By Tracey Scott
Special To Ropers Sports News
The second week of June rolled around as the CHSRA State Finals contestants rolled into Bishop, Calif. More than 250 contestants qualified for the 2013 State Finals Rodeo and it proved to have some of the toughest competition in recent years.
Attendance at the performances was up from the previous year and this year competitors enjoyed the largest joint corporate sponsorship every. Les Schwab, a long time sponsor, was joined by Cactus Saddlery, Cactus Gear, Cactus Ropes, Heel-O-Matic, Resistol, Platinim Performance, Hesston by Massey Ferguson, Ariat and Ropers Sports News.
All of these generous sponsors gave cash donations or product to make this one of the best Finals ever for California. Each go-round winner in the roping events received a Cactus rope. The fast time out of the first two go-rounds received a Platinum gift certificate. Some of the times were so quick that CHSRA staff members were checking the record books. In total CHSRA gave away nearly $50,000 in awards and scholarships.
By the end of the week the National team was chosen and the State Champions named. Many tough competitors went home empty handed but many will now go to Rock Springs, Wyo. to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo. Billie Holman took home her second consecutive CHSRA All Around Cowgirl trailer and Clayton Brum of Dist. 3 was named All Around Cowboy.
As the National qualifiers and our new Miss CHSRA Kara Kester prepare for Wyoming, CHSRA prepares for another year. We would like to thank each one of our sponsors that helped this past year and our State Finals Rodeo to be outstanding. We would also like to wish all of our graduating seniors the best of luck in college and all of their future rodeo endeavors. CHSRA saw many long-time families for what seemed to be the last time in Bishop, but we hope to see them again with future generations.
2013 Boys All Around Champion: Clayton Brum, Dist. 3.
2013 Girls All Around Champion: Billie Holman, Dist. 6.
National qualifiers are:
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1st. Colton Farquer, Dist 8. 2nd. Colton Campbell, Dist 1. 3rd. Taylor Santos-Karney, Dist. 7. 4th. Sterling Humphry, Dist. 1.
STEER WRESTLING
1st. Jacob Barios, Dist. 5. 2nd. Logan Trumbo, Dist. 8. 3rd. Taylor Santos-Karney, Dist. 7. 4th. Tommy Denny, Dist. 8 and Sterling Humphry, Dist. 1.
BAREBACK
1st. Clayton Biglow, Dist. 3. 2nd. Chase Bowen, Dist. 6. 3rd. Cody Ellis, Dist. 1. 4th. Jacob Lees, Dist. 7.
SADDLE BRONC
1st. Cash Robinson, Dist. 4. 2nd. Clayton Brum, Dist. 3. 3rd. Quincy Crum, Dist. 1. 4th. Cody Moody, Dist. 6.
TEAM ROPING
1st. Tristan Ruffoni and Wyatt Cox, Dist. 7. 2nd. Tanner Kent and Case Hirdes, Dist. 5. 3rd. Seth Adams and Wyatt Adams, Dist. 3. 4th. Mason Mardesich and Luke Pfister, Dist. 3.
BULL RIDING
1st. Clayton Brum, Dist. 3. 2nd. Alex Guzman, Dist. 5. 3rd. Aaron Williams, Dist. 8. 4th. Robert Brasier, Dist. 3.
BOYS CUTTING
1st. Denton Vaughn, Dist. 5. 2nd. Colton Campbell, Dist. 1. 3rd. Brody Gill, Dist. 1. 4th. P.J. Capone, Dist. 7.
BARREL RACING
1st. Billie Holman, Dist. 6. 2nd. Heather Eckman, Dist. 8. 3rd. Taylor Rivera, Dist. 8. 4th. Jaycee Spence, Dist. 5.
BREAKAWAY ROPING
1st. Chelsey Bushnell, Dist. 1. 2nd. Brittany Dias, Dist. 6. 3rd. Hayley Hamer, Dist. 7. 4th. Mattie Work, Dist. 7.
GOAT TYING
1st. Raych’ell Ochoa, Dist. 5. 2nd. Annie Rose Seifer, Dist. 3. 3rd. Courtney Wood, Dist. 1. 4th. Brittany Dias, Dist. 6.
POLE BENDING
1st. Emma Jones, Dist. 3. 2nd. Hayley Hamer, Dist. 7. 3rd. Emily Mangione, Dist. 7. 4th. Brittany Dias, Dist. 6.
GIRLS CUTTING
1st. Jesse Stratton, Dist. 1. Billie Holman, Dist. 6. 3rd. Cheyanne Carpenter, Dist. 3. 4th. Hayley Hamer, Dist. 7.
