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Couples compete for barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (311+ words) Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a hillside for the U.K. Wife Carrying Race, one of the country's quirkiest annual sports events. On Sunday, Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland…...
Rodeo's influence on the gay community and why it's been erased from history
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (579+ words) Goals for Spud Kings: Krahn, Cunningham, Rauner (OT). MOSCOW " As this season of Idaho Rodeo fades into history, Professor Rebecca Scofield at the University of Idaho is uncovering a page from the sport's forgotten past. "When I was doing my…...
America's first extreme sport on display at the War Bonnet Roundup
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) Welcome to the big time " from a rodeo perspective. Idaho's oldest rodeo, the War Bonnet Roundup, is back under the lights, returning for its 114th year through Saturday at Sandy Downs. RELATED | "A living, breathing thing': War Bonnet Roundup returns for…...
'A living, breathing thing': War Bonnet Roundup returns for its 114th year
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) IDAHO FALLS " Returning for its 114th year, Idaho's oldest rodeo is back, bringing in the best in the world to compete for a chance at $125,000 prize. The War Bonnet Roundup will take place from Thursday to Saturday. RELATED | America's first extreme…...
Arbon Valley teen rides to Silver State International Rodeo championship - with a broken hand
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (579+ words) ARBON VALLEY " With sheer determination and sporting a blue cast on his left hand, 17-year-old Wade Williams of Arbon Valley rode to victory at the recent Silver State International Rodeo in Winnemucca, Nevada. He clinched the Reined Cow Horse Championship…...
Blackfoot's Austin Arave a star on the hardwood, gridiron ... and in the rodeo arena
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) BLACKFOOT " Blackfoot High School's Austin Arave is a three-sport athlete. But he doesn't play the three sports that you might guess. Sure, there are other Idaho teens who star on their high school's football and basketball teams. But not many…...
Arbon Valley teen rides into state rodeo finals as All Around Cowgirl
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (516+ words) ARBON VALLEY " At just 17 years old, Arbon Valley cowgirl Katelyn Evans already has a list of top accomplishments on the Idaho high school rodeo scene. This week, she's proudly representing District 4 at the Idaho High School Rodeo Finals in Pocatello,…...