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Back When They Bucked with Buddy Cockrell

Buddy Cockrell got to do a wide variety of things throughout his life. The Texas-born cowboy competed in high school and college rodeo, played college and professional football, owned ranches in Australia and Brazil and a gold mine in Costa Rica. He was born in 1934 and raised by his…

Going for First or Just Catch?

We made our first trip to the Junior High School National Finals in Huron, SD, last month where Hali had qualified in the Breakaway. She had roped well at regional finals and was 5.1 or 5.2 on two and won second. Then at Texas Junior High Finals she roped a…

Roper Review: Troy McDonald

Troy McDonald grew up in the small town of Pierson, Florida, into a rodeo family that competed at and produced ropings. He entered his first jackpot at five years old and won his first buckle at a roping school when he was seven. Troy was successfully active in junior rodeo…

Cole Edge

Cole Edge of Durant, Oklahoma, is sitting second in the PRCA standings in steer wrestling, an event he originally took up in high school for the all-around points. The 33-year-old cowboy comes from a family of ropers and focused primarily on team roping and tie-down roping through high school, but…

ProFile: WyoTech

Jim Mathis of Wheatland, Wyoming traveled many miles chasing the USTRC jackpot circuit for nearly 17 years. Jim had worked the rope in ranch work for many years, but after watching his younger brother, Scott competing as a team roper, he took some instruction from him and started entering himself.…

Back When They Bucked with Madonna Eskew Pumphrey

If anybody was born with the Wild West in their blood, it was Madonna Eskew Pumphrey. The Ardmore, Okla. cowgirl was the third generation of her family to entertain in the western style. She was born August 24, 1941, the granddaughter of Colonel Jim Eskew, a famous Wild West show…

On The Trail with Cort Scheer

Cort Scheer is building his retirement one bronc at a time. The Elsmere, Nebraska, cowboy will top $1 million by the end of this season and he has managed his earnings well, investing in cattle for his family’s ranch in Nebraska and a piece of property in Stephenville, Texas. “I…

Leaderboard changes at 122nd annual “Daddy of ‘em All”

CHEYENNE, Wyo. --- July 28, 2018 --- Once again, the best was saved for last in the barrel racing at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Sunshine did more than brighten up the skies at Frontier Park; it also dried the ground While arena conditions weren’t ideal, they…

Local contestants excel at Cheyenne Frontier Days and current leaders

CHEYENNE, Wyo. --- July 25, 2018 --- It’s only fitting that two local participants in the rodeo had success on Cheyenne/Laramie County Day on Wednesday at Cheyenne Frontier Days. A very enthusiastic crowd cheered for one of the favorites, Brody Cress, in the saddle bronc riding. The Hillsdale resident…

2018 National High School Finals Average Results

ALL AROUND ROOKIE COWBOY Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 960 Carson Wetsel, Richmond, Texas, 500 Gage Gardiner, Ashland, Kan., 420 Regan Wheatley, Calhan, Colo., 265 Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas, 185 Pierce Wold, Wilton, Calif., 460 Tice Hiner, Walla Walla, Wash., 380 8-9. Casey Roberts, Munford, Ala., 120 8-9. Gavin Hershberger, Litchfield…

National High School Finals Rodeo Round 1 results

ALL AROUND ROOKIE COWBOY Regan Wheatley, Calhan, Colo., 500 Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 350 Tice Hiner, Walla Walla, Wash., 180 Gage Gardiner, Ashland, Kan., 140 5-6. Pierce Wold, Wilton, Calif., 120 5-6. Gavin Hershberger, Litchfield Park, Ariz., 120 Ethan Lombardo, Marshville, N.C., 110 Carson Wetsel, Richmond, Texas, 90 Taine Nash,…

Cashen Turner – 2018 IFYR All Around Cowgirl

Cashen Turner made it back to the short go in three events, barrel racing, breakaway roping, and pole bending and is the 2018 IFYR All Around Champion. She started competing when she was five, added pole bending and picked up roping and it all fell into place. She took reserve…