Match roping is the cowboy version of playing heads-up poker. I did quite a bit of both back in the 1950s. I'll always remember the first time I met Dean Oliver, long before he won the first of his ...

Cody Ohl, of Hico, Texas, prepares to dismount his horse after roping a calf in the match roping competition at 62nd annual Cinch Roping Fiesta in San Angelo in 2015. (Standard-Times file photo) Ryan ...

The world’s richest match roping is one of the most highly anticipated timed events annually. The Zesch & Pickett Match Roping held during Roping Fiesta requires a special kind of roper, as it is a 12 ...

The Sandhills Stockshow and Rodeo hosted the 32nd Annual Sandhills Invitational Team and Match Roping and the 28th Annual Pro-Am Roping on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, ...

Cody Ohl dominated a hot and breezy matinee performance at the 38th Windy Ryon Memorial Roping last weekend in Fort Worth, taking home more than $10,000 for a day's work. The six-time Professional ...

San Angelo, Texas hosts the CINCH Roping Fiesta and it is truly the place to be for tie-down roping fans. The best of the best meet here and there are two full days of roping for fans and competitors ...