Mission Valley ropers shine at state
<p>Trevar McAllister, of Ronan, rides bareback horse for 69.0 seconds on Saturday night at the 2014 Montana High School State Rodeo competition.</p>
KALISPELL — Five Mission Valley rodeo standouts earned spots in next month’s National High School Rodeo Finals at the state high school rodeo last weekend.
Abby Knight, Will Powell, Wyatt Lytton, Trevar McAllister and Nichole Lake all qualified for the national rodeo, starting July 13 in Rock Springs, Wyo.
Knight, of Charlo, finished second in the short go on Championship Sunday at the Montana High School Rodeo Finals at Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell. Knight’s time in pole bending was 20.96.
Knight finished fourth in the year-end standings in that event. The top four from this event earn spots in the national finals.
Lytton, of Polson, and his partner Carson King of Dillon tied for first in the year-end standings in team roping. They finished sixth during Sunday’s performance.
Lake, also of Polson, finished second in the year-end standings in breakaway roping. She had the ninth best time in the short go on the final day.
McAllister, of Ronan, placed third in the year-end bareback standings.
Powell, of St. Ignatius, was second in the steer wrestling in the season standings. He and King tied for the finals championship, each posting a time of 4.36 seconds.
Montana High School Rodeo Finals
at Majestic Valley Arena
Sunday
Final Performance
Short Go
Top 10
Bareback — 1. Kiin Salois, East Glacier, 71.5; 2. Troy Kirkpatrick, Wise River, 68.5; 3. (tie) Skyler Erickson, Powell, and Lane Grove, Townsend, 61.5 each.
Saddle bronc — 1. Connor Wines, Pray, 71.5; 2. Alan Gobert, Browning, 64.5.
Bull riding — 1. Jess Lockwood, Volborg, 86.5; 2. Casey Fredericks, Busby, 79.5; 3. (tie) Preston Louis, Browning, and Michael Campbell, Valier, 73.5 each; 5. Warren Brennan, Shepherd, 66.
Tie-down roping — 1. Wrye Williams, Broadus, 9.44; 2. Haven Meged, Miles City, 10.21; 3. Bryce Bott, Powell, 11.37; 4. Shane Knerr, Grass Range, 11.50; 5. Brandon Yerian, Corvallis, 21.97.
Steer wrestling ?— 1. (tie) Will Powell, St. Ignatius, and Carson King, Dillon, 4.36 each; 3. Austin Anderson, Billings, 4.53; 4. Marshal Ray, East Glacier, 5.06; 5. Wrye Williams, Broadus, 6.29; 6. Lane Lahaye, Wilsall, 6.95; 7. Ogden Harkins, Billings, 8.06; 8. Jess Davison, Miles City, 8.53; 9. Trevin Baumann, Hardin, 8.57; 10. Colter Miller, Missoula, 11.90.
Team roping — 1. Brandon Krueger/Shane Knerr, 6.46; 2. Haven Meged/Wrye Williams, 7.40; 3. Tyler Weeding/Tate Rhoads, 10.44; 4. Justin Boggs/Polite Pepion, 22.30; 5. Will Powell/Brandon Yerian, 27.20; 6. Carson King/Wyatt Lytton, 30.35.
Barrel racing — 1. Paige Moore, Rosebud, 15.70; 2. Callie Wollenburg, Red Lodge, 15.95; 3. Shelby Rasmussen, Choteau, 15.98; 4. Abby Knight, Charlo, 16.11; 5. Samantha Moulding, Missoula, 16.12; 6. Hannah Wollenburg, Red Lodge, 16.19; 7. (tie) Morgan Link, Billings, and Brityn Garrett, Butte, 16.22 each; 9. Mikayla Fuller, Bozeman, 16.29; 10. Kelsy Robinson, Hardin, 16.44.
Pole bending — 1. Celie Salmond, Choteau, 20.70; 2. Abby Knight, Charlo, 20.96; 3. Drew Zipperian, Clancy, 21.32; 4. Taylour Russell, Conrad, 21.36; 5. Caydee Johnson, Manhattan, 21.49; 6. Molly Salmond, Choteau, 21.84; 7. Madison Waters, Malta, 22.08; 8. Martje-Jane Plaggemeyer, Big Timber, 22.32; 9. Devynn Schillinger, Vida, 22.51; 10. Paityn Maher, Glendivbe, 23.14.
Goat tying — 1. Jalisa Klassen, Powell, 8.05; 2. Kaylee Kountz, Bozeman, 8.60; 3. Caydee Johnson, Manhattan, 8.62; 4. Lyndi Anderson, Billings, 8.85; 5. Ouana Harkins, Billings, 9.03; 6. Ryanne Tracy, Victor, 9.18; 7. Tioni Erickson, Ismay, 9.30; 8. Nichole Lake, Polson, 9.39; 9. LaTasha Wieferich, Sidney, 10.09; 10. Madison McLaughlin, Manhattan, 10.48.
Breakaway roping — 1. Drew Zipperian, Clancy, 2.43; 2. Celie Salmond, Choteau, 2.60; 3. Ryanne Tracy, Victor, 2.61; 4. Jalisa Klassen, Powell, 2.82; 5. Shelby Robinson, Stevensville, 2.87; 6. Caydee Johnson, Manhattan 2.97; 7. Bailey Fruit, Ekalaka, 3.13; 8. Ashley Koenig, Belgrade, 3.17; 9. Nichole Lake, Polson, 3.55; 10. Elizabeth French, Pompeys Pillar, 3.80.
Year-End Standings
Top Four in Points
Bareback — 1. Kiin Salois, East Glacier, 128; 2. Skyler Erickson, Powell, 119; 3. Trevar McAllister, Ronan, 105; 4. Troy Kirkpatrick, Wise River, 102.
Saddle bronc — 1. Alan Gobert, Browning, 128; 2. Connor Wines, Pray, 105; 3. (tie) Colton Green, Cohagen, and T.J. Green, Cohagen, 102 each.
Bull riding — 1. Jess Lockwood, Volborg, 150; 2. Houston Brown, Miles City, 122; 3. Casey Fredericks, Busby, 98; 4. Louis Preston, Browning, 94.
Tie-down roping — 1. (tie) Haven Meged, Miles City, and Shane Knerr, Grass Range, 120 each; 3. Bryce Bott, Powell, 118; 4. Wrye Williams, Broadus, 110.
Team roping — 1. (tie) Brandon Krueger/Shane Knerr; Tyler Weeding/Tate Rhoads; and Carson King/Wyatt Lytton, 238 each; 4. Celie Salmond/Bryer Davis, 236.
Steer wrestling — 1. Marshal Ray, East Glacier, 126; 2. Will Powell, St. Ignatius, 125; 3. Trevin Baumann, Hardin, 120; 4. Carson King, Dillon, 118.
Barrel Racing — 1. Paige Moore, Rosebud, 142; 2. Morgan Link, Billings, 130; 3. Callie Wolenburg, Red Lodge, 128; 4. Samantha Moulding, Missoula, 115.
Pole bending — 1. Drew Zipperian, Clancy, 126; 2. Celie Salmond, Choteau, 125; 3. Taylour Russell, Conrad, 124; 4. Abby Knight, Charlo, 106.
Goat tying — 1. Jalisa Klassen, Powell, 132; 2. Lyndi Anderson, Billings, 128; 3. Ouana Harkins, Billings, 124; 4. Tioni Erickson, Ismay, 114.
Breakaway roping — 1. Ryanne Tracy, Victor, 124; 2. Nichole Lake, Polson, 119; 3. (tie) Bailey Fruit, Ekalaka, and Elizabeth French, Pompeys Pillar, 104.