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1. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Jeremiah Johnke WyoSports

   Zeke Thurston hangs on tight for saddle bronc semifinal win at Cheyenne Frontier Days (opens the original)

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   CHEYENNE — Zeke Thurston entered Frontier Park Arena with a flourish during Friday afternoon’s semifinal of the 130th anniversary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Three Hills Rodeo’s Harry Rocks reared high into the air as soon as the chute gate opened. Thurston — a four-time world champion — held on, marked out and held on for eight seconds to earn 91.5 points. That was good enough to win the round by a point and punch Thurston’s ticket to Sunday’s finals. “I couldn’t tell if she

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2. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · Jeremiah Johnke WyoSports

   Bareback riding steals show at first CFD semifinal (opens the original)

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   CHEYENNE — A 90-point ride will typically win a go-round at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Thursday afternoon’s performance was not typical. Roedy Farrell and Tanner Aus both scored 90s and finished tied for second. Bryce Eck walked away with first after scoring 91 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Wild N Out. “I had seen that horse buck a lot of guys off,” said Eck, who lives in Redfield, Kansas. “It’s one of the ranker horses going right now, so I knew it had to be good. “… That ho

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3. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Jeremiah Johnke WyoSports

   Illness inspired tie-down roper Tyson Durfey’s return to rodeo (opens the original)

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   CHEYENNE — Tyson Durfey had essentially ridden off into retirement. The 2016 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion tie-down roper finished 11th in the world in 2020. That was his 14th trip to the National Finals Rodeo — the PRCA’s year-end finals where only the top 15 contestants in each event compete. COVID-19 shutting down the world for several months gave Durfey a glimpse of what retirement might look like. He had essentially devoted his life to rodeo starting at 4 years

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