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California High School District 8 Rodeo
Industry Hill - February 15, 2009

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Like all sports, rodeo has its various levels. Each succeeding step can possibly lead to a professional career and ultimately to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. On February 15th District 8 of the California High School Rodeo Association held the first of its two rodeos at Industry Hills Expo Center. The California High School Rodeo Association (CHSRA) is a local branch of the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) based in Denver, Colorado. The goal of both organizations is to promote an interest in rodeo among high school students which they do by providing training and establishing a schedule of rodeos. Over 12,000 high school students, both locally and abroad, compete in over 1,100 rodeos each year. The CHSRA was founded in 1970 to develop sportsmanship, horsemanship, and character, and to encourage boys and girls to continue in school, participate in rodeos, and then continue on to college. Members must be enrolled in high school or the equivalent and meet grade point and conduct requirements of both the National and California High School Rodeo Associations. The High School Rodeo season is from September thru May and State Finals are held in in June. Approximately 300 contestants will compete in the State Finals with the top four contestants in each event qualifying for the National High School Finals Rodeo which are held in July. California is divided into Nine Districts by counties. District 8 is one of the largest and includes Riverside, Orange, Imperial, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Competition is divided into girls, boys, and coed events. Girls events: all-around cowgirl, barrel racing, breakaway roping, pole bending, goat tying, team roping, and girls cutting horse. Boys events: all-around cowboy, tie down (calf) roping, steer wrestling, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, team roping, and boys cutting horse. Coed events: team roping All of the above listed events took place on February 15th, with the exception of cutting and ran from 8 in the morning until the early evening. First place finishers were:       Bareback Bronc Riding - Robert Richardson,       Pole Bending - Carollann Scott,       Tie Down (calf) Roping - Jordan Warrack,       Breakaway Roping - Destri Davenport,       Steer Wrestling - Cole Bates,       Saddle Bronc Riding - no qualified rides,       Goat Tying - Chelsey Pulcheon,       Team Roping - Jordan Warrack (head) Clayton Van Aken (heels),       Barrel Racing - Kortney Cleveland,       Bull Riding - Cole Bates.

Bareback Bronc Riding:  Robert Richardson
Polebending: Kortney Cleveland	Alyssa K. Smithr	Courtney Danylo
Jessica Halvorson	Tyla Treasure	Destri Devenport
Savana Lopez	Amber Aspin	Danielle Torres
Kaile Pena	Inajasmine Perez	Brigette Mickels
Brigette Mickels	Macy Devenport	Brittnee Hemingway
Madison Andersonr	Cynthia Boswell	Carollann Scott
Calf Roping Dustin Stewart	Cole Bates	Clayton Van Aken
Girls Breakaway Roping Alyssa Elston	Ally Massey	Inajasmine Perez
Courtney Danylo	Kortney Cleveland	Chelsey Pulcheon
Tyla Treasure	Maria Valdez	Jessica Halvorson
Brigette Mickels	Paige Connelly	Ayla Silva
Amanda Koch	Amber Aspin
Steer Wrestling: Cole Bates	Cole Bates
Saddle Bronc Riding: Garrett Seick	Garrett Seick	Garrett Seick
Robert Richardson	Robert Richardson	Robert Richardson
Team Roping: Aleigha Elston (head) - Timmy Robison (heel)	Carollann Scott (head) - Dustin Stewart (heel)	Destri Devenport (head) - Macy Devenport (heel)
Destri Devenport (head) - Macy Devenport (heel)	Courtney Danylo (head) - Mason Malone (heel)	Tyla Treasure (head) - Cameron Schlagel (heel)
Tyla Treasure (head) - Cameron Schlagel (heel)	Cole Bates (head) - Garrett Seick (heel)	Madison Anderson (head) - Dustin Miers (heel)
Paige Connelly (head) - James Ellet (heel)	Paige Connelly (head) - James Ellet (heel)	Jordan Warrack (head) - Clayton Van Aken (heel)
Stephanie Badalamenti (head) - Robert Richardson (heel)
Barrel Racing: Amber Aspin	Chelsey Pulcheon	Madeline Dewberry
Stephanie Badalamenti	Inajasmine Perez	Tyla Treasure
Kaile Pena	Carollann Scott	Christina Scott
Brittnee Hemingway	Kortney Cleveland	Maria Valdez
Alyssa Elston	Amanda Koch	Courtney Danylo
Danielle Torres	Paige Connelly	Alyssa K. Smith
Ally Massey	Cynthia Boswell	Jessica Halvorson
Brigette Mickels	Dena Cannon
Bull Riding: Robert Richardson	Cole Bates

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