Monthly Archives: October 2015
Dirty Jacket repeats as champ
Written on October 23, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DALLAS – When Dirty Jacket walks into the bucking chutes, all eyes are upon him. The talented Pete Carr Pro Rodeo horse is big and muscular, powerful and athletic. At 11 years old, the bay gelding knows why he’s there, and he’s ready to perform. He’s the greatest bucking horse in ProRodeo, and everybody in Continue Reading »
Fast run propels Quaney to title
Written on October 18, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUNCAN, Okla. – Cody Quaney knew he had to be fast on Saturday during the final night of the 2015 Prairie Circuit season. He was, and it paid off in a big way for the tie-down roper from Cheney, Kan. Quaney roped and tied his calf in 8.4 seconds to win the third round of Continue Reading »
Riddle answers with winning
Written on October 17, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUNCAN, Okla. – Caine Riddle hasn’t been on a bucking horse in a month and a half, but it hasn’t shown through the first two rounds of the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo. Riddle, a four-time Prairie Circuit year-end champion from Vernon, Texas, won the opening bareback riding rounds and added $3,531 to Continue Reading »
Cooper returning to the NFR
Written on October 16, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
So many things have changed since Jake Cooper first qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That was in 2007, when he was just 23 years old. Though he’d been around the sport his entire life, he was still relatively new to the ups and downs that come with competing in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Continue Reading »
Long, Proctor extend their lead
Written on October 16, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUNCAN, Okla. – Jake Long and Coleman Proctor both own Prairie Circuit titles, though the team ropers didn’t earn them together or in the same year. They are trying to do just that in 2015, and they made a stronger case Thursday night during the opening go-round of the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Continue Reading »
Wall wins 2015 Pendleton Round-Up
Written on October 13, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written for the October issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. It is reprinted here with permission from the editor. Even though she has just a handful of runs inside the Pendleton (Ore) Round-Up Stadium, Kimmie Wall knows that’s her favorite rodeo. She further cemented Continue Reading »
Miller, Rangers win in Stillwater
Written on October 12, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – Like every good athlete, Shayna Miller has brilliant aspirations. Miller, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior from Faith, S.D., would like to be part of three Central Plains Region championships: Goat tying, the women’s all-around and the women’s team. She and the Rangers women made a significant move toward those goals this Continue Reading »
Local cowgirl ready for finale
Written on October 7, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUNCAN, Okla. – For years, Shy-Anne Jarrett stood in the background as the rodeo world shined its light on her husband, 2005 all-around world champion Ryan Jarrett. The spotlight will beam brightly on the Comanche, Okla., cowgirl during the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15-Saturday, Oct. 17, Continue Reading »
Rangers still finding success
Written on October 6, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – Goals and aspirations are one thing; accomplishing them oftentimes is another. For the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo teams, reaching goals is all about the preparation involved. With just two events under their belts, the men’s and women’s squads are reaching for championships for the 2015-16 season. “As a team, I think Continue Reading »
Lunak is Outa Sight in Hempstead
Written on October 4, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
HEMPSTEAD, Texas – The last time Buck Lunak competed at the Waller County Fair and Rodeo, things didn’t go so well. “I came here two years ago, and they threw me off,” said Lunak, a bareback rider from Cut Bank, Mont. “I’m glad to come back and do good. It means a lot. It’ll help Continue Reading »
Brothers love winning together
Written on October 3, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
HEMPSTEAD, Texas – There’s only one thing better than competing together for saddle bronc riding brothers Jacobs and Sterling Crawling: Winning together. “It’s great that we both ride broncs because we have two chances, and the rest just have one,” said Sterling Crawley, a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Stephenville, Texas. The two Continue Reading »
Branco wrestles to the lead
Written on October 2, 2015 at 12:00 am, by Ted
HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Stan Branco makes no bones about his 2015 ProRodeo season. “I just wasn’t bulldogging good enough,” said Branco, a 29-year-old steer wrestler from Chowchilla, Calif. He kicked off his 2016 season on the right foot Thursday night with a 4.1-second run to take the early lead at the Waller County Fair and Continue Reading »