Tough love pays off for Price, Rangers
ALVA, Okla. – There are times in each person’s life when a little tough love is needed to help him or her along the right path. Trisha Price got a taste of it during practice last week, and it led her to the breakaway roping winner’s circle this past weekend at the Fort Scott (Kan.) […]
Isley’s comedy coming to RNCFR
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Keith Isley is one of the most decorated clowns in rodeo. Now Isley will bring his brand of funny to the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, scheduled for 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11; and 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12. “I thoroughly enjoy […]
Ingenuity keeps McCoys in race
Ranch work is equal parts animal care, land management and jack-of-all-trades Western engineering. That experience came in handy for the McCoy brothers during the third episode of Season 24 of “The Amazing Race,” the CBS-TV reality series. The brothers put their ingenuity to work during the Sunday, March 9, telecast that featured the teams racing […]
Tierney continues to lead Timed Event
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Paul Tierney has been in the lead heading into the final round of the Timed Event Championship of the World. Paul David Tierney hasn’t. He’s 24 years old competing in the “Ironman of ProRodeo” for just the third time. But he has a fine pedigree; his father is ProRodeo Hall of Fame […]
Changing of the guard
Paul David Tierney becomes 12th Timed Event champ GUTHRIE, Okla. – There’s a changing of the guard at the Timed Event Championship of the World. Paul David Tierney, a 24-year-old cowboy from Oral, S.D., roped, tied and wrestled 25 animals in 332.3 seconds to win his first gold buckle, the fifth Timed Event title for […]
McClaugherty bolts into TEC lead
GUTHRIE, Okla. – A good cowboy is one who learns from experiences. Landon McClaugherty is a good cowboy, and he proved it Friday night during the second go-round of the Timed Event Championship of the World. The Tilden, Texas, man raced through five runs in 57.2 seconds and pushed his two-round cumulative time to 122.6 […]
Tierney takes control with fast round
GUTHRIE, Okla. – The third round of the Timed Event Championship of the World proved to be a game-changer. Pre-round leader Landon McClaugherty dropped out of contention moments after the round began Saturday afternoon at the Lazy E Arena. Past champions K.C. Jones, Kyle Lockett and Daniel Green swarmed the top of the leaderboard like […]
Jones takes early lead in Timed Event
GUTHRIE, Okla. – K.C. Jones has spent half his life coming to the Lazy E Arena every March to compete in the Timed Event Championship of the World. Jones, 46, is in this exclusive field for the 23rd time in the event’s 30-year history. He’s one of two men who have earned the coveted championship […]
Bulldoggers have power in RNCFR
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Every timed-event contestant in rodeo knows it takes great horsepower to excel in the rodeo arena. Fans will get to see it in full force during the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, scheduled for 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11; and 1 and 7:30 p.m. […]
Kick saves the day for Cowboys
Cord McCoy slid across the tile-lined park in Guangzhou, China, for a kick-save in a fascinating game of feather ball. That move kept The Cowboys in the chase for the $1 million first-place prize during Season 24 of “The Amazing Race.” In Sunday night’s episode of the CBS-TV reality series, the brothers from southeastern Oklahoma […]
Carr’s pickup men are true cowboys
MARSHALL, Texas – Jeremy Hight and Jeremy Willis took very different paths to their careers as pickup men. Hight grew up around livestock but never competed in rodeo; Willis rode bareback horses professionally before transitioning to his existing role. They bring it all together quite well as pickup men for Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo, […]
‘Ironman’ is a true test for rodeo’s best
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Why is the Timed Event Championship of the World called the “Ironman of ProRodeo?” It’s the most challenging rodeo event in the world, where 20 invited cowboys pony up $3,000 each to test their versatile talents against one another and in each discipline: heading, heeling, tie-down roping, steer wrestling and steer roping. […]
Ropers ride to win in Garden City
ALVA, Okla. – Parker Warner and Dustin Searcy have found their comfort zone. The team ropers from Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s rodeo team have won each of the past two National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association events in which they have competed, the most recent this past weekend at the Garden City (Kan.) Community College rodeo. “We […]
Scottsdale great to Panhandle cowboys
Thursday was a good day for cowboys who attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University. During the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Scottsdale, Ariz., Panhandle State graduate Tyrel Larsen won the saddle bronc riding title and $4,080. He posted an 85.5-point ride on Salt River Rodeo’s Smoke ring to finish half a point ahead of the runner-up, Taos […]
Bios for the 2014 Timed Event field
DANIEL GREEN, Oakdale, Calif. Daniel Green’s third Timed Event Championship of the World title was quite emotional for the California cowboy last March. Green clinched gold buckle No. 3 with a gritty performance inside this amazing arena. He utilized his vast experience to overcome all the obstacles that came before him. In this unique, rugged […]
Young leads Rangers to strong finish
ALVA, Okla. – Over the course of the last few months, the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team has focused on one major objective. “We’ve been working on finishing,” said Stockton Graves, the program’s coach and a seven-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier. “We’ve been working on finishing everything in the short rounds, because sometimes […]
Mote leads list of elite cowboys
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Bobby Mote is one of the most decorated bareback riders in ProRodeo history. The Oregon cowboy owns four world championships and 13 straight qualifications to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He also has found competing in central Oklahoma to his liking. You see, Mote has won two of the last three bareback […]
Cowboys win opening leg of race
The season 24 premier of the CBS-TV reality series “The Amazing Race” was aptly titled, “Back in the Saddle.” Ranch-raised brothers Jet and Cord McCoy battled the opening episode of the 12-week series in a comfortable place in the race around the world for the $1 million first-place prize. When they arrived at the finish […]
Carr animals excel in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Big Tex has earned a lot of accolades in his years as one of the best bucking horses in professional rodeo. He added another this weekend, being named the top saddle bronc at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, the reigning Indoor Rodeo of the Year in […]
The first prediction of 2014
I’m going out on a limb, and I know it, but there come times when one must make bold predictions. Here is mine for the 2014 ProRodeo season: Sage Kimzey of Strong City, Okla., is going to win the Resistol Bull Riding Rookie of the Year. Yeah, it’s a big limb, I know. Heading into […]
Broadcasting’s best in San Antone
Steve Kenyon of Pro Rodeo Live is broadcasting from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, and, as always, he does an amazing job. Tonight he’s joined by another good friend of mine, Rob Matthews, who operates Pro Rodeo Roundup. Both men are winners of the PRCA Media Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism; Kenyon […]
Cowboys return to ‘Amazing Race’
The Cowboys are back. Brothers Jet and Cord McCoy return to prime-time television for Season 24 of the reality series “The Amazing Race,” which airs at 7 p.m. Central Sundays on CBS-TV. The All-Star Edition’s premier is this Sunday, Feb. 23. “We continually hear from fans that they want their favorites back, and we listened […]
Yost, Young fulfill RNCFR pact
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the March edition of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA. Through the rigors of the 2013 ProRodeo season, Nikki Yost and Taylor Young made a pact to qualify together for the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. “I couldn’t be going with someone better than Nikki,” […]
Ranch care a big part of Carr brand
DALLAS – When Clay McCallie looks around the Carr ranch near Athens, Texas, he sees the magnificence. The ranch is home to tree-lined pastures and the greatest bucking stock in professional rodeo, and it’s McCallie’s task to take care of every inch and every breathing being on the place. He takes his job quite seriously, […]