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10+ hour, 33+ min ago (124+ words) Laramie's Oliver Barbour (132 pounds), Jim Coxbill (190) and Noah Ingle (215) won as Natrona County boys routed the Plainsmen, 62-15, on Tuesday in Casper. Barbour's first period pin over Natrona County's Sloan Hart stopped NC's stretch of four consecutive wins. Coxbill pinned Ian Backman in 110 seconds. Ingle outlasted Michael Swan, 5-3. Taylor Kimzey (100) and Althena Lilley (120) won matches for the Laramie girls. Kimzey beat Valeria Forgey, 7-2. Lilley won via pin. Natrona County's Ayla Watson (110), Caydence Watters (125), Bailey Mueller (140) and Aliyah Maes (145) won via pin. NC's Elaina Sausedo won via tech fall. Laramie will compete Friday and Saturday at the Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament in Greeley, Colorado....

15+ hour, 33+ min ago (330+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Goldfields cyclist Brady Gilmore has earned a glowing endorsement ahead of his 2026 move into the lucrative World Tour Gilmore will soon embark on the boldest move of his still relatively young career after signing a three-year contract with NSN Cycling Team His journey to the highest level of professional cycling began just four years ago as an alumni of Perth's Cycling Development Foundation What followed was a stunning rise to international ranks after only taking up cycling in March 2020 Barely a year later, he was in the Eastern States contesting the national road series and in 2022 stamped himself among the nation's brightest prospects with a high-profile victory at the Oceanic Continental Championships across 123.5km in…...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago (532+ words) The National Finals Rodeo saw tighter competition this year with a trial run of a new quarter-point scoring system. A computer system upgrade means judges can score by full or half points, which opens the door for averages with quarter-points. A new scoring system at the National'Finals Rodeo'(NFR)'in Las Vegas last week'made'for tighter competition that rodeo promoters said benefits fans and creates more excitement between top-tier competitors, including those from Team Wyoming. The new scoring system, which reduces ties'by tallying scores'to the quarter-point rather than rounding up to the nearest whole point,'was reflected in the placements of this year's NFR.' Saddle bronc rider Weston Patterson won fifth place with 87.75 points, barely edging out Team Wyoming's Brody Cress, who finished sixth with just a quarter point less and the score 87.50. "They are working on a quarter-point system, which…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago (601+ words) Young women with a passion for rodeo and a drive to act as ambassadors of the sport are encouraged to apply to the 2026 Ramona Rodeo Queen pageant, set for April 10 and 11. Members of the Rodeo Queen court act as ambassadors of the sport of rodeo, appearing at numerous events throughout the year and representing the town throughout the county, said Taylor Trinidad, Ramona Rodeo Queen Pageant director." The pageant aligns with state and national standards, while guided by the mission and values of the Ramona Rodeo Foundation, she said. Trinidad has the experience to take on the role " she was the 2008 Ramona Rodeo Queen. Incoming 2026 royalty will replace the outgoing 2025 court" Rodeo Queen Nicole Bell, Junior Queen Emilie Hudson and Young Miss Macy Mault. The Young Miss category is for ages 11 to 13, the Jr. Queen is for ages 14 to 17 and…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago (582+ words) The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to award $4,000 to Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association to be used to grow its Horsemen U online platform. The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) is pleased to award $4,000 to Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (THA) to be used to grow its Horsemen U online platform. THA Chairman Alan Foreman applauded the partnership between Horsemen U and TERF. "Horsemen U was born of the efforts of the Mid-Atlantic stakeholders involved in the Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities," Foreman said. "We've had state regulators, racetrack management and horsemen's groups working together to improve the safety of our sport, and continuing education is an important component of the plan. Our collective work, with TERF's financial support, has allowed us to be the forerunner of HISA's Safety Program and an invaluable component of its Continuing Education Program for…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (312+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "Mitchell Republic." Often, the "Mitchell Republic" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous authors or when the story is formed by aggregating previously reported news from various sources. If outside sources are used, it is noted within the story. Mason Moody finishes eighth on average in bull riding at National Finals Rodeo debut The Letcher native recorded four qualified rides during the 10-round finals in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS " Mason Moody, of Letcher, came away with a top-10 overall finish in bull riding National Finals Rodeo based on his average score from the 10-round competition, which…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago (345+ words) Skippylongstocking wins the Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park Multiple graded stakes winner Skippylongstocking" will seek to regain the consistent form he showed earlier in the year in the $150,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes (G3) Dec. 20 at Gulfstream Park. Skippylongstocking is returning in the 1 1/16-mile Harlan's Holiday off a nearly four-month layoff. He returned to work tab Nov. 7 at Palm Meadows Training Center for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. and has been working steadily since then, producing a 5-furlong bullet in :59.75 Dec. 5, followed by a sharp 4 furlongs in :47.70 Dec. 12. Owner Daniel Alonso has been on quite a ride with Skippylongstocking, whom he bought for $37,000 out of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale from Top Line Sales. The horse has since won 11 of 34 career starts and banked $3,684,110 so far. He has three wins already at Gulfstream and four wins at the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1332+ words) Rodeo diehards flock to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo, where belt buckles symbolize pain, pride and a way of life. Western culture is more than a trend for riders and fans, it's an identity. And when it comes to buckles, go big or go home. Palm trees in a tangerine sky. Towering mirrors of concrete and steel. And bowlegged visitors by the tens of thousands strutting the Las Vegas Strip. "You wouldn't guess it, but there's more cowboy hats in this one place at this one time than there ever has been anywhere," said McCoy Morton, a former member of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), from Salmon, Idaho. "For a short amount of time, we turn Vegas into the Cowboy Capital of the World." It's a big statement, and he's still selling the moment short. Guys like Morton…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (455+ words) The mental discipline and physical grit required in each rodeo competition Holeman competes in complement her work as the lead PRAP monitor. Holeman's journey, both in the military and the rodeo, is generational and dates back four generations before her. Raised in a military and rancher family, her father and grandfather were both Army veterans as well as tie-down ropers. "My dad competed in CFD for 30 years," said Holeman. "My grandfather and my uncles have all competed in CFD. On July 19, 2019, I competed for my very first time at CFD. That was the anniversary five years ago to the day that my dad passed from kidney cancer. It had been a number of years since he had competed at CFD, so I was taking the legacy the next step forward." Raised between the service and the saddle, Holeman says she…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (432+ words) Kade Sonnier at the 2025 National Final Rodeo Bareback riders Kade Sonnier and Waylon Bourgeois returned to Acadiana after finishing among the top competitors at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The National Finals Rodeo, a professional rodeo event, featured the top 15 riders nationwide based on regular-season earnings. Over 10 nights, riders competed daily for round-by-round prize money while also building cumulative scores that determined additional payouts and final standings. Sonnier, a Carencro native and two-time NFR qualifier, closed the 10-day championship Saturday by riding the 2025 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bareback Horse of the Year for 90.75 points to win the 10th and final round. "There's only one word that truly describes that horse, and that's electricity," Sonnier said. "That's a special animal." That round won earned Sonnier $36,668, and he added another $60,325 by finishing fourth in the average standings, which combines scores from…...