Rodeo News

Mid-Plains Community College rode away with the men’s team championship Saturday at the Jackrabbit Stampede in Brookings, S.D.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team is off to a strong start for its spring season.

Four members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have been awarded $1,250 scholarships from the Kiplinger Foundation.

Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members Rex Day, of Bartlett, and Whitney Jennings, of Seneca, are recognized with $1,000 Dual Excellence Scholarships.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will host its annual spring fundraiser rodeo in McCook March 8-9.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will host its annual scholarship banquet on March 2 at Venue 304 in North Platte. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by a prime rib dinner at 7 p.m.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team is raffling a Traeger Pro 780 Pellet Grill donated by Mike’s Motorcycle and ATV Repair in North Platte.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team has the No. 1 breakaway roper in the Great Plains Region.

That’s a wrap. The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team rounded out its fall competitions on a high note over the weekend at the Buena Vista University Rodeo in Alta, Iowa.

The men on the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team are back on top following a weekend of competition in Dickinson, N.D.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team’s annual fall timed event fundraiser will be Oct. 27-28.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team fought through two days of pouring rain and a lightning delay to claim several top five finishes in Ford Dodge, Iowa over the weekend.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team used a home arena advantage to snag three first-place finishes over the weekend.

Two Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members are the recipients of $800 educational scholarships from NEBRASKAland Days.

Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team athletes explain roping chutes to Kids Klub members Friday at the Wild West Arena in North Platte.

Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team member Cinch Painter, of Springview, runs around a barrel at the Nebraska Partner Up Rodeo Wednesday at the Wild West Arena in North Platte.

If the first rodeo is any indication, it’s going to be a fun year for the Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team.

Two local businesses will launch watch parties for the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team starting next weekend.

The Mid-Plains Community College Stampede will thunder into North Platte’s Wild West Arena Sept. 14-16.

Representatives of Mid-Plains Community College prepare to compete in the NEBRASKAland Days Cowboy Kickball event June 21 at the Wild West Arena in North Platte.

Mid-Plains Community College brought home two top 20 finishes from the College National Finals Rodeo over the weekend.

Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members Kaden Wooters, of Elwood, and Maggie Underhill, of Hill City, Kan., stand outside their send-off for the College National Finals Rodeo Tuesday at the McCook Community College Student Union.

Two members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, and the MPCC Stampede has been named Regional Rodeo of the Year.

Mid-Plains Community College will host a send-off for its rodeo team next week.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team came away from the Iowa State University Cyclone Stampede with several Top 10 finishes. The team competed Friday and Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team started the second half of its season off on a high note in Brookings, S.D. over the weekend.

Five members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have been awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Kiplinger Foundation.

Several members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have been awarded scholarships to help them continue their pursuit of a higher education.

Tickets are on sale now for the 2023 Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team Scholarship Banquet.

Contestants from across Nebraska and surrounding states competed in steer wrestling, breakaway roping, team roping and a special rodeo triathlon Friday and Saturday at the Kiplinger Arena in McCook.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team dominated the final fall rodeo of the season in Alta, Iowa over the weekend.

Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members proved they are a force to be reckoned with over the weekend.

Kaden Wooters, of Elwood, took the Men’s All-Around title at the Triton Stampede Saturday night. He also claimed the honors of both steer wrestling and tie-down champion and helped lead the MPCC Rodeo Team to a fourth-place finish in the men’s team standings.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team celebrated the 10th anniversary of its hometown rodeo with three event championships over the weekend.

Two Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members have been honored with $900 educational scholarships from NEBRASKAland Days. They are Andrea Meyer, of Stapleton, and Maggie Underhill, of Hill City, Kan.

Fourth and fifth grade students from the North Platte Public Schools’ afterschool program experienced rodeo and the western way of life Friday afternoon.

Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members Dalton Kunkee, of Lexington (front), and Troy Kirkpatrick, of Broken Bow (back), lead a child around on a horse during the annual Nebraska Partner Up Rodeo Wednesday at the Wild West Arena in North Platte.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team is off to a strong start after wrapping up its first regional rodeo of the season.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team begins its season this week in River Falls, Wis. MPCC athletes are up Friday and Saturday in the 57th annual University of Wisconsin River Falls Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will host its inaugural Whitetail Bull Bash Sept. 15 at the Wild West Arena in North Platte. Action begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now for a Traeger Pro 780 Pellet Grill being raffled by the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to help offset travel and other team expenses.

The Wild West Arena will be a whirlwind of excitement Sept. 16-17 as cowboys and cowgirls from five states charge into North Platte for the 2022 Mid-Plains Community College Stampede.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team wrapped up a week’s worth of competition at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. on Saturday.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will now send five members to the College National Finals Rodeo June 12-18 in Casper, Wyo. The team gained a qualifier in Quade Potter, of Stockville, who will represent MPCC in the steer wrestling.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team had a strong showing over the weekend in Spearfish, S.D.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team moved up in the standings – placing several in the Top Five over the weekend. The team competed at the 2022 Jackrabbit Stampede hosted by South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. Friday and Saturday.

Four Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team members have received $1,000 scholarships to help them further their education. They are: Jentri Hurlburt, of Arcadia; Quade Potter, of Stockville; Kaden Wooters, of Elwood, and Jacob Haren, of Erie, Colo.

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team will host its annual spring fundraising rodeo in McCook March 11-12. The event was named the Kansas Pro Rodeo Association Small Purse Rodeo of the Year in 2021.

Paying for college just got a little bit easier for several members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team. The athletes were recognized Saturday night in front of a packed house at the team’s fundraising scholarship banquet at the Ramada Inn in North Platte.