WINNEMUCCA - Three members of the Battle Mountain Junior High School Rodeo Club will travel to Gallup, N.M., for the National Junior High School Rodeo Finals to be held June 23-29.
Daniel Eary, a seventh-grader at Spring Creek Middle School qualified as the state champion in bull riding and chute dogging and was the reserve champion in breakaway roping. He placed fourth in goat tying and he was the state reserve all-around cowboy.
Dally Goemmer qualified for the finals rodeo in breakaway roping as she was the reserve champion in the event. Riata Goemmer qualified as the reserve champion in ribbon roping. She was fourth in barrel racing, and finished third in the .22 Rifle Shoot.
All of them are active members and officers of the Battle Mountain High School and Junior High School Rodeo Club. The directors are Bert Paris and Ron Unger.
Featuring more than 1,000 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia, the NJHFR is the world's largest junior high rodeo. In addition to competing for more than $75,000 in prizes, NJHFR contestants will also be vying for more than $100,000 in college scholarships and chance to be named National Junior High Finals Rodeo nation champion. To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 20 - based on their combined times/scores in the first two rounds - to advance to Saturday evening's final round. National champions will then be determined based on their three-round combined times/scores.
Again, this year, the Saturday championship performance will be televised nationally as part of the CinchTown Tour telecast series on RFD-TV. Live broadcast of each NJHFR performance will also air online at NHSRATV.com, powered by iHigh.com. Performance times are 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, and 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day thereafter.
Along with great rodeo competition and the chance to meet new friends from around the world, NJHFR contestants have the opportunity to enjoy shooting sports, volleyball, tug-of-war, contestant dances, family-oriented activities, church services sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys, shopping at the NJHFR trade show and visiting historical attractions of New Mexico and nearby Arizona.[[In-content Ad]]
