Ballard takes two at Duncan rodeo
DUNCAN, Okla. – COVID-19 did a number on many people around the world, and it affected their lives and their livelihoods. Take Cody Ballard, a cowboy from Tutum, New South Wales in Australia, who had been in the United States for several years competing in college, then professional rodeo. He decided to make a trip […]
Kreder collects first McCoy title
DUNCAN, Okla. –The first champion of the first PRCA event produced by McCoy Rodeo happened early Friday evening. Mark Kreder rode McCoy’s Joe Bad for 79 points to claim the top score on the opening night of Cord McCoy’s ProRodeo at the Stephens County Arena in Duncan. It was a nice salute from Kreder to […]
Jacksonville excited for its rodeo
JACKSONVILLE, Texas –It’s time for this community to gather together again, and the opportunity is happening soon. This marks the return of the Tops in Texas Rodeo, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13-Saturday, May 15, at the Jacksonville Rodeo Arena. Cancelled a year ago while under the grips of a worldwide pandemic, the organizers […]
Carr team a vital cog in rodeo
JACKSONVILLE, Texas –The staff of Pete Carr Pro Rodeo is a bit like the Wizard of Oz. There are a lot of behind-the-curtain things happening to help make the Tops in Texas Rodeo make seamless transitions from one aspect of the event to the next. It’s not movie-making nor witchcraft; it’s a detailed approach to […]
Hooper is on top of the world
From wild nights to dad life, CINCH cowboy is still riding strong Tilden Hooper’s mind works a bit differently than most men. He’s a bareback rider in professional rodeo. Those cowboys consider things in spectacular ways. Like a runaway train, there is something always racing inside them. Not many people in this world would strap […]
Alliston closes year with round win
ALVA, Okla. – It all started with an email during Mckayla Alliston’s senior year of high school in Buckhead, Georgia. “It came from a guy named Stockton Graves, and I’d never heard of him before that,” said Alliston, a senior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University who won the championship round in breakaway roping at the […]
Familiar bull propels Jarboe
GUYMON, Okla. – Familiarity may breed contempt for most, but not rodeo cowboys. Roscoe Jarboe had a good history with Frontier Rodeo’s Lookin’ Up, winning the bull riding title at the Cody (Wyoming) Stampede last July. The two were matched together again Saturday during the second performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, and the […]
Jarrett collects third Guymon belt
GUYMON, Okla. – Ryan Jarrett has been in this place before. The Oklahoma Panhandle. Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. The final performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. The winner’s circle. Jarrett, the 2005 all-around world champion from Comanche, Oklahoma, won another Pioneer Days Rodeo championship trophy belt to add to his collection by claiming […]
Theriot wrestles lead in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – Marcus Theriot may be from Mississippi, but he’s making a solid rodeo living in Oklahoma this year. In January, he qualified for the International Finals Rodeo and pocketed nearly $11,000 at the top minor league rodeo association’s championship event. In March, he won the Timed Event Championship, which paid $100,000 to the […]
Bay City rodeo has faith in Carr
BAY CITY, Texas –There’s something special when the rodeo comes to town. The people in this community of more than 17,000 have needed a relief from the COVID-19 infestation that has isolated and held people down for better than a year. That makes things more special for this year’s Matagorda County Fair and Rodeo, set […]
Duncan rodeo attracts local athletes
DUNCAN, Okla. –Kylie Weast doesn’t compete at many ProRodeos these days. Life in nearby Comanche, Oklahoma, with her husband and two children keeps her plenty busy. But she won’t miss Cord McCoy’s ProRodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7-Saturday, May 8, at Stephens County Arena in Duncan; tickets can be purchased at Crutcher’s Western […]
McCoy adding to Atoka’s tradition
ATOKA, Okla. – Atoka County has a rich rodeo tradition and has been home to some of the greatest cowboys to have ever competed. Cord McCoy is one of them. He and his family live in nearby Lane, Oklahoma, and he is proud to live in a county that has been home to PRCA world […]
Kansans claim title in Guymon
Trimble, Hittle claim team roping win; Rangers earn men’s team victory ALVA, Okla. – As youngsters, Jaden Trimble and Brandon Hittle grew up three hours apart but became close friends despite the miles. “We’ve been best friends since the seventh grade,” said Trimble, a sophomore from Coffeyville, Kansas. They chose the came college, Northwestern Oklahoma […]
Suit, McBride win steer roping titles
Darin Suit became the first champion of the 2021 Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. The Ames, Oklahoma, cowboy placed in three rounds and won the average title in steer roping, which took place Monday and Tuesday at Henry C. Hitch Arena in Guymon. Suit pocketed more than $7,000 for the feat. But he wasn’t the only […]
Tryan, Long take San Angelo title
SAN ANGELO, Texas – The one thing the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo did for team ropers Clay Tryan and Jake Long was give them a sense of normalcy. They earned the victory, but they were sparked by the chance to rope and a chance to show their talents before packed houses in Foster […]
O’Connell earns shot at final round
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Shane O’Connell was excited about his draw Thursday night during the 11th performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He was a little envious, too. O’Connell, who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 2018, watched from home as Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Network Gazer performed at last year’s grand […]
Guymon rodeo tradition continues
GUYMON, Okla. – Much has changed over the last 89 years, since the inaugural Pioneer Days celebration in 1933. A tradition was established. The times have changed. There are more cars and fewer horse-drawn buggies. There is television instead of sitting beside the radio. News is shared online and over social media; no more news […]
Johnson still riding high at 40
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Not many ProRodeo cowboys have a 20-year career, but Chet Johnson isn’t a typical ProRodeo cowboy. When he began his professional life as a bronc rider in 2001, the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo was a big event. He found it to his liking and had considerable success inside Foster […]
Woodward notches win in Hays
ALVA, Okla. – For several years, Pacman was the perfect horse for Kody Woodward. Now, Pacman is doing the same for another member of the family, Brent Woodward, a senior steer wrestler at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The speedy sorrel gelding proved it again this past weekend by guiding Brent Woodward to the title at […]
STS event offers a big weekend
CHILDRESS, Texas –Rodeo rigs in all shapes and sizes will soon converge on this community of 6,200 and increase the population considerably. That’s what happens when the STS Championship comes to town, with competition set for April 30-May 2 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena in Childress. The event, named for hometown tie-down roping […]
McCoy bringing rodeo to Duncan
DUNCAN, Okla. –For much of his life, Cord McCoy made a living as a rodeo cowboy. He won his first buckle at age 5, then progressed up the youth ranks into high school, then intercollegiate rodeo at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, where he was a regular qualifier to the College National Finals Rodeo. […]
Valor is the Rule in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Barrel racing at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo is always tough. There are dozens of outstanding horses with exceptional jockeys involved in ProRodeo. With 275 barrel racers entered, this year’s competition is exceptional. On Saturday afternoon, Dona Kay Rule and her horse, High Valor, shot past them all, posting […]
Sellars is moving on up
Florida cowboy climbs standings with San Angelo X Bulls win SAN ANGELO, Texas – In a matter of minutes, Clayton Sellars shot up seven spots to sixth in the bull riding world standings? How does that happen so quickly? The key ingredient was riding two bulls en route to his title at the San Angelo […]
Stud takes Shadbolt toward the top
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Garrett Shadbolt had done his homework on the horse he’d drawn Friday night during the sixth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He knew Fettig Pro Rodeo’s Pop A Pop had bucked at the National Finals Rodeo and that the animal was part of a 90.5-point ride with […]