PRORODEO Sports News - July 2, 2026

MANAGER’S MESSAGE P. 4 COWBOY CHRISTMAS BY TRACY RENCK PSN HQ MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA Tracy Renck PSN EDITOR AND DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST Zach Alvira MEDIA REPORTER Alex Dodd DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS MANAGER Lisa Cush 6

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PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE

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PRCA photo by Lara St. Jacques

AMERICA 250

CELEBRATING AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY IN A BIG WAY This season, more than two dozen rodeos will fly a flag, hold a prayer and sing the National Anthem before PRORODEO cowboys rope and ride in front of enthusias tic crowds of patriots on the semiquincentennial. BY ALEX DODD

ON THE COVER For 97 years the Red Lodge Independence Day Home of Champions Parades have been an annual three-day event held from July 2 - 4 in downtown Red Lodge, Mont. Each day the parades lead directly into the arena for the rodeo. PRCA photo by Phill Kitts 42 INAUGURAL FRED BERGER MEMORIAL XTREME BULLS TITLE WINNER EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD NOAH LEE IS GETTING A CRASH COURSE IN PRORODEO’S SUMMER RUN. BY TED HARBIN ROOKIE NOAH LEE July 2, 2026 PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE 1 THE COWBOYS’ CHOICE SINCE 1952 SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE 2 JULY 2026 GOING ABOVE & BEYOND FOR AMERICA STAR BULL RIDER P. 23 JOHN CRIMBER: A YOUNG PHENOM BY TRACY RENCK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA P. 12

DR. CHANCE HENDERSON P. 16 BORN TO ROPE, BUILT TO SERVE BY KELSI OPAT

PRORODEO + AMERICA BY TRACY RENCK

Noah Lee on Picket Pro Rodeo’s Lonesome Spots PRCA photo by David Seymore

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