Can I Get A Yeehaw - Hanna Big Country Sr. High Rodeo Club
The arena dust has begun to settle at the Silver Sage in Brooks as the Hanna Big Country High School Rodeo Club wraps up the D2 Jr & Sr High rodeos hosted April 29, 30 and May 1. It was three days of terrific competition, comradery and celebration of the western lifestyle. We can’t express enough gratitude to all those who make this rodeo a reality for the grade 5-12 students in our district. Our rodeo does not happen without an enormous amount of time and effort from a fabulous facility with excellent staff - Darrell & Carlotta Weestra, wonderfully generous sponsors and parents and fans that support and encourage our competitors.
For all three days of our rodeo we had excellent stock provided by Calgary Stampede Ranch (Tyler Kraft), DT Bucking Bulls (Dillon Tateson), Rocky & Christine Ross Rodeo Stock & Goats and McNiven Cattle Co. Without these outstanding animal athletes we would not be able to compete and we are ever grateful for the care and attention that you provide your animals. To ensure the safety of these animal athletes we had the Bow Valley Livestock Health Limited, Dr. Emilie Belage, ready to assist if necessary. On hand to ensure the safety of our grade 5-12 athletes we had SafetyNet Training Services Ltd., bullfighters Walker Hutton and Brody Tattrie, and pickup men Colin McNiven, Duane Hale and Tyler Kraft.
Our announcer, Jace Thorsteinson, kept us up-to-date on all the rodeo happenings throughout the weekend with help from timers Marilyn Davies and Jessica Getz. Our judges for the weekend were Guy Perozak, Ron Thompson, Brittainy Smith and Bailey Hines.
We kicked off the first day and a half of rodeo with the Jr. High Events. The Jr. High results are as follows: Canadian Natural Resources Limited Bareback Steer Riding Buckle - Quaide Skjonsberg; Berry Creek Veterinary Barrel Racing Buckle - Rena McNiven; Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Boys Breakaway Buckle - Rylan Deleff; Bonanza Drilling Tie Down Roping Buckle - Kade Strandquist; Canam Cow Exchange Ltd. Ribbon Roping Buckle - Levi Hunter & Oakley Tonneson; Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Chute Dogging Buckle - Kade Strandquist; Bruce & Connie Pierson Girls Goat Tying Buckle - Keely Pugh; Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Boys Goat Tying Buckle - Stan Edge; Friends of Youngstown School Girls Breakaway Buckle - Lena Kronschnabl; CVS Controls Saddle Bronc Steer Riding Buckle - Chet Meston; CVS Controls Team Roping Header Buckle - Rance Coates; CVS Controls Team Roping Heeler Buckle - Kade Strandquist; Big Country Agricultural Society Bull Riding Buckle - Holden Atkinson; Friends of Youngstown School Pole Bending Buckle - Janae McDougall; All-Can Engineering & Surveys (1976) Ltd. Jr. Girls High Point Award - Erika Webb and All-Can Engineering & Surveys (1976) Ltd. Jr. Boys High Point Award - Kade Strandquist. Our Jr. High draw winner of a pair of Dryshod Canada (Jay Gustafson) boots was Rebecca Pelonero.
Following our Jr. High rodeo, we started the Sr. High rodeo. The Sr. High results are as follows: Supporter of High School Rodeo Saddle Bronc Buckle - Garrett Zieffle; Canam Cow Exchange Ltd. Bull Riding Buckle - Holden Atkinson; Central Alberta Excavations Ltd. Barrel Racing Buckle - Tegan Poitras; Harty Land Services Ltd. Tie Down Roping Buckle - Blake Zieffle; CVS Controls Breakaway Roping Buckle - Kendal Pierson; Big Country Agricultural Society Bareback Riding Buckle - Spur Cottingham; The Rack Petroleum Goat Tying Buckle - Kendal Pierson; Spondin Ag Society Steer Wrestling Buckle - David Butterwick; Bryan & Emma Garlock Team Roping Header Buckle - Dalton Ruttan; Homestead Angus Team Roping Heeler Buckle - Cash Littau; Big Sky Real Estate (Tracey Grantham) Pole Bending Buckle - Pyper Lillico; Canam Cow Exchange Ltd. Sr. High Girls High Point Award - Kendal Pierson; Team Tattrie Sr. High Boys High Point Award - Garrett Zieffle. Our Sr. High draw winner of a pair of Dryshod Canada (Jay Gustafson) boots was Emma Webb.
On Sunday morning we had the Cutting and Working Cow Horse events judged by Greg Coffin. Dryshod Canada (Jay Gustafson) awarded a pair of Dryshod boots to the winners of the Girls Cutting - Charlee Edge, Boys Cutting - Rees Wilson and Working Cow Horse - Owen Schauer and Haylee Weatherly with a first place tie.
The success of an event takes many hands working toward a common goal and we are so appreciative to all those who have pitched in with time, talents and treasure to help produce the Hanna Big Country Jr. & Sr. High Rodeo. We look forward to seeing you next year as we continue to celebrate our Alberta youth and western heritage, Yeehaw!
Blake Zieffle (Consort,AB) - Sr High Tie Down Roping Winner
