Ranch, Rodeo, And Random News Outlet

                     ** MEDIA RELEASE ** NATIONAL RANCH AND STOCK HORSE ALLIANCE WAIVES QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW Due to a limited number of shows in some areas of the country in 2020, the National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance has waived qualifying requirements for the upcoming National Championship Show scheduled for June 2021. This decision was made after careful consideration of alliance partners from various geographical areas.  “Although some of our alliance partners were able to host multiple shows during the qualifying period, many were not,” said NRSHA President Charles Pellham. “We did not want to handicap riders in certain  parts of the country where qualifying shows were limited.”  Typically, a rider must show in at least three competitions hosted by an alliance partner between March 1 and February 28.  “We are all hopeful that shows throughout the United States will return to a more normal schedule throughout 2021 and qualifying can retur

                           PRESS RELEASE    Stetson Wright is having a Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the ages. The 21-year-old, Utah cowboy won his first career Wrangler NFR go-round in saddle bronc riding with a 90.5-point trip on Hi Lo Pro Rodeo’s Larry Culpepper at Globe Life Field, Dec. 9. Less than an hour later, he won bull riding with an 89-point ride on Universal Pro Rodeos’ Slinger. Wright is the first cowboy to win two roughstock events in one night at the Finals since 2001. In Round 4 that year, Jesse Bail split the win in saddle bronc riding and won the bull riding outright. “Just an awesome horse from Hi Lo,” Wright said. “I watched Cort Scheer (have a) 92-point ride on her at the NFR a couple of years ago. When I saw that I had her (on Wednesday), I knew I had a really good chance to win the go-round. Just happy that everything worked out.” The saddle bronc riding win carried over into bull riding. “When I do well in the saddle bronc riding it’s like I get a second

    ** PRESS RELEASE ** The Panther City Lacrosse Club was announced today as the name of the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) 14th franchise by team President and CEO Greg Bibb. Playing inside the state-of-the-art Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Panther City will begin play in November 2021 for the NLL’s 2021-2022 season. “We are excited to bring the National Lacrosse League and world-class professional lacrosse to north Texas, the great city of Fort Worth and Dickies Arena,” Bibb stated. “As a Fort Worth resident, I’m proud to serve as a steward of this team, a community asset for the city and region to enjoy, support and rally around. For nearly 150 years Fort Worth has proudly owned the Panther City moniker. By naming the team the Panther City Lacrosse Club we unabashedly lean into that history and celebrate our thriving city and the people who make the 13th largest municipality in the United States feel like the best small town in America. Today we proudly announce to the worl

  FIVE WOMEN CROWNED WOMEN’S RODEO WORLD CHAMPIONS IN AT&T STADIUM AT INAUGURAL EVENT    ** PRESS RELEASE **   I n front of electrifying crowds inside AT&T Stadium, five women became the first in history to claim the coveted title of Women’s Rodeo World Champion and took home a minimum of $60,000 each. The seven-day $750,000 equal money championship event dished out equal money to the 254 entered athletes, paying an average of $2400 per check.  Rylie Smith / Hope Thompson   As the first discipline of the championship round, team roping had fans inside the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys on the edge of their seat Friday night throughout the action-packed performance where challengers prevailed. After no qualified times in the first four runs of the performance, the team roping duo  Rylie Smith   and  Hope Thompson  backed into the box calm and collected and logged the only qualified run of the night with a 13.66-second effort. With only one qualified run in the team roping, all