Defending world champion Tyler Waguespack became the first steer wrestler to win two go-rounds Tuesday night at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center.
Sam Gordon
Former Columnist/Enterprise
Dona Kay Rule of Mico, Oklahoma, is the oldest competitor at the NFR this year and one of five barrel racers older than 60 to qualify for the event in its 61-year history.
Canadian Orin Larsen opened the fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo by riding his horse to a first-place score of 90 on Sunday at the Thomas Mack Center.
Tyler Wade and Cole Davison roped their calf in 3.7 seconds to win the third go-round in team roping Saturday night at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Trenten Montero, a 27-year-old from Winnemucca, finished second in the third go-round of the National Finals Rodeo on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center after winning Friday’s go-round.
Tyler Waguespack of Gonzales, Louisiana, won the second go-round Friday night in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center by taking down his steer in 3.6 seconds.
Elko native Dakota Eldridge is competing in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center for the sixth time after missing last year’s event with a knee injury.
Mena Hawkins has cerebral palsy, but the 17-year-old is determined to complete the one-mile race Saturday at the Las Vegas Great Santa Run after training for eight months.
Richmond Champion of The Woodlands, Texas, rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler to a first-place score of 91.5 on Thursday in the first go-round of the National Finals Rodeo.
The 61st annual National Finals Rodeo begins Thursday and runs through Dec. 14 at the Thomas Mack Center. Plenty of money and world champion belt buckles are on the line.
The PRCA introduced its Junior Rodeo Association on Tuesday, an organization that educates youth ranging from ages 8 to 19 about the core events.
Carl Frampton won every round en route to a 10-round unanimous decision over Tyler McCreary on Saturday night at the Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Greg Suckow, a fan known in Iowa as “Hawkeye Elvis,” made the trip to watch his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes play in the Continental Tires Las Vegas Invitational.
Carl Frampton is eager to prove he’s still one of the world’s best featherweights. He will fight Saturday in Las Vegas almost four months after injuring his left hand.
Centennial opens the season again as the best girls basketball team in Nevada and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. The Bulldogs have won five straight state titles.