ProRodeo Sports News - May 12, 2023

COVER 6 Editor’s Letter 8 Hot Takes 12 Grille 14 He Said-She Said 16 Social Media 18 PRCA World Standings 20 Short Round 62 Results INSIDE RODEOS 38 Clovis, Calif. 40 Torrington, Wyo. NCFSR 46 Fort Worth, Texas Rookie Roundup 52 Uvalde, Texas Xtreme Bulls 54 Guymon, Okla. ProRodeo Hall of Famer Larry Mahan, considered one of the biggest superstars in the sport of rodeo, passed away May 7. He was 79. Mahan competed in the National Finals Rodeo a combined 26 times in three roughstock events – bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. Del Rio, Texas Xtreme Bulls 48

Dale Hirschman hoto Saddle bronc rider Traylin Martin had an 80.5-point ride on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Honey Rocks at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Martin of Faith, S.D., finished just out of the money. Saddle bronc rider Tanner Butner won the rodeo with a 90-point trip on Frontier Rodeo’s Lonesome Eyes. Striking paydirt in Guymon, Okla. Contestants competed for their share of the $322,000-plus payday at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo May 6-8. It was a key stop on the Playoff Series. 54

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