Monthly Archives: April 2021
Bay City rodeo has faith in Carr
Written on April 30, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
BAY CITY, Texas –There’s something special when the rodeo comes to town. The people in this community of more than 17,000 have needed a relief from the COVID-19 infestation that has isolated and held people down for better than a year. That makes things more special for this year’s Matagorda County Fair and Rodeo, set Continue Reading »
Duncan rodeo attracts local athletes
Written on April 28, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUNCAN, Okla. –Kylie Weast doesn’t compete at many ProRodeos these days. Life in nearby Comanche, Oklahoma, with her husband and two children keeps her plenty busy. But she won’t miss Cord McCoy’s ProRodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7-Saturday, May 8, at Stephens County Arena in Duncan; tickets can be purchased at Crutcher’s Western Continue Reading »
Suit, McBride win steer roping titles
Written on April 27, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Darin Suit became the first champion of the 2021 Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. The Ames, Oklahoma, cowboy placed in three rounds and won the average title in steer roping, which took place Monday and Tuesday at Henry C. Hitch Arena in Guymon. Suit pocketed more than $7,000 for the feat. But he wasn’t the only Continue Reading »
Kansans claim title in Guymon
Written on April 27, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Trimble, Hittle claim team roping win; Rangers earn men’s team victory ALVA, Okla. – As youngsters, Jaden Trimble and Brandon Hittle grew up three hours apart but became close friends despite the miles. “We’ve been best friends since the seventh grade,” said Trimble, a sophomore from Coffeyville, Kansas. They chose the came college, Northwestern Oklahoma Continue Reading »
McCoy adding to Atoka’s tradition
Written on April 27, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ATOKA, Okla. – Atoka County has a rich rodeo tradition and has been home to some of the greatest cowboys to have ever competed. Cord McCoy is one of them. He and his family live in nearby Lane, Oklahoma, and he is proud to live in a county that has been home to PRCA world Continue Reading »
Tryan, Long take San Angelo title
Written on April 24, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – The one thing the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo did for team ropers Clay Tryan and Jake Long was give them a sense of normalcy. They earned the victory, but they were sparked by the chance to rope and a chance to show their talents before packed houses in Foster Continue Reading »
Guymon rodeo tradition continues
Written on April 23, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GUYMON, Okla. – Much has changed over the last 89 years, since the inaugural Pioneer Days celebration in 1933. A tradition was established. The times have changed. There are more cars and fewer horse-drawn buggies. There is television instead of sitting beside the radio. News is shared online and over social media; no more news Continue Reading »
O’Connell earns shot at final round
Written on April 23, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Shane O’Connell was excited about his draw Thursday night during the 11th performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He was a little envious, too. O’Connell, who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 2018, watched from home as Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Network Gazer performed at last year’s grand Continue Reading »
Johnson still riding high at 40
Written on April 22, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Not many ProRodeo cowboys have a 20-year career, but Chet Johnson isn’t a typical ProRodeo cowboy. When he began his professional life as a bronc rider in 2001, the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo was a big event. He found it to his liking and had considerable success inside Foster Continue Reading »
Woodward notches win in Hays
Written on April 20, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – For several years, Pacman was the perfect horse for Kody Woodward. Now, Pacman is doing the same for another member of the family, Brent Woodward, a senior steer wrestler at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The speedy sorrel gelding proved it again this past weekend by guiding Brent Woodward to the title at Continue Reading »
STS event offers a big weekend
Written on April 20, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CHILDRESS, Texas –Rodeo rigs in all shapes and sizes will soon converge on this community of 6,200 and increase the population considerably. That’s what happens when the STS Championship comes to town, with competition set for April 30-May 2 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena in Childress. The event, named for hometown tie-down roping Continue Reading »
McCoy bringing rodeo to Duncan
Written on April 19, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
DUNCAN, Okla. –For much of his life, Cord McCoy made a living as a rodeo cowboy. He won his first buckle at age 5, then progressed up the youth ranks into high school, then intercollegiate rodeo at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, where he was a regular qualifier to the College National Finals Rodeo. Continue Reading »
Sellars is moving on up
Written on April 18, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Florida cowboy climbs standings with San Angelo X Bulls win SAN ANGELO, Texas – In a matter of minutes, Clayton Sellars shot up seven spots to sixth in the bull riding world standings? How does that happen so quickly? The key ingredient was riding two bulls en route to his title at the San Angelo Continue Reading »
Valor is the Rule in San Angelo
Written on April 18, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Barrel racing at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo is always tough. There are dozens of outstanding horses with exceptional jockeys involved in ProRodeo. With 275 barrel racers entered, this year’s competition is exceptional. On Saturday afternoon, Dona Kay Rule and her horse, High Valor, shot past them all, posting Continue Reading »
Stud takes Shadbolt toward the top
Written on April 17, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Garrett Shadbolt had done his homework on the horse he’d drawn Friday night during the sixth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He knew Fettig Pro Rodeo’s Pop A Pop had bucked at the National Finals Rodeo and that the animal was part of a 90.5-point ride with Continue Reading »
Jacobs find the lead in San Angelo
Written on April 16, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – It was a perfect night for Jacobs and a great night for bull rider Boudreaux Campbell during Thursday’s fifth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Campbell, a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Crockett, Texas, rode Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Oyster Bayou for 92.5 points to close out Continue Reading »
Seaboard opens rodeo doors
Written on April 14, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Pioneer Days partner offering free admission for matinee performances GUYMON, Okla. – From its first days of operation 25 years ago, Seaboard Foods has been highly involved in the Guymon community and activities across Texas County. Each year, the company serves as a major sponsor of the annual Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, which this spring Continue Reading »
Chace punts football, wins in rodeo
Written on April 13, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – Kade Chace may have enjoyed football, but rodeo always had his heart. A 2020 graduate of Cherokee (Oklahoma) High School, Chace spent the first semester his freshman year at Sterling (Kansas) College preparing to play football. When COVID-19 disrupted the season, the lifelong cowboy realized he wanted to move closer to home Continue Reading »
Horse helps put Lummus at the top
Written on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Will Lummus understands as well as any steer wrestler the importance of having a good mount underneath him. He’s enlisted the services of Benz, a quick bay owned by fellow bulldogger Clayton Hass of Weatherford, Texas, and the horse is already paying dividends in west Texas for Lummus. He is placing Continue Reading »
Cooper snares lead at San Angelo
Written on April 11, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – For the last several years, Tuf Cooper has chased ProRodeo’s most elusive title: all-around world champion. He won the grand gold buckle in 2017 and has been in the mix in the three seasons since. In fact, he’s second in the all-around world standings heading into the opening weekend of competition Continue Reading »
Franks spurs the San Angelo lead
Written on April 10, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Cole Franks has spent his life around rodeo. That happens when he’s the son of a ProRodeo cowboy, but there’s more to it. He is making his way in the game his own way as a bareback rider. Though he’s just beginning, he proved Friday night that he’s more than capable. Continue Reading »
Local youth ready for STS event
Written on April 9, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CHILDRESS, Texas –The Bruce brothers and Colee Cox have a considerable homefield advantage when it comes to the STS Championship, set for April 30-May 2 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena in Childress. They’re from here, and they’ve been inside the indoor facility more times than they can count. “We have the privilege of Continue Reading »
Elite ropers heading to Childress
Written on April 7, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
CHILDRESS, Texas –Stetson Vest has always wanted to be involved in something big in his hometown. He has that chance with the STS Championship, set for April 30-May 2 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena in Childress. Vest, one of the elite tie-down ropers in professional rodeo and a 2013 National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Continue Reading »
Oestmann moves into region lead
Written on April 7, 2021 at 12:00 am, by Ted
ALVA, Okla. – For the better part of the Central Plains Region season, Denton Oestmann wasn’t quite sure about his roping partner. It affected the way Oestmann – a junior tie-down roper for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team – handled his business. When he finally put his faith in Short Stack, it paid Continue Reading »