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With a broken neck, world’s toughest bull rider hangs up the spurs for good
How did this news escape my notice? The world’s toughest cowboy/rodeo star broke his neck last September and has since retired?Not only did J. B. Mauney retire at the age of 36, but he then turned around this year and bought the very same bull that did the neck breaking, Arctic Assassin.Together, the two now hang out at Mauney’s Texas spread in Stephenville, south of the Dallas metroplex.In a sports era when star athletes drink hydration drinks and work out at the gym every morning at 5, Mauney still drinks beer and smokes Marlboros, just like he did when he ...
Lometa dinner theater set for May 4
Lometa One-Act Play recently ended its 2024 season with a berth in the area contest, which took place in Stephenville April 13. While the final outcome wasn’t what Lometa had hoped, the group still had success during the season.The group will perform its 2024 show “Loving” by Peter Manos one final time on May 4 at the annual dinner theater.The play tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving,…
Joseph Jones named assistant coach at UTSA
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Joseph Jones was announced as an assistant coach on head coach Austin Claunch’s inaugural UTSA staff in April 2024, joining the Roadrunners after four seasons at Tarleton State. Jones started his fourth year at Tarleton State as an assistant coach in 2023 but took up...
Top Seeded Team Ropers Qualified to Compete in WRWC Showdown Round
WRWC Pro ropers Kayeleen Helton and Jimmi Jo Montera, along with Challenger contestants Sydney Ball and Kennlee Tate, are the No. 1 seeded ropers who’ve punched their tickets into the 2024 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Showdown Round May 16. WRWC format for 2024. Qualifying rounds of competition will...
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