ProRodeo Sports News - June 25, 2021

the MGM Grand and premium tickets for the Wrangler NFR Dec. 8-11. No purchase necessary to enter and entrants must by at least 21. Fans can access the promotion at Ultimate NFR Trip Sweepstakes - The Cowboy Channel. Longtime secretary Vickie Shireman honored During the June 19 performance of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte, Neb., Vickie Shireman was honored for her nearly 50 years as rodeo secretary at the rodeo. Shireman was presented with a Montana Silversmiths buckle in honor of her work, “for all the help she’s been over the years, especially last year,” said committee chairman Jack Morris. “Last year, she went way above and beyond. She just takes care of things, and she goes unrecognized a lot of the time.” Shireman got her PRCA card in 1971 and estimates that she has been a secretary at the North Platte rodeo nearly every year since. World champion bull rider Proctor out with injury Shane Proctor’s charge to his sixth Wrangler NFR bid is on hold. Proctor, the 2011 PRCA world champion bull rider, was sidelined after suffering a broken right fibula

twisted with the momentum of the bull and it brought my body over the top of my leg,” said Proctor, 36. “It was just a freak deal. (Injuries) are part of the game. This isn’t checkers.” Proctor underwent surgery June 15 in Dallas. He was hoping to be out six weeks. He qualified for the NFR in 2011- 13 and 2015-16, is 19th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $24,763. Reno Rodeo complex to get new outdoor arena Reno (Nev.) Rodeo officials say plans for new facilities are moving forward. The cancellation of the rodeo last year due to the pandemic slowed financing for the proposed projects at the Reno Livestock Events Center. But this year the rodeo was back on (June 18-26 with an Xtreme Bulls event June 17), and the Reno Rodeo Association pushed ahead with plans to revamp the LEC area, including building a new outdoor rodeo arena. Clint Thiesse, chairman of the Reno Rodeo Association, said a new exhibit hall is first up in the plans, followed by a second indoor arena and upgrading the current indoor area. “We’re not just looking at a new arena, we’re looking at revitalizing the entire Reno Livestock Events Center facility,” Thiesse said in a June 14 article in the Reno Gazette Journal . Thiesse said highly variable construction costs have altered the preliminary cost of $120 million cited in 2018 and that the association prefers to not give out cost estimates that are inaccurate.

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‘Back in Vegas’ Wrangler NFR trailer hits road Las Vegas Events and The Cowboy Channel have partnered on a customized trailer promoting the return of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to Las Vegas. The world’s richest and most prestigious rodeo is scheduled for Dec. 2-11 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The “Back in Vegas” promotional trailer will make stops at five major rodeos through September: Reno (Nev.) Rodeo (June 17-26); Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days (July 23 through Aug. 1); Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo (Sept. 3-6); Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up (Sept. 11-18) and California Salinas Rodeo (Sept. 23- 26), site of the ProRodeo Tour Finale. During each of the rodeos, the trailer will be parked in a prominent area accessible to fans. The trailer will have a stage that can be rolled out for The Cowboy Channel’s talent and video crew to film segments on site, including pre- show, post-show and Western Sports Round-Up. On the final weekend or final day of competition, The Cowboy Channel will host its tailgate show at that location with fans gathered around the trailer. Autograph sessions with select rodeo contestants will be a possibility. Fans on site and online can sign up

PRCA NOTES for a chance to win an exclusive fly-away to Las Vegas for the Wrangler NFR. The all-inclusive package will include round- trip flights, suite accommodations at and damage to his right ankle after his 85.5-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Rapid Fire at the 101 Wild West Rodeo in Ponca City, Okla., June 11. “I got off and then my right foot stuck in the ground, and my body kind of

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TYEN CROSS DURFEY A boy, born June 16 to 2016 PRCA Tie-down Roping World Champion Tyson Durfey and his wife, Shea, of Brock,

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Texas. Tyen weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21¼ inches long. He was welcomed by sisters, Praise, 4, and Risyn, 2.

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