PRCA Event Reports

World Champion Bull Rider On a Roll
[Feb. 10, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- The night after winning titles at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, J.W. Harris and J.J. Elshere set the standard at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

Elshere was smiling from ear to ear when he got off of the bucking horse named Hellbound from Big Bend Rodeo. He won over $10,000 in Fort Worth in saddle bronc riding with a total score of 332 points on four horses. Using the momentum that earned him that title on Sunday night, he scored an 85 to win the second round in the second bracket at the AT&T Center. By Susan Kanode

Champions Crowned at Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo
[Feb. 9, 2009] FORT WORTH ---The 113th annual Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo came to a close on Sunday night at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.

The big money winner is a big champion with a big heart. Jason Miller earned nearly $17,500 in the steer wrestling by dropping three steers to the turf in 11.3 seconds. Miller won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world title in 2007. By Lauranne Smith

Wyoming Bull Riders Dominating at San Antonio Rodeo
[Feb. 9, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- Last Thursday, Clayton Savage from Casper, Wyo., won over $23,000 at the Xtreme Bulls event at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

Savage will return to the AT&T Center on Wednesday to compete in the rodeo, but in the meantime his fellow Wyoming bull riders are having success. Kanin Asay who is a reserve world champion from Powell competed in the first bracket and was successful enough to advance to the semi-finals which will be held Feb. 18 and 19. Bobby Welsh, from Gillette won the first round in the second bracket and most likely will advance to the semi-finals as well. By Susan Kanode

Championship Round Qualifiers at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo
[Feb. 8, 2009] FORT WORTH --- The following are the top 12 contestants in each event, coming back for the championship round at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo presented by the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, Sunday, Feb. 08, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Results of the championship round will be available, 11:00 p.m. CST at Ufwssr.com/results.asp By Lauranne Smith

Checks, Checks, and more Rodeo Checks
[Feb. 8, 2009] FORT WORTH – The first round of bull riding and barrel racing along with the second round of bareback and saddle bronc riding events came to a close at the evening performance of the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo.

The big money winner was Cody Whitney in the bull riding. Whitney of Asher, Okla., rode Rafter G’s Big D for 89 points Saturday night and pocketed over $5,600 for the first place position. He will compete on his second bull at Sunday afternoon’s performance and is looking to get enough points to make it to the final round. By Lauranne Smith

Contestants Advance to Semi-Finals at San Antonio Rodeo
[Feb. 8, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- The first two days of competition at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo are now history.

Twelve contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing and bull riding were narrowed down to four by virtue of three rounds of competition. Money was paid in the individual rounds only, and the top four money earners advance to the semi finals.
This year’s rodeo features a new bracketed format where contestants get paid every night. Leading off the competition was Tilden Hooper, a bareback rider from Carthage, Texas. Hooper is coming off of his first qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and is hoping to make the trip back to Las Vegas next December for Rodeo’s championship event. By Susan Kanode

First Checks Paid Bareback and Saddle Bronc Riding at Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo
[Feb. 7, 2009] FORT WORTH – Friday night’s performance of the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo sent a few cowboys down the road a bit richer.

The first round of bareback and saddle bronc riding events came to a close at the evening’s performance. Two champions took the lead earlier and did not let go. By Lauranne Smith

First Checks Written at San Antonio Rodeo
[Feb. 7, 2009] SAN ANTONIO - The first group of contestants at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo got off to a rousing start on Friday night.

This year’s rodeo features a new bracketed format where contestants get paid every night. Leading off the competition was Tilden Hooper, a bareback rider from Carthage, Texas. Hooper is coming off of his first qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and is hoping to make the trip back to Las Vegas next December for Rodeo’s championship event. By Susan Kanode

Thursday 's Performances at Fort Worth Saw Big Names and Big Scores
[Feb. 6, 2009] FORT WORTH – It took 22 performances to change the second round leader in the bareback riding at the 2009 Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo.

Two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo champion Bobby Mote proved the saying ‘better late than never’ is definitely true. The veteran cowboy from Culver, Ore., drew Western Rodeo’s horse Big Easy and according to Mote the bronc does not live up to his name. By Lauranne Smith

A Day of Honor, A Day of Change
[Feb. 5, 2009] FORT WORTH – It was a day of honoring and remembering active and retired military members at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo.

Those that are serving and or have served in the armed forces received free admission to the matinee and evening rodeo performances Wednesday thanks to Encore Acquisition Company of Fort Worth. By Lauranne Smith

Rounds See Lead Changes at Fort Worth Rodeo
[Feb. 4, 2009] FORT WORTH - While the overall standings are where the lion’s share of over $500,000 is going to be paid at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, there is still plenty of money available in individual rounds and contestants are going for it. By Susan Kanode

Veteran Steer Wrestler Hoping to Win First Fort Worth Title
[Feb. 1, 2009] FORT WORTH - Todd Suhn was born in South Dakota, raised in Nebraska, went to college at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, but for the past four years has lived just outside of Weatherford, Texas.

The steer wrestler’s resume is extensive. He’s qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) 12 times and won and throughout his 15-year career as a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Traditionally, his success in the arena comes in the summer months. He has won titles at the Reno Rodeo in Nevada, Wyoming’s Cheyenne Frontier Days and many more. By Susan Kanode

Texas, The Snowbird State for Cowboys
[Jan. 31, 2009] FORT WORTH - Snowbirds are generally known as senior citizens that are from the Northeast, Midwestern United States that migrate to the lower, warmer southern states, such as Texas.

Rodeo has its own snowbirds in saddle bronc riders and traveling partners Jake Griffin of Powell, Wyo., and J.W. McCuistion from Sugar City, Colo. Both call Texas their rodeo home each winter. By Susan Kanode

Reynolds Uses Fort Worth Rodeo to Springboard Season
[Jan. 30, 2009] FORT WORTH - In 2005, Josh Reynolds, from Corvallis, Mont., used the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo to get his season going and qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR).

Reynolds is a saddle bronc rider and is hoping to make the trip back to Las Vegas next December to compete at rodeo’s championship event again. He helped his cause significantly this week in the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. By Susan Kanode