- Zoo Staff Are Deeply Saddened by Unexpected Loss of Stingrays
- Los Fresnos Soccer Well Underway in District
- Women Business Owners are Optimistic About the Future
- It’s a Race to the Rodeo
- Bouncing Back
- Los Fresnos Outlasts Brownsville Hanna in District 32-6A Opener
- A Heavyweight Bout
- Transportation Committee Interim Report 2022
- Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen Re-verified as Cameron County’s Only Level II Trauma Center
- Can Dogs Catch a Whiff of Bovine Respiratory Disease?
Los Fresnos Cowboy Cook-off
- Updated: October 9, 2021

Emilio Flores
Los Fresnos News
The Third Annual Los Fresnos Cowboy Cookoff was held on September
25th, from 9am to 3pm. Bringing some of the best chefs in Los Fresnos and the surrounding area. Having a total of twenty-one different teams including the State Farm Team, Smoking & Toasting BBQ Team, Beerbelly’s BBQ, and Code 3 Grillers all from Los Fresnos and many more from the Valley.
The overall results for Los Fresnos Cowboy cookoff ranks Los Buzzards
First place with a perfect score in Ribs, RJ’s BBQ in second, Rio Valley Meats in third, Beerbelly’s BBQ in fourth, Gonzales Family Barbecue in Fifth place.
Besides the Cook-off, families were able to enjoy live music by bands like The Jammers, the Fabulous Cruiser’s, and the 956 performed Saturday for a sum of around 2,000 people. A member of the Los Fresnos Rodeo Committee, Larry Cantu said, “The feedback from those that attended loved the bands, the marketplace, car show and the People’s Choice sampling from the BBQ teams.”
Lastly, Mr. Cantu said on behalf of the Los Fresnos Rodeo Committee,
“We would like to thank all of our sponsors who supported this event. Without their support, it would have not been as successful. The Cookoff is put on by the Los Fresnos Rodeo Committee and I would like to thank all those committee members, volunteer judges, and others that put in their time and hard work in making this Cookoff a big success. We are looking forward to this great event again next year and we hope to see you all on February the 18th, 19th, and 20th for the Los Fresnos Rodeo.”
For further information, or info on the next event coming up in
February, “The Biggest Little Rodeo in Texas” Visit their website at https://www.lfrodeo.com