EDITOR’S NOTE: As I looked through social media, I came across a post that shared the photo of Josh Pearce of Guymon, Okla. I never met Josh, but I wrote about him – a little about his death, but much more about the short life he lived. Josh died Feb. 26, 2006, in Iraq, where he[...]

CINCH TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN PART OF STATE’S LANDSCAPE FOR 31 YEARS GUTHRIE, Okla. – The CINCH Timed Event Championship is a staple in Oklahoma, as much as anything along the red-dirt landscape. Dubbed the “Ironman of ProRodeo,” the event has crowned some of the greatest champions in rodeo history over its 31-year history,[...]

BAY CITY, Texas – The stars come out brightly at the Matagorda County Fair and Rodeo. The annual event – set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3-Saturday, March 5, at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds – will be a combination of rising stars and established veterans all competing top dollar and a big championship in this[...]

GUTHRIE, Okla. – Jimmie Cooper is one of the greatest cowboys in ProRodeo history. From Monument, N.M., Cooper was the 1980 overall, steer wrestling and tie-down roping Rookie of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. A year later, he was crowned the all-around world champion. He qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – There are certain events in ProRodeo that contestants love to win. The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo is one of them. That’s one of the reasons it was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame last summer, and it’s why nearly 1,000 competitors will make their way to the Oklahoma Panhandle for this[...]

Erich Rogers suffered a serious thumb injury over the last few days and will miss the CINCH Timed Event Championship. He will be replaced by Cash Myers, a CTEC veteran who hasn’t been part of the prestigious field for several years. Myers has finished among the best in the business in the all-around, steer wrestling,[...]

ALVA, Okla. – It’s been a long time coming for steer wrestler Brock White. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior earned his first college championship this past weekend at the Kansas State University rodeo and helped propel the Rangers men to the team title in Manhattan, Kan. “I really wasn’t expecting much out of it,[...]

CLARENDON COLLEGE SOPHOMORE WILL COMPETE SUNDAY AT THE AMERICAN CLARENDON, Texas – Many would love the opportunity to win $1 million. Wyatt Casper has that opportunity. The Clarendon College sophomore will ride at The AMERICAN, a one-day rodeo that will take place Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event offers a purse of[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – The moment was almost surreal for Justin Davis of Cottonwood, Calif. He was backed into the heeler box inside the San Angelo Coliseum for the championship round of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo on Friday night. To his left was his best friend, header Spencer Mitchell of Colusa, Calif.[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – It wasn’t much, but Jesse Bail needed it. On Thursday night during the 10th performance of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, Bail matched moves with Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Sin Fire Kate for 82.5 points; that matched Doug Aldridge of Carthage, Mo., who rodeo Carr’s Gold Coast to[...]