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PRCA announces new sponsor Good Ride
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Good Ride, a fashionable, casual clothing and accessory line, has become a new PRCA and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo sponsor, announced Sean Daniels, vice president, PRCA Properties. Good Ride clothing and accessories fall in between traditional Western clothing and high-fashion street wear. The creative force behind the line is Florida fine jewelry designer Hannah Casper, who grew up competing in horse shows. Casper, along with business partner Lisa King, feature clothing and accessories for those who enjoy activities, such as rodeo, riding motorcycles, surfing, boating and ocean fishing. The name for the company comes from the expression “Oh man, you had a ‘good ride,’” in reference to riding bulls, horses or a wave. Items in the line include T-shirts, sweatshirts, shirts, caps, jewelry, decals and temporary tattoos. The full Good Ride line will be launched in December in Las Vegas. Plans are also in the works for a Good Ride store. To learn more about Good Ride, visit their Web site, goodridelife.com.
Hermanson among average winners at Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo
MINOT, N.D. – Cole Hermanson rode four bulls, including winning the third and fourth rounds, to claim the Dodge Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo, presented by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, held Oct. 8-11. His high-marked ride was 87 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Red Neck in the final round. The Mandan, N.D., cowboy, along with the other average winners and the top year end qualifiers, have secured spots in the national championships in the spring.
The Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo is April 7-10 in Pocatello, Idaho.
“It feels great,” Hermanson told the Minot Daily News. “You work toward this all year, and to finally have it happen, it’s great.”
Other average winners were Joe Gunderson of Agar, S.D. (bareback riding); Clay Cowan of Highmore, S.D. (steer wrestling); Mark Brockmueller of Irene, S.D., and Dustin Harris of O’Neill, Neb.; (team roping) J.J. Elshere of Quinn, S.D. (saddle bronc riding); Barry Blair of Ekalaka, Mont. (tie-down roping) and Lisa Lockhart of Oelrichs, S.D. (barrel racing). Complete results from the Badlands Finals are on ProRodeo.com. In-depth coverage will appear in the Oct. 30 ProRodeo Sports News, THE Voice of ProRodeo.
Ellensburg, Puyallup and Omaha: Updated TV information
Key competitions in the homestretch of the ProRodeo season will be televised in October and November. Coverage of the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo will be re-aired at noon (ET) on ESPN Classic on Oct. 17 and Nov. 15. The Ellensburg Rodeo, held Sept. 4-7, was the final stop of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots.
ProRodeo fans can also relive the excitement of the Justin Boots Playoffs, held Sept. 11-13 in Puyallup, Wash., by watching the broadcast at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18. Coverage of the Justin Boots Championships, held Sept. 24-26 in Omaha, Neb., will follow at 8 p.m.
Puyallup’s Justin Boots Playoffs will re-air at noon Oct. 24 on ESPN Classic, at 11 a.m. Oct. 25 on ESPN2 and at noon Nov. 21 on ESPN Classic.
The re-air dates for Omaha’s Justin Boots Championships are noon Nov. 1 on ESPN Classic and at noon Nov. 29 on ESPN Classic.
TV information is posted on ProRodeo.com. (Note: Times are subject to change by ESPN and broadcast times are listed in Eastern Time.)
Reeves, Ryan among 2010 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inductees
World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Tom Reeves and Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund Board member Nolan Ryan will be two of six members of the 2010 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame induction class.
Joining Reeves and Ryan in the Hall are the late James Jennings, Dean Smith, the Warvell family and Dr. James “Red” Duke Jr., the winner of the Rick Smith “Spirit of Texas” Award.
Reeves, an 18-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, won the NFR average title in 1993 and a world championship in 2001. After retiring from competition in 2005, he entered the stock contracting business and became the coach of the Ranger (Texas) College rodeo team, which he led to a College National Finals Rodeo team title in 2007. Reeves won the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Mentoring Award the same year and was inducted into the Hall in 2008.
Ryan, who has raised Beefmaster cattle since 1972, started the Nolan Ryan Foundation in 1990, which benefits students in Ranch Management programs. He is a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the American Breeders Association, and he served on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission from 1995-2001. Ryan, a Hall of Fame pitcher, is a member of the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, and is currently president of the Texas Rangers.
Jennings was the announcer at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo for 35 years, and was a member of the RCA, PRCA and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was also an accomplished author; his book, “Touring Texas Towns…and some that ain’t,” was in its third printing at the time of his passing in 2004.
The induction ceremony, scheduled for Jan. 10, is one of the premier events leading up to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, Jan. 15-Feb. 7.
Bumper sticker photos among promotion plans for California Rodeo Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. – The California Rodeo Salinas is celebrating 100 years of tradition, July 15-18, 2010, and people can help spread the word by taking a yellow California Rodeo Salinas bumper sticker with them on the road. From October through June 2010, the California Rodeo Salinas will ask fans to take photos with the bumper stickers during your travels and e-mail them to mroth@carodeo.com or post them to the California Rodeo Salinas’ Facebook page. The bumper stickers are complimentary if picked up in person at the California Rodeo Office (1034 N. Main Street in Salinas, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and also are available online at www.carodeo.com/store for $1. The California Rodeo Salinas Marketing Committee will review all of the submitted photos and choose five winners to receive a 2010 commemorative rodeo baseball cap ($25 value). Include your contact e-mail when submitting photos for the contest. The deadline for e-mailing photos is May 31, 2010.
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