Isabel ropers claim fifth at state HS rodeo finals

  • Sage Burress and Rope Roghair placed fifth and narrowly missed qualifying for nationals at the state high school rodeo finals. Photo courtesy of Maria Roghair
    Sage Burress and Rope Roghair placed fifth and narrowly missed qualifying for nationals at the state high school rodeo finals. Photo courtesy of Maria Roghair
  • Tobi Hintz, Trail City, was first runner-up in the Queen competition at the high school rodeo finals and won the modeling section.
    Tobi Hintz, Trail City, was first runner-up in the Queen competition at the high school rodeo finals and won the modeling section.

    Sage Burress and Rope Roghair, both of Isabel, captured fifth place honors in team roping and a pair of Faith cowboys finished in the top three of their respective events at the South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo last week in Fort Pierre.

    Burress and Roghair put up a 10.570 second run on their first go and added a 12.130 second effort on the second. In the short go, a time of 25.950 seconds put …