Monthly Archives: April 2025

BIG SPRING, Texas – The anticipation begins long in advance and continues to build around west Texas. The Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo – which begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19-Saturday, June 21, at the Surge Energy Rodeo Bowl – was developed 91 years ago as a way for locals to gather and  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – The last two loops might be the most memorable. Northwestern Oklahoma State University team roping graduate students Jacob Haren and Rhett Murray made the most of their final intercollegiate run together this past Saturday during the championship round of the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo in Guymon, Oklahoma. They stopped the clock  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – The mind of a competitor is a curious thing. What helps someone get out of a slump? What is it that brings back the winning formula? For Northwestern Oklahoma State University freshman Hazen Sparks, he knew something had to change. “I just don’t like losing,” said Sparks of Talihina, Oklahoma. “That seems  Continue Reading »

Texas bareback rider scores 92 points to win San Angelo Cinch Chute-Out SAN ANGELO, Texas – Bradlee Miller doesn’t need a spotlight; his 2025 season is bright enough. He is the No. 2 bareback rider in the world standings having entered this weekend with nearly $112,000, a lead of $36,000 over the field. Miller added  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Kolton Schmidt needed that in every way possible. The team roping header – originally Barrhead, Alberta, now living in Stephenville, Texas –  has been oh-so close to winning the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He was the runner-up in 2020 while roping with Hunter Koch; he finished third in 2022  Continue Reading »

Organizers increase seating, add announcer and local dollars to shows GOODING, Idaho – Over the years, organizers of the Gooding Pro Rodeo presented by Idaho Ford Dealers have made quite a statement about producing something special. Those same folks are amping it up starting this year with the centennial celebration of the Gooding County Fair  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Every professional athlete understands the importance of scouting an opponent. Cowboys are no different. Bronc busters want to understand a horse’s tendencies during a ride, and any knowledge of the animal helps. Take Zac Dallas and J Bar J Rodeo’s Stacked Deck, his match-up during Thursday’s 10th performance of the San  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Jesse Brown’s mark on the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo didn’t last long. Five-time world champion steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack supplanted himself as the lone CRC Roofers Coliseum arena record-holder with a 2.8-second run during Thursday’s slack competition with just two handfuls of cowboys left to compete in the 10th  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – It’s been seven years since the committee that organizes the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo teamed with Freedom, Oklahoma-based Frontier Rodeo to produce the annual event, and that relationship isn’t ending anytime soon. “We just signed a multiyear extension with Frontier on their contract,” said Ken Stonecipher, chairman of the volunteer organization, which  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Over the past five seasons, steer wrestler Jesse Brown has accomplished a lot. He’s earned five straight qualifications to the National Finals Rodeo, where he’s won multiple go-rounds and staked his claim to being one of the top bulldoggers in the game. He’s won some of the biggest rodeos in the  Continue Reading »

FORT WORTH, Texas – When the hat-maker decided upon its Resistol Rookie Roundup presented by The Cowboy Channel, officials knew just the right stock contracting company to produce the annual event. Resistol reached out to Dallas-based Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, which will present the event for the fourth straight year during this year’s festivities, set  Continue Reading »

FORT WORTH, Texas – Gus Gaillard is looking for any advantage he can get in his first year of competing in ProRodeo. He’s a 22-year-old bronc buster from the tiny hamlet of Morse, Texas, not far south of the Oklahoma border in the Texas Panhandle. He’s been among the top 15 in the world standings  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – Jacob Haren knows exactly where he sits with regards to the Central Plains Region standings. There are two events remaining on the season, and Haren is in a bit of scramble mode if he intends to return to the College National Finals Rodeo. A season ago, he won the region’s all-around title  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Like a lot of folks from South Dakota, rodeo runs through Mason Moody’s blood. Now in his fourth year competing at the top level of the sport, he’s proving to those around him just why he loves the game he plays. He rode Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Richard Slam for 90.5  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Hundreds of rodeo’s greatest athletes have graced the CRC Roofers Coliseum. They’ve shared the spotlight in a building known for greatness. On Saturday night during the eighth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, nothing shined brighter than the career of two-time world champion bucking horse Dirty Jacket. Pete  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Any cowboy that has ever played the game inside Foster Communications Coliseum understands the energy and excitement that exudes from the building. For some, it’s a bit intimidating. The fans are packed on top of the action, and they’re loud and exuberant. But for others, it’s a memory they will carry  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo coach Cali Griffin has a way to find the positives through some tough situations. The Rangers weren’t their typical dominant selves this past weekend at the Garden City (Kansas) Community College rodeo, but Griffin has been able to find the bright spots. “This is really going to  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Jordan Driver is in the driver’s seat of this year’s San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo’s barrel racing competition. She rounded the cloverleaf pattern in 14.04 seconds during Sunday’s fourth performance inside Foster Communications Coliseum to not only take the second-round lead but also moved into the top spot in the  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Rodeo is one of the most unique of professional sports, and a big part of that is its inclusion of livestock in the competition. Cowboys know they need good partners to find success, whether it’s riding a great horse or being matched with the right cow. Bulldogger Dalton Massey used both  Continue Reading »

SAN ANGELO, Texas – There were parts of the 2024 season that were simply aggravating for bareback rider Kade Sonnier. “I get stuck in this a lot, but I was really caught up with the end result,” said Sonnier of Carencro, Louisiana. “I didn’t make the (National Finals Rodeo). I had a little bit of  Continue Reading »

We have the early leaders in timed events at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, so check it out. The first round of barrel racing is complete, with Abby Fields of Stephenville, Texas, winning the opener with a 15.70-second run to pocket nearly $11,000. First performance is 7 p.m. Friday at Foster Communications Coliseum.  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – Organizers of the community’s largest annual event are shining a new light on Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. “Those arena lights that we had were 30-plus years old, so we just upgraded to better technology,” said Ken Stonecipher, chairman of the volunteer committee that produces the rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May  Continue Reading »

Breakaway roping will add high-speed excitement to Estes Park rodeo ESTES PARK, Colo. – Erin Johnson and Kelsie Domer have centered their lives around roping. Combined, they have a baker’s dozen of Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world championships, and they’re looking forward to heading to Estes Park for Rooftop Rodeo, set for 7 p.m. Saturday,  Continue Reading »