Coombs, Lemaire compete at National High School Finals Rodeo

Battle Mountain’s Desi Coombs and Emma Lemaire competed in the National High School Finals Rodeo, which was held in Guthrie, Okla., from July 17-23.

Lemaire took part in the girls cutting and placed fifth in her go-around with a score of 140 points. That was good enough to place her 35th for the entire first performance. She scored 140 points in her second go-around as well, which placed her sixth. 

She was 28th in that performance and 23rd overall with 280 points.

Coombs finished eight in her go-around of pole bending with a time of 20.934 seconds, which placed her 41st overall in the first performance, after all the competitors had made their run.

She was eighth in the second go-around with a time of 20.974, which placed her 53rd in the performance. She finished 31st in the average at 41.908.

Coombs also competed in team roping, but did not record a time in either performance.