Orin Larsen rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Gazer for 91 points to win the sixth go-round, collecting $26,997 in the process. It was his first payday of this year’s championship.
Seven days of the country's best high schoolers competing on rodeo's biggest stage concluded Saturday night at Lancaster Event Center. Photos by the Journal Star's Eakin Howard
Though Pokorny chose rodeo over football, the two have gone hand-in-hand for the 6-foot-3 running back, who is about to enter his senior season.
This is Olson’s third appearance in reined cow horse at the national finals, and he qualified for the final short round in both his previous finals.
The action continued Thursday in the National High School Finals Rodeo at Lancaster Event Center. Photos by the Journal Star's Francis Gardler
The action continued Thursday in the National High School Finals Rodeo at Lancaster Event Center. Photos by the Journal Star's Francis Gardler
Lancaster Event Center was the sight of Day 4 of the National High School Finals Rodeo. Journal Star photos by Francis Gardler
The camp stewards serve as "a catch-all," one said, working as greeters, ice salesmen and a concierge service. But when they turn in for the night, alert only to knocks on the door, horseplay sometimes ensues.
Lancaster Event Center was the sight of Day 3 of the National High School Finals Rodeo. Journal Star photos by Justin Wan
The National High School Finals Rodeo continued Monday evening at Lancaster Event Center.
She says Lincoln hosting the event is weird. In a good way. "I have family here and it’s awesome to see my friends come and watch too.”
The National High School Finals Rodeo continued the first go-round on Monday at Lancaster Event Center.
A line of trucks, campers and horse trailers snaked through the Lancaster Event Center grounds Thursday morning and overflowed onto Holdrege Street as rodeo competitors arrived in Lincoln.
COLUMBUS -- The Beatrice Co-op swimming and diving teams recently picked up wins over Columbus.
FIRTH — Norris can make life on a basketball court quite challenging for opponents with its 1-3-1 defense.
ADAMS — Freeman came out of halftime Tuesday and found success offensively in the third quarter, more than doubling what it scored in the first half in a 46-39 boys basketball victory.
WYMORE -- The Southern boys basketball team built a big lead in the first half on their way to a 58-26 win over Diller-Odell at Southern High School.
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing it in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.
The NCAA has announced that eligibility requirements for transgender athletes will be determined by each sport.
The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor at the school.
Draft season has arrived for the 18 NFL teams who will not be participating in the postseason and another college football campaign is in the books after Georgia earned its first national championship since 1980.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he broke a vacuum and other items during an argument, putting his status for Sunday's divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in question.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Doug Pederson lasted five seasons in Philadelphia and Matt Nagy just four in Chicago before they ultimately were fired.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Washington head coach Jay Gruden and Indianapolis Colts running backs coach Scottie Montgomery have had second interviews with the Carolina Panthers for their vacant offensive coordinator position, according to a person familiar with the situation.
CINCINNATI (AP) — If Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry returns for the playoffs Saturday, he'll be running into a Cincinnati Bengals defensive line that is already banged up.