Melby wins first round in Guymon
Cayla Melby, the daughter of NFR qualifier Jane Melby, rounded the cloverleaf pattern at Guymon, Okla., in 17.14 seconds to win the first round. She was 15-100ths of a second ahead of the second-place finisher, Taylor Langdon. Barrel racing: First round: 1. Cayla Melby, 17.14 seconds, $1,958; 2. Taylor Langdon, 17.29, $1,679; 3. Cassidy Kruse, […]
Doescher solid in Guymon
Cody Doescher of Oklahoma City has made four solid runs at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. He sits fourth in the steer wrestling average with a two-run cumulative time of 9.2 seconds. He and heading partner Clayton Hass of Terrell, Texas, are seventh in team roping with 14.9 seconds on two runs. Competition continues Friday […]
Peek earns 2 Guymon checks Wedneday
Josh Peek shared the steer wrestling win and also placed in tie-down roping during Wednesday’s first round of timed events at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. Steer wrestling: First round: 1. (tie) Josh Peek and Tyler Waguespack, 3.7 seconds, $1,671 each; 3. (tie) Matt Reeves and Jacob Talley, 4.1, $1,204 each; 5. (tie) Tooter Silver […]
Guymon steer roping 2016 Round 2
Second round: 1. K.W. Lauer, 12.4 seconds, $1,697; 2. Don Eddleman, 12.6, $1,476; 3. (tie) Marty Jones and Billy Good, 13.2, $1,144 each; 5. Scott Snedecor, 13.4, $812; 6. (tie) Jess Tierney and John Bland, 13.5, $480 each; 8. JoJo LeMond, 13.9, $148. Aggregate leaders: 1. Scott Snedecor, 27.0 seconds on two runs; 2. Marty […]
Jones ready to ride close to home
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – Steer wrestler K.C. Jones has traveled all across this country to compete at an elite level. He really likes competing close to his Decatur, Texas, home. He will get that opportunity next week during the Karl Klement Butterfield Stage Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, […]
Guymon steer roping 2016 Round 3
Third round: 1. Troy Tillard, 10.7 seconds, $1,697; 2. Jason Evans, 11.0, $1,476; 3. Jess Tierney, 11.1, $1,254; 4. Rocky Patterson, 11.2, $1,033; 5. Corey Ross, 11.4, $812; 6. Dan Eddleman, 11.8, $590; 7. J.P. Wickett, 12.1, $396; 8. Brodie Poppino, 12.2, $148. Average leaders: 1. Marty Jones, 40.3 seconds on three runs; 2. JoJo […]
LeMond repeats as Guymon champ
JoJo LeMond, who has National Finals qualifications in both heading and steer roping, earned the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo’s steer roping title. He placed in three of the four go-rounds and finished by downing four steers in 54.4 seconds. He pocketed $4,280 in the process. The Andrews, Texas, cowboy also won the steer roping title […]
Gizmo returns to Claremore rodeo
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Over the last two and a half decades, Dale “Gizmo” McCracken has received a number of honors in his career as a professional rodeo clown. None of them matter more than the smiles he sees on faces in the crowd when people love what he’s doing inside the arena. That’s the mark […]
Rangers add more titles in Guymon
ALVA, Okla. – The arena in Guymon, Okla., may have been a muddy mess this past weekend, but it was the perfect place for goat-tier Shayna Miller to close out her Central Plains Region career. Miller won the first round and finished second in mucky conditions during the short round to share the victory with […]
Guymon steer roping 2016 Round 1
First round: 1. Will Gasperson, 12.6 seconds, $1,697; 2. Scott Snedecor, 13.6, $1,476; 3. Guy Allen, 13.7, $1,254; 4. Dan Fisher, 14.4, $1,033; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., 14.5, $812; 6. Jarrett Blessing, 14.7, $590; 7. Marty Jones, 14.8, $369; 8. JoJo LeMond, 15.0, $148.
Guymon ready to be a cowboy town
GUYMON, Okla. – Over the next 10 days, this community of more than 12,000 in the heart of the Oklahoma Panhandle will become a cowboy town. It’s more than the title of a Brooks & Dunn song, more than a few extra cowboy hats roaming the streets. It’s rodeo time in Texas County, from this […]
Claremore celebrating local rodeo
CLAREMORE, Okla. – A championship celebration is coming to this Rogers County community for Memorial Day weekend. In conglomeration with the Will Rogers Stampede, the city of Claremore will recognize the rodeo, its history and its award-winning legacy leading up to the three nights of world-class performances at Will Rogers Stampede Arena. It all begins […]
Harbin taking position at Western State Bank
After a dozen years as owner and operator of Auto Express, Brady Harbin is moving across the street. On June 1, the 39-year-old Leoti man will begin work as an agricultural/commercial loan officer at Western State Bank, just west of his dealership across Second Street. “The opportunity to serve this community in a greater capacity […]
Carr, Bridgeport rodeo make solid team
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – A solid partnership always makes things better. That’s the case with the Karl Klement Butterfield Stage Days Rodeo and its livestock producer, Dallas-based Pete Carr Pro Rodeo. “Pete has been amazing to work with,” said David Turnbow, president of the volunteer committee that produces the annual rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, […]
Rodeo proud of PRCA nomination
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – Many across Wise County take considerable pride in their homes and their way of life. They have a little more to be proud of with the Karl Klement Butterfield Stage Days Rodeo, which was nominated for Small Rodeo of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2015. “We were so […]
Dirty Jacket ready for Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – The first time Dirty Jacket ever bucked at a ProRodeo, he did so inside Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. That was eight years ago, and Coloradoan Jared Schlagel won the bareback riding title on the colt that year. The Pete Carr Pro Rodeo bucking horse was just 4 years old, a dangly, […]
Rangers women win Hays title
ALVA, Okla. – Championship-caliber teams know overcoming adversity is a big part of winning titles. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University women’s team moved one step closer to claiming the Central Plains Region championship this past weekend by overcoming poor conditions forced through heavy rains that splattered Doug Phillips Arena at Fort Hays (Kan.) State University. […]
Pioneer Days deserving of honor
GUYMON, Okla. – Oklahoma has a strong and powerful rodeo history. From hosting the National Finals Rodeo to being the home of many world champions, the state is well known for its rodeo lore. Still, only this community in the heart of the Panhandle can boast of being home to Oklahoma’s Hall of Fame Rodeo. […]
Rangers women move to No. 1
ALVA, Okla. – Momentum is a major factor in any team’s success. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University women’s rodeo team proved that with a dominating performance this past weekend at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo in Weatherford. In doing so, the Rangers leaped over Southwestern and into the No. 1 spot in the Central […]
Roping event has record-breaking year
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in April edition of Women’s ProRodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. It is reprinted here with the WPRA’s approval. Jordan Fabrizio has seen up close the good that has come from the Three Star Memorial Roping in Amarillo, Texas. That’s why she’s involved and why she’ll continue […]
Lackey was solid for Rangers
ALVA, Okla. – Sometimes she who makes the fewest mistakes grabs great rewards. Such is the case for Northwestern Oklahoma State University breakaway roper Katie Lackey of Ardmore, Okla., who posted two solid times this past weekend at the Garden City (Kan.) Community College rodeo. The result was a third-place finish in the southwestern Kansas […]
A passion for soccer leads to volunteerism for Samudzi
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appeared in the Friday, April 1, 2016, edition of the Maryville Daily Forum. It’s reprinted in its entirety here. Cleo Samudzi unwinds a little differently than most. As dean of the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing, Samudzi has spent his lifetime educating young people. His teachings continue even in […]
Trio earns biggest payout at ERA opener
It took a bit of work, but with the help of a the ERA media relations, I was able to come up with the big money winners from this past weekend’s inaugural event in Redmond, Ore. Because the association is a points-based system, the results show points instead of dollars. It’s similar to the way […]
Pioneer Days deserving of honor
GUYMON, Okla. – Oklahoma has a strong and powerful rodeo history. From hosting the National Finals Rodeo to being the home of many world champions, the state is well known for its rodeo lore. Still, only this community in the heart of the Panhandle can boast of being home to Oklahoma’s Hall of Fame Rodeo. […]