Monthly Archives: February 2013
Pierce, Pozzi to represent Texas at RNCFR
Written on February 19, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the February issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official magazine of the WPRA. It is being republished here with the magazine’s consent. Carlee Pierce needed a dominant run at the Ram Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo if she were to reach another major goal in her ProRodeo career. Mission Continue Reading »
Timed Event Championship: Mike Outhier
Written on February 17, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
MIKE OUTHIER, Utopia, Texas How in the world does a four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo saddle bronc riding qualifier get into the field for the Timed Event Championship? Well, he’d better be pretty handy with a rope and understand timed events well. That describes Mike Outhier pretty well. Yes, he was the 1998 PRCA Resistol Continue Reading »
Timed Event Championship: Spencer Mitchell
Written on February 15, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SPENCER MITCHELL, Colusa, Calif. Spencer Mitchell watched closely to the goings-on at last year’s Timed Event Championship. Mitchell was inside the Lazy E as a helper, the teammate in team roping for the bright stars in this game. This year, he’s taking a turn at riding in the championship himself. Mitchell, a header by trade, Continue Reading »
Timed Event Championship: Trell Etbauer
Written on February 15, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
TRELL ETBAUER, Gruver, Texas The Etbauer name is etched deeply in rodeo’s lore. The family owns seven PRCA world championships – a telling tale in its own right. But those gold buckles come in saddle bronc riding, and nobody knows that any better than Trell Etbauer, the 28-year-old son of two-time world champion Robert Etbauer Continue Reading »
Timed Event Championship: Dustin Bird
Written on February 15, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUSTIN BIRD, Cut Bank, Mont. Dustin Bird isn’t Canadian, though it’s less than an hour’s drive from his home in northern Montana to the Alberta border. Still, Bird owns one of the most coveted pieces of hardware ever issued by the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association – the 2012 team roping championship. But what made last Continue Reading »
McEntire-Eaton to host Cowboy Church
Written on February 13, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Susie McEntire-Eaton will host Cowboy Church in conjunction with the 2013 Timed Event Championship at the Lazy E Arena. McEntire-Eaton will perform with her husband, Mark Eaton, during the service, set for 9 a.m. Sunday, March 3, inside the arena. McEntire-Eaton, a country Christian artist, is well known for her spiritual and Continue Reading »
Timed Event Championship: Erich Rogers
Written on February 13, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of 20 biographies I will publish for this year’s Timed Event Championship, set for March 1-3 at the Lazy E Arena. The remaining 19 bios will be published over the next couple of weeks leading up to this year’s championship; this is how they will appear in the souvenir Continue Reading »
Fat Tuesday reveals a hunger for rodeo
Written on February 12, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
There are a number of ways to describe today: Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras Day, Shrove Tuesday and, for those from southwest Kansas, International Pancake Day. The latter comes from the annual event in which women race down the street flipping pancakes. It began more than 500 years ago in Olney, England, but in 1950, the Continue Reading »
Millions served
Written on February 4, 2013 at 12:00 am, by Ted
The Super Bowl is sports’ biggest spectacle, and it has been that way for decades. Now in its 47th year, it proves each winter why the NFL is the biggest sports commodity in the land. But the Super Bowl reaches well beyond sports fanatics. Millions watch just for the halftime show, while millions more watch Continue Reading »