HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Members of the Waller County Fair Board are innovative. They have to be, they believe, because they have an annual goal to give back. It’s not just providing the region with an excellent exposition that is the Waller County Fair and Rodeo, set for Saturday, Sept. 30-Saturday, Oct. 7. No, it’s about[...]

BELLVILLE, Texas – With two world championships on her belt and two more reserve world titles, Kelly Kaminski could have her pick of many rodeos that are her favorites. “This is our hometown rodeo,” said Kaminski, who won barrel racing gold buckles in 2004-05 and was runner-up the two years previously. “It’s very special to[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – Great stories are not always championships realized and life happily ever after. Missy Long has a story to tell, and she will have the opportunity during the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association brunch held in conjunction with the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19-Saturday, Oct.[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Barnyard Buddies isn’t just a big hit for the special-needs children involved in the day at the Waller County Fair and Rodeo. The program – now in its fourth year and planned for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 – has become a place to be for other youth interested in helping[...]

The nominations for the 2017 PRCA awards were posted Thursday on both ProRodeo.com and WranglerNetwork.com. This year’s awards include a new category, Music Director of the Year, which includes nominees Andrew “Drew” Taylor, Brenda Winklepleck, Jill Franzen Loden, Josh “Hambone” Hilton and Randy “Stretch” Mayer. I’ve been blessed to work with someone or some entity[...]

ALVA, Okla. – It was a virtual clean sweep for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s rodeo team. The Rangers had the winners in all three timed events this past weekend at the Colby (Kan.) Community College rodeo and earned the first team title of the new Central Plains Region season. Northwestern earned 503.3 points[...]

BELLVILLE, Texas – A little more than a decade ago, Maury Tate traded in his roping horse for a herd of bucking animals. He had transitioned from the life of a competitive tie-down roper into stock contractor, and he has no interest in looking back. That’s a good thing for the sport and for the[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – While rodeo is nothing new in this neck of the woods, there’s something quite special when rodeo hits the Stephens County Arena in October. That’s because Duncan is home to the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19-Saturday, Oct. 21. It’s not just another rodeo,[...]

BELLVILLE, Texas – Years before he was one of the most popular bullfighters in rodeo, Dusty Tuckness was a key fixture at the Austin County Fair and Rodeo. “Bellville was one of my very first PRCA rodeos I got to work,” said Tuckness, the reigning seven-time Bullfighter of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – Greg Simas doesn’t come from this part of the country. He was raised in northern California, a stone’s throw from Sacramento. After serving six years in the U.S. Marine Corps, he has found a home in Danville, Pa. But that hasn’t stopped Simas from understanding rodeo’s history in mid-America. He knows well[...]