This opportunity is a Goodwin
Monty Goodwin isn’t a native Oklahoman, but he loves the Sooner State just the same. Goodwin was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle community of Sunray, just a stone’s throw away from Oklahoma Panhandle. He moved to Weatherford, Okla., in 2006 to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University on a rodeo scholarship. He’s stayed here […]
National titles in site for Oklahomans
Locals are hoping to keep RNCFR championships home where they belong Oklahoma has a strong legacy in rodeo, from Jim Shoulders and Tom Ferguson to the National Finals Rodeo. That’s why Oklahoma City is the perfect fit to be the home of the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; […]
Field for Austin finale set
Today is the short go-round at Rodeo Austin. Like most championships, the finale in Austin is a star-studded spectacular. Just looking at the average leaderboard, bareback riding will feature four cowboys who were part of the 201 NFR, four-time world champion Bobby Mote, Casey Colletti, Brian Bain and Tilden Hooper. And the list goes on […]
Humble and strong
I’m a huge sports fan. I love to see the incredible feats of athleticism, from Tiger Woods’ potent golf swing to Aaron Rogers throwing motion to the awesomeness of the NCAA Tournament. It all translates quite simply into the world of rodeo. To be a good long-range shooter in basketball, it’s best to shoot better […]
Two missing from list of inductees
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association announced the 2012 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class, and all the inductees have earned the right to their place in that magical building in Colorado Springs. Congratulations to Robert and Billy Etbauer, three-time world champion Frank Schneider, three-time Bareback Horse of the Year Khadafy Skoal, five-time National Finals Rodeo barrelman […]
The hall criteria explains the exclusion
I posted a nice little rant about the exclusion of Dan Etbauer and Craig Latham when talking about the ProRodeo Hall of Fame induction of Robert and Billy Etbauer. Make no mistake: Robert and Billy are overwhelmingly deserving of this honor, just as all those others that are enshrined in the Colorado Springs museum. My […]
Regional representatives
The Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo features some of the best cowboys and cowgirls from every part of the United States. The personnel represents North America, too. Announcer Greg Simas is from Pennsylvania and works many rodeos in the Northeast, while his counterpart, Wayne Brooks, lives in Lampasas, Texas. Brooks is a two-time Professional Rodeo […]
Changing the leaderboard
It looks as though the leaderboard changed a little Tuesday night in Austin, Texas. It was definitely a case in the three roughstock events. Ty Pozzobon of Merritt, B.C., posted the highest score of the rodeo so far, an 89-point ride in bull riding. I can’t publish the animal that helped the cowboys to their […]
RNCFR: The world champions’ playground
If you’ve never been to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and want to see what it looks like, all you have to do is make your way to Oklahoma City next week for the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. ProRodeo’s National Championship is one of the most prestigious events in the sport, and there’s good […]
The good news is always good
I love being the bearer of good news. Two Decembers ago, I got to tell Sherry Cervi she’d clinched her third world title after the ninth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Today I got to tell Carlee Pierce that she was the No. 1 cowgirl in the WPRA ProRodeo Standings for the first […]
This shootout was super
The 20 rodeo performances of RodeoHouston concluded Sunday afternoon, and although I didn’t get to watch the happenings inside Reliant Stadium, I’m still impressed. Today’s winners in barrel racing, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding all pocketed an additional $25,000. Only one of the 2012 RodeoHouston Super Series champs won Sunday, too: Barrel […]
Family has a good formula for winning
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another blog piece for the upcoming Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. You can gather plenty of information by looking at the event’s website, RNCFR.com. Keep checking back to TwisTED Rodeo for more stories and great information on ProRodeo’s National Championship. Taos Muncy and Cody Taton are traveling partners, good friends and […]
Trio of Houston winners coming to OKC
Cody Graham might’ve had one of the best stories of all the $50,000 winners from this past weekend’s finale at RodeoHouston. You see, Graham’s partner was unable to compete at the event, so he was paired with veteran Monty Petska. The two had never roped together before their first round inside Reliant Stadium. Graham told […]
Smaller jouster proves he has plenty of power
I have to be honest: I liked the chances of PRCA cowboys Rope Myers and Nathan Klassen in the reality series “Full Metal Jousting.” So far, they haven’t disappointed. Myers dominated his match, which aired last week. Klassen, who has been a friend for a number of years, did the same thing in the episode […]
Good to her banker
When Lindsay Sears goes to the bank, she tends to make a big deposit. Sears and her great horse, Martha, won RodeoHouston with a 14.14-second run to edge Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Carlee Pierce by one-hundredth of a second to win the $50,000 barrel racing prize in the Super Series Championship on Sunday afternoon. […]
Entertainment overload
I’ve got the TV set on March Madness, and I’ve got the computer set on RodeoHouston. Technology is awesome, and I’m glad I get to watch them both. Right now, we just wrapped up bronc riding in Reliant Stadium, where Cody DeMoss rode Carr Pro Rodeo’s Miss Congeniality to win the round and advance to […]
This is how they finished in Houston
RodeoHouston ended with a tremendous bang on Saturday evening, from Kaycee Feild’s 93 point-ride on MGM Deuces Night to win bareback riding to Adam Gray’s 8.8-second ride to Lindsay Sears and Martha edging Carlee Pierce and Dillion by ONE-HUNDREDTH of a second. It was incredible. Congratulations to all the winners. Tie-down roping: 1. Adam Gray, […]
On the air
I’m watching/listening to RodeoHouston’s livestreaming webcast of tonight’s semifinal round at RodeoHouston. I enjoy the show and listening to Reliant Stadium announcers Boyd Polhamus and Bob Tallman. It’s like being in the media room at the NFR, except without the yelling. It’s a great show, especially when only the top four contestants in each event […]
Down to the nitty gritty
The most stressful three days of RodeoHouston begin tonight with the wild card round, which features the 12 contestants in each discipline who did not place in the top four in the two semifinals. They will battle for the final two spots in tomorrow’s Super Series Championship. Taking just a sixth of the field means […]
Just three ’11 champs still in the mix
Bull rider Bobby Welsh of Gillette, Wyo., is the only defending RodeoHouston champion who has a secured shot at repeating. He’s one of three 2011 winners still in the mix. Steer wrestler Stockton Graves of Newkirk, Okla., and saddle bronc rider Cort Scheer of Elsmere, Neb., will battle for the remaining two finale spots in […]
Race of the titans
Brittany Pozzi and Lindsay Sears were just two-thirds of an incredible race for the 2011 barrel racing world championship. If RodeoHouston is any indication, 2012 could be just as exciting. Through the first of two semifinals on Wednesday night, Sears won the round with a 13.93-second run, followed by Pozzi’s 14.14. Through four go-rounds inside […]
Nothing Gray in his way
Ryan Gray won two of three bareback riding go-rounds in the final Super Series of RodeoHouston. He placed second on the only night in which he did not win, so he won the three-ride average by five points over three-time world champion Will Lowe. In all, Gray won $8,700. That’s $4,000 more than Lowe, who […]
Lerwill planning to jump-start Guymon’s rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – Troy Lerwill is a showman. He’s also an athlete and a daredevil. It all comes together in the Oklahoma Panhandle the first weekend in May for the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, which celebrates its 80th year with four performances set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May […]
Reality horsemen
“Full Metal Jousting” is a reality show that gets inside on the newest version of the Medieval sport, and it features two ProRodeo cowboys, bull rider Nathan Klassen of Broken Arrow, Okla., and world champion steer wrestler Rope Myers of Van, Texas. Nathan is a longtime friend of mine. He’s a Prairie Circuit champion bull […]