Carlee Pierce, fresh off her first appearance to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, is setting the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo on fire. The barrel racer from Stephenville, Texas – by way of Woodward, Okla., until last spring – posted the fastest time of the rodeo during Sunday’s fifth performance, rounding the cloverleaf pattern[...]

I watched a little of Saturday’s PBR Built Ford Tough Series event from Oklahoma City last night on NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus, formerly the Outdoor Life Network. It was the first time I’d seen the PBR on TV this season and the first time I’d seen the action in high definition. For the record,[...]

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is set up in a tournament-style format sectioned off into five brackets, and the first section was completed during Saturday afternoon’s third performance. Only the top four contestants in money won advance to the semifinals, then the top five money winners from each of two semifinals advance to[...]

I’m not sure who else has done what in central Texas, but tie-down roper Tyson Durfey has qualified to the semifinals at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a story that is scheduled to appear on the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo blog starting Monday. You can see more stories by clicking HERE. For much of her career, Brittany Pozzi has been one of the elite barrel racers in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. At just 27 years old[...]

Tilden Hooper expected better when he got to Las Vegas last December for the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The Carthage, Texas, cowboy had a strong season, earning his third qualification to the NFR. But he suffered an injury over the summer, the re-aggravated it in August. He didn’t return to action until the NFR,[...]

The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association is a fantastic forum for up-and-coming stars. Over the years, I’ve been blessed to tell stories of great young champions, like Taos Muncy’s double-dip of a college title and world championship in 2007 or Jet McCoy’s quest to clinch that elusive all-around College National Finals Rodeo title a decade ago[...]

When Pamela Capper began her 2011 season in earnest, the Cheney, Wash., cowgirl kept her expectations quite conservative. “I started the year out just hoping to make the circuit finals,” said Capper, who had qualified for the Ram Columbia River Circuit Finals before. “I didn’t get started until after the Fourth of July weekend.” But[...]

MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Whether it’s riding a nasty bucking beast or tackling any other obstacle that comes down the rodeo trail, D.V. Fennell has done it. The Porum, Okla., has ridden the rodeo roller coaster to the top of the peaks, twice qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In 2009 and 2010 combined, Fennell,[...]

NEOSHO, Mo. – It’s good to have good friends. D.V. Fennell knows that as well as anyone, if not better. Fennell, a bareback rider from Porum, Okla., is a two-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, one of the elite cowboys in the game. When times were at their best, his bandwagon was quite[...]