Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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'll an john Berg A lot of hassle for a little tassle A ropin g am Although it is the oldest sport in America, rodeo is neither widely understood or appreciated, but its popularity is growing. When the baseball players went on strike in 1982, sports fans started looking around for a new sport to cheer. This fall disillusioned football fans also had to find a different outlet for their Sunday afternoon energy. One option may be the all- American sport of rodeo. Although the Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame is in Colorado Springs, Rampart students didn't even have that far to go to find an award-winning cowboy. Randy Strain was a permit holder in the Profes- sional Rodeo Cowboy's Association, rodeoing at high school and quarter horse shows throughout Colorado and around nearby states. Randy started riding at the age of three and started roping when he was five. That's a long way from being in the top ten in the nation in calf roping and steer roping and holding the title of State Champion in cutting- an event where the cowboy tries to keep the cow from rejoining the herd. Randy says this unique sport is really not much different from other sports most people are in- volved in during high school. Like everything it takes practice- the same mental preparation. But it's a lot of fun and the people you meet are great. IIRq

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Timurhy Anderson Renni Andrews Leslie Apodaca Karl Avingcr Russell Bailey Ken Ball 4 'M Q, Paul Atkinson wi-- joscph Barilli Terri Barker Thomas Barnard Cindy Batey jeff Belden Graduates Al- lic

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