Monthly Archives: April 2024

ALVA, Okla. – Moments before he was to make a season-defining run at the final college rodeo of the 2023-24 campaign, Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy Emmett Edler gained a few words of encouragement from teammate Jacob Haren. “Jacob told me to go blast that steer,” said Edler of State Center, Iowa. That’s just what  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – A year ago this week, Emma Cameron made her first appearance at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. She was Miss Rodeo New Mexico and part of the visiting queens program associated with the biggest annual event in the Oklahoma Panhandle. She was just one of a large contingent of ladies who shared  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – It wasn’t long after Jeff and Linda Graue opened L&J Auto Parts that they began celebrating their new community. It started by supporting the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo, now called the Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo, which takes place the final weekend of April. Shortly thereafter, the Graues began sponsoring the Guymon  Continue Reading »

CLARENDON, Texas – For the first time in school history, the Clarendon College women’s rodeo program is taking a full team to the College National Finals Rodeo. The Bulldogs wrapped up the 10-event Southwest Region season this past weekend at the Tarleton State University rodeo in Stephenville, Texas, by finishing second in the standings and  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – With one rodeo remaining on the Central Plains Region schedule, things are looking pretty good for Northwestern Oklahoma State University steer wrestlers. The top five men in the regional standings are Rangers, and the odds of all three bulldoggers traveling to the College National Finals Rodeo will be heading out of Alva  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – There’s something about Foster Communications Coliseum that Keenan Hayes really likes. Two years ago, the young cowboy from Hayden, Colorado, won the bareback riding title of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo while competing on his permit. He finished the year with a single-season permit earnings record, collecting $108,568 in  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Dylan Hancock has had some big things already happen to him in a young rodeo career. He is just a few months removed from being named the Resistol Rookie of the Year in both tie-down roping and the all-round. Last month, he was invited to compete at the Timed Event Championship,  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Tilden Hooper has nothing to prove in the world of rodeo. At 36 years old, he’s a nine-time qualifier to the National Finals Rodeo – his first came in 2008; his most recent was 2022. He’s won some of the biggest rodeos across North America and been a shining example of  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – For cowboys who make their livings eight seconds at a time, it’s exciting when they get ready to ride inside Foster Communications Coliseum. The building is packed for every performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, and there is an electricity that is not only evident, but also engaging.  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – The biggest moment of Dean Thompson’s career came a year ago when he arrived in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Matched with Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire, the 2022 PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year, Thompson let it all hang out at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. The result was a 92.5-point ride to win  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – Kade Stokes moved from the East Coast to the Plains to further his education and become a better bull rider. He’s gaining ground on both lessons of his life. This past weekend, Stokes won the first round and finished second overall at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo in Weatherford. It was  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Clayton Sellars got his start as a professional bull rider in the PRCA, the premier sanctioning body in rodeo. Sellars was stellar, qualifying three straight times for the National Finals Rodeo beginning in 2019. The next season, he took his act to the PBR, which has been around for more than  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – This west Texas community has been a gracious host to some of the top ropers in the business; Kelsie Domer has been one of the recipients of that friendliness. This weekend, however, is her first time to rope during the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo inside Foster Communications Coliseum. It’s  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Friday’s trip home got a little better for Derrick Begay and Colter Todd. After being saddled with a no-time Thursday, the team-roping tandem found a bit of redemption during the sixth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo after posting a 3.6-second run to take the second-round lead.  “We’ve  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Sage Newman didn’t know much about the horse he had drawn for Thursday’s fifth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. The one thing he trusted, though, was the event’s livestock producer, Dallas-based Pete Carr Pro Rodeo. It paid off rather well for the three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier  Continue Reading »

Former rodeo clown sailing overseas as international stockman As far back as he can remember, Damon Rogers longed for the simple life filled with hard work and care for others. “There was never a moment in time I ever wanted to be anything but a cowboy,” said Rogers, a former rodeo bullfighter and clown, PRCA  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – Even though he’d roped through his youth, Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy Trisyn Kalawaia has focused on steer wrestling since he arrived in Alva a couple years ago. His return to team roping was by happenstance. Bennett McComas, a member of the Northwestern women’s team from Temecula, California, was looking for a  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – For most of his lifetime, Matt Reeves’ focus was on the business at hand, and his livelihood was based on steer wrestling. Things are different now. He and his wife, Savannah, have two boys; Carson is 8, and Hudson is 6. They’re active, as most kids are at that age. Being  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – A couple of paint horses led the way for two ProRodeo superstars to excel during the second day of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Lefty Holman rode Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s California Kiss for 87 points during Saturday evening’s third performance to take the saddle bronc riding lead, while  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – On the first night of breakaway roping at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, the event’s top dog took the top spot.   Jackie Crawford, owner of 23 WPRA world championships and the first titlist in the ProRodeo breakaway roping era that began in 2020, stopped the clock in 2.9  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Volunteers who produce the community’s biggest annual event are spreading their wings. “We’re selling Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo merchandise for the first time in a long time,” said Ken Stonecipher, the rodeo committee’s chairman. “This is a chance for us to share the joy of our rodeo all year long, and we  Continue Reading »