California

Two Locals Featured In Western Magazines
[Nov. 4, 2009] He claimed team roping average wins in 1967 and 1972 and bareback riding average crowns in 1971 and 1972. Berry said that winning the average the same year ...

Cleveland wins CHSRA Barrel Racing average at Hemet, Shares girls’ All-Around
[Oct. 31, 2009] Menifee’s Kortney Cleveland won both Barrel Racing go-rounds as well as the average...

Doctor presses the case against tobacco scholarships
[Oct. 28, 2009] A San Luis Obispo doctor is continuing to speak out against Cal Poly for allowing students to accept scholarships from the smokeless tobacco industry...

Area riders saddle up in Cottonwood
[Oct. 21, 2009] Cody and Austin Alvarez roped their way to a second-place finish as the tri-county area's best high school rodeo riders...

Artists And Authors To Be Featured At Bill Pickett Rodeo
[Oct. 16, 2009] For the first time in the history of the 26 year annual Bill Pickett Rodeo, the finals will be held in California.

Local barrel racer at state finals today
[Oct. 3, 2009] Barrel racing involves having a horse and rider attempt to complete a pattern around arranged barrels in the fastest time possible. ...

Barstow celebrates animal, human athleticism at rodeo
[Sep. 30, 2009] Before entering the arena at the Barstow Rodeo Stampede on Saturday night, barrel racer Karen Moon wasn’t sure how she and her horse, Jac, would perform.

The PBR Reaches Out to Southern California Children’s Organizations
[Sep. 29, 2009] Ontario, CA – The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) Built Ford Tough Series Tour hit the Citizens Business Bank Arena on their 28th stop this year for the Dickies Invitational this past weekend September 26-27, 2009. Fans poured in from around the Southern California region for an exciting weekend of shows, autograph signings, fan mixers and much more. By MELANIE BIEDEBACH, West Coast Reporter, Rodeo Attitude News, Photos by Andrea Kaus

Lostroh Wins Fifth BFTS Title in 2009 and Extends His Lead on the World
[Sep. 28, 2009] In the end, current world no. 1 bull rider Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) took the Dickies Invitational event title after riding top bull, Troubadour, owned by Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls, for 91.75 points. This is Lostroh’s fifth win of the 2009 BFTS season and his third win in California. He was one of only three men to ride all three of his bulls over the weekend where he totaled 265.25 points and added a check for $41,373 to his bank account. By Katharine Sherrer, PBR
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Beginner finally gets some luck
[Sep. 28, 2009] He made just the second qualified ride of his BFTS career – an 88.75-point effort in the first out of the Dickies Invitational... By Courtesy of PBR
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Lostroh bullish about sport
[Sep. 27, 2009] Lostroh will lead a band of 40 bull riders into Citizens Business Bank Arena this evening for the opening of the two-day Professional Bull Riders' Dickies ...

Young contender Rookie of the year ?
[Sep. 19, 2009] Natasha is in eighth place overall in the CCPRA barrel racing standings out of 35 listed participants. In October she will compete in the state finals in ...

Cowboys and bulls compete for attention, points at Bull Bash
[Aug. 25, 2009] SPRINGVILLE — The name of the event, in its 61st year, could have been picked out specifically with Saturday night in mind...

Right rope links cowboys to past
[Jul. 19, 2009] Just as a golfer can't golf without his clubs, a rodeo cowboy can't wrangle without his rope.
And while bull riders tend to get most of the glory at rodeos, including this week's California Rodeo Salinas, it's the men lassoing wayward cattle who most resemble the traditional rodeo cowboy.

  By LAITH AGHA