Tim Bagnell has ambitions. Lofty ambitions. "My goal is to make calf roping the thing here," declares the Polson cowboy/dentist. "Come hell or high water. "I want to get kids calf roping. I want calf ...

If there was one performance in Bracket 2 that showed how much rodeo is about much more than just talent alone, it was Josie ...

Roy Cooper throws a calf during the calf-roping competition in the Will Rogers Coliseum on Jan. 15, 2003. Ron T. Ennis Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives Roy Cooper took the sport of calf roping by ...

Royal Crown Canada kicked off their Claresholm, AB event on Tuesday, May 7, with some serious action in the breakaway and calf roping events. With over $21,500 in added money up for grabs in the ...

A rodeo legend has died, according to his family. Roy Cooper, eight-time world champion roper and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Famer, died the night of April 29. Multiple news reports said Cooper died in a ...

There’s a vigorous passion among folks -- young and old -- who nurture their flair for rodeo events and, especially for roping. In the chase, the rope is the connection between the rider -- cowboy or ...

He was a big sports kid in school. Played football and basketball. But he’s a self-described selfish guy, and Shad Mayfield also had an affinity for what his family’s background entailed. Which was ...

The Shane Hanchey Invitational concluded yesterday in Giddings, Texas. Let’s look at what happened and who walked away victorious. This invitational had a star-studded line-up. With 60 contestants, ...

When James Dukes won the 2024 State Team roping competition for the California High School Rodeo Association, it was a family victory as well as a personal one for the Ramona resident. Dukes’ team ...