A rodeo worth celebrating
WILL ROGERS STAMPEDE WILL FEATURE CONCERTS WITH CODY CANADA AND THE DEPARTED, COODER GRAW AND ADAM HOOD CLAREMORE, Okla. – Any significant birthday deserves a party, and organizers at the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo are planning a big one for this year’s event. “We’re literally setting the stage for our 70th anniversary,” said David […]
Nacogdoches rodeo still improving
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Great changes have been made to the main arena make the overall fan experience better at the Nacogdoches County Exposition and Civic Center. It will come in handy when the complex hosts the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo & Steer Show, set for 7:45 p.m. Thursday, March 24-Saturday, March 26. The highlight is a […]
Willis, Edwards united in the arena
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – They are horseback in the arena more than any other cowboy at any given rodeo. As highly visible as the pickup men are, they’re at their best when they are virtually anonymous. Their roles are to be unseen, to allow the action of the competition dictate the performance and to showcase the […]
Rodeo is a big deal for Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – There is much in this community to celebrate. With a population of more than 12,000, Guymon is the largest town in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It will get considerably bigger the first week of May for the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, […]
Nelson has Faith in Rangers rodeo
ALVA, Okla. – There’s something in the water in Faith, S.D. There is a boatload of rodeo talent that originates in the tiny western South Dakota town, and much of it seems to find its way to Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The proof has been there for years, but it received a powerful explanation point […]
Tierney doubles up at CTEC
GUTHRIE, Okla. – At just 26 years of age, Paul David Tierney has found his calling at the CINCH Timed Event Championship. In just three days inside the Lazy E Arena, the Oral, S.D., cowboy made 25 runs in a record cumulative time of 267.9 seconds to win his second Timed Event title in three […]
Tierneys at the top at Timed Event
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Jess Tierney wants to win the CINCH Timed Event Championship in the worst way. It doesn’t look like it’s going to happen this year. “You want to win the average, and that’s why you come,” said Tierney, who has roped, tied and wrestled 20 head in a cumulative time of 333.8 seconds […]
Brazile blazes to the CTEC lead
GUTHRIE, Okla. – The keys to Trevor Brazile’s great success in the rodeo arena lies in his amazing work ethic and the talent of his equine partners. He showed it Friday at the Lazy E Arena during the first two go-rounds of the CINCH Timed Event Championship, but that’s nothing new for the Decatur, Texas, […]
Tierney jumps past Brazile into lead
GUTHRIE, Okla. – If anybody in this year’s CINCH Timed Event Championship field has a bigger smile than Dustin Bird, it might be Paul David Tierney. After three rounds of a back-and-forth battle with seven-time champion Trevor Brazile, Tierney heads into Saturday night’s fourth round with a 1.6-second lead. He also owns the fastest round […]
Tierney back on top
PAST WINNERS LEAD THE PACK AFTER ROUND 1 OF THE CINCH TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP GUTHRIE, Okla. – The first round of the CINCH Timed Event Championship is always a mixture of first-run jitters and gaining confidence. Paul David Tierney of Oral, S.D., understands that as well as anybody. Not only is he a veteran in the […]
2016 CINCH TEC bios – Back Numbers 11-20
11. Trell Etbauer Just looking at his horsepower, you can see that Trell Etbauer is a horseman. He also is one heck of a cowboy, something that has been passed down through the Etbauer clan. Though they made their names in saddle bronc riding, Robert, Billy and Dan Etbauer have been all-around cowboys all their […]
2016 CINCH TEC bios – back numbers 1-10
Back No. 1. Trevor Brazile No other cowboy in rodeo history has accomplished more than Trevor Brazile. In addition to his seven CINCH Timed Event Championship titles, he is a 23-time world champion in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, having earned titles in steer roping (6), tie-down roping (3) and heading (1). Of course, he […]
A hero went home
EDITOR’S NOTE: As I looked through social media, I came across a post that shared the photo of Josh Pearce of Guymon, Okla. I never met Josh, but I wrote about him – a little about his death, but much more about the short life he lived. Josh died Feb. 26, 2006, in Iraq, where he […]
Stars to shine at Bay City rodeo
BAY CITY, Texas – The stars come out brightly at the Matagorda County Fair and Rodeo. The annual event – set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3-Saturday, March 5, at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds – will be a combination of rising stars and established veterans all competing top dollar and a big championship in this […]
An Oklahoma original
CINCH TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN PART OF STATE’S LANDSCAPE FOR 31 YEARS GUTHRIE, Okla. – The CINCH Timed Event Championship is a staple in Oklahoma, as much as anything along the red-dirt landscape. Dubbed the “Ironman of ProRodeo,” the event has crowned some of the greatest champions in rodeo history over its 31-year history, […]
Cooper carrying on family tradition
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Jimmie Cooper is one of the greatest cowboys in ProRodeo history. From Monument, N.M., Cooper was the 1980 overall, steer wrestling and tie-down roping Rookie of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. A year later, he was crowned the all-around world champion. He qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo […]
Reigning champs eager to repeat
GUYMON, Okla. – There are certain events in ProRodeo that contestants love to win. The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo is one of them. That’s one of the reasons it was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame last summer, and it’s why nearly 1,000 competitors will make their way to the Oklahoma Panhandle for this […]
White propels Rangers to KSU title
ALVA, Okla. – It’s been a long time coming for steer wrestler Brock White. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior earned his first college championship this past weekend at the Kansas State University rodeo and helped propel the Rangers men to the team title in Manhattan, Kan. “I really wasn’t expecting much out of it, […]
Rogers out for Timed Event, replaced by Myers
Erich Rogers suffered a serious thumb injury over the last few days and will miss the CINCH Timed Event Championship. He will be replaced by Cash Myers, a CTEC veteran who hasn’t been part of the prestigious field for several years. Myers has finished among the best in the business in the all-around, steer wrestling, […]
Casper to ride for $1 million
CLARENDON COLLEGE SOPHOMORE WILL COMPETE SUNDAY AT THE AMERICAN CLARENDON, Texas – Many would love the opportunity to win $1 million. Wyatt Casper has that opportunity. The Clarendon College sophomore will ride at The AMERICAN, a one-day rodeo that will take place Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event offers a purse of […]
Mitchell, Davis win coveted San Angelo title
SAN ANGELO, Texas – The moment was almost surreal for Justin Davis of Cottonwood, Calif. He was backed into the heeler box inside the San Angelo Coliseum for the championship round of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo on Friday night. To his left was his best friend, header Spencer Mitchell of Colusa, Calif. […]
Bail finds the money in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – It wasn’t much, but Jesse Bail needed it. On Thursday night during the 10th performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, Bail matched moves with Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Sin Fire Kate for 82.5 points; that matched Doug Aldridge of Carthage, Mo., who rodeo Carr’s Gold Coast to […]
Permit-holder steps up in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – At just his second Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event, tie-down roper Neil Dove earned $3,035 Wednesday night at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Competing on his permit, Dove roped and tied his calf in 8.0 seconds, finishing in a three-way tie for second place in the opening go-round. He […]
Knerr finds bright spot in circuit finals
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in February 2016 issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of he WPRA. It is reproduced with the consent of the WPRA. Heather Knerr needed a bright spot in her life. Things had been a little rough for the 23-year-old cowgirl from Grass Range, Mont. A wedding […]