Kimzey remains hot in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – Still three months shy of his 21st birthday, Sage Kimzey is living his dreams. He is the No. 1 bull rider in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in his rookie season, having earned more than $72,500 heading into this weekend. He’s about to add a little more to his bank account. On […]
Richie is a Guymon Champion
GUYMON, Okla. – To say that Richie Champion is having the best season of his young would be quite an understatement. In just a few months, the 21-year-old cowboy from The Woodlands, Texas, has won more than $1.1 million riding bareback horses, almost all of that coming from a new concept rodeo called RFD-TV’s The […]
Bronc busters take Guymon lead
GUYMON, Okla. – It’s been eight years since Chet Johnson won a share of the saddle bronc riding championship at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. He’s ready to win it again. On Friday, he and traveling partner Tyler Corrington scored 84-point rides to take the early lead in the rodeo’s classic event during the rodeo’s […]
Jarrett takes tie-down roping lead
GUYMON, Okla. – Ryan Jarrett is just looking for a little momentum. He may have found it at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. On Saturday afternoon during the annual rodeo’s second performance, the Georgia-born cowboy roped and tied his calf in 9.5 seconds. He is among the leaders in the third round; more importantly, he […]
First round of Guymon barrel racing
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 First round results Barrel racing: First round: 1. (tie) Alicia Stockton and Shelby Herrmann, 17.43 seconds, $1,860 each; 3. Natalie Foutch, 17.45, $1,431; 4. Emily Holton, 17.54, $1,240; 5. Jordan Taton, 17.55, $954; 6. (tie) Shelley Morgan and Taylor Langdon, 17.56, $668 each; 8. Mary Burger, 17.57, […]
Cowboys race in Spain Sunday
Cord and Jet McCoy are cowboys, from the top of their brimmed hats to the heels on their boots. They were raised on a ranch near Tupelo, a town of about 320 in southeastern Oklahoma. Their parents, Janet and Denny McCoy, also were raised on ranches. In the upcoming 10th episode of this spring’s 24th […]
Second round of timed events from Guymon
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 Second round results Steer wrestling: Second round:1. Tommy Cook, 3.6 seconds, $1,960; 2. (tie) Josh Peek and Todd Suhn, 3.7, $1,577 each; 4. Tyler Waguespack, 4.1, $1,193; 5. Trell Etbauer, 4.2, $937; 6. Clayton Hass, 4.3, $682; 7. Kyle Irwin, 4.4, $426; 8. (tie) Garrett Poston and […]
First round of SW-TR in Guymon
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 First round results Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Dru Melvin, 3.7 seconds, $1,960; 2. Tyler Pearson, 3.8, $1,705; 3. Quinn Campbell, 4.0, $1,449; 4. Jacob Talley, 4.3, $1,193; 5. (tie) Josh Peek and Chance Howard, 4.5, $810 each; 7. (tie) Dean Gorsuch and Ben Shofner, 4.6, $298 […]
First round of tie-down roping in Guymon
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 First round results Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Clay Long, 7.6 seconds, $1,744; 2. Trevor Brazile, 7.8, $1,617; 3. (tie) Tyson Durfey and Marty Yates, 8.1, $1,175 each; 5. (tie) Seaver Tate and Morgan Grant, 8.3, $720 each; 7. Chase Williams, 8.4, $379; 8. Quay Howard, 8.6, […]
Rangers finish season on strong note
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams have been oh-so close to greatness all season long. They took another step closer this past weekend at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo, the final event of the 2013-14 Central Plains Region season. The men scored 600 points […]
Rounds 3-4 of Guymon steer roping
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 Results Steer roping: Third round: 1. Trey Wallace, 10.8 seconds, $1,891; 2. Will McBride, 11.4, $1,565; 3. Chris Glover, 11.7, $1,239; 4. Tom Smith, 12.1, $913; 5. (tie) Jess Tierney and Joe Wells, 12.3, $456. Fourth round: 1. Chet Herren, 10.8 seconds; $1,891; 2. Chance Kelton, 11.1, […]
McCoys still near the top of the race
“The Amazing Race” fans got to see a little more of Cord and Jet McCoys’ personalities during Sunday night’s ninth leg of the Season 24 marathon around the world for $1 million. The brothers and four other teams began the CBS-TV reality series in Orvieto, Italy, and quickly made their way into Switzerland in the […]
Team roping will feature the best
GROESBECK, Texas – Over the course of her career, Jackie Hobbs Crawford is one of the most decorated female ropers in rodeo. The thing is, she’s just as capable as about any man in the world of team roping. That’s why she is expecting to be one of the many talented ropers who will be […]
Rounds 1-2 of Guymon steer roping
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo April 28-May 4 Results Steer roping: First round: 1. J. Tom Fisher, 11.7 seconds, $1,891; 2. Brent Lewis, 12.3, $1,565; 3. (tie) Neal Wood and J.B. Whatley, 12.5, $1,076 each; 5. Tyrel Taton, 12.6, $587; 6. Jay Sellers, 13.1, $326. Second round: 1. Shay Good, 10.2 seconds, $1,891; 2. Trevor […]
Guymon title is Scheer-ly in focus
Over the last eight months, Cort Scheer has been exceptional riding bucking horses. It has paid tremendous dividends … to the tune of nearly $250,000 in that time span. Last July, the Nebraska-born saddle bronc rider won the one of the most coveted regular-season titles in the sport, the Calgary (Alberta) Stampede, posting a 93.5-point […]
Guymon rodeo features 942 entries
GUYMON, Okla. – Each spring, hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls make plans to be in the Oklahoma Panhandle for the annual Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. “It’s a great weekend, and for me, it starts my summer run,” said Taos Muncy, a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider from Corona, N.M. “We’ve been indoors a big […]
Rangers on verge of college finals
ALVA, Okla. – For a few members of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team, qualifications to the College National Finals Rodeo are set. For others, there is some work to be done this coming weekend at the final event of the 2013-14 Central Plains Region season in Guymon, Okla. Take junior Ryan Domer of […]
McCoys slide into second on ‘Race”
In an episode that featured “The Amazing Race” teams riding equines, The Cowboys skipped past that challenge and ventured on to a second-place finish Sunday, April 20. Holding an Express Pass they had earned on the opening leg of the race around the world for $1 million, Jet and Cord McCoy knew they had to […]
Barnes makes big move for Rangers
ALVA, Okla. – When Lauren Barnes arrived in Weatherford, Okla., last weekend for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo, she was intent on winning the women’s all-around title. “I think I really had a chance, but the draw didn’t help me very much,” said Barnes, a junior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from Buckeye, Ariz.; […]
Organizers looks to give to youth
EVENT SET ON PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH MONEY RAISED AT WILD WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS GROESBECK, Texas – Bobby Joe Hill is not a man who believes in the status quo. Hill, owner of Hill Rodeo Cattle, has teamed with Cody Gantt to produce the Wild West Championships, set for Friday, May 23-Monday, May 26, at the Limestone […]
Champs a big part of sale
CHAMPIONS SELECT TO OFFER USER-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE HORSES FROM RODEO’S ELITE Paul Tierney knows what it means to have a high quality performance horse. In his lifetime, Tierney has utilized great horses on the ranch and at rodeos all across this land. You see, he’s a two-time world champion from Oral, S.D., having earned the tie-down […]
Big Tex recovering from surgery
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Big Tex, one of the top bucking broncs in ProRodeo, had surgery Saturday night after suffering with a bout of colic. He is recovering at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo horse, which was scheduled to perform during the final round at the Ram National […]
Wilson’s giving pays off for rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – Lanny Wilson is a generous man of many talents. The Guymon man uses all of them as one of the many volunteers on the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo committee who help to produce the annual event, which will have four performances set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2; 2 and 7:30 p.m. […]
McCoys hold on in ‘Amazing Race’
As cowboys who rode bucking beasts for a living, Jet and Cord McCoy learned a long time ago to hang on tightly. They’ve been doing that through seven legs of Season 24 of “The Amazing Race.” On Sunday night, the brothers began the seventh episode of the reality TV series as one of seven teams […]