Large area contingent competing in State High School Finals Rodeo

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  • Mark Sandquist of Trail City, a member of the Timber Lake High School Rodeo Club, qualified for four different events at the South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo this weekend in Ft. Pierre. Sandquist will compete in boys cutting, team roping, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. Photo by Jon Flatland
    Mark Sandquist of Trail City, a member of the Timber Lake High School Rodeo Club, qualified for four different events at the South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo this weekend in Ft. Pierre. Sandquist will compete in boys cutting, team roping, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. Photo by Jon Flatland

    More than a dozen area competitors have qualified for the South Dakota State High School Finals Rodeo which kicked off Tuesday, June 13, and concludes Sunday, June 18, at the Stanley County Fairgrounds in Ft. Pierre.

    Leading the way are Mark Sandquist of Trail City and Minda Woodward of Dupree. Both will compete in four events with Sandquist in boys cutting, team roping, saddle bronc riding and bul…