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Thirteen competitors win All-Around honors in Saturday and Sunday rodeos at Derby Downs

roger merriam, watertown public opinion
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Thirteen cowboys and cowgirls earned all-around honors Saturday and Sunday in the Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional Rodeo at Derby Downs.

All-around winners on Saturday included Candice Aamot of De Smet (Senior Girls), Kylie Wittnebel (Senior Girls Reserve), Kade Odens of Scotland (Senior Boys) and Tyler Esser of Frankfort (Senior Boys Reserve); Charleigh Brewer of Wessington (Junior Girls) and Tia Esser of Frankfort (Junior Girls Reserve) and Sutton Sterns of Ludden, N.D. (Junior Boys) and JD Chavez of Highmore (Junior Boys Reserve).

Sunday's winners included Tricia Lammers of Orient (Senior Girls) and Wittnebel (Senior Girls Reserve); Jimmy Lammers of Orient (Senior Boys) and Odens (Senior Boys Reserve; Brewer (Junior Girls) and Jaylen Pivec of Jordan, Minn. (Junior Girls Reserve); and Jacob Lammers of Orient (Junior Boys) and Ace Lammers of Henry (Junior Boys Reserve).

Tyler Esser of Frankfort was among the area cowboys and cowgirls who competed over the weekend in the Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional Rodeo at Derby Downs.
Tyler Esser of Frankfort was among the area cowboys and cowgirls who competed over the weekend in the Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional Rodeo at Derby Downs.

Saturday's event winners included Knute Hemmingson of Bradley (bareback steer riding), Wyatt Fagerhaug of Wessington Springs (breakaway roping), Coy Laurence of Rosholt (cattle riding), J. Lammers (flag race) and Sutton Stearns (goat tying) for Junior Boys; Charleigh Brewer of Wessington (barrel racing and breakaway roping), Sophia Williams of Plankinton (flag race), Tia Esser (goat tying), Hailey Pauli of Columbia (pole bending) for Junior Girls and rylan Carlson of Britton and Stearns, Junior team roping.

Odens (steer wrestling), Tyler Esser (tie-down calf roping) and Tucker Mertens of Britton (bull riding) each won Senior Boys events; and Aamkat (barrel racing and pole bending, Josie Mousel of Colman (breakaway roping and goat tying), Ella Fagerhaug of Wessington Springs (ribbon roping) for Senior Girls; and Sidney and Tyan Johnson of Sisseton for Senior team roping.

Sunday's Junior event winners included Cort Stevens of Letcher (bareback steer riding), Sawyer Williams of Plankinton (breakaway roping), Wyatt Nelson of Webster (cattle riding), Jacob Lammers (flag race) and Ace Lammers (goat tying) for boys; and Brewer (barrel racing and goat tying), Esser (breakaway roping), Rylen Frericks of Frankfort (flag race) and Pauli (pole bening) for girls; and Trayce Gaikowski of Waubay and Zayne Strang of Watertown, Junior team roping.

Sunday's Senior event winners were Odens (steer wrestling) and John Halverson of Fairview (tie-down calf roping) for boys; and Cami Wolles of Dell Rapids (barrel racing), Tricia Lammers (breakaway roping), Wittnebel (goat tying and pole bending) and Kennedy Anstine of Volin (ribbon roping) and Stetson Stearns of Ludden (N.D.) and Kaleb Tekrony of Clear Lake, Senior team roping.

Friday's Ambassador Contest

Senior Ambassador: Ava Luken; First Runner-Up: Kyler Foreman; Second Runner-Up: Lindsey Mehlberg; Miss Congeniality: Ava Luken; Horsemanship: Ava Luken.

Junior Ambassador: Lorn Harstad; First Runner-up: Izabella Kastner; Second Runner-up: Fidelia Rasmussen; Miss Congeniality: Izabella Kastner; Horsemanship: Lorn Harstad.

Saturday's Rodeo Results

JUNIOR BOYS

Bareback Steer Riding: 1 Knute Hemmingson 44.0 10.00; 2 Jd Chavez 42.0 9.00.

Breakaway; 1 Wyatt Fagerhaug 3.030 10.00; 2 Blake Tempel 3.340 9.00; 3 Zayne Strang 4.080 8.00; 4 Trace Gaikowski 4.410 7.00; 5 Kasen Deyoung 5.350 6.00; 6 Destry Wilking 7.040 5.00.

Cattle Riding: 1 Coy Laurence 68.0 10.00; 2 Cashton Gamber 64.0 8.50; 3 Emerson Sine 64.0 8.50; 4 Blain Kansanback 62.0 7.00; 5 Knute Hemmingson 61.0 5.50; 6 Wyatt Nelson 61.0 5.50; 7 Yancy Cook 60.0 4.00;

Flag Race: 1 Jacob Lammers 8.030 10.00; 2 Destry Wilking 8.666 9.00; 3 Krew Gaikowski 8.992 8.00; 4 Cash Gaikowski 9.065 7.00; 5 Chace Stroschein 9.095 6.00; 6 Cort Stevens 9.301 5.00; 7 Wyatt Fagerhaug 9.438 4.00; 8 Yancy Cook 9.605 3.00; 9 Trace Gaikowski 9.978 2.00; 10 Blain Kansanback 10.080 1.00

Goat Tying: Sutton Stearns 10.330 10.00; 2 Jd Chavez 11.780 9.00; 3 Blain Kansanback 12.250 8.00; 4 Trace Gaikowski 12.340 7.00; 5 Cort Stevens 12.940 6.00; 6 Brodie Hammerstrom 12.960 5.00; 7 Jacob Lammers 13.680 4.00; 8 Wyatt Fagerhaug 13.770 3.00; 9 Eldin Alsleben 13.850 2.00; 10 Sawyer Williams 14.940 1.00.

JUNIOR GIRLS

Barrel Racing: 1 Charleigh Brewer 16.867 10.00; 2 Sophia Williams 16.945 9.00; 3 Raelyn Sackett 17.060 8.00; 4 Henley Mack 17.154 7.00; 5 Talley Hins 17.402 6.00; 6 Tia Esser 17.499 5.00; 7 Addison Kastner 17.868 4.00; 8 Macy Maxwell 18.168 3.00; 9 Lily Mundt 18.226 2.00 ; 10 Jersey Stephens 18.261 1.00.

Breakaway Roping: 1 Charleigh Brewer 3.770 10.00.

Flag Race: 1 Sophia Williams 8.961 10.00; 2 Quinn Hemmer 9.648 9.00; 3 Hannah Donnelly 9.876 8.00; 4 Lorn Harstad 10.175 7.00; 5 Adella Hawley 10.675 6.00; 6 Krue Lutter 12.592 5.00; 7 Raelyn Sackett 12.800 4.00; 8 Elizabeth Dunkelberger 12.910 3.00; 9 Paxton Neuendorf 13.634 2.00; 10 Audrey Smith 14.234 1.00.

Goat Tying; 1 Tia Esser 8.120 10.00; 2 Quinn Hemmer 11.100 9.00; 3 Hannah Donnelly 12.010 8.00; 4 Brielle Tesch 12.090 7.00; 5 Jaylen Pivec 12.450 6.00; 6 Kinley Rymerson 12.780 5.00; 7 Adella Hawley 13.640 4.00; 8 Talley Hins 13.840 3.00; 9 Krue Lutter 13.950 2.00; 10 Sophia Williams 14.000 1.00.

Pole Bending: 1 Hailey Pauli 21.936 10.00; 2 Tia Esser 22.101 9.00; 3 Charleigh (cr) Brewer 22.264 8.00; 4 Jayla Schley 22.702 7.00; 5 Macy Maxwell 23.210 6.00; 6 Jaylen Pivec 23.452 5.00; 7 Izabella Kastner 23.515 4.00; 8 Kinley Rymerson 23.957 3.00; 9 Henley Mack 24.095 2.00; 10 Kadie Reil 24.259 1.00.

Junior Team Roping: 1 Rylan Carlson-Sutton Stearns 41.090 10.00.

SENIOR BOYS

Steer Wrestling: 1 Kade Odens 7.950 10.00.

Tie-Down Calf Roping;: 1 Tyler Esser 11.600 10.00; 2 Kade Odens 16.810 9.00; 3 Caleb Miller 18.320 8.00; 4 Kaleb Tekrony 19.250 7.00.

Bull Riding: 1 Tucker Mertens 75.0 10.00.

SENIOR GIRLS

Barrel Racing: 1 Candice Aamot 16.094 10.00; 2 Kadence Haug 16.403 9.00; 3 Morgan Theisen 16.418 8.00; 4 Bryn Sippel 16.508 7.00; 5 Tierney Breen 16.571 6.00; 6 Cami Wolles 16.737 5.00; 7 Kylie Wittnebel 16.744 4.00; 8 Morgan Maxwell 16.883 3.00; 9 Hannah Eldeen 16.924 2.00; 10 Shada Beeson 16.960 1.00.

Breakaway Roping: 1 Josie Mousel 2.530 10.00; 2 Sage Sippel 2.580 9.00; 3 Taylor Hoxeng 3.380 8.00; 4 Josey Anstine 3.460 7.00; 5 Shada Beeson 3.900 6.00; 6 Bryn Sippel 3.930 5.00; 7 Candice Aamot 4.270 4.00; 8 Jimmie Kae Gulbraa 4.810 3.00; 9 Callie Chavez 5.100 2.00; 10 Faith Fliehs 5.390 1.00.

Goat Tying: 1 Josie Mousel 6.740 10.00; 2 Cami Wolles 8.310 9.00; 3 Gracey Sheridan 8.320 8.00; 4 Tricia Lammers 8.420 7.00; 5 Candice Aamot 8.690 6.00; 6 Taylyn Cass 9.160 5.00; 7 Kylie Wittnebel 9.940 4.00; 8 Anya Hemmer 10.150 3.00; 9 Linley Schmitz 10.250 2.00; 10 Gracey Stephens 10.800 1.00.

Pole Bending: 1 Candice Aamot 20.899 10.00; 2 Morgan Maxwell 21.155 9.00; 3 Kylie Wittnebel 21.831 8.00; 4 Emily Malsam 22.290 7.00; 5 Taylyn Cass 22.303 6.00; 6 Kynlee Speidel 22.499 5.00; 7 Kadence Haug 22.628 4.00; 8 Sierra Boyd 22.670 3.00; 9 Kayeleigh Bowden 22.855 2.00; 10 Bryn Sippel 23.127 1.00.

Ribbon Roping: 1 Ella Fagerhaug 9.230 10.00; 2 Megan Delay 9.810 9.00; 3 Kylie Wittnebel 12.640 8.00; 4 Linley Schmitz 14.030 7.00.

Senior Team Roping: 1 Sidney-Tyan Johnson 9.550 10.00; 2 Taylor Hoxeng-Tripp Gaikowski 12.040 9.00; 3 Tyler Esser-Ty Fagerland 13.780 8.00; 4 Stetson Stearns-Kaleb Tekrony 16.030 7.00; 5 Gracey Sheridan-Kylie Wittnebel 23.320 6.00; 6 Jordyn Tibbs-Kaden Tekrony 40.550 5.00.

Sunday's Rodeo Results

JUNIOR BOYS

Barback Steer Riding: 1 Cort Stevens 45.0 10.00.

Breakway: 1 Sawyer Williams 8.020 10.00; 2 Ace Lammers 22.470 9.00.

Cattle Riding: 1 Wyatt Nelson 61.0 10.00; 2 Coy Laurence 59.0 9.00; 3 Emerson Sine 56.0 8.00; 4 Cashton Gamber 52.0 7.00; 5 Blain Kansanback 50.0 6.00; 6 Yancy Cook 49.0 5.00.

Flag Race: 1 Jacob Lammers 7.867 10.00; 2 Kasen Deyoung 8.250 9.00; 3 Kross German 8.807 8.00; 4 Cody Hoxeng 8.949 7.00; 5 Eli Etzkorn 8.955 6.00; 6 Chace Stroschein 9.042 5.00; 7 Sawyer Williams 9.220 4.00; 8 Cort Stevens 9.269 3.00; 9 Yancy Cook 9.384 2.00; 10 Eldin Alsleben 9.717 1.00.

Goat Tying: 1 Ace Lammers 10.200 10.00; 2 Jacob Lammers 10.570 9.00; 3 Cash Gaikowski 11.740 8.00; 4 Blain Kansanback 11.890 7.00; 5 Trace Gaikowski 12.020 6.00; 6 Sutton Stearns 12.350 5.00; 7 Hazen Garrett 13.500 4.00; 8 Chace Stroschein 13.670 3.00; 9 Brodie Hammerstrom 13.850 2.00; 10 Eli Etzkorn 14.260 1.00.

JUNIOR GIRLS

Barrel Racing: 1 Charleigh Brewer 16.439 10.00; 2 Kinley Rymerson 16.834 9.00; 3 Talley Hins 17.519 8.00; 4 Addison Kastner 17.612 7.00; 5 Jersey Stephens 17.667 6.00; 6 Jaylen Pivec 17.946 5.00; 7 Andrea Hansen 17.962 4.00; 8 Gentry Murphy 18.068 3.00; 9 Quinn Hemmer 18.091 2.00; 10 Jacey Rossow 18.308 1.00.

Breakaway Roping: 1 Tia Esser 4.370 10.00; 2 Raelyn Sackett 4.460 9.00.

Flag Race: 1 Rylen Frericks 8.889 10.00; 2 Talley Hins 9.517 9.00; 3 Kaylee Carlson 9.618 8.00; 4 Krue Lutter 12.279 7.00; 5 Elizabeth Dunkelberger 12.482 6.00; 6 Raelyn Sackett 13.357 5.00; 7 Taylor Stormo 23.830 4.00.

Goat Tying: 1 Charleigh Brewer 8.160 10.00; 2 Jersey Stephens 9.330 9.00; 3 Tia Esser 10.050 7.50; 4 Hannah Donnelly 10.050 7.50; 5 Jaylen Pivec 10.720 6.00; 6 Sophia Williams 11.600 5.00; 7 Andrea Hansen 11.740 4.00; 8 Brielle Tesch 11.850 3.00; 9 Jayla Schley 11.980 2.00; 10 Talley Hins 12.760 1.00.

Pole Bending: 1 Hailey Pauli 21.712 10.00; 2 Jaylen Pivec 22.750 9.00; 3 Jayla Schley 23.092 8.00; 4 Izabella Kastner 23.245 7.00; 5 Henley Mack 23.557 6.00; 6 Macy Maxwell 24.328 5.00; 7 Gentry Murphy 25.882 4.00; 8 Peyson Laplante 26.827 3.00; 9 Jacey Rossow 27.003 2.00; 10 Kaylee Carlson 27.198 1.00.

Junior Team Roping: 1 Trace Gaikowski-Zayne Strang 30.120 10.00.

SENIOR BOYS

Steer Wrestling: 1 Kade Odens 8.700 10.00: 2 Jimmy Lammers 9.240 9.00.

Tie-Down Calf Roping: 1 John Halverson 15.060 10.00; 2 Jimmy Lammers 16.080 9.00; 3 Kade Odens 18.190 8.00; 4 Kaleb Tekrony 19.650 7.00; 5 Kaden Tekrony 22.300 6.00; 6 Tyler Esser 23.870 5.00.

SENIOR GIRLS

Barrel Racing: 1 Cami Wolles 16.105 10.00; 2 Sidney Johnson 16.205 9.00; 3 Bryn Sippel 16.422 8.00; 4 Morgan Maxwell 16.504 7.00; 5 Sage Sippel 16.634 6.00; 6 Tricia Lammers 16.664 5.00; 7 Ella Fagerhaug 16.712 4.00; 8 Faith Fliehs 17.009 3.00; 9 Ellie Gates 17.032 2.00; 10 Taylyn Cass 17.065 1.00.

Breakaway Roping: 1 Tricia Lammers 2.410 10.00; 2 Linley Schmitz 2.960 9.00; 3 Brielle Jenc 3.790 8.00: 4 Faith Fliehs 3.870 6.50; 5 Kylie Moyer 3.870 6.50: 6 Megan Delay 3.980 5.00; 7 Morgan Maxwell 4.810 4.00; 8 Josey Anstine 5.100 3.00; 9 Kalley Vitek 5.230 2.00; 10 Sidney Johnson 5.340 1.00.

Goat Tying: 1 Kylie Wittnebel 7.880 10.00; 2 Tierney Breen 8.050 9.00; 3 Tricia Lammers 8.060 8.00; 4 Gracey Stephens 8.460 7.00; 5 Anya Hemmer 8.590 6.00; 6 Taylyn Cass 8.730 5.00; 7 Gracey Sheridan 9.170 4.00; 8 Aanya Fuller 11.080 3.00; 9 Callie Chavez 11.420 2.00; 10 Megan Rosendahl 11.590 1.00.

Pole Bending: 1 Kylie Wittnebel 21.508 10.00; 2 Faith Fliehs 21.862 9.00; 3 Bryn Sippel 22.037 8.00; 4 Taylyn Cass 22.219 7.00; 5 Candice Aamot 22.396 6.00; 6 Sierra Boyd 22.485 5.00; 7 Makayla Cross 22.535 4.00; 8 Jencie Goergen 22.560 3.00; 9 Sage Sippel 22.998 2.00; 10 Kynlee Speidel 23.166 1.00.

Ribbon Roping: 1 Kennedy Anstine 11.120 10.00; 2 Megan Delay 19.000 9.00.

Senior Team Roping: 1 Stetson Stearns-Kaleb Tekrony 7.900 10.00; 2 Sidney-Tyan Johnson 13.620 9.00; 3 Hadley Prinsen-Ethan Barsness 23.250 8.00.

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