things are different now. He and his wife, Savannah, have two boys; Carson is 8, and Hudson is 6. They’re active, as most kids are at that age. Being[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – A couple of paint horses led the way for two ProRodeo superstars to excel during the second day of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Lefty Holman rode Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s California Kiss for 87 points during Saturday evening’s third performance to take the saddle bronc riding lead, while[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – On the first night of breakaway roping at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, the event’s top dog took the top spot.   Jackie Crawford, owner of 23 WPRA world championships and the first titlist in the ProRodeo breakaway roping era that began in 2020, stopped the clock in 2.9[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – Volunteers who produce the community’s biggest annual event are spreading their wings. “We’re selling Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo merchandise for the first time in a long time,” said Ken Stonecipher, the rodeo committee’s chairman. “This is a chance for us to share the joy of our rodeo all year long, and we[...]

Big Tex was born to be a bucking horse on the Zinser Ranch in Michigan, but he was much more than that. Most of his life, he was recognized as one of the elite broncs in ProRodeo. He was selected 17 times to perform and the National Finals Rodeo, a credit to his breeding and[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – Much has happened in this community over the last 22 years. There’s been growth; Guymon’s population has increased by 1,500 people. There’s been development; a casino dots the landscape, and there are more hotel rooms than ever before. One thing that’s remained consistent is the biggest event in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Guymon[...]