calf roping and steer wrestling. Hosted by the Longview Greggton Rotary Club, the event kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Longview Rodeo Arena, with gates opening at 6 p.m. each day.

Roy Cooper “was the equivalent of Michael Jordan in our world” one friend said about the calf roping champion.

If the calf can kick out of the tie within 6 seconds, the cowboy is disqualified. The cowboy with the fastest time is the winner. Roping a calf can take from 9 to 12 seconds for top competitors.

ARCADIA -- Paul Atkinson stood near a sign that ... of other children in the calf scramble. Children ranging in age from 3 to 12 piled onto the mud floor of the arena and chased calves, trying ...