Locals love competing in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – For most associated with the sport, the hometown rodeo is a chance to compete in front of family. It’s a wonderful benefit to the band of gypsies that make a living on the rodeo trail. You see, rodeo cowboys and cowgirls travel more than 100,000 miles a year plying their trade. They […]
Erickson was a torch-bearer
The e-mail that came today brought the news I’d been expecting. Still, I’m saddened by the death a rodeo legend, author Dwayne Erickson who penned thousands of articles for the Calgary (Alberta) Herald and shared the exploits of Canada’s champions for millions of readers over a storied career. If there was a story that needed […]
Passion brings Bridgeport rodeo to form
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – When Loydd Williams looks around, he sees home and family. That’s Wise County in general. More specifically, it’s Bridgeport. And, really, it doesn’t matter if he’s in Fort Worth or Oklahoma City or on any highway in between; Williams will tell people about home. It’s one of many reasons why he’s part […]
Young scores win for Rangers
ALVA, Okla. – It’s been a while since Trey Young was in the winner’s circle at a Central Plains Region event. That changed last weekend when the Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy won the tie-down roping title at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo in Weatherford. Young roped and tied two calves in 19.9 seconds, […]
There are 952 reasons to enjoy Guymon
Since 2001, I’ve held a close tie to the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, and I’m very proud of what happens in the Oklahoma Panhandle every spring. This year, I’m proud to report that there are 952 entrants into this year’s rodeo. Those are amazing numbers, but the format seems to work well for everyone […]
Rodeo stands on concessions’ success
GUYMON, Okla. – Some jobs just seem thankless, yet they still need to be done. Welcome to the world of Danna Danner, Kristina Rodman and Heather Hoeffner. Danner and Rodman are in charge of concessions, while Hoeffner is in charge of the hospitality during the weeklong celebration that is the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, set […]
Open roping coming to Guymon
The Open Team Roping is just one of the great events taking place in conjunction with this year’s Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Roping. The first 120 teams must enter by noon Wednesday, May 1. Entry fees are $300 per team, and each cowboy can enter twice; it is a three-head progressive. The competition will begin […]
RNCFR a showcase for Carr stars
Big Tex leads a cowboy to national title for the third straight year OKLAHOMA CITY – The final-four round of the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo featured many of the top bucking horses and bulls in the sport. But nearly every cowboy inside State Fair Arena had their eyes on two great bucking beasts: Big […]
Semifinals bareback riding and steer wrestling
Bareback riding: Semifinals: 1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 83 points on Mo Betta’s Wind Walker, $5,484; 2. (tie) Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., and Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., 81, $3,428 each; 4. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 80, $1,371. Steer wrestling: 1. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 3.5 seconds, $5,484; 2. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 3.8, $4,113; 3. […]
Semifinals tie-down roping and bronc riding
Tie-down roping: 1. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 7.4 seconds, $5,484; 2. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.5, $4,113; 3. Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore., 8.6, $2,742;4. Jody Green, Shakopee, Minn., 9.0, $1,371. Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Curtis Garton, New Zealand, on Rafter G Rodeo’s Billings, and Cody Taton, Corona, N.M., on Painted Pony Champ. Rodeo’s NY […]
Semifinals for team roping
Team roping: Semifinals: 1. Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.0 seconds, $5,484; 2. (tie) Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif./Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., and Nelson Linares, Plant City, Fla./Shawn Harris, Searcy, Ark., 5.2, $3,428; 4. Marcus Battaglia, Ramona, Calif./Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif., 5.3, $1,371.
Repeat performance OK for Mote
OKLAHOMA CITY – Bobby Mote has been in this position before. Actually, it was just two years ago during the 2011 Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. Mote, a four-time world champion bareback rider from Culver, Ore., won the semifinals, then shared the final-round victory. Déjà vu. On Saturday night at State Fair Arena, Mote rode […]
RNCFR Steer wrestling so far
Steer wrestling: 1. Ethen Thouvenell, Wittmann, Ariz., 3.2 seconds; 2. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.5; 3. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 4.8; 4. Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 5.1; 5. Trevor Duhon, Phoenix, Ariz., 5.3; 6. Kamry Dymmek, Kissimmee, Fla., 8.2. Average leaders: 1. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 9.1 seconds on two head; 2. Dean […]
Others so far at RNCFR
I only have the round leaders in bareback riding. I’ll try to find the average leaders soon. Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, on Korkow Rodeo’s Arabella, and Tim O’Connell, Swigle, Iowa, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Cool Change, 85 points; 3. (tie) Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., and Tyson Thompson, Bradley, Calif., 81; […]
Thouvenell wrestles his way back
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo is an important event for all 192 contestants in the field. It might mean a little more to steer wrestler Ethen Touvenell of Wittmann, Ariz. “I was pretty broke coming in here, and I needed to win something so I could keep going to these rodeos,” […]
Steer wrestling second round
Steer wrestling: 1. Ethen Thouvenell, Wittmann, Ariz., 3.2 seconds, $4,525;2. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.5, $3,428;3. (tie) Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wis., and Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 4.8, $2,057; 5. Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 5.1, $960; 6. (tie) Nik Hamm, Rapid City, S.D., and Trevor Duhon, Phoenix, Ariz., 5.3, $343. Average and semifinals qualifiers: 1. […]
Tie-down roping second round
Tie-down roping: 1. tie) Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 8.8 seconds, and Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.8 seconds, $3,976; 3. (tie) Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore., and Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., 9.0, $2,057 each; 5. Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 9.3, $960; 6. Bryant Mikkelson, Buffalo, Mont., 9.4, $686. Average and semifinals qualifiers: 1. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, […]
Broncs, team roping and barrels
Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., on Painted Pony Champ. Rodeo’s Shasta, and Curtis Garton, New Zealand, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Empty Pockets,82 points, $3,976; 3. Mert Bradshaw, Eagle Point, Ore., 81, $2,468; 4. (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, and Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., 80, $1,303 each; 6. (tie) Andy Clarys, Riverton, […]
Pozzi poised for run at another title
OKLAHOMA CITY – All Brittany Pozzi wanted was a chance to repeat as the national champion barrel racer. Through four performances of the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, the 2012 champion is one of the lead contenders in the race for the coveted title. On Saturday afternoon at State Fair Arena, she and her great […]
RNCFR first round
Tie-down roping: 1. Jared Ferguson, Cottonwood, Calif., 8.2 seconds, $4,525; 2. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 8.4, $3,428; 3. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.9, $2,468; 4. Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 9.3, $1,645; 5. Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore., 9.4, $960; 6. Chase Johnston, Kersey, Colo., 9.6, $686.
RNCFR barrels, team roping and bronc riding
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 86 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Lipstick n Whiskey, $4,525; 2. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 85, $3,428; 3. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, 83, $2,468; 4. Curtis Garton, New Zealand, 80, $1,645; 5. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 79, $960. 6 (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, Cody Taton, […]
Replacement Harter takes top spot
OKLAHOMA CITY – On Tuesday, Bradley Harter was sitting at his home in Loranger, La., with no big plans for his weekend. That’s when he got a phone call from an official at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association asking if he would be interested in being a saddle bronc riding replacement at the Ram National […]
RNCFR Bareback riding round 1 complete
Bareback riding: 1. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, 84 points on Bar T Rodeo’s Beatrice, $4,525; 2. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., 83, $3,428; 3. (tie) Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 82, $1,691; 6. (tie) George Gillespie IV, Placerville, Calif., Zach Curran, Pavillion, Wyo., Davis, Power, Mont., and Wes […]
RNCFR’s steer wrestling first round
Steer wrestling: 1. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 3.7 seconds, $4,525; 2. Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla., 3.9, $3,428; 3. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 4.3, $2,468; 4. Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 4.4, $1,645; 5. (tie) Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., and Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.7, $823.