ProRodeo Sports News - May 31, 2019

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World champion Peebles sidelined with leg injury

S teven Peebles, the 2015 PRCA Bareback Riding World Champion, will miss some time recovering from a broken fibula in his right leg. Peebles suffered the injury following his ride on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Roll The Credits at the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, May 18. “A normal broken bone takes about six weeks to heal, but this isn’t quite as bad,” Peebles said. “I think I will be out three to four weeks and see how I’m feeling. If I feel strong enough, I will start getting on again. I’m just going to rest it and elevate it and then see how I’m feeling in a few weeks.” Peebles was 12th in the May 29 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $38,835. He has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo seven times – 2009-15. Peebles said the injury swelled up instantly and was like a hematoma.

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“I thought it was a hematoma because I was able to put weight on it, it wasn’t hurting and I was able to walk off,” Peebles said. “I was able to get it X-rayed just in case, and sure as heck, I cracked my fibula about halfway through. Injuries are all part of the game. I just have to do what I can to keep my upper body in shape. Hopefully it heals up good before I can take off for the summer run. I’m hoping I can be back for the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo (June 21-29).”

Rodeo announcer Chad Nicholson passes away

Chad Nicholson, a PRCA announcer since 1993, passed away May 17 in the mountains in Woodlake, Calif., in an accident. He was 50. Nicholson is survived by his wife, Jennifer Welch Nicholson, who has a PRCA specialty act, the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls. A rider-less horse was led into the arena to memorialize Nicholson at the Pony Express Rodeo in Eagle Mountain, Utah, May 25, a rodeo he had announced at since its inception. Nicholson announced at PRCA rodeos all over the country, including the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo in 2002. Nicholson, who worked 100-plus performances a year, was

also the emcee for the 2015 ProRodeo Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., and was emcee at the 2018 PRCA Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. Nicholson also trained the next generation

of rodeo announcers. In 2005, at the urging of his friend, ProRodeo Hall of Fame announcer Bob Tallman, Nicholson founded the Chad Nicholson Rodeo Announcer’s Training Seminar, held annually in Fort Worth, Texas. The service for Nicholson will be at 3 p.m. (PT), June 13, at the Three Rivers Lions Roping Arena, 42490 North Kaweah River Road, Three Rivers, Calif., 93271.

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