Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 State rodeo is here[May 21, 2008] Once again the Ellensburg Rodeo arena is playing host to the Washington State High School Rodeo Association’s state finals
State Fair Rodeo -- Helmuth rides off with bull riding title8ug\h[Oct. 7, 2007] Allen Helmuth's strong score Friday got a serious challenge from Charlie Barker on Saturday, but by the end of the day, Helmuth came away with the bull riding title as the Central Washington State Fair Rodeo concluded.
Helmuth, from Ellensburg, had a
Got rodeo?[Aug. 29, 2007] ELLENSBURG - Less than 24 hours from now, rodeo week starts. We should all be at the Repp Ranch watching the annual invitational open team roping and calf roping competition Wednesday. Thursday, let’s all enjoy some slack. Friday, things get really rolling. Saturday, well, you get the picture.
Washington State High School Rodeo Finals[May 23, 2007] Winners here this weekend earn a spot at the National High School Finals Rodeo — the largest rodeo in the world in terms of number of contestants — in late July. This is the last year Springfield, Ill. will host the event. Others can head to Fallon, Nev., for another championship-level competition, also in July.
What's next, a cage match?[Mar. 18, 2007] The lights were down, the music cranked up, and 8,700 fans cheered as the big screen showcased the contenders.
"They have what it takes," an ominous, gravelly voice thundered through the darkened Tacoma Dome on Sunday. “They know this game. They love this game. And they want to win.”
An intro for the rough-and-tumble riders at the Professional Bull Riders event? Nope. It was a video homage to the bulls, or “animal athletes,” they ride.
High gas prices rope cowboys into car pooling to rodeos[Sep. 24, 2006] There's a new element to the sad country song that is a rodeo cowboy's life. To the raging bulls, lonely nights and lingering bruises, add high gas prices.
Fuel costs hovering around $3 per gallon are wreaking havoc on the wallets of rodeo cowboys, who often drive hundreds of miles per day in beefy pickup trucks pulling horse trailers to get to the next go-round. By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press
Group envisions Lewis County rodeo arena[Sep. 10, 2006] Southwest Washington Regional Equestrian Center would hold events such as professional rodeos and bull-riding events, monster truck rallies, and concerts. By Puget Sound Business Journal
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