CASPER, Wyo. (June 13, 2021) --- After two years of ups and downs, the 72nd edition of the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) got off to a rousing start at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. Last year’s events were cancelled due to the pandemic and this year contestants, fans,…
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Nebraska high school rodeo cowboys work in the arena alongside their dad Hazard, Neb. (June 8, 2021) – It’s a family affair when the Heikels work a rodeo. Lance, and he and wife Marti’s sons Cinch and Riggin, work as pickup men at high school rodeos across the state. A…
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by Kyle Jones, kjones@wcrarodeo.com CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – As the event was down to one eligible athlete in the Triple Crown of Rodeo (TCR) at May 9 Rodeo Corpus Christi, tie-down roping had the fans inside American Bank Center on the edge of their seats throughout the jaw-dropping run where…
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Tim O’Connell took the win with a 94 point ride on Gunfire of Frontier Rodeo Company. “It was like old home week,” said Gail Woerner, rodeo historian, who attended the event at the Steiner Ranch in Weatherford, Texas, for the second time. “All the who’s who of rough stock riding were…
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GUTHRIE, Okla. (March 15, 2021) – Fans watched the greatest jackpot team roper in history extend his record of wins and break the all-time earnings record at the world’s richest pro roping Sunday night in Oklahoma. Kory Koontz, 49, of Stephenville, Texas, clinched victory at the Wrangler Bob Feist Invitational…
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The Cinch Timed Event Championship is in the books, and Mississippi’s Marcus Theriot rode the roller coaster to the end of the tracks for the biggest win of his young career. With 25 runs—five each in hea The Cinch Timed Event Championship is in the books, and Mississippi’s Marcus Theriot…
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March 7, 2021 - RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo Presented by Durango Boots has crowned its 2021 champions, and each of these winners, for the first time in the American Rodeo history, are all from the top 10 world invitees, each taking home $100,000 in prize money. Because no qualifier won…
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The American Rodeo Semi-Finals have come to a finish at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, and the athletes moving on to compete against the best in world have been determined. Here's a look at the top athletes moving on in each event to fight for the next $1 million. The…
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Written by: Mid-Plains Community College From Iowa to Oklahoma, Kansas to Hawaii, Garrett Nokes had friends all over the country. If there’s one thing his student athletes can agree on, it’s that any friend of his was a friend for life. “He definitely had the gift of gab and…
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March 6-7, 2021 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas February 4, 2021 - Fort Worth, Texas – RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo presented by Durango Boots announced today the top 10 cowboys and cowgirls in each event who will be competing at this year’s richest weekend in western sports taking place March…
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Sharon Shoulders passed away, Saturday, January 30th, 2021, at home with family. She was the wife and partner of Jim Shoulders, 16 time World Champion PRCA All-Around and roughstock rodeo competitor, stock-contractor/rodeo producer, and icon of rodeo. She should be called “MRS RODEO” because she did it all – except…
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Vold Rodeo Company's Painted Valley, a multi-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bareback and saddle bronc horse, passed away Jan. 14, according to Kirsten Vold, owner of Vold Rodeo Company. Painted Valley was 19. Painted Valley was a ranch-raised stud. The horse was a product of decades spent selectively breeding bucking…
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