ProRodeo Sports News - Feb. 21, 2020

RAM CIRCUIT SPOTLIGHT TEXAS

William Kierce photo A Texas-sized level of enthusiasm for ProRodeo runs in the family for Sam Powers, a fourth- generation ProRodeo cowboy and Texas Circuit steer wrestler. Powers’ dad, Houston, grandfather Jim and great-grandfather Louis were all members of the PRCA with Louis as a member of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association.

Power Up! Texas Circuit steer wrestler is at home on ranch

ABOUT SAM HOMETOWN: Sonora, Texas EVENT: Steer wrestling CIRCUIT: Texas BEST SEASON: $18,169 (2019) 2019 WINS: Springhill (La.) PRCA Rodeo, Rodeo Killeen (Texas) and co-champion at Los Fresnos (Texas) Rodeo

BY MATT NABER T exas steer wrestler Sam Powers has a ProRodeo powerhouse in his corner with family and friends branching into nearly every aspect of the sport. Since 2013, the Sonora cowboy has cut his teeth in the exas Circuit. The 25-year-old is on the cusp of expanding his ProRodeo horizons beyond the Lone Star State. “Except for the past year, the circuit system allowing you

to go to the national circuit (finals) and that all counting for the world standings, that was hard to turn down,” Powers said, explaining what he likes about the circuit system. “The second point to that was learning to get better to win so that I could eventually go out and compete with the big guys outside of Texas.” This fourth-generation cowboy is the grandson of Jimmy Powers, whose ProRodeo résumé is highlighted with serving on the PRCA Board of Directors for 20 years and owning two horses that won the steer wrestling horse of the year award: Too Vee “Yellow Dog” (1994) and Bad Motor Scooter “Scooter”

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