Monthly Archives: April 2014
First round of tie-down roping in Guymon
Written on April 30, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 First round results Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Clay Long, 7.6 seconds, $1,744; 2. Trevor Brazile, 7.8, $1,617; 3. (tie) Tyson Durfey and Marty Yates, 8.1, $1,175 each; 5. (tie) Seaver Tate and Morgan Grant, 8.3, $720 each; 7. Chase Williams, 8.4, $379; 8. Quay Howard, 8.6, Continue Reading »
First round of SW-TR in Guymon
Written on April 30, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 First round results Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Dru Melvin, 3.7 seconds, $1,960; 2. Tyler Pearson, 3.8, $1,705; 3. Quinn Campbell, 4.0, $1,449; 4. Jacob Talley, 4.3, $1,193; 5. (tie) Josh Peek and Chance Howard, 4.5, $810 each; 7. (tie) Dean Gorsuch and Ben Shofner, 4.6, $298 Continue Reading »
Rounds 3-4 of Guymon steer roping
Written on April 29, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 Results Steer roping: Third round: 1. Trey Wallace, 10.8 seconds, $1,891; 2. Will McBride, 11.4, $1,565; 3. Chris Glover, 11.7, $1,239; 4. Tom Smith, 12.1, $913; 5. (tie) Jess Tierney and Joe Wells, 12.3, $456. Fourth round: 1. Chet Herren, 10.8 seconds; $1,891; 2. Chance Kelton, 11.1, Continue Reading »
Rangers finish season on strong note
Written on April 29, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams have been oh-so close to greatness all season long. They took another step closer this past weekend at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo, the final event of the 2013-14 Central Plains Region season. The men scored 600 points Continue Reading »
Rounds 1-2 of Guymon steer roping
Written on April 28, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 Results Steer roping: First round: 1. J. Tom Fisher, 11.7 seconds, $1,891; 2. Brent Lewis, 12.3, $1,565; 3. (tie) Neal Wood and J.B. Whatley, 12.5, $1,076 each; 5. Tyrel Taton, 12.6, $587; 6. Jay Sellers, 13.1, $326. Second round: 1. Shay Good, 10.2 seconds, $1,891; 2. Trevor Continue Reading »
Team roping will feature the best
Written on April 28, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GROESBECK, Texas – Over the course of her career, Jackie Hobbs Crawford is one of the most decorated female ropers in rodeo. The thing is, she’s just as capable as about any man in the world of team roping. That’s why she is expecting to be one of the many talented ropers who will be Continue Reading »
McCoys still near the top of the race
Written on April 28, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
“The Amazing Race” fans got to see a little more of Cord and Jet McCoys’ personalities during Sunday night’s ninth leg of the Season 24 marathon around the world for $1 million. The brothers and four other teams began the CBS-TV reality series in Orvieto, Italy, and quickly made their way into Switzerland in the Continue Reading »
Guymon title is Scheer-ly in focus
Written on April 27, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Over the last eight months, Cort Scheer has been exceptional riding bucking horses. It has paid tremendous dividends … to the tune of nearly $250,000 in that time span. Last July, the Nebraska-born saddle bronc rider won the one of the most coveted regular-season titles in the sport, the Calgary (Alberta) Stampede, posting a 93.5-point Continue Reading »
Guymon rodeo features 942 entries
Written on April 24, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Each spring, hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls make plans to be in the Oklahoma Panhandle for the annual Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. “It’s a great weekend, and for me, it starts my summer run,” said Taos Muncy, a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider from Corona, N.M. “We’ve been indoors a big Continue Reading »
Rangers on verge of college finals
Written on April 22, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – For a few members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team, qualifications to the College National Finals Rodeo are set. For others, there is some work to be done this coming weekend at the final event of the 2013-14 Central Plains Region season in Guymon, Okla. Take junior Ryan Domer of Continue Reading »
McCoys slide into second on ‘Race”
Written on April 21, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
In an episode that featured “The Amazing Race” teams riding equines, The Cowboys skipped past that challenge and ventured on to a second-place finish Sunday, April 20. Holding an Express Pass they had earned on the opening leg of the race around the world for $1 million, Jet and Cord McCoy knew they had to Continue Reading »
Organizers looks to give to youth
Written on April 17, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EVENT SET ON PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH MONEY RAISED AT WILD WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS GROESBECK, Texas – Bobby Joe Hill is not a man who believes in the status quo. Hill, owner of Hill Rodeo Cattle, has teamed with Cody Gantt to produce the Wild West Championships, set for Friday, May 23-Monday, May 26, at the Limestone Continue Reading »
Barnes makes big move for Rangers
Written on April 17, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – When Lauren Barnes arrived in Weatherford, Okla., last weekend for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo, she was intent on winning the women’s all-around title. “I think I really had a chance, but the draw didn’t help me very much,” said Barnes, a junior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from Buckeye, Ariz.; Continue Reading »
Champs a big part of sale
Written on April 16, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CHAMPIONS SELECT TO OFFER USER-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE HORSES FROM RODEO’S ELITE Paul Tierney knows what it means to have a high quality performance horse. In his lifetime, Tierney has utilized great horses on the ranch and at rodeos all across this land. You see, he’s a two-time world champion from Oral, S.D., having earned the tie-down Continue Reading »
Wilson’s giving pays off for rodeo
Written on April 15, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Lanny Wilson is a generous man of many talents. The Guymon man uses all of them as one of the many volunteers on the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo committee who help to produce the annual event, which will have four performances set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Continue Reading »
Big Tex recovering from surgery
Written on April 15, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Big Tex, one of the top bucking broncs in ProRodeo, had surgery Saturday night after suffering with a bout of colic. He is recovering at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo horse, which was scheduled to perform during the final round at the Ram National Continue Reading »
McCoys hold on in ‘Amazing Race’
Written on April 14, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
As cowboys who rode bucking beasts for a living, Jet and Cord McCoy learned a long time ago to hang on tightly. They’ve been doing that through seven legs of Season 24 of “The Amazing Race.” On Sunday night, the brothers began the seventh episode of the reality TV series as one of seven teams Continue Reading »
National champs earn coveted titles
Written on April 13, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – If saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley lacked any confidence prior to his appearance at the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, he’s leaving with a truckload. Crawley, a three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Stephenville, Texas, rode two broncs Saturday night during the final performance of RNCFR and walked away from the Continue Reading »
Mote in position for another title
Written on April 12, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Bobby Mote is starting to like the way the format works at the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. Mote, a four-time world champion bareback rider from Culver, Ore., has won two of the last three national championships, including the 2012 RNCFR title. On Saturday afternoon, he an 86-point ride on Pickett ProRodeo’s Continue Reading »
Wright at the top of his game
Written on April 12, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – In all his years of competing in professional rodeo, saddle bronc rider Cody Wright had never been to the storied Lazy E Arena before this week’s Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. He may have found a second home. On Friday night, Wright rodeo Korkow Rodeo’s Painted Chip for 83 points to take Continue Reading »
Peek wins Round 1 at RNCFR
Written on April 11, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – A strong work ethic pays off for the world’s greatest athletes. Tie-down roper Josh Peek fits nicely in that category. The pains of labor gave birth to grand success Thursday during the second performance of the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo at the Lazy E Arena. Peek, a six-time Wrangler National Finals Continue Reading »
Gunderson gunning for national title
Written on April 10, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Joe Gunderson can taste one of ProRodeo’s most prestigious titles. Now in his seventh trip to the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, Gunderson is ready put a defining statement to a pretty stellar rodeo career by adding the coveted national championship. “It would be awesome to win this thing,” said Gunderson, a Continue Reading »
FHSU readies for annual rodeo
Written on April 8, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
HAYS, Kan. – When Bronc Rumford took the job as rodeo coach at Fort Hays State University, he understood the priorities that come with it. “College is all about education, and our rodeo club and our rodeo team is about motivating kids to get an education,” said Rumford, a Fort Hays State alumnus who has Continue Reading »
Don’t try to profit off a tragedy
Written on April 8, 2014 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Every news agency I’ve ever been associated with has done some sort of self-promotion. Call it marketing. Call it space or time filler. Call it an editorial right to pats one’s self on the back, but it’s been part of presenting news in a competitive market for decades. Metro TV stations are quite possibly the Continue Reading »