Jacobs find the lead in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – It was a perfect night for Jacobs and a great night for bull rider Boudreaux Campbell during Thursday’s fifth performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. Campbell, a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Crockett, Texas, rode Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Oyster Bayou for 92.5 points to close out […]
Seaboard opens rodeo doors
Pioneer Days partner offering free admission for matinee performances GUYMON, Okla. – From its first days of operation 25 years ago, Seaboard Foods has been highly involved in the Guymon community and activities across Texas County. Each year, the company serves as a major sponsor of the annual Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, which this spring […]
Chace punts football, wins in rodeo
ALVA, Okla. – Kade Chace may have enjoyed football, but rodeo always had his heart. A 2020 graduate of Cherokee (Oklahoma) High School, Chace spent the first semester his freshman year at Sterling (Kansas) College preparing to play football. When COVID-19 disrupted the season, the lifelong cowboy realized he wanted to move closer to home […]
Horse helps put Lummus at the top
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Will Lummus understands as well as any steer wrestler the importance of having a good mount underneath him. He’s enlisted the services of Benz, a quick bay owned by fellow bulldogger Clayton Hass of Weatherford, Texas, and the horse is already paying dividends in west Texas for Lummus. He is placing […]
Cooper snares lead at San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas – For the last several years, Tuf Cooper has chased ProRodeo’s most elusive title: all-around world champion. He won the grand gold buckle in 2017 and has been in the mix in the three seasons since. In fact, he’s second in the all-around world standings heading into the opening weekend of competition […]
Franks spurs the San Angelo lead
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Cole Franks has spent his life around rodeo. That happens when he’s the son of a ProRodeo cowboy, but there’s more to it. He is making his way in the game his own way as a bareback rider. Though he’s just beginning, he proved Friday night that he’s more than capable. […]
Local youth ready for STS event
CHILDRESS, Texas –The Bruce brothers and Colee Cox have a considerable homefield advantage when it comes to the STS Championship, set for April 30-May 2 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena in Childress. They’re from here, and they’ve been inside the indoor facility more times than they can count. “We have the privilege of […]
Oestmann moves into region lead
ALVA, Okla. – For the better part of the Central Plains Region season, Denton Oestmann wasn’t quite sure about his roping partner. It affected the way Oestmann – a junior tie-down roper for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team – handled his business. When he finally put his faith in Short Stack, it paid […]
Elite ropers heading to Childress
CHILDRESS, Texas –Stetson Vest has always wanted to be involved in something big in his hometown. He has that chance with the STS Championship, set for April 30-May 2 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena in Childress. Vest, one of the elite tie-down ropers in professional rodeo and a 2013 National Finals Rodeo qualifier, […]
Draw down kicks off rodeo month
GUYMON, Okla. – Sixteen years ago, a volunteer with the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo ignited a spark, and the rest of the committee fanned the flames of an idea to help raise funds for the Oklahoma Panhandle’s biggest annual event. The Rodeo Dinner, Dance & Draw Down was a hit from the start, and it […]
Munsell collects 1st college title
ALVA, Okla. – The surname Munsell is almost as popular in Alva as it is in Arnett, Oklahoma. Over the years, the same Munsell clan has made a second home in this town of 5,100 while attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University and competing on its rodeo team. First there was Hunter, followed by younger sister […]
Smith excited about Childress event
CHILDRESS, Texas –For most of his life, rodeo was more than a game to Childress cowboy Stran Smith; it was his business, and he was very good at it. He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 10 times and won the tie-down roping world title in 2008. He’s retired from competition, but he’s still very […]
Westhaver shines in Durant
ALVA, Okla. – Riley Westhaver didn’t point to anything special he did this past weekend while winning the steer wrestling title at the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Rodeo in Durant. No, Westhaver placed his credit on his partners: Steer wrestling horse Whiskers, owned by teammate Bridger Anderson, and hazer Brent Woodward. It may be something […]
Rodeo returns to Nacogdoches
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –Anita Scott has been busy with the planning and preparation of the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo & Steer Show, which takes place this week. This has been the right kind of transition for the local organizers, who had to abruptly cancel the event just 12 months ago when the COVID-19 global pandemic set the […]
Carr team a big piece of rodeo
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –It’s taken a year, but life in this east Texas community is starting to look a bit more like normal. Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the statewide mask mandate, and annual events are returning to the calendar. That includes the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo & Steer Show, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25-Saturday, March […]
Mars claims first bronc riding title
ALVA, Okla. – For the better part of four years, Denton Mars has had his eyes on a certain prize. It finally happened this past weekend. Mars, a senior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, won his first intercollegiate saddle bronc riding championship at the Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College Rodeo. Mars scored 73 points to […]
Rumford returning to Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – Justin Rumford’s “Rumpshaker” is a nickname that fits his personality; it’s not his persona. So, when friend and business partner Aaron Ferguson suggested a podcast called RümpChät, Rumford and cohost Josh “Hambone” Hilton went to work. “When Hambone and I got together, he started Googling everything podcast,” said Rumford, who returns to […]
Boore proud of Panhandle roots
GUYMON, Okla. – Riding for the brand is more than a tag line for ranch cowboys. For most the elite in ProRodeo, the phrase is more of a nod to sponsors and other supporters. For others who have played the game at the highest level, the slogan is a tip of the hat to their […]
Guymon rodeo has tradition
Finlay hopes to add his name to the legacy in the Panhandle GUYMON, Okla. – Long before he even considered competing in college rodeo, Jake Finlay knew there was something special going on at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. When then-coach Craig Latham offered him an opportunity to attend the college in nearby Goodwell, it didn’t […]
Edler wins rodeo’s gold
ARLINGTON, Texas – Halfway through the 2020 National Finals Rodeo, Jacob Edler had to make a big business decision. He had qualified for his first NFR on Ditto, a mare that was owned by Canadian Clayton Moore and recently acquired by Shane Frey. They matched together pretty well through the first five nights, but Edler […]
Anderson finishes strong NFR
ARLINGTON, Texas – College students around the world spend tens of thousands of dollars for their educations. Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior Bridger Anderson just received the biggest lessons of his life over the last 10 days at the National Finals Rodeo. On top of it, he made $77,068 at ProRodeo’s premier event. “Things just […]
Pope wins average at 1st NFR
ARLINGTON, Texas – Jess Pope just picked up the biggest paycheck of his life, earning $170,417 for 10 days work at the National Finals Rodeo and winning the bareback riding average title. Don’t look for him to settle for anything. He was raised around hard work, and that’s going to continue. He left Arlington on […]
Clements caps NFR on strong note
ARLINGTON, Texas – As he reflected on the last 10 days, Mason Clements wasn’t too thrilled with how his third National Finals Rodeo appearance went. Still, he quietly found success. He placed in five rounds and finished fifth in the average race by scoring 810.5 cumulative points on 10 rides; that was worth nearly $23,000, […]
Biglow gains lessons at 2020 NFR
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Montana Silversmiths gold buckle that is awarded to world champions is an elusive thing. Only one person per event can earn that piece of hardware each year, and Biglow did that in 2019. The 2020 National Finals Rodeo was a much different story. He closed this year’s finale in fine fashion, […]