ProRodeo Sports News - March 18, 2022

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6 Editor’s Letter 8 Hot Takes 10 Grille 12 Brain Teasers 16 Social Media 20 Short Round 32 Results 38 PRCA Notes

RODEOS 18 2022 PRCA world STANDINGS COVER 24 Scottsdale, Ariz. 26 Arcadia, Fla. RODEOS

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Dave Jennings Bull rider Blue Stone takes a victory lap in Dallas in 2002. Stone won went on to win the PRCA Bull Riding World Championship that year in Las Vegas. Two-time champ Stone passes Blue Stone, who burst onto the PRCA scene in 2001 and won back-to-back world titles, passed away March 13 at age 43. Not only did Stone win two world championships, but he also won the NFR average in 2001 and 2002. 30

Fun in the Sun

Bareback rider Jess

Pope wins in Arcada, Fla.

Bareback rider Jess Pope captured the title

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Championship Rodeo, with an 89.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Tip Off on March 13. Jessica Burns photo

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