ProRodeo Sports News - May 18, 2018

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Needing help GoFundMe page set up for injured steer wrestler

1963 at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo. It still stands as the rodeo record and records for the rodeo date back to 1919. The 2018 Reno Rodeo takes place June 15-23. world titles Homer Pettigrew won in a row – 1942-45 – which is an event record. Pettigrew won six titles overall in steer wrestling, also an event record. Pettigrew’s other steer wrestling titles came in 1940 and 1948. The number of world titles won by ProRodeo Hall of Famer Jim Shoulders – five in all-around, four in bareback riding and seven in bull riding. Only Trevor Brazile (23) and Guy Allen (18) have more world titles than Shoulders. Allen won all his titles in steer roping. The number of steer wrestling

Steer wrestler Shane Hadley, 26, was injured May 12 while competing at the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo. During Hadley’s run, the steer cut in front of Hadley’s horse and the animals got tangled up. The horse stumbled to the ground with Hadley aboard. Hadley was injured when the horse fell. Hadley was airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. As of May 18, Hadley was in the intensive care unit and was listed in critical-but-stable condition, said Shiloh Napp, Shane’s older sister. A GoFundMe page has been set up for Hadley to help offset medical expenses. The link is at www.gofundme. com/5jln6nc. Hadley lives in Stephenville, Texas. Fun on tap at Cheyenne Frontier Days in July Organizers of Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days are busy getting ready for a fantastic 122nd year, and they’ve announced details for their opening-day festivities at this year’s “Daddy of ’em All.” The Cheyenne Frontier Days Opening Day Celebration will take place July 20, beginning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. (MT). The first 100 people through the front gate will receive a free carnival armband for later in the week.

A scavenger hunt will take place during the day with a grand prize package valued at $3,000 for the winner. It includes two VIP passes to all the Frontier Nights concert performances. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo is scheduled for July 21-29. Wyoming State High School Rodeo Finals coming to Gillette Cam-Plex in Gillette, Wyo., is set to host the Wyoming High School State Finals Rodeo in 2019 and 2020, and the facility welcomed a new general manager. At the Campbell County Public Land Board meeting recently, marketing manager Janell Paris made the announcement as she talked about upcoming events at the facility. Dates for the state finals rodeo will be June 3-8 in 2019 and June 1-7 in 2020. Cam-Plex in Gillette was chosen over the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs and the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas. The Wyoming High School Rodeo Association is considering a multisite rotation for future state finals competitions. The Cam-Plex staff had debated on whether or not to submit a bid for the rodeo, Paris told the board, because the requested dates were not available at Cam-Plex due to previously scheduled events. Though they were unable to accommodate the requested dates, the Cam-Plex was still successful in its bid. The meeting was also the first for new general manager Jeff Esposito, who began his duties at Cam-Plex on May 7. He and his family are moving from Erie, Pa., where he worked at the Bayfront Convention Center. This year’s Wyoming High School State Finals Rodeo is scheduled for June 4-10 in Rock Springs. Bull rider Clayton Foltyn won in Cheyenne, Wyo., last year. Eva Scofield photo

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