Carr creates 2017 truck series
DALLAS – Being innovative is just part of the brand at Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, and the Dallas-based livestock producer is taking another step in that direction with the 2017 Pete Carr Pro Rodeo Big Truckin’ Series. Contestants in each of the nine rodeo events – bareback riding, steer wrestling, heading, heeling, saddle bronc riding, […]
Estes Park going Hollywood
Harris will bring his old-school clown act to the fans at Rooftop Rodeo ESTES PARK, Colo. – Cliff Harris earns a living making other people laugh. As a rodeo clown, he lives for those moments when the crowd is engaging thoroughly enjoying all that the sport encompasses. He will do that as his alter ego, […]
Rutkowski wins Moose Jaw
BFO champ wins second Canadian title; Schiffner earns bull riding victory MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan – Texan Weston Rutkowski has learned to love Canada. “Beau Schueth and I were talking about the fact that we don’t mind coming up here,” said Rutkowski, the reigning Bullfighters Only world champion who won the BFO event this weekend in conjunction […]
Looking to double-dip
Schiffner earns redemption on known bull, hopes to score again Saturday MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan – Scott Shiffner wanted a little payback with Pound The Alarm, an athletic red and white paint bull that has a great history. Schiffner got it Friday night with an 86.5-point ride to take the lead after the opening night of […]
Tuckness strikes again
Wyoming man earns 2nd straight win at BFO Cavender’s Cup in Decatur DECATUR, Texas – Dusty Tuckness is a busy man, one of the most sought-after cowboy protectors in ProRodeo. But Bullfighters Only is an important part of the Wyoming man’s life. He’s one of the original founders of the company, and he loves to […]
Rangers ready for college finale
ALVA, Okla. – Ten Rangers are ready to ride for college rodeo’s most coveted title. Six men and four women from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University have earned the right to compete at the College National Finals Rodeo, set for June 11-17 at the Casper (Wyo.) Events Center. “Having 10 going to the college finals […]
Nowlin dominating circuit standings
DUNCAN, Okla. – Tracy Nowlin needed everything the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo could offer last October. Nowlin knew she didn’t have a chance to win the circuit championship, so her only hope at qualifying for the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo was to walk away from Stephens County Arena with the average […]
BFO is ready to rock Decatur
Bullfighters Only Cavender’s Cup will feature a full evening of action DECATUR, Texas – The action is intense and magnificent, but that’s exactly what the men expect when they are part of Bullfighters Only. Fifteen men will stare danger in the eyes as part of the Bullfighters Only Cavender’s Cup 2017 presented by Bodyguard Truck […]
Dietz Challenge is a success
O’Connell, Jarboe claim event titles during Navy SEAL Foundation fundraiser ROSENBERG, Texas – Memorial Day is much more than back yards, barbecues and gatherings with friends. It’s more than kicking off summer, lounging by the pool or enjoying time on the lake. It was established to honor fallen heroes, those that have given everything in […]
COLUMN: Time to support rodeo
A Montreal animal rights group is targeting a Quebec rodeo near the city of more than 4 million people. Taking advantage of its urban setting, the Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launched a media and legal movement to condemn rodeo earlier this year. This past week, a law professor at the […]
OPINION: The need for a new lead
A change at the top is coming. Karl Stressman is leaving the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, retiring at the end of the year as commissioner of the sport’s premier sanctioning body. It will conclude his nine years with the PRCA after serving as director of event marketing for Wrangler Jeans and Shirts. “I sat down […]
Putting best foot forward
Town of Estes Park invests into improving footing at Granny May Arena ESTES PARK, Colo. – As the years and weather have worked their troubling magic over the dirt inside Granny May Arena, the ground inside the spectacular complex began to erode. This spring, the Town of Estes Park invested $125,000 to improve the ground […]
Tuckness scores 94.5 to win
Wyoming bullfighter claims Lewiston title with best score ever in the BFO LEWISTON, Idaho – Dusty Tuckness was just excited to be in the mix for Saturday’s Bullfighters Only Flexfit Invitational Presented by the Lewiston Roundup Association. He proved it with two sensational fights and the highest marked bout in the Bullfighters Only history. He […]
Top cowboys part of special event
Bareback riding, bull riding to be part of Danny Dietz Memorial Classic ROSENBERG, Texas – The uniqueness of the U.S. Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic has become a hit in the world of professional rodeo. The bareback riding and bull riding event is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at the Fort Bend […]
Tuckness to compete in Idaho
One of bullfighting’s best is returning to his birth state with Bullfighters Only LEWISTON, Idaho – Dusty Tuckness was born in Idaho 31 years ago, so the Gem State is always going to be home. It also marks his return to Bullfighters Only competition for the first time in eight months. He will be one […]
Brazile earns 2 more Guymon crowns
By Katie Lackey TwisTed Rodeo GUYMON, Okla. – Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo has been good to Trevor Brazile over the years, and he proved why Sunday afternoon. Trevor Brazile, the 23-time world champion from Decatur, Texas, had a stellar weekend in the Oklahoma Panhandle. He closed out his weekend Sunday with a 7.3-second run to […]
Wright rides from Guymon jinx
GUYMON, Okla. – Rusty Wright knew he had a chance to change his fortunes in this Oklahoma Panhandle town. He did that Saturday night during the third performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, matching moves with Powder River Rodeo’s Look Again for 87 points to take the saddle bronc riding lead. He’ll have to […]
Crawford helps Harrison to title
GUYMON, Okla. – Charly Crawford is playing the role of teacher in his team-roping partnership with Joseph Harrison. That happens with someone like Crawford, an eight-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifying header, is matched with a heeler that hasn’t played on ProRodeo’s grandest stage. “I believe it’s an awesome opportunity for me,” said Harrison of […]
Erickson chasing Guymon title
GUYMON, Okla. – Ty Erickson is coming off the best regular season of his career, where he won $93,000. He’s bettered that already in 2017, and it’s early May; there are still five months and dozens of lucrative rodeos ahead of him before the campaign closes Sept. 30. “It’s been weird, honestly,” said Erickson, a […]
Jarrett finds comfort in Guymon
By Katie Lackey TwisTed Rodeo GUYMON, Okla. – With only six rodeos under his belt this year, Ryan Jarrett has bounced back from a wrist injury with an opportunity to win Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. Jarrett, the 10-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, has spent some time on the sidelines because of wrist surgery he […]
Delayed Guymon timed-event results 2017
Steer wrestling: Second round: 1. (tie) Jacob Talley, Hunter Crawford and J.D. Struxness, 4.2 seconds, $1,529 each; 4. Levi Rudd, 4.3, $1,070; 5. (tie) Justin Shaffer, Kyle Irwin and Tyler Waguespack, 4.4, $612; 8. Jon Ragatz, 4.5, $153. Average leaders: 1. Levi Rudd, 8.2 seconds on two runs; 2. (tie) Ty Erickson and Tyler Waguespack, […]
Fun for all in Guymon this weekend
GUYMON, Okla. – Pioneer Days Rodeo never ceases to amaze me, and this year’s event looks to be one of the best. That’s saying something about an event that was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame just a couple of years ago. But with 961 competitors who threw their hats into the ring just […]
2017 Guymon barrel racing first round
Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo May 2-7 First-round results: Barrel racing: 1. Sindey Forrest, 17.40 seconds, $2,205; 2. Shea Durfey, 17.53, $1,890; 3. (tie) Tammy Fischer and Davie King, 17.56, $1,470 each; 5. Tracy Nowlin, 17.59, $1,040; 6. Britta Thiel, 17.60, $840; 7. Jessi Fish, 17.71, $630; 8. (tie) Lake Mehalic and Morgan Breaux, 17.72, […]
Guymon tie-down roping first round
1. Jesse Clark, 7.3 seconds, $1,787; 2. E.J. Roberts, 7.6, $1,554; 3. Trevor Brazile, 7.7, $1,321; 4. Catfish Brown, 7.9, $1,088; 5. (tie) Marcos Costa, Joe Colletti, Riley Pruitt and Ryan Jarrett, 8.0, $505 each.