Monthly Archives: April 2011
Cowboys will test skills in Classic Events Championship
Written on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Ty Atchison is a rising star in rodeo, one of the top saddle bronc riders in the game. He’s also the reigning title-holder of the Classic Events Championship, which had its inaugural run last spring. Atchison will try to defend his title starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Henry C. Continue Reading »
Pioneer Days Rodeo will be the home of Carr’s top bulls
Written on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – The list of bull riders at the 2011 Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo is like a who’s who of the top bull riders in ProRodeo. World champions and other Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers will be mixed with up-and-coming rising stars in the game, men who are chasing their dreams to walk away Continue Reading »
Bronc Riding Capital ready for Carr Pro Rodeo broncs
Written on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Folks in this neck of the woods love to see one of their own do well at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, especially in saddle bronc riding. That’s what they got a year ago when Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo team alumnus Josh Reynolds won their hometown event last May, matching moves Continue Reading »
Etbauers helping rodeo grow in the Oklahoma Panhandle
Written on April 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Over the years, the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo has been the champions’ playground. The champion-laden Etbauer family has shined as brightly as anyone inside Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena, host of the annual festivities that are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7; and 2 Continue Reading »
Claremore couple bringing the world of video to rodeo
Written on April 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Dawn and David Petty weren’t really that interested in getting into the rodeo scoreboard business. “Originally we got into it because we were trying to get a scoreboard for the Will Rogers Stampede,” said Dawn Petty, a third-generation member of the volunteer committee that produces the Claremore rodeo. “It just turned into Continue Reading »
It’s just the cowboy way
Written on April 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
I don’t watch much realty television. In fact, I’d never watched “The Amazing Race” before the Feb. 14, 2010, episode, the first for Season 16 of the CBS-TV reality series. That was the first time Jet and Cord McCoy appeared on the nationally televised program. They’ve been friends for the past decade; not only are Continue Reading »
Cowboys’ Amazing run on the race comes to an end
Written on April 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
The Western music to close the ninth episode of “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” was a fitting goodbye for cowboys Jet and Cord McCoy. For the third straight leg of the race around the world for $1 million, the brothers from southeastern Oklahoma found themselves in last place. This time they couldn’t catch up to Continue Reading »
Faith and rodeo
Written on April 24, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
On a day when we celebrate our risen Lord and teach our young children the reason why, I like to the faith by which I lead my life. I’m blessed by the grace of God. The old military theory is there are no atheists in foxholes, because when you face such uncertainty, you must lean Continue Reading »
Region champs
Written on April 24, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
I’m not sure all the champs from the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, but I know the Oklahoma Panhandle State men’s team walked away with another circuit title. Of course, the Aggies had it clinched before hosting this weekend’s rodeo, but that’s just evidence of the strength Panhandle State carries into Continue Reading »
An engaging fundraiser
Written on April 23, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
I’ve had a number of wonderful memories through the sport of rodeo. From watching my friends compete for gold buckles to having unorthodox phone conversations at 2 a.m., I’ve been pretty blessed. The greatest rodeo moment came five years ago in Guymon, Okla., when I proposed to my wife, Lynette, during a fundraiser for Pioneer Continue Reading »
Was it karma?
Written on April 21, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
I wonder if it was karma or happenstance, but those of us who watched the Fort Hays State University rodeo last weekend couldn’t help but notice the bulls failing to leave the arena. As announcer Travis Schauda pointed out, the out gate was sponsored by a local steakhouse, and in the banner that covered the Continue Reading »
Celebrating rodeo alumni
Written on April 20, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
One of the great things about attending the Fort Hays State University rodeo last weekend was seeing old friends. But there was a lot more to it. This was the first reunion in the 45-year history of the college’s rodeo club. The biggest and best thing about the weekend, though, came late Saturday afternoon when Continue Reading »
McCoys clean up during eighth leg of ‘The Amazing Race’
Written on April 18, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Racing around the world for the $1 million prize is hard work, and the eighth leg of “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” was evidence of that. “You’ve been racing so hard, your cowboy hat is dirty,” Phil Keoghan, host of the CBS-TV reality series, said to Cord McCoy, who is racing with his brother, Jet, Continue Reading »
It’s reunion weekend
Written on April 16, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
The Fort Hays (Kan.) State University Rodeo is this weekend, and I’m surrounded by my old haunts at my alma mater. I’m looking forward to the Central Plains Region action, but I’m also looking forward to seeing some old friends, no matter their school allegiance — it kind of comes with the territory of having Continue Reading »
An excited crew
Written on April 14, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Associates with Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. are plenty excited to be teamed with cowboy and “amazing” racer Cord McCoy. In a release that was sent out last week and posted on twisTEDrodeo.com, McCoy announced the sponsorship agreement with the Ada, Okla.-based organization that has representatives all across the country. Apparently the folks at Pre-Paid Legal Continue Reading »
Livestock a key factor in Pioneer Days Rodeo’s success
Written on April 13, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Every athlete wants a fair opportunity to compete. In the world of rodeo, no other event does it better than the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7; and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8, at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. It’s Continue Reading »
Will Rogers Roundup Club to induct five into hall of fame
Written on April 13, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – It’s been eight years since the first class was inducted into the Will Rogers Roundup Club’s Rodeo Hall of Fame. The prestige keeps building. “This is a way for us to celebrate the things that have made the roundup club and the Will Rogers Stampede something special,” said rodeo chairman David Petty, Continue Reading »
Strong weekend gives Fennell the momentum for 2011
Written on April 12, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
D.V. Fennell has had a hunger in his belly for five months. Fennell is a two-time bareback riding qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but bucking horses don’t read resumes. The Utah-born, Oklahoma-raised cowboy hasn’t seen a paycheck since the seventh round of the on Dec. 8, 2010. That’s the way it goes in Continue Reading »
FHSU rodeo team to host championship-caliber event
Written on April 11, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
HAYS, Kan. – The future of rodeo is among us, and it’s coming to northwest Kansas for the annual Fort Hays State University Rodeo. The college’s rodeo club will host the event, part of the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. It’s one of the toughest circuits in college rodeo, and the Continue Reading »
McCoys overcome a flight speed bump to continue racing
Written on April 11, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Life in Varanasi, India, is considerably different from life in Tupelo, Okla., and the McCoy brothers know that better than most after taking part in the seventh leg of “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business.” But they also found there are a lot of similarities. “We come clear across the world to haul some hay,” said Continue Reading »
The Wright way of bronc riding
Written on April 8, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Two-time and reigning world champion saddle bronc rider Cody Wright failed to earn a dime during the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo last weekend. That opened the door for all the other top bronc riders in the game, especially his younger brother, Jesse, who won the national championship and pocketed the biggest paycheck of all Continue Reading »
Cord McCoy, Pre-Paid Legal establishing a partnership
Written on April 7, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ADA, Okla. – No matter where he’s been all over the world, Cord McCoy’s thoughts return to his home. Southeastern Oklahoma is home to McCoy, one of the elite cowboys in the Professional Bull Riders tour, the Built Ford Tough Series. He makes his living trying to ride the nastiest bucking beasts in the business, Continue Reading »
Durfey speeds by the field to win his first PRCA national title
Written on April 6, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
OKLAHOMA CITY – There’s only one title that now eludes Tyson Durfey. The Missouri-born cowboy put together a magnificent run from March 31-April 3 to win tie-down roping during the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo at Jim Norick Arena, the historic site that hosted the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for 13 years. “This event has Continue Reading »
Making up his mind
Written on April 5, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Clint Cannon was very interested in taking the most money he possibly could out of Oklahoma City when he competed at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo last weekend. That’s why he competed just after getting knocked out in Laughlin, Nev. You see, Cannon’ s bareback riding rigging broke in Laughlin, and he took a Continue Reading »