Hughes sets standard in Houston
Kyle Hughes has been around ProRodeo for more than a decade, best known as a great all-around cowboy. On Friday night during the opening round of Super Series II at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the talented Colorado hand made a significant statement with a blistering 3.2-second run. The feat matched an arena record. […]
Lockett takes Timed Event lead
The Timed Event Championship looks to have begun with a shotgun start during the first go-round Friday afternoon. Of the top six placers, two thirds have won this championship before. In fact, they account for 10 Timed Event titles. Kyle Lockett, the 2005 champion, leads the way after a 53.8-second opening round. His blistering time […]
Elite contestants to fight for national titles
Bobby Mote is a world champion bareback rider who has put together a hall-of-fame career on the backs of bucking beasts. He’s hoping to add a few lines to his resume at the 2011 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, set for March 31-April 3 at Jim Norick Arena at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, […]
Iron Man begins today
The Iron Man of ProRodeo is returning to the Lazy E Arena. The Timed Event Championship will feature 20 of the top cowboys in the sport competing in all five timed events, heading, heeling, tie-down roping, steer roping and steer wrestling. It’s a grueling five-round affair that takes place at noon and 7:30 p.m. today […]
First series is in the books in Houston
Ryan Gray isn’t scheduled to compete at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for another 10 days. The six-time bareback riding qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo hasn’t been on a bucking horse since the second night of the 2010 championship, when he was bucked off, then stepped on and suffered a lacerated liver. But […]
Houston: Home of big money
With one round to go in RodeoHouston’s Super Series I, there are some competitors with some work to do if they want to advance to the next level of the bracketed format. But some great hands secured their advancement during the second round Wednesday night, including saddle bronc rider Jesse Bail, who finished second in […]
Now that’s a Super Series
The opening night of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo featured an explosive start to 20 days of competition. In fact, the top two bareback riding scores make up the last three world championships and five overall. Four-time champ Bobby Mote, who has won the last two gold buckles, and 2008 titlist Justin McDaniel spurred […]
Poppino ready for RodeoHouston, its Cowboy Church
HOUSTON – The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is host to hundreds of the top rodeo athletes in the world every March. Tana Poppino of Big Cabin, Okla., is one of those, earning her credentials to compete inside Reliant Park from March 7-9 through her three qualifications to ProRodeo’s grand finale, the Wrangler National Finals […]
Sherwood carries his faith with him on the rodeo trail
HOUSTON – To watch Matt Sherwood compete, one realizes his focus and extreme athletic talent. But deep in his chest beats the heart of a champion, from his two Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association team roping-heading world titles to the way he carries himself and handles the challenges life hands him. That’s why Sherwood’s faith is […]
Hodge Ford, Fennell team together to reach rodeo gold
There are three things that are a must for rodeo cowboys who hit the road chasing their gold buckle dreams: grit, determination and the means to get from one rodeo to another. Bareback rider D.V. Fennell might have just added the final touch to the coveted, yet elusive, world championship in his partnership with James […]