Area cowboys, cowgirls fare well at state junior high finals

WINNEMUCCA — A number of local cowboys and cowgirls were able to mow down qualifications to the National Junior High Finals Rodeo after competing at the Nevada State Junior High School Finals Rodeo.

INDIVIDUAL TITLES

All-Around Cowboy

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan

All-Around Cowgirl

Humboldt County’s Louise DeLong — 1,297.5 points

Reserve All-Around Cowboy

Fallon’s Stix Lee — 1,511 points

Reserve All-Around Cowgirl

Humboldt County’s Huntley Byrd — 1,252.5 points

Rookie Cowgirl

Fallon’s Stella Lee — 1,117.5 points

Rookie Cowboy

Fallon’s Clayton Hiibel — 1,023 points

STATE CHAMPIONS

Barrel Racing

Humboldt County’s Huntley Byrd — 323.5 points

Boys Breakaway Roping

Fallon’s Stix Lee — 319.5 points

Boys Goat Tying

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 369.5 points

Chute Dogging

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 338 points

Girls Breakaway Roping

Raelee Christian — 235.5 points

Girls Goat Tying

Walker River’s Megan Allison — 325 points

Bareback Riding

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 220.5 points

Bull Riding

Washoe County’s Beau Drake — 334.5 points

Saddle Bronc Riding

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 249 points

Pole Bending

Humboldt County’s Louise DeLong — 328.5 points

Ribbon Roping

Fallon’s Stix Lee and Stella Lee — 313 points

Team Roping

Logan Lancaster and Pete Mori — 328.5 points

Tie-Down Roping

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 370 points

Rifle Shoot

Eureka’s Nicholas Bliss — 106 points

Princess for 2024-2025 season

Fernley’s Kinley Behrendt

NATIONAL QUALIFIERS

Barrel Racing

Humboldt County’s Huntley Byrd — 323.5

Humboldt County’s Louise DeLong — 262.5

White Pine’s Kiala Reynolds — 254

Fernley’s Ellie Machado — 219.5

Boys Breakaway Roping

Fallon’s Stix Lee — 319.5

Fallon’s Clayton Hiibel — 285.5

Jack Creek’s Pete Mori — 283.5

Elko County’s Luke Matson — 266.5

Boys Goat Tying

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 369.5

Fallon’s Stix Lee — 319.5

Elko County’s Luke Matson — 279

Eureka’s Frank Buchanan — 278

Chute Dogging

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 338

Humboldt County’s Bryce Fears — 282

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 275

Fallon’s Stix Lee — 273.5

Girls Breakaway Roping

Alamo’s Raelee Christian — 235.5

Alamo’s Shelby Fry — 231

Humboldt County’s Huntley Byrd — 222

Eureka’s Natalie Bliss — 219.5

Girls Goat Tying

Walker River’s Megan Allison — 325

Fernley’s Ryliegh English — 309

Alamo’s Shelby Fry — 272.5

Alamo’s Raelee Christian — 263

Bareback Riding

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 220.5

Boulder City’s Aiden Brown — 155.5

Fallon’s Rostin Snow — 68

Bull Riding

Washoe County’s Beau Drake — 334.5

Boulder City’s Aiden Brown — 225.5

Fallon’s Rostin Snow — 134.5

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 91

Saddle Bronc Riding

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 249

Pole Bending

Humboldt County’s Louise DeLong — 328.5

Humboldt County’s Huntley Byrd — 289.5

Fernley’s Jordyn Process — 252.5

Fallon’s Stella Lee — 221.5

Ribbon Roping

Fallon’s Stix Lee and Stella Lee — 313

Jack Creek’s Pete Mori and Alamo’s Raelee Christian — 291.25

White Pine’s Sawyer Bliss and Humboldt County’s Taylor Hill — 267.5

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan and Humboldt County’s Louise DeLong — 255

Team Roping

Battle Mountain’s Logan Lancaster and Jack Creek’s Pete Mori — 328.5

Fallon’s Stix Lee and Clayton Hiibel — 285.5

White Pine’s Sawyer Bliss and Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 272

Elko County’s Luke Matson and Lane Whitaker — 201.5

Tie-Down Roping

Eureka’s Henry Buchanan — 370

Eureka’s Frank Buchanan — 342

Elko County’s Lane Whitaker — 221.5

Humboldt County’s Ben Marvel — 186.5

Rifle Shoot

Eureka’s Nicholas Bliss — 106

Eureka’s Frank Buchanan — 101

Elko County’s Lane Whitaker — 82

Humboldt County’s Taylor Hill — 79.5

NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH FINALS RODEO

The National Junior High Finals Rodeo will take place June 23-29 at the Iowa State Fairground in Des Moines.