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SERVING SOUTHWEST MANITOBA SINCE 1887 Volume 131 - No. 32
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McKenzie Rowe named to national team by Judy Wells McKenzie Rowe qualified to compete at the world’s largest rodeo as a member of the Manitoba High School Rodeo team. This gifted athlete is 17years-old from Goodlands, MB, and going into Grade 12 at Waskada School. She has competed in the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) since Grade 6. She will be starting her third term as MHSRA student executive secretary. McKenzie competes in five events including barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, breakaway, and team roping. McKenzie and her teammates travelled to Rock Springs, Wyoming, and competed July 12-18 in the 67th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR). She competed in all the events mentioned above except breakaway.
This national rodeo features more than 1,500 contestants from 42 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia. Contestants compete for more than $200,000 in prizes and more than $350,000 in college scholarships and, of course, for the championship. To advance to Saturday evening’s final, contestants must finish in the top 20 - based on their combined times/scores in the first two rounds. You can go to NHSRA.org for complete results. Congratulations, McKenzie. Whatever your results at Nationals, making the team is a great accomplishment! Note: At time of writing (July 13) McKenzie placed 11th in Pole Bending in Performance 1 with a time of 21.629 seconds and 43rd in Pole Bending (out of 85) in Performance 3 with a time of 21.629.
Seventy-four golfers compete in Big Rock submitted by Jennifer McMechan The 27th annual Big Rock was a success! There were 74 golfers competing in extremely hot weather. The Horse Race winner was Ron Spencer of Carnduff, SK. The trophy was presented by Deloraine Golf Course member Randy Fisher. Tracy Klimczak was 2nd, Ryan Adams came in 3rd and Bob Caldwell was 4th. The overall champs were Trevor Dickie and Stephen Beernaert. They defeated Craig Richardson and Bill Willox in a playoff. 2012 Westward M155
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McKenzie Rowe, Grade 11 student (Grade 12 in the fall), is pictured in action at a high school rodeo event. She was recently named to the Manitoba National High School Rodeo team and is competing at Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 12 - 18, with the provincial team. Congratulations, McKenzie! Her fellow MHSRA competitor took the picture. PHOTO/ASHLEY LOWRY 2010 John Deere 568
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