Buckaloo, Harrison finding stride
GUYMON, Okla. – Bubba Buckaloo and Joseph Harrison don’t really rodeo like they used to. The team ropers – and neighbors in southern Oklahoma near Lake Texhoma – have other priorities in their lives. Both train horses, and that accomplishes a couple of things: It allows both to stay closer to home while also making […]
Sunday showdown in Guymon
Casper claims first Pioneer Days title, while Pope earns his 3rd GUYMON, Okla. – There was a time a few years ago that Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo featured short-round Sunday. There was a touch of reflection during the final performance of this year’s event, with five of the 10 champions crowned Sunday afternoon. It’s a […]
Bulldogging dad takes the lead
GUYMON, Okla. – Matt Reeves has been a cowboy all his life, but he’s done it at a professional level for 24 years. He’s played the game at an elite level most of his career. He’s done so in little arenas and big. An eight-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier who won its steer wrestling aggregate […]
Ropers close careers with win
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 […]
Concerts add to rodeo’s lore
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 […]
Sparks ignites Rangers with win
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 […]
Miller sets personal best with win
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 […]
Schmidt gets over Angelo hump
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 […]
Dallas shines in San Angelo
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 […]
Rodeo making new upgrades
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 […]
Waguespack breaks Angelo record
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 […]
Guymon about to be ‘Rodeo Town’
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 […]
Brown ties arena record with 2.9
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 […]
Roundup boasts elite rookies
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 […]
Resistol, Carr team for rodeo
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 […]
Haren finds stride in Weatherford
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 […]
Moody claims Xtreme Bulls title
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 […]
Dirty Jacket honored in Angelo
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 […]
Hay back in championship form
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 […]
Mindset lines stage for Rangers
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 […]
Bulldoggers set pace in Angelo
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 […]
Driver sprints to San Angelo lead
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 […]
Sonnier finds groove in Angelo
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 […]
Rodeo making arena upgrades
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 […]