Maybe it’s the Tequila talking
Milligan returns to top form in a Big Time way with new horsepower There were points in the 2021 ProRodeo season that Cinch endorsee Tyler Milligan was just miserable. After two straight National Finals Rodeo qualifications in 2019-20, good fortune seemed to be avoiding the handy tie-down roper. Some of it was mental, he admitted; […]
Rodeo returns to savvy Duncan
DUNCAN, Okla. –In this part of southern Oklahoma, the sport of rodeo is more than a past time and a night out with family and friends. It’s a lifestyle for many in Stephens County, and nobody needs to look any further than the community of Comanche, just nine miles down the road from the Stephens […]
Guymon offers a feeling of home
GUYMON, Okla. – If there were any positives for Hailey Frederiksen that came with the pandemic, it was a chance to revisit some of her favorite stops as Miss Rodeo Colorado. She held her position through 2020 and 2021 before earning the ultimate prize, being named the 2022 Miss Rodeo America during the pageant held […]
Rodeo focuses on newcomers
Resistol happy to be part of inaugural Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup Cash Wilson knew when he decided to compete in ProRodeo this year that he was going to be in a fight to reach some of his goals. “It’s a really good rookie class,” said Wilson, 21, of Wall, South Dakota. “There are so many […]
Greenfield stays atop standings
ALVA, Okla. – Kaden Greenfield is having a strong Central Plains Region season for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team. He’s the No. 1 man in the steer wrestling standings with one rodeo remaining in the campaign, set for this coming weekend in Guymon, Oklahoma. He further cemented his place at the top this […]
Big scores the rule at Chute-Out
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Big rides equal big scores in ProRodeo, and a couple of cowboys proved that during Saturday’s Cinch Chute-Out at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. The event features a unique format in which 10 contestants in each event compete in the opening round. The top three then advance to the […]
Young gun earns Angelo victory
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Forgive Keenan Hayes for kicking himself. The young cowboy had a decision to make last fall, and he chose to continue to compete in his tryout campaign in professional rodeo for a second straight year. After winning both rounds and the aggregate championship at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, […]
Local man moves into Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Peggy Harris had her seat inside Foster Communications Coliseum. Her grandson, Ty, likely looked for her there before he competed during Thursday’s 10th performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Though her seat was vacant, her presence was still felt, and he roped himself into the lead of his […]
Rookie finds a fast Angelo track
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Twenty months ago, Kase Bacque left his home in south central Louisiana with a plan for college and a dream for rodeo. He’s living both at the same time. As a sophomore at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, he leads the Southern Region tie-down roping standings. If he can […]
McCoy bringing ProRodeo to Purcell
PURCELL, Okla. – Decades ago, Cord McCoy was one of the biggest rodeo names to compete in Oklahoma. McCoy grew up on Oklahoma rodeos. He was an all-around superstar from a young age, following in the footsteps of his three older brothers and older sister. As a kid, he and Jet, older by 13 […]
Ranger racer calls the right Schott
ALVA, Okla. – Sierra Schott and Starz are getting to know one another a little bit better. The two – a barrel racer at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and her 9-year-old bay mare – just teamed this past October, and it’s taken some time for the tandem to gel. They proved it is happening this […]
Justin team keeps cowboys going
GUYMON, Okla. – Twenty-two years ago, the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo became part of the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour, which, at the time, was the way to showcase more rodeo on television than ever before. It was also a way to showcase major events in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the sport’s major stars. That […]
Hamilton feasts with X Bulls title
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Keep a starving man away from food, he’ll only get hungrier. Keep a bull rider away from the arena, he’ll only crave it more. Ky Hamilton has lived it over the last month, but he feasted Sunday afternoon during the San Angelo Xtreme Bulls at Foster Communications Coliseum. Hamilton rode two […]
Briggs runs into the Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Two rounds in two buildings with different set-ups is uniquely San Angelo for women that run barrels. Only the top 120 cowgirls after the first go-round compete in the performances of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo inside Foster Communications Coliseum, and only the top 12 with a two-run cumulative […]
Ryder rides to the Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – It’s a bit cliché, but the saying “iron sharpens iron” works at all level of sports. Cowboys like certain traveling partners because they’re all talented and build each other up, but it can go a bit further than that. Stock contractors know that when a top-caliber athlete rides one of his […]
Snow, Thorp rope Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Timed-event cowboys know a couple things about the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. It’s going to be loud inside Foster Communications Coliseum, and it’s going to take a fast time to win. Cody Snow and Wesley Thorp knew both things when they arrived Thursday night for the fifth performance of […]
Rangers’ duo finds Kansas fortune
ALVA, Okla. – Jayden Laubhan has already earned his degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He just wasn’t done being part of the rodeo team. It’s a good thing, too. The heeler from Follett, Texas, is hoping to cash in on another year in Alva by earning a bid to the College National Finals Rodeo, […]
Wrights get it right in Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Over the last 15 years, the Wright name has become synonymous with professional rodeo. Cody Wright started it in 2008, when he won the first of his two saddle bronc riding world championships. That was followed by his little brother, Jesse, who claimed the gold buckle in 2012. A third brother, […]
Mosley back to elite form in Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Laramie Mosley was in pain. He’d suffered a broken neck at a bull riding in Lewiston, Idaho, last September that required surgery to fuse his C5-C7 vertebrae, and the surgical scar on his throat and pain from the injury were just part of it. The worst agony for Mosley was knowing […]
Smith back to riding strong again
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Riggin Smith finished the 2020 ProRodeo campaign as the No. 1 rookie in saddle bronc riding, and he didn’t even get to finish the season. He suffered a knee injury in August and sat out the final two months of the regular season, finishing in an agonizing 24th place in the […]
Mississippi’s man of action
Cinch steer wrestler Will Lummus shows off his elite status Will Lummus was born to be a professional steer wrestler; he just didn’t realize it until he’d entered high school. He proved to be a quick study, but he’s had a considerable amount of help along the way. He has a family that has supported […]
Smidt is All-American cowboy
Texas tie-down roper wins $100,000 during rodeo in AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium is just four hours from Caleb Smidt’s home in Bellville, Texas, a community of about 4,200 people near Houston. That makes it easy for those that love him most to make the trip to see their favorite cowboy compete. It’s also easy for […]
Volunteers took the Strain off rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – When the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo asked for help, members of the Goodwell Roping Club answered. That was decades ago, and men like Jack, Rex and Max Strain have put in countless hours since. It’s the work done by volunteers like them that has helped the local rodeo be successful for so […]
McCoy ready to bring rodeo to Ada
ADA, Okla. – Long before he ever qualified to the International Finals Rodeo, the National Finals Rodeo or the PBR World Finals, Cord McCoy was a kid who just dreamed of being a rodeo champion. He came by it naturally, raised on a ranch near Tupelo, Oklahoma. He’s the youngest of five children born to […]