ProRodeo Sports News - July 10, 2020

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RODEOS 6 In his words 8 Brain teasers 10 Hot takes 12 Grille 14 He said-she said 16 Social media 18 Time capsule 26 Short round 56 Results 70 PRCA notes 42 Prescott, Ariz. 44 Cody, Wyo. 46 Oakley City, Utah 48 Belle Fourche, S.D. 50 Mandan, N.D. RODEOS 22 2020 PRCA world 24 2020 PRCA tour 58 2020 Xtreme bulls 64 2020 Circuits STANDINGS COVER Saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston rides Dakota Rodeo’s Richie’s High at Mandan Rodeo Days. Jackie Jensen photo

Brooks Benjamin photo

Steer wrestler Jacob Edler won the World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., earning $5,560.

World’s Oldest still among finest The World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., was seven days of rodeo that paid out more than $280,000 to plenty of cowboys who made it part of their Fourth of July fun. 42

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