Area youth represent South Dakota in national Junior High, Little Britches rodeos

Ten area cowboys and cowgirls competed recently in national rodeo competitions in Iowa and Oklahoma.

Ace Lammers of Henry competed in the Junior High National Finals Rodeo June 23-29 at Des Moines and joined Brylee and Beau Redlin of South Shore, Kinley Rymerson of Watertown, Isabella and Addy VanLith of Big Stone City, Addyson and Haydyn Wiesner of Clear Lake, Carter Stemwedel of Watertown and Reo Lammers of Henry in qualifying for the National Little Britches Finals Rodeo June 30-July 6 at Guthrie, Okla.

Another area cowgirl, Sidney Johnson of Sisseton, competed this week (July 14-20) in the National High School Finals Rodeo at Rock Springs, Wyo. She is competing in team roping.

National Junior High Finals Rodeo

Ace Lammers qualified for the rodeo by claiming the goat tying championship in the South Dakota State Junior High Rodeo.

Lammers finished fourth in the first go-round of goats at nationals and also was 16th in the average.

National Little Britches Finals Rodeo

Lammers also had a strong showing in Oklahoma, finishing second in average in the junior ribbon roping with Brylee Redlin and third in average in the junior boys flag race.

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In the World Standings, Lammers was third in the junior boys flag race, eighth in junior boys goat tying and third in junior ribbon roping with Brylee Redlin.

Redlin also took 14th in junior girls goat tying, Rymerson 20th in junior girls barrel racing, Beau Redlin 18th in junior boys goat tying and Isabella VanLith 20th in senior girls ribbon roping.

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