(Left) Charly Etzkorn of Dupree leads her horse around a barrel during the SDHSRA’s Northwest Region Rodeo in Dupree. Etzkorn missed the cut to qualify for state in barrels, but advances to compete in girls cutting, team roping and goat tying. Photos by Jon Flatland
(Above) Isabel cowboy Sage Burress was zeroed in during the tie-down event at the Northwest Region HS Rodeo in Dupree last weekend. Burress will compete in the State High School Finals Rodeo in Ft. Pierre this weekend in tie-down and team roping. His brother, Hayes, will be his partner in team roping and will also compete in tie-down.