ProRodeo Sports News July 9, 2021

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6 Director’s Cut 8 Grille 10 Hot Takes 12 Brain Teasers 14 He Said-She Said 16 Social Media Spotlight 24 Short Round 70 Results 98 PRCA Notes

42 St. Paul, Ore. 44 Cody, Wyo. 46 Greeley, Colo. 48 Prescott, Ariz. 50 Livingston, Mont. 52 Oakley, Utah 58 Reno, Nev. 66 Pecos, Texas 68 Springdale, Ark. RODEOS

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Tie-down roper Justin Smith won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo for the first time June 26.

Cowboys kick off summer at Reno The Reno Rodeo, which was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, came back in full force in 2021 with sellout crowds and lucra- tive payouts. Bull rider J.B. Mauney earned a rodeo-best $20,920. 58

PRCA CEO George Taylor MEDIA DIRECTOR Scott Kaniewski PSN EDITOR Tracy Renck PRCA ART DIRECTOR Stephen Olver PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR Carol Lawrence CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ProRodeo Sports News

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