By 605 Sports Staff

FORT PIERRE — With temperatures soaring South Dakota high school athletes laid it all on the line Saturday during the short-go at the South Dakota high school finals rodeo in Fort Pierre. Ten state champions were crowned Saturday as the top four in each event qualified for the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette Wyoming in mid July. 

In the saddle bronc competition, Blunt’s Lucas Yellow Hawk claimed the title with 74.5 points. Porcupine’s Jhett Knight won Saturday’s short go-round to punch his ticket to the national rodeo with a fourth place finish and a total score of 72.5 points. 

Piper Cordes of Wall won Saturday’s short-go in the barrel racing competition with a time of 17.421 seconds. Cordes’ final tally of 90 points was 17 points ahead of Hayes cowgirl Tommie Martin who finished with 17 points. 

Belle Fourche cowboy Charlie Henwood looked dominant all week in breakaway roping, winning every go-round at the state finals and finishing with 84 points. In the tiedown roping competition it was another cowboy from Belle Fourche as Rance Bowden locked up the state title by scoring 80 points. The team roping championship went to Tate and Tyan Johnson of Sisseton who finished with 79 points. 

Letcher’s Mason Moody and Colome’s Riley Shippy battled all week in the bull riding with Moody edging Shippy, 78.5-74.5 for the state title. 

Spearfish cowgirls Brylee Grubb edged Salem’s Michaela McCormick (78-76) to win the goat tying competition while Hayes’ Tommie Martin won the short-go in the pole bending to edge Wall’s T. Merrill (79-76). 

Other winners were Faith’s Traylin Martin in the saddle bronc competition and Long Valley’s Denton Good in the steer wrestling competition. 

Bareback Riding: 1. Lucas Yellow Hawk, Blunt, 74.5; 2. Reece Reeder, Fruitdale, 73; 3. Kade Montague, New Underwood, 72.5; 4. Jhett Knight, Porcupine, 72.5; 5. Kashton Ford, Sturgis, 72; 6. Cayden Wolfe, Belle Fourche, 57; 7. Devon Moore, Clear Lake, 55; 8. Logan Van Well, Selby, 40; 9. Taylon Carmody, Mobridge, 36; 10. Chase Yellow Hawk, Blunt, 28; 11. Payton Tobin, Wessington Springs, 24; 12. Tyler Graf, Martin, 18; 13. Isaac Kremer, Keystone, 7. 

Barrel Racing: 1. Piper Cordes, Wall, 90; 2. Tommie Martin, Hayes, 73; 3. Makenzee Wheelhouse, Pierre, 62; 4. Landry Haugen, Sturgis, 61; 5. Samantha Ford, Mitchell, 59; 6. Claire Verhulst, Reva, 55; 7. Jonnie Anders, Elm Springs, 44; 8. Aspen Vining, Buffalo, 39; 9. Shelby Derner, New Underwood, 38; 10. Keylee Zancanella, Aurora, 38; 11. Reata Hays, Newell, 31; 12. Gabi Irviing, Pierre, 30; 13. Megan Marone, Pukwana, 28; 14. Raylee Fagerhaug, Wagner, 22; 15. Shada Beeson, Wagner, 22. 

Breakaway Roping: 1. Charlie Henwood, Belle Fourche, 84; 2. Acelyn Brink, Newell, 58; 3. Josie Mousel, Colman, 58; 4. Mataya Ward, Fruitdale, 56; 5. Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence, 48; 6. Breezy Amiotte, Interior, 45; 7. Kylene Baker, Buffalo Gap, 36; 8. Sidney Johnson, Sisseton, 35; 9. Cassidy Schuelke, Opal, 34; 10. Summer Beeson, Wagner, 31; 11. Wregan Brown, Piedmont, 30; 12. Addison Salverson, Mound City, 29; 13. Jaysee Jones, Howes, 26; 14. Kashlin Bettelyoun, Eagle Butte, 25; 15. Tierney Breen, Woonsocket, 24. 

Bull Riding: 1. Mason Moody, Letcher, 78.5; 2. Riley Shippy, Colome, 74.5; 3. Jack Rodenbaugh, Box Elder, 64; 4. Jestyn Woodward, Custer, 52; 5. Thanye Elshere, Hereford, 47; 6. Jesse Kline, Hartford, 44; 7. Hazin Schmidt, White River, 30; 8. Tate Meyer, Huron, 29; 9. Mark Sandquist, Trail City, 29; 10. Chazz Gabe, Timber Lake, 26; 11. Michael Voight, Whitewood, 21; 12. Jackson Spencer, Faith, 20; 13. Tyson Hill, White River, 15; 14. Tel Trohkimoinen, Vale, 15; 15. D Angelo Garduna, Belle Fourche, 10. 

Goat Tying: 1. Brylee Grugg, Spearfish, 78; 2. Michaela McCormick, Salem, 76; 3.Jaysee Jones, Howes, 75; 4. Isabel Risse, Martin, 62; 5. Makenzee Wheelhouse, Pierre, 58; 6. Devin Hunter, Huron, 50; 7. Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence, 38; 8. T. Merrill, Wall, 37; 9. Tierney Breen, Woonsocket, 36; 10. Tricia Lammers, Orient, 35.5; 11. Bailey Verhulst, Reva, 35; 12. Tommie Martin, Hayes, 34; 13. Kate Weborg, St. Charles, 31; 14. Tyra Gates, Miller, 30; 15. Taylee Stropu, Fort Pierre, 29. 

Pole Bending: 1. Tommie Martin, Hayes, 79; 2. T. Merrill, Wall, 76; 3. Kylie Wittnebel, Castlewood, 58; 4. Addyson Wittnebel, Castlewood, 54; 5. Laramie Nutter, Rapid City, 50; 6. Shyann Marzahn, Redfield, 46; 7. Tricia Lammers, Orient, 42; 8. Taya Skiles, Inwood, IA, 40; 9. Kennedy McLellan, Dupree, 39.5; 10. Aspen Vining, Buffalo, 35; 11. Kellyn Shearer, Wall, 32; 12. Landry Haugen, Sturgis, 28; 13. Reata Hayes, Newell, 24; 14. Brylee Grugg, Spearfish, 23; 15. Callie Aamot, De Smet, 22. 

Saddle Bronc: 1. Traylin Martin, Faith, 90; 2. Cade Costello, Newell, 80; 3. Thayne Elshere, Hereford, 73; 4. Malcolm Heathershaw, Quinn, 68; 5. Mason Hood, Burke, 59; 6. Christopher Nelson, Lake Andes, 50; 7. Tayson Jones, Howes, 42; 8 Eastan West, New Underwood, 42; 9. Rope Roghair, Isabel, 36.5; 10. Hudson Fishbach, Faith, 23.5; 11. Jackson Ford, Sturgis, 23.5; 12. Mark Sandquist, Trail City, 22; 13. Haydon Starr, Dupree, 21; 14. Gabriel Fauske, Kadoka, 18; 15. Holden Eisemann, Glenham, 17. 

Steer Wrestling: 1. Denton Good, Long Valley, 78; 2. Grey Gilbert, Buffalo, 74; 3. Bobby Brewer, Dupree, 62; 4. Teagan Gourneau, Presho, 54; 5. Colt Dunkelberger, Huron, 49; 6. Cayden Floyd, Buffalo, 48; 7. Dawson Kautzman, Camp Crook, 48; 8. Maxx Blair, Long Valley, 40; 9. Terra Talsma, Springfield, 36; 10. Jaxon Hauk, Wall, 36; 11. Eastan West, New Underwood, 35; 12. Swade Reis, Reliance, 30; 13. Jackson Ford, Sturgis, 28; 14. Chase Olson, Hartford, 25; 15. Jaxon Bowes, Brookings, 24. 

Team Roping: 1. Tate Johnson, Sisseton/Tyan Johnson, Sisseton, 79; 2. Eastan West, New Underwood/Caden Stoddard, Norris, 66; 3. Ty Graesser, Chamberlain/Tristan Spencer, Pierre, 57; 4. Tegan Fite, Hermosa/Greg Thorstenson, Lantry, 51; 5. Seth Gaikowski, Waubay/Conner Herren, Crooks, 50; 6. Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence/Tate Hoffman, Highmore, 49; 7. Laramie Nutter, Rapid City/Kale Crowser, New Underwood, 43; 8. Ryle Millar, Sturgis/Cason Sabers, Whitewood, 43; 9. Denton Good, Long Valley/Grey Gilbert, Buffalo; 36; 10. Brylee Grugg, Spearfish/Josh Womack, Newcastle, WY, 31. 

Tiedown Roping: 1. Rance Bowden, Belle Fourche, 80; 2. Tegan Fite, Hermosa, 68; 3. Conner Herren, Crooks, 65; 4. Grey Gilbert, Buffalo, 58; 5. Dalton Porch, Kadoka, 52; 6. Seth Gaikowski, Waubay, 46; 7. Josh Womack, Newcastle, WY, 39; 8. Trevor Hartshorn, Hermosa, 38; 9. Jace Tekrony, Clear Lake, 37; 10. Swade Reis, Reliance, 33; 11. Treg Thorstenson, Lantry, 32; 12. Denton Good, Long Valley, 30; 13. Mason Moody, Letcher, 27; 14. Layne Palmer, Kadoka, 26; 15. Caden Stoddard, Norris, 25.