Beef Empire Days - Sports Articles

'Great horse, great ride'

Published 6/13/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Sports

By BRETT MARSHALL

The psychological highs of rodeo are best exemplified when a cowboy gets a great ride and scores high enough that he has a great chance of winning. Nobody knows that better than Wes Stevenson of Lubbock, Texas, who came into Garden City just ...

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Meet the ladies of the rodeo

Published 6/12/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Sports

By RACHAEL GRAY

rgray@gctelegram.com

Mary Burger scoops up her granddaughter after tying up her horse, Fred. Berger has just finished her barrel run in 17.30 seconds, the best time of the day.

The time keeps Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., in first place after Wednesday's first go ...

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Healthy Muncy returns to top form

Published 6/13/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Sports

By BRETT MARSHALL

bmarshall@gctelegram.com

When you've been a world champion rodeo cowboy, you know what it feels like to be on top of the world.

When you've seen your career put in jeopardy by a series of injuries, including two broken bones in one leg that required the inserti ...

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Beef Empire Days PRCA rodeo results

Published 6/13/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Sports

Results Through Friday

2nd Performance

Bareback Riding -- 1. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 89; 2. Nathan Graves, Kaycee, Wyo., 78; 3t. Tim Shirley, Grant, Colo., and Justin Anderson, Sperry, Okla., 77; 5t. Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo. and Shannon Miller, La Luz, N.M., 76; 7t. D.V. Fennell ...

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