Monthly Archives: February 2026
What is rodeo? Is it competition? Is it entertainment?
Written on February 17, 2026 at 12:00 am, by Rick Bizzell
by Ted Harbin Like all professional sports, rodeo is a combination of both. Fans are drawn to the competitive nature of sports, the drive to excel athletically over an opponent, whether that’s a Seahawks’ enthusiast cheering for Seattle to win the Lombardi Trophy or an old cowboy in New Mexico hoping Stetson Wright adds to Continue Reading »
Northwestern Oklahoma State Bulldoggers Share Fort Worth Crown
Written on February 11, 2026 at 12:00 am, by Rick Bizzell
by Ted Harbin Alva is a community of about 5,000 people and a small college, Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It’s also been a home to Bridger Anderson and Trisyn Kalawaia, who shared the steer wrestling title at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo this past Saturday night. In the tournament-style format, both stopped the Continue Reading »
The Cost of Doing It Right
Written on February 3, 2026 at 12:00 am, by Rick Bizzell
Where Strength is Forged in the Unseen Work by Lori Bizzell | Photos Courtesy of Cavender’s & Trevor Bentley There is a kind of strength you cannot time. There are some young men who rope with talent, and there are some who rope with a deeper kind of strength, the kind you cannot fake. Trevor Continue Reading »
Built for the Belt: Taylor Munsell’s Breakaway Breakthrough
Written on February 3, 2026 at 12:00 am, by Rick Bizzell
by Ted Harbin The golden piece of designed metal weighing about half a pound hasn’t even arrived, but Taylor Munsell knows exactly where it’s going when it does. “Oh, it’ll for sure go on my belt,” said Munsell, the 2025 world champion breakaway roper from the northwest Oklahoma community of Alva. “Those things are meant Continue Reading »