ProRodeo Sports News - April 1, 2022

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Rocker Steiner out two to three months with left knee injury On the Mend

B Bareback rider Rocker Steiner’s standout PRCA rookie season has been put on hold. Steiner, 18, is expected to miss two to three months after injuring the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee following his 88-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket in the Championship Shootout of RodeoHouston March 19. “After the whistle I got pulled down and land right on my knee,” Steiner said. “It didn’t really hurt until I got back to the locker room, and I saw my knee was swollen.” After seeing Dr. Tandy Freeman on March 21, Steiner said no surgery is required rather just two to three months of rest. “I’m in a brace with a straight leg for

three weeks and I will start rehab around six weeks, and I should be back before Reno (Nev.),” Steiner said. The Reno Rodeo is June 16-25. Steiner is eighth in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $33,441. He finished second at RodeoHouston and left two after earning $27,850. Jess Pope won RodeoHouston with an 89-point ride on The Cervi Brothers Bay Nation. “This isn’t the best timing in the world, and I could have done

Mallory Beinborn photo Rocker Steiner stands during the national anthem at RodeoHouston. The rookie stand- out was injured during the Championship Shootout on March 19 in Houston.

without this, but it could have been worse,” Steiner said. “I have never had problems with my knees before. I just have to roll with the punches. I will just have to stay here (in Weatherford) and rehab and be ready by Reno. The main goal is just get healthy and then qualify for the NFR.”

Barrelman Hodges puts out music single

Robbie Hodges, a barrelman at the 2010 National Finals Rodeo, has expanded his talent outside the rodeo arena into the music industry. Hodges’ latest endeavor has him singing vocals on the song “Rodeo in the Rain,” with the band the Durangos. Hodges, a PRCA barrelman since 2005, teamed up with guitarist Bruce Smith of the Georgia Satellites and Jimmy Ginn of the Ginn Music Group for the release of the single. The single is now available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, and others.

“This is my second single and I have been piddling with the guitar for 10 to 15 years,” Hodges said. “I met Bruce on a Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour on a cruise we went on. We have been best friends ever since. Bruce does every piece of this (new song) except for the drums and the vocals. I very much enjoy doing this. I’m 54 years old and I have been working the barrel almost every day of my life. I’m not wanting to retire. I just wanted something fun to do. “I’m really proud of this (song, Rodeo in the Rain). It is a toe tapper.”

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