High School Rodeo athletes pack the Crossroads Centre

Big Country High School Rodeo Club hosted one of the seven weekends of Alberta High School Rodeo for District 2 held this spring. The event took place at the Big Country Agricultural Society’s Crossroads Centre in Oyen April 26, 27 and 28.

Seventy-nine junior high and 140 high school participants came from as far north as Athabasca, west to Sundre, south to Strathmore, and Oyen to the east!



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Friday Junior High Rodeo started at 1 p.m. 

Events: Barrel Racing, Boys Breakaway, Tie Down, Ribbon Roping, Chute Dogging, Girls’ Goat Tying, Boys’ Goat Tying, Girls’ Breakaway, Bareback , Saddlebronc, Steer Riding, Team Roping, Junior Bull Riding and Pole Bending

Junior High and High School Light Rifle and High School Trap Shooting took place at the Oyen Rod & Gun Club Friday night at 6 p.m. This was one of the three Shooting events taking place on the 7 weekends.

Despite the cold and wind the kids had a great time. Oyen Rod & Gun club were terrific hosts, even barbequing hamburgers and hot dogs for the competitors and their families!

Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m.

Events: Boys’ Cutting, Girls’ Cutting, and Reined Cow Horse.

Saturday 10:30 a.m. and Sunday 9:30 a.m. saw full days of rodeo action with these events both days: Bareback, Saddlebronc, Barrel Racing, Tie Down Roping, Breakaway Roping, Steer Wrestling, Goat Tying, Team Roping, Pole Bending and Bull Riding.

Competitors earned a bit of prize money for top placings in their events both days.

Junior High Champions in each event received a beautiful halter or rope bag with custom leather designs by Tyrone Maines – Out of Line Leather Designs.

High School Average Champions in each event won a beautiful Corriente Buckles sponsored by one of our many generous sponsors!

High Point Awards from the Big Country Rodeo

Junior High Girls High Point winner: Ellie Havens of Madden cleaned house Friday taking home the championship points and prizes for Pole Bending and Girls’ Goat Tying, as well as placing in Breakaway, Team Roping, and Barrels. Ellie won a lawn chair with a custom leather design by Tyrone Maines – Out of Line Leather Designs.

Junior High Boys High Point winner: Cruz Lillico of Stettler is the Boys’ Breakaway Champion, Team Roping Champion with his partner Jax, and Ribbon Roping Champion with his partner Ava! Cruz won a lawn chair with a custom leather design by Tyrone Maines – Out of Line Leather Designs.

High School Boys High Point winner: Colt Van Straten of Stettler is our Average Champion in the Tie Down Roping, 2nd in the average in the Steer Wrestling, and placed in the Team Roping! Colt won a pair of custom Corriente Buckle Co. Spurs.

High School Girls High Point winner: Aubrey Ross of Botha brought her A game this weekend! She’s took home the average buckle for the Barrel Racing, Girls’ Goat Tying as well as the Breakaway! Aubrey also won a pair of custom Corriente Buckle Co. Spurs

Junior High Event Winners


  • BARRELS - Laci Pole, Erskine


  • BREAKAWAY BOYS - Cruz Lillico, Stettler


  • RIBBON ROPING - Cruz Lillico, Stettler and Ava Boxma, Halkirk


  • TEAM ROPING - Cruz Lillico, Stettler and Jax Torkelson, Warburg


  • CHUTE DOGGING - Rex Curtis, Donalda


  • POLE BENDING - Ellie Havens, Madden

  • GOAT TYING GIRLS - Ellie Havens, Madden


  • GOAT TYING BOYS - Luke Hronek, Erskine


  • BREAKAWAY GIRLS - Hadley Schiffner, Wheatland County


  • BAREBACK - Riley Baird, Big Valley


  • JR BULL RIDING - Blaze Torkelson, Warburg



High School 2-Day Average Winners

  • BOYS’ CUTTING - Clancy Squair, Clyde


  • GIRLS’ CUTTING - Annaleise Millar, Stettler


  • REINED COW HORSE -  Sophia Lowie, Leduc


  • BAREBACK -  Quaide Skjonsberg, Bluffton

  • 
SADDLEBRONC - Clay Greenslade, Rocky View County


  • BARRELS - Aubrey Ross, Botha


  • BREAKAWAY - Aubrey Ross, Botha

  • 
GOAT TYING - Aubrey Ross, Botha


  • TIE DOWN - Colt Van Straten, Stettler


  • STEER WRESTLING - Jake Curtis, Donalda


  • TEAM ROPING - Ryder Hillock and Levi Hunter, Sundre


  • POLE BENDING - Haley Resch, Lousana


  • BULL RIDING- Westen Wade, Sylvan Lake (no photo)

Junior High Light Rifle Champion: Hailey Muenchrath, Rockyford.

HS Trap Shooting Champion: Whip Gertner,. He was tied with Clancy Squair after the first round so they got to do a shoot off for the win.

High School Light Rifle Champion: Nathan Bishell, Consort.

Calvin and Haley Powell – Homestead Angus donated prizes for the Champions in all three shooting events.

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