Cooper, a Hobbs High School graduate who grew up in Lea County, New Mexico as part of one of rodeo's most prominent families, died on April 29 in a house fire at his home in Decatur, Texas. He was 69.

University's Shacie Marr has qualified to advance to the College National Finals Rodeo, scheduled for June 15-21 in Casper, Wyoming. Marr qualified by finishing second for the season in the National ...