ProRodeo Sports News - April 17, 2020

PRCA Digital Rodeo Tourney calls on fans to vote for cowboys Game On! (Virtually) SHORT ROUND

P roRodeo is taking the sport of rodeo digital. And the fans are going to be the key ingredient. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the postponement or cancellation of PRCA rodeos, the PRCA Digital Rodeo Tournament presented by The Cowboy Channel is giving fans the opportunity and the power to vote for their favorite cowboys and cowgirls in a tournament-style format. In the tournament, the top 16 competitors in the 2020 PRCA | RAM World Standings in each event –

bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding – will be matched up in a head-to-head bracket, with competitors seeded in their respective spots. The cowboy or cowgirl in the top spot in the standings will open the tournament against the No. 16 competitor. The team ropers will split into two brackets. Headers will go head-to-head with headers, while heelers go head-to-head against heelers. So while Luke Brown, the top header in the world right now, faces off against No. 16 Jeff Flenniken, No. 1 Joseph Harrison, first in the world standings in heeling, will take on No. 16 Reagan Ward. And no, competitors won’t compete against one another in person. This is where the fans come into play. They will decide who advances from each round and ultimately, who is crowned the champion of the Digital Rodeo Tournament. Fans and competitors alike can vote daily at ProRodeo.com beginning Monday, April 13. The competitor with the most votes in

each matchup advances to the next round. Voting for each round runs Mondays through Thursdays. The tournament will be released in stages. In the first week, bareback riding and steer wrestling were open for voting for the first round. Over the next couple of weeks, the other events that are featured at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will be released for voting. After that, it’s on to the quarterfinals. The goal here is to have fun. Fans can also share their picks with the PRCA on its social media platforms. In addition to sharing and tagging the PRCA (#WeAreProRodeo, #StayHomeCowboyStrong, #StayHomeCowgirlStrong), fans are encouraged to tag their favorite cowboys.

The Cowboy Channel and PRCA launch ‘PRORODEO Tonight’ The Cowboy Channel and the PRCA are working together to bring fans the “SportsCenter” of rodeo with “ProRodeo Tonight,” which airs Saturdays at 7 p.m. (ET) on The Cowboy Channel. studio show will include special interviews, athlete vignettes, results, injury reports and all the news across ProRodeo. “ProRodeo Tonight” will break down and profile the sport’s best and bring fans up close and personal to rodeo stars. The Cowboy Channel is the ultimate broadcast destination for fans of Western America’s favorite pastime, rodeo. “ProRodeo Tonight” is the first nationally televised sports highlight show dedicated to PRCA rodeo. The action-packed

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