Muncy takes bronc riding lead at Guymon rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – The first time Taos Muncy came to the Oklahoma Panhandle, he was a skinny youngster wanting to learn the business of riding bucking broncs. The craving hasn’t changed for the Corona, N.M., cowboy, even a decade later. Mundy matched moves with the Korkow Rodeo Co. horse River Rat for 86 points during […]
Woolsey puts his winning attitude to work in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – Steve Woosley is realistic “It’d sure be nice to win with an 83, but there’s a lot of rodeo left,” said Woolsey, who has the lead in bull riding at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo after matching moves with Carr Pro Rodeo’s Kickapoo Warrior on Friday night at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer […]
Guymon Steer Roping Go-Rounds 3-4
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Steer Roping Third Go-Round 1. J. Paul Williams, Burbank, Okla., 10.1, $2,015; 2. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 10.2, $1,667; 3. Shandon Stalls, McLean, Texas, 10.6, $1,320; 4. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., and J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 10.8, $799; 6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 10.8, $347. Fourth Go-Round 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, […]
Guymon timed events second round
Guymon Pioneer Days Second Go-Round Steer Wrestling 1. Josh Peek, 3.8 seconds, $1,812; 2. (tie) Wade Sumpter and Jason Miller, 3.9, $1,344 each; 4. Dean Gorsuch, 4.0, $875; 5. (tie) Beau Clark, Stockton Graves and Cole Edge, 4.1, $292 each. Team Roping 1. Cody Doescher/Garrett Tonozzi, 6.0 seconds, $1,823 each; 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 6.2, […]
Stampede has been a Claremore institution for 65 years
CLAREMORE, Okla. – For many folks, turning 65 is like an alarm clock ringing retirement, a time to slow down and take a gentler path in life. That’s not the way it is at the Will Rogers Stampede, which is celebrating its 65th year with a bang during the three performance set for 7:30 p.m. […]
Guymon Steer Roping Rounds 1-2
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Steer Roping First Go-Round 1. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., 11.8 seconds, $2,015: 2. Buster Record Jr., Buffalo, Okla., 12.0, $1,667; 3. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., and Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Okla., 12.1; $1,146; 5. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 12.2, $625; 6. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M., 12.4, $347. Steer Roping Second Go-Round 1. […]
Travel day
If possible, I will attempt to update you on the goings-on at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, where the second round of tie-down roping, team roping and steer wrestling is taking place today. But we will be en route to the Oklahoma Panhandle for the rest of the weekend’s festivities, so the reports may […]
Guymon Barrel Racing Round 1
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Barrel Racing First Go-Round 1. Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 17.38 seconds, $1,258; 2. Susan Kay Smith, Hodgen, Okla., 17.44, $1,078; 3. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla., 17.47, $898; 4. Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 17.49, $778; 5. Delores Toole, Manter, Kan., 17.50, $599; 6. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Albertas, 17.57, $479; 7. Michelle […]
Guymon Team Roping Round 1
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Team Roping First Round 1. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 6.2 seconds, $1,823; 2. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 6.3, $1,585; 3. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 6.4, $1,348; 4. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 6.5, $1,110; 5. […]
Guymon Steer Wrestling First Round
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Steer Wrestling First Go-Round 1. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 3.6 seconds, $1,812; 2. Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, 3.7, $1,500; 3. Gabe LeDoux, Kaplan, La., 3.9, $1,187; 4. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan., 4.0, $875; 5. Jarrett Rasmussen, Valentine, Neb., Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., and Kody Woodward, Dupree, S.D., 4.6, $292.
Fennell picks up first win of 2011, builds his confidence
PORUM, Okla. – D.V. Fennell sees a bright horizon for himself in the world of rodeo. Fennell, a two-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, knows true champions face adversity and overcome challenges en route to gold buckles. Fennell has overcome plenty of hardships to remain one of the best bareback riders in the […]
Guymon tie-down roping first round
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Tie-Down Roping First Go-Round 1. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, 8.2 seconds, $1,941; 2. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.4, $1,806; 3. Clint Singleton, Medina, Texas, 8.5, $1,272; 4. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., and Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 8.6, $770; 6. Clay Cerny, Brazoria, Texas, and Cody Prescott, Jay, Fla., 8.8, $167.
Rodeo club alumni celebrate their sport
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a story I did for the Fort Hays State University Alumni Association to be published in an upcoming edition of FHSU Magazine. The weather was plenty frightful April 15, the scheduled opening day of the Fort Hays State University Rodeo. The high winds – you know the wind has some power […]
Carr Pro Rodeo staff members take production seriously
GUYMON, Okla. – It takes a lot to put on a great rodeo. The volunteers with the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo know that very well. They’ve seen the rodeo evolve from humble beginnings nearly 80 years ago to be what it is today: A showcase of great athletes that compete in America’s first extreme sport. […]
Can Dirty Jacket make it four in a row at Guymon rodeo?
GUYMON, Okla. – Dirty Jacket is just 7 years old, but already he’s built a lasting legacy in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Each of the last three seasons, the bay gelding out of Dirty by Night Jacket has guided cowboys to the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo bareback riding championship. Last year he was bucked twice, and […]
Pioneer Days Rodeo will be the home of Carr’s top bulls
GUYMON, Okla. – The list of bull riders at the 2011 Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo is like a who’s who of the top bull riders in ProRodeo. World champions and other Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers will be mixed with up-and-coming rising stars in the game, men who are chasing their dreams to walk away […]
Cowboys will test skills in Classic Events Championship
GUYMON, Okla. – Ty Atchison is a rising star in rodeo, one of the top saddle bronc riders in the game. He’s also the reigning title-holder of the Classic Events Championship, which had its inaugural run last spring. Atchison will try to defend his title starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Henry C. […]
Bronc Riding Capital ready for Carr Pro Rodeo broncs
GUYMON, Okla. – Folks in this neck of the woods love to see one of their own do well at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, especially in saddle bronc riding. That’s what they got a year ago when Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo team alumnus Josh Reynolds won their hometown event last May, matching moves […]
Claremore couple bringing the world of video to rodeo
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Dawn and David Petty weren’t really that interested in getting into the rodeo scoreboard business. “Originally we got into it because we were trying to get a scoreboard for the Will Rogers Stampede,” said Dawn Petty, a third-generation member of the volunteer committee that produces the Claremore rodeo. “It just turned into […]
Etbauers helping rodeo grow in the Oklahoma Panhandle
GUYMON, Okla. – Over the years, the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo has been the champions’ playground. The champion-laden Etbauer family has shined as brightly as anyone inside Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena, host of the annual festivities that are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7; and 2 […]
Cowboys’ Amazing run on the race comes to an end
The Western music to close the ninth episode of “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” was a fitting goodbye for cowboys Jet and Cord McCoy. For the third straight leg of the race around the world for $1 million, the brothers from southeastern Oklahoma found themselves in last place. This time they couldn’t catch up to […]
It’s just the cowboy way
I don’t watch much realty television. In fact, I’d never watched “The Amazing Race” before the Feb. 14, 2010, episode, the first for Season 16 of the CBS-TV reality series. That was the first time Jet and Cord McCoy appeared on the nationally televised program. They’ve been friends for the past decade; not only are […]
Region champs
I’m not sure all the champs from the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, but I know the Oklahoma Panhandle State men’s team walked away with another circuit title. Of course, the Aggies had it clinched before hosting this weekend’s rodeo, but that’s just evidence of the strength Panhandle State carries into […]
Faith and rodeo
On a day when we celebrate our risen Lord and teach our young children the reason why, I like to the faith by which I lead my life. I’m blessed by the grace of God. The old military theory is there are no atheists in foxholes, because when you face such uncertainty, you must lean […]