ProRodeo Sports News - June 7, 2024

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ProRodeo Hall of Fame set to celebrate 45 years

BY THE NUMBERS 5 The number of PRCA Steer Wrestling World

The ProRodeo Hall of Fame will officially turn 45 on Aug. 6, but this week, the Hall will open its new exhibit, “45 Years of Memories.” The exhibit, in the 101 Gallery, celebrates the Hall of Fame’s 45 years of preserving rodeo history and telling the stories of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s champions and legends. Items featured in the gallery include unique pieces from the Hafley-Shelton Wild West Collection, the Ralph Ardourel Bit and Spur Collection, the Barrel Racing Clothes of Gayle Bannon, Rodeo Clown memorabilia, and masterpieces of art including sculptures and paintings. The exhibit will be available in the 101 Gallery until September. The “45 Years of Memories” exhibit kicks off the anniversary year and will help promote the 45th Anniversary Celebration, Open House and Exhibition Rodeo to be held in August. The celebration commences Friday, Aug. 2 with the Rodeo Clown Reunion where over 30 retired and active rodeo clowns will be featured at the Hall throughout the day. Activities planned for this first day include autograph sessions, clown act performances, magic tricks, clown In recognition of the support that PRCA-sanctioned rodeos contribute to local, regional, and national charities, Hesston by Massey Ferguson presents the Sowing Good Deeds contest. The contest is a chance to recognize and share the stories of rodeo teams across the country who are doing good in their communities. Each year, five finalists are selected from dozens of nominations, where one rodeo committee will win a Massey Ferguson® tractor for the great work they do. The winner is announced during the National Finals Rodeo gala in Las Vegas.

storytelling and much more.

On Aug. 3-4, the clowns will be appearing at the Douglas County Fair and PRCA Rodeo in Castle Rock, Colo. Anniversary activities continue daily at the Hall of Fame Monday through Friday, Aug. 5-9 with demonstrations, performances, film premiers and educational presentations. On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Little Champions Youth Program will be offered. Also on that day, the Hall of Fame will roll back admission prices to what they were when the museum opened on Aug. 6, 1979. Throughout this week of anniversary events, the Hall will feature showings of several rodeo documentaries and feature length films in a “rodeo film festival” atmosphere. The celebration will end Saturday, Aug. 10 with a free open house at the museum from 9 a.m. to 5 pm. An Exhibition Rodeo will be held at 6 pm Aug. 10 in the Hall’s Ed Honnen Priefert Arena produced by award-winning PRCA Stock Contractors Cervi Championship Rodeo. A complete schedule of events and activities will be released later. More can be found at www.prorodeohalloffame.com.

Championships won by Tyler Waguespack in (2016, 2018, 2021-23). Waguespack is tied for second all-time on the PRCA Steer Wrestling World Championship list with five with ProRodeo Hall of Famer Luke Branquinho. Fellow ProRodeo Hall of Famer Homer Pettigrew tops the list at six, with his last coming in 1948. What’s impressive about Waguespack is he has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo nine times – 2015-23 – and won world championships five times or 55 percent of his trips. $12K The amount of money ($12,611) earned by Cole Reiner during the Yellowstone Darby (Mont.) Xtreme Bareback event. He won with his 92-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler in the finals on June 2. $20K The amount of money ($20,215) won by saddle bronc rider Zachary Dallas by winning the Casey Tibbs Match of Champions Xtreme Broncs in Fort Pierre, S.D., and the Outlaw Buckers & Oil Kings Bronc Match in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, June 1-4.

Sowing Good Deeds contest open for PRCA committees

Contest Details

• Open to all PRCA sanctioned rodeo committees, regardless of size • Participating rodeo

committees must apply for the Sowing Good Deeds program and meet certain criteria • Participating rodeos will receive a Hesston by Massey Ferguson Sowing Good Deeds banner to hang in their arena. • Entries are due Sept. 1, 2024. Go to this link to enter: https://www.masseyferguson.com/en_us/ discover-mf/mf-community/community/ sowinggooddeeds.html

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