It’s common for rodeo athletes and fans to use the hashtag “attitude of gratitude.” Each year, that gratitude is expressed at the annual PRCA Awards Banquet in Las Vegas right before the start of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The final online ballot process will be open Oct. 1-15 for…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The contract personnel for the Dec. 6-15 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and the Nov. 2-3 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping were announced Wednesday by the PRCA. For the sixth straight year, two of the announcers for the Wrangler NFR remain the same. Randy Corley, of…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - It is known that the equine athletes in the sport of rodeo play a vital role in helping every competitor achieve his or her goals. The PRCA and the American Quarter Horse Association honor the outstanding registered American Quarter Horse in each of the PRCA's timed-event…
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Mid-Plains Community College saddle bronc rider Wyatt Kunkee, of Lexington, is the recipient of a $750 NEBRASKAland DAYS Buffalo Bill Rodeo Scholarship. Kunkee was presented with the award during the MPCC Stampede on Saturday at the Wild West Arena. Money for the scholarship came from a combination of entry fees…
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Minot man satisfies desire for competition with team roping; will rope at Y’s Men’s Rodeo Minot, N.D. (September 17, 2018) – Blake Eggl is competitive. In high school and college, football fed his competitive drive. When he graduated from Minot State University in 2012 and school sports were over, rodeo…
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Our Journey to 20 Years Statistics show that 96% of businesses fail within 10 years, but one brand has stood solid for 20 years under one man’s leadership. A staple in the aluminum horse trailer industry, Bloomer Trailers, has made a name for themselves as a reputable company that produces…
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South Dakota, Minnesota families gather in Minot to watch competition, enjoy family Minot, N.D. (September 24, 2018) – When the Minot Y’s Men’s Rodeo kicks off next weekend, there will be a mini-family reunion taking place. Dane Kissack, a tie-down roper from Spearfish, S.D., his family, and his wife’s family…
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Abilene rodeo helps Dickinson Co. cancer fund raise monies for people undergoing cancer treatment Abilene, Kan. (September 17, 2018) – The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene, Kansas is helping to make the world a little bit better place. During its annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign on Friday,…
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Hastings rodeo raises funds for cancer patients at Morrison Cancer Center Hastings, Neb. – The Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings in August isn’t just a place to have a good time. It’s also a way to help a neighbor. When “pink” night descended on the rodeo on Sat., August 25,…
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Elk City Man Follows in Dad’s Footsteps as Bull Rider Elk City, Okla. (August 27, 2018) – With a world champion for a dad, it’s no surprise that Brett Custer is following in his father’s footsteps. Custer, the twenty-year-old son of 1992 World Champion Bull Rider Cody Custer, will ride…
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Elk City, Okla. (August 13, 2018) – The Elk City rodeo is so important to the Johnson family that they had to reschedule a wedding because of it. Little did Emily Johnson realize, when she and Jeff set the date for their wedding on Labor Day weekend, 1976, that it…
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Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team coach Dustin Elliott will be inducted into the Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame. Elliott is one of eight former CSC athletes chosen for the prestigious honor. The ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 27 in the CSC Student Center. “It’s just kind of humbling,”…
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