Monthly Archives: May 2022

ATLANTIC, Iowa – ProRodeo in southwest Iowa typically means warm summer weather for fans in this part of the world. That changes this year with the Atlantic ProRodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3-Saturday, June 4, at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Atlantic. Thanks to Oklahoma-based McCoy Rodeo, the sport’s premier athletes will make  Continue Reading »

Event’s atmosphere and fan base are a hit among the sport’s elite cowboys GOODING, Idaho – Cowboys know one thing about their rodeo season before it even begins. “Gooding is one rodeo you don’t want to miss,” said steer wrestler Riley Duvall, a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Checotah, Oklahoma. There are thousands of  Continue Reading »

ATOKA, Okla. – Seventeen seasons ago in the PRCA, a southeastern Oklahoma cowboy utilized a big payday at the Xtreme Bulls event in Oklahoma City to catapult him to a National Finals Rodeo qualification. Fast forward to 2022. That same cowboy, Cord McCoy, is now an event producer, and he’s bringing the PRCA’s stand-alone bull  Continue Reading »

Bronc busters reach out to 5-year-old cancer patient, receive so much more GUYMON, Okla. – Noah Patterson has a sparkling spirit and an infectious personality, one that transcends generations. He radiates joy, and he shares it easily. He’s just 5 years old. “When I first met Noah, he was very active and had a big  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Garrett Smith needed this. He’s spent much of the last two seasons on the injury list – it’s a direct result of his job as a bull rider. In the rough-and-tumble world of professional rodeo, injuries and nagging pain are about to happen. Eight-second rides are followed by hours on the road.  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Sometimes a history lesson provides the perfect opportunity. Take Jess Pope, the No. 1 bareback rider in ProRodeo, who found out earlier this week that he was matched with Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire, a bucking buckskin mare has been considered one of the best bucking horses in the sport. Pope had a  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Tristan Martin has good reason to be confident. He’s coming off his best season in the PRCA, and he’s off to a hot start in 2022. It all added up to a phenomenal three days at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. He placed in the first two go-rounds Wednesday and Thursday and  Continue Reading »

Cinch saddle bronc rider makes time to spend with his family in Texas On Easter Sunday as Cooper and Cheyenne Casper were hunting eggs, their dad was 1,600 miles away from home handling his business. He certainly wanted to celebrate the holiday with his family, but Cinch saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper had a wild  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – Tucker Huffman will graduate from Northwestern Oklahoma State University this coming Saturday, but he’s already received a pretty nice present. Actually, he gifted it to himself this past weekend. Huffman, a senior from Mutual, Oklahoma, posted the fastest tie-down roping run of the Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo presented by Oklahoma Panhandle State  Continue Reading »