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TROY - The Troy University rodeo team recently concluded the 2008-2009 season with a trip to the College National Finals Rodeo. Both the men’s and women’s teams finished third in the Ozark Region this year, and the men’s team finished 22nd in the nation.
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Staff Report
Andy Seiler spent the better part of the previous week calling the Southeastern Livestock Rodeo at Garrett Coliseum with a few other things on his mind.
One was the fact that he was not too far away from his current home of Troy where he is a senior at the university. Second, he was thinking about being another step closer to calling the big show or Las Vegas one day.
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Lowe scored an 81 on his ride Thursday during the SLE Rodeo at Garrett Coliseum. He ended the night in third place. (Photo by Mike Peacock)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Will Lowe has played the palace (Los Vegas) and the world championships enough that he now gets “photo status” in that strangers want to take a picture with him.
Being a three-time world champion will do that.
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Staff Report
Billy Powell calls it the only professional sports Montgomery has.
Based on the talent coming to the Capital City this week, he has a point.
The Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo will open on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Garrett Coliseum with some of the top names in the business. Many of the nation’s top money winners will be here on Thursday for what should be an interesting night.
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Compiled by RRS Staff
By the numbers for the 52nd annual SLE Rodeo which begins on Thursday at Garrett Coliseum.
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By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Stace Smith has been in the business of rodeos for three decades. He has seen cowboys come and go. Lately, he is seeing a different entry in the field of bull and bronc riding.
“Yeah, it has changed,” Smith said. “I don’t mean this to be ugly but this new crop of riders is a different breed. They are great athletes but they are also skateboarders and snowboarders. They come from another world than the guys who have won in the past.”
Such is the life of the new cowboy. Instead of growing up on the prairie, the latest group of riders are learning balance on ice and wheels.
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Staff Report
Something good can come from a bad economy.
The 52nd SLE Rodeo is set to begin March 5-7 at Garrett Coliseum and the event’s director, Dr. Billy Powell, has seen steady ticket sales across the country for other rodeos.
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From the editorial staff of RRS
Go deep.
The term evokes several images.
A post route worked to perfection between quarterback and receiver comes to mind. So does a long screaming homer off the bat of Manny, Chipper or A-Rod. Even the thought of finding a trophy large-mouth bass in cavernous waters covers the slogan.
It all takes place on the field of play. That’s where River Region Sports intends to be… every day.
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