Kalawaia scores all-around title
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 […]
Reeves wrestles lead in Angelo
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 […]
Paints pave the way in Angelo
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 […]
Crawford snags San Angelo lead
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 […]
Pioneer Days has merchandise
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 […]
Legendary bronc Big Tex dies
Big Tex was born to be a bucking horse on the Zinser Ranch in Michigan, but he was much more than that. Most of his life, he was recognized as one of the elite broncs in ProRodeo. He was selected 17 times to perform and the National Finals Rodeo, a credit to his breeding and […]
Guymon reveres rodeo honorees
GUYMON, Okla. – Much has happened in this community over the last 22 years. There’s been growth; Guymon’s population has increased by 1,500 people. There’s been development; a casino dots the landscape, and there are more hotel rooms than ever before. One thing that’s remained consistent is the biggest event in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Guymon […]
Passion defines Rutkowski
Cinch bullfighter owns 4 freestyle world titles, a love for the game The climb sometimes is most of the fun when trying to reach the mountaintop. The labor of love can become grinding work once the goal is reached. Cinch endorsee Weston Rutkowski found himself there after three straight years of dominating freestyle bullfighting in […]
Carman drives cattle to local rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – The wildfires that devastated the landscape a couple weeks ago are still smoldering in some places in the Texas Panhandle. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, which scorched more than a million acres of land, was mostly contained earlier this week, but fire officials aren’t ready to call it completely covered. That territory encompasses […]
Bulldogger U lives up to its name
ALVA, Okla. – There were 41 steer wrestlers competing at the Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College rodeo over the weekend. Twelve advanced for Sunday’s championship round. Nine of those attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. In that elite field, only one non-Ranger mustered points; the rest of those valuable treasures went to the men sporting the […]
Keeping up with the Joneses
Knob Noster farm family continues to diversify its operations KNOB NOSTER, Mo. – Grant and Rachel Jones are setting a clear example for their three children with one important word for family farmers: Diversification. They not only believe in dabbling in a variety of opportunities, they live it. Family farms like Jones Bros. Farm run […]
The ears of Texas are upon them
Cinch rodeo announcers heating up the action during ‘Texas Swing’ When Anthony Lucia was young, he followed his entertainer father, Tommy, from one rodeo to another. He experienced his own sort of history at what’s been dubbed the “Texas Swing” of winter rodeos, indoor events at some of the most iconic communities in the Lone […]
Stars returning ‘home’ for rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – World championships are the most coveted honors in all sports, and rodeo is no different. Men and women battle all year to claim those cherished Montana Silversmiths gold buckles. There is no greater reward, especially in a sport that features so many challenges: all-night drives, competing on little to no sleep, not […]
Farmers gain ground at meetings
Northwest Missouri producers learn how to better manage their soils, crops As profit from commodity markets continue to dwindle, some farmers are fighting back to maintain a financial advantage and create more bushels A handful of farmers from northwest Missouri took a big step in that direction by attending the Maximum Farming System seminar conducted […]
Timed Event history-maker
Cinch cowboy Doescher becomes first Oklahoman to win title In December 1984, the Lazy E Arena opened near Guthrie, Oklahoma, in time to host the National Finals Steer Roping in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo, which was just a few miles away in downtown Oklahoma City. Still, organizers wanted a showcase to define the […]
Greenfield steps up at K-State
ALVA, Okla. – Savannah Greenfield is a freshman at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, competing in her first year in the Central Plains Region. There’s a lot of new in her life right now: New friends, new campus, new level of competition. What isn’t new is Greenfield finding success. So far this year, she’s earned points […]
Myers excited for Guymon rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – Dusty Myers was born to do this. A second-generation rodeo clown from Jumpertown, Mississippi, Myers has had a lifelong passion for the sport. His years of experience will be on display as he works the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May […]
Rodeo’s best crowned at NFR
Five Cinch team members earn gold buckles while in Las Vegas In the revolving world of Cinch endorsees in professional rodeo, the two weeks in Las Vegas to kickstart December proved to be electric and influential. The culmination of the National Finals Breakaway Roping and the National Finals Rodeo was an exclamation point of excellence, […]
Proctor finds solace with his NFR
LAS VEGAS – Just a few days after making his final team-roping run of the 2023 ProRodeo season, Coleman Proctor was doing the things Coleman Proctor does. He was practicing and taking care of his daughters, Stella and Caymbree, while his wife, Stephanie, was working. When the horses and steers were put away, the three […]
Struxness cashes in big at NFR
LAS VEGAS – The dreams J.D. Struxness had of winning a world championship didn’t fade just because another man walked away with the gold buckle. They’re still vivid, still in his mind and still on the table for the upcoming seasons. Louisiana cowboy Tyler Waguespack may have walked away from the National Finals Rodeo with […]
Thompson closes NFR with cash
LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo is unlike any other, and Dean Thompson now understands that more than ever before. “Round No. 10 at the NFR is crazy,” said Thompson, 21, a first-time bareback rider on ProRodeo’s biggest stage from Altamont, Utah. “My body feels great. I feel like I’m riding bucking horses as […]
Aus wraps NFR with top finish
LAS VEGAS – Concluding his eighth National Finals Rodeo, bareback rider Tanner Aus took many things back to his Minnesota home: Confidence, talent and satisfaction that he got on nearly a dozen of the greatest bucking horses over consecutive nights. There’s also that $90,480 in earnings. It was a job well done, and he wrapped […]
Anderson closes successful NFR
LAS VEGAS – When the curtain closed on the 2023 National Finals Rodeo, Bridger Anderson realized he’d earned $120,939 during his stay in the City of Lights. “It was a great week, and we had a lot of fun,” said Anderson, a two-time qualifier from Carrington, North Dakota. “It’s awesome to have family here the […]
Pope closing in on 4th NFR title
LAS VEGAS – When he’s not on the rodeo trail, Jess Pope is quite comfortable working around his own place in eastern Kansas. He has a cow herd and also offers up his services for day work for other ranchers in the area. He’s a cowboy who knows the importance of handling his business. He’s […]