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Photo courtesy of The Crooked River Roundup & Ava Ranch and Rodeo Photography This year marks the 81st Crooked River Roundup from June 25–27, 2026 in Prineville, Oregon. In honor of the United States celebrating it's 250th birthday, the theme this year with be Red, White, & Rodeo. As part of this theme, 250 American flags will placed throughout the grounds in honor of the country's birthday and the generations of farmers, ranchers, military, and all the hardworking and self-s

Marco Rizzo with an 88.15 point ride on Rank Hank (Sharp/Hanks) for Team Combat Forces. Photo by Kelly Lynch PBR went where no bull rider has boldly gone before- to outer space. Well, sorta. PBR Space Cowboys, presented by the U.S. Space Force, was a unique outer space theme event held on Saturday, June 20 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition to the PBR bull riding, the event featured military tributes, a concert, a drone show, and an Air Force flyover

Tyler Hansen, of Bismarck State College, won the tie-down roping champion title & the men’s all-around championship title. Photo courtesy of CNFR & Jackie Jensen. Last year Kooper Heimburg of Missouri Valley College left with the title of College Rodeo’s Reserve Champion Bareback Rider, but this year victory was his and he was able to take home the coveted title of CNFR Champion by splitting first with Carson Hildre and Daxtyn Feild, All three finished the competition with a

It's come down to the final perf before Saturday night's championship round. Last night the athletes competed to see who would make the final cut to advance. Kooper Heimburg moved to first in the overall standings thanks to his 81.75 points ride on Friday. Photo courtesy of CNFR photo & Jackie Jensen. Kooper Heimburg took first in the bareback riding with his 81.75 point ride to finish third in the round, bumping him to the top spot in the overall leaderboard. Heimburg edged