Monthly Archives: August 2020

Bull team competition will be a featured piece of Ultimate Bullfighters Challenge GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – They aren’t the biggest animals in Western sports, but what they do in the arena more than makes up for their lack of size. They are Spanish fighting bulls, and they were bred to be part of the Ultimate  Continue Reading »

UBF Challenge at Nebraska State Fair to feature top bullfighters, elite fighting bull competition GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Not many would stare a beast in the eyes. Fewer yet would tangle with it. But 18 men will get that opportunity this coming weekend during the Ultimate Bullfighter Challenge presented by Pump & Pantry, set for  Continue Reading »

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Since the day he was born, Sage Seay has been an athlete. Proof existed through his childhood, where he was the MVP as a senior at Nederland (Texas) High School just outside Beaumont. His exploits landed him a football scholarship at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a stone’s throw  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – At rodeos all across this land, Andy Stewart’s voice has resonated across the grandstands and into the back pens to tell the tales of the sport. Stewart has been a mainstay at the Cattlemen’s Days PRCA Rodeo, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3-Saturday, Sept. 5, at Fred Field Western Center in  Continue Reading »

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – There’s a value to everything in life, and the growth of the human spirit is treasured. For members of the Waller County Fair Association, their annual fair and rodeo is a major part of life in the region northwest of downtown Houston. With the human spirit fully engaged, the association’s board has  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Of the nearly 400 ProRodeo contestants who are scheduled to compete in Gunnison this year, a fourth of them have played on the sport’s grandest stage, the National Finals Rodeo. “When I saw our list of entries, I was floored by the numbers we’re getting and the amount of the top cowboys  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – At just 33 years old, Isaac Diaz is the living embodiment of Garth Brooks’ song “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old).” A professional saddle bronc rider since his college days 15 years ago, Diaz still chases those white lines and great bucking horses that drive his dreams and his passion  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Frontier Rodeo’s bull Big Don had a nasty reputation, but that didn’t matter to Ty Wallace, who mastered the beast for 90 points Saturday night to take the bull riding lead at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. “I’ve seen that bull a handful of times this year, and he’s been awesome,” said  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Hailey Kinsel may not be leading barrel racing at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, but she made a statement during Saturday afternoon’s second performance. Kinsel, the two-time reigning world champion from Cotulla, Texas, posted the fastest run of the round, a 17.35, to move into third place. With two performances remaining in  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – About seven seconds into his eight-second ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Night Fist during Friday’s first performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, Tray Chambliss was in a bind. “I felt my glove slipping out of my rigging; it was do or die right then,” said Chambliss, 30, of Fort Davis, Texas. “It  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Five years ago, the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo was decorated with its highest honor when it was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. It’s just gotten better since then, and that bodes well for this year’s event, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug 22;  Continue Reading »

Local residents, sponsors step up to allow Cattlemen’s Days to happen GUNNISON, Colo. – In the last two weeks since the fundraising campaign was initiated, many people have come out to advocate the 120th consecutive edition of the Cattlemen’s Days PRCA Rodeo. “The support we’ve seen is nothing sort of amazing,” said Kevin Coblentz, president  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Truth be told, Wyatt Casper wasn’t quite sure what to do with the $600,000 he earned in March for winning The American. He’s figuring it out pretty quickly. “We bought us some land and put us a house out there,” Casper said of his spread near Miami, Texas, about 80 miles northeast  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Since 2015, no livestock producer in ProRodeo has received more accolades than Frontier Rodeo. Based near the northwest Oklahoma community of Freedom, Rodeo Manager Heath Stewart has developed the perfect combination of amazing animal athletes and entertaining production to engage fans nationwide. It’s why Frontier Rodeo has been named the PRCA’s Stock  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Dodge City Roundup Rodeo has a grand history for having the best athletes in the game. This year was pretty special, highlighted by a high-scoring championship round Sunday night. Bull rider Roscoe Jarboe was a highlight reel of his own, tying the arena record with a 93-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Over his 21-year career, Nick Sartain has done many great things in ProRodeo. He’s won several of the largest rodeos in the sport, and he’s earned six qualifications to the National Finals Rodeo. He even won the heading world championship 11 seasons ago. But he’s never won the Dodge City Roundup  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Kodie Jang needed something positive to come his way. Sitting 36th in the world standings and not having many rodeos at which to compete because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the 27-year-old Australian steer wrestler was hungering for circumstances to roll his way. It happened during Friday’s third performance of the  Continue Reading »