Monthly Archives: May 2015
Proctor wins in the mud in Claremore
Written on May 25, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The locals found the good and the bad that comes with a soggy rodeo Sunday night during the final performance of the Will Rogers Stampede. While steer ropers Brodie Poppino and Brady Garten suffered no-times, team ropers Coleman Proctor and Jake Long pulled off the fastest time of the week to claim Continue Reading »
Cool Change perfect for Pollmiller
Written on May 24, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Justin Pollmiller plodded through the mud not knowing much about Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Cool Change, the horse he was to compete on Saturday night. The more he learned about the athletic equine, the faster his pace got. By the second performance of the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo began, he was Continue Reading »
Patterson leads Claremore steer roping
Written on May 23, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
First round: 1. Bryce Davis, 11.1 seconds, $984; 2. J.P. Wickett, 11.6, $815; 3. (tie) Jason Evans and Rocky Patterson, 11.8, $560 each; 5. C.A. Lauer, 13.3, $306; 6. Cody Lee, 13.5, $170. Second round: 1. Rocky Patterson, 10.6 seconds, $984; 2. Chet Herren, 12.0, $815; 3. Brad Mohon, 13.0, $645; 4. Jay Sellers, 13.1, Continue Reading »
Herl jumps to lead in Claremore
Written on May 23, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Laine Herl is just 21 years old and has big dreams in the world of rodeo. He took a pretty solid leap toward that Friday night during the first performance of the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo. Herl, of Goodland, Kan., posted a 4.1-second run to take the early lead in steer Continue Reading »
Claremore is ready for rodeo
Written on May 19, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Cowboys and cowgirls from all over the country are preparing to converge on Claremore this week. The Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo – the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s 2014 Small Rodeo of the Year – will feature nearly 600 entries for the upcoming event, set for 7:45 p.m. Friday, May 22-Sunday, May Continue Reading »
Miss Rodeo America to appear at Drysdales
Written on May 18, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Miss Rodeo America Lauren Heaton will have a meet-and-greet with rodeo fans beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, May 22, at Drysdales Western Wear on 71st Street in Tulsa. Heaton, the first Miss Rodeo Oklahoma to win the title of Miss Rodeo America, grew up in Alva, Okla., and graduated from Oklahoma State Continue Reading »
Harrison returns to Claremore rodeo
Written on May 14, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo organizers aren’t settled on the past. Sure, being named the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s 2014 Small Rodeo of the Year is quite an honor; now it’s time to look ahead. “We didn’t want to rest on our past accomplishments, no matter how proud we are of them,” Continue Reading »
Jacksonville ready for rodeo
Written on May 13, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
JACKSONVILLE, Texas – Rodeo fans in this east Texas community of nearly 15,000 know they can expect world-class action every May. The Tops in Texas Rodeo is a showcase of the sport’s brightest stars, including the animal athletes from Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo. This year’s event is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14-Saturday, Continue Reading »
Heaton is rodeo’s ambassador
Written on May 11, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Growing up on the family farm just east of Alva, Okla., Lauren Heaton was raised around rodeo. Now she is the sport’s primary ambassador, the first Miss Rodeo Oklahoma ever crowned as Miss Rodeo America. She carries the torch for the Western lifestyle to events all across North America, including the Will Continue Reading »
Important branding
Written on May 7, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
When I developed Rodeo Media Relations, I had been covering the sport for the largest newspaper in Oklahoma. I had purchased a new SUV in 2002, and it quickly became my rodeo wagon. I drove many miles across the red dirt-lined highways to tell cowboy tales to the periodical’s readers. That vehicle became an identifiable Continue Reading »
Charro will be part of Stampede action
Written on May 6, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Tomas Garcilazo is quite proud of who he is, from his upbringing in Mexico City to being a citizen of the United States. He combines it all in one of the greatest acts in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. In fact, Garcilazo was recognized as the PRCA’s Dress Act of the Year Continue Reading »
Long, Proctor end Guymon drought
Written on May 3, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – It’s been nearly a decade since team ropers Coleman Proctor and Jake Long have seen any success in the Oklahoma Panhandle. They finally found redemption Sunday afternoon during the final performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, scoring a 6.8-second run to finish the three-run aggregate with a cumulative time of 20.0 Continue Reading »
Thomas scores the round lead
Written on May 3, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Jason Thomas is ready to return home. Thomas makes his living on the rodeo trail, a pathway that takes ProRodeo cowboys down a winding path that crisscrosses North America. On Saturday night during the third performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, he put on quite a show and can return to Continue Reading »
Reunion pays off for Muncy
Written on May 2, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
BY TRISHA PRICE Rodeo Media Relations GUYMON, Okla. – No stranger to winning or the Guymon community, two-time world champion saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy of Corona, N.M., has made a name for himself in the rodeo industry. “This is where it all started for me,” Muncy said referring to Guymon, home of this week’s Continue Reading »
Claremore rodeo focuses on fans
Written on May 2, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Rodeo is much more than a sport. It’s a true showcase, the perfect piece of family entertainment. That is the mindset taken by the by the volunteers who organize the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo and the staff at Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, which produces the annual rodeo, set for 7:45 p.m. Continue Reading »
Guymon has been good for Koontz
Written on May 2, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – The magic number for Kory Koontz is 20. He’s one of the greatest ropers in ProRodeo and might just be the best heeler to have never won a world championship. Over the course of his storied career, the Sudan, Texas, cowboy has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 19 times. He’d Continue Reading »
Ketcham leads Guymon barrel racing
Written on May 1, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
First round: 1. Sabrina Ketcham, 17.00 seconds, $2,115; 2. Mary Walker, 17.01, $1,813; 3. Cassidy Kruse, 17.03, $1,511; 4. Shali Lord, 17.07, $1,310; 5. Andrea Cline, 17.08, $1,007; 6. Calyssa Thomas, 17.18, $806; 7. Callie DuPerier, 17.25, $604; 8. Brittany Pozzi, 17.27, $403; 9. Britany Diaz, 17.28, $302; 10. Kasey Etbauer, 17.29, $201.