Red Bluff, CA – Talented young rodeo athletes from across California and southern Oregon gathered in Red Bluff on February 11th for the 10th rodeo of the California Jr. High Rodeo season. Over 100 contestants competed in events like goat tying, pole bending, and team roping, showing off the skills that could someday take them to high school state finals or even the National High School Rodeo.
Several contestants had standout performances across multiple events. Levi Andrews of Orland won the boys goat tying and teamed up with Max Cohn of Tehama to also claim first place in the team roping. On the girls side, Brylee Small of Fall River Mills topped both the breakaway roping and barrel racing, while Reese Milne of Orland placed second in girls goat tying and her sister Ellie finished third.
The fastest time of the day came in pole bending, where Brooklyn Jimenez of Crescent City edged out Emery McGrew of Vacaville by just 0.062 seconds to win the event. Tucker Martson of Biggs performed well in the speed events too, winning the chute dogging and finishing as runner up in boys goat tying.
The top California Jr. High Rodeo contestants will advance to the state finals rodeo in Red Bluff on April 5th-7th. With standout talent on display at this 10th rodeo of the season, the competition for those finals spots will be tough. The young athletes provided a thrilling show of grit, determination and promise for the future of the sport.
Here is a list of the top 5 overall performers:
- 1st in Boys Goat Tying
- 1st in Team Roping (with Max Cohn)
- 2nd in Ribbon Roping (with Rylan Gardner)
- Brylee Small (Fall River Mills)
- 1st in Girls Breakaway Roping
- 1st in Barrel Racing
- 1st in Chute Dogging
- 2nd in Boys Goat Tying
- Brooklyn Jimenez (Crescent City)
- 1st in Tie Down Roping
- 1st in Ribbon Roping (with Jordyn Staley)
- 3rd in Boys Goat Tying
This highlights the top 5 performers who won or placed highly in multiple events at the rodeo.
Here is a complete list of all contestants, times, and placings for each individual event in the rodeo results:
JR HIGH SADDLE BRONC STEER RIDING
2 entered
No scores placed
JR HIGH BULL RIDING
1 entered
No score placed
JR HIGH TIE DOWN ROPING 7 entered
- George Boles (Orland) – 11.48
- Caleb Gonzales (Standish) – 16.89
- Dalton Vandeburgh (Cottonwood) – 18.09
- Jack Kerr (Red Bluff) – 21.70
- Colby Knoll – 31.34
JR HIGH BOYS GOAT TYING 15 entered
- Levi Andrews (Orland) – 9.24
- Tucker Martson (Biggs) – 11.03
- George Boles (Orland) – 12.63
- LJ Kanakis (Corning) – 12.71
- Bodie Kingdon (Taylorsville) – 12.81
- Royce Ginochio – 12.90
- Trenton McGrew (Vacaville) – 13.50
- Roper Ayres (Klamath Falls, OR)
- Jake McGrew (Vacaville) – 15.27
- Clinton Earley (Oroville) – 15.77
JR HIGH CHUTE DOGGING 13 entered
- Tucker Martson (Biggs) – 3.52
- Jack Kerr (Red Bluff) – 4.10
- Flint Moyles (Etna) – 4.64
- George Boles (Orland) – 5.36
- Dalton Vandeburgh (Cottonwood) – 5.61
- Levi Andrews (Orland) – 10.69
- Trenton McGrew – 13.44
- Jake McGrew (Vacaville) – 21.51
- Lucas Hilton (Cottonwood) – 24.14
- Carson Cash (Montague) – 36.46
JR HIGH BOYS BREAKAWAY ROPING 14 entered
- Colt Bray (Montague) – 3.28
- Max Cohn (Tehama) – 3.47
- Royce Ginochio – 4.68
- LJ Kanakis (Corning) – 5.41
- Trenton McGrew (Vacaville) – 5.49
- Roper Ayres (Klamath Falls, OR) – 5.63
- Clinton Earley (Oroville) – 5.70
- Jake McGrew (Vacaville) – 5.71
JR HIGH TEAM ROPING 20 teams roping
- Levi Andrews (Orland) & Max Cohn (Tehama) – 7.34
- Colt Bray (Montague) & Carson Cash (Montague) – 10.50
- Rylan Gardner (Elk Creek) & Shayna Gomes (Etna) – 14.54
- Rylee Ayres (Klamath Falls, OR) & Flint Moyles (Etna) – 18.55
- JJ Heffernan (Fort Jones) & Caleb Gonzales (Standish) – 31.25
JR HIGH RIBBON ROPING 17 teams entered
- George Boles (Orland) & Jordyn Staley (Cottonwood) – 10.68
- Levi Andrews (Orland) & Rylan Gardner (Elk Creek) – 12.09
- Carson Cash (Montague) & Shayna Gomes (Etna) – 12.54
- Ellie Milne (Orland) & Brody Stokes (Orland) – 15.83
- Lucas Hilton (Cottonwood) & Kaydin Gleason – 17.34
- Colby Knoll & Brooklyn Mueller (Red Bluff) – 18.10
- Tucker Martson (Biggs) & Raegan Johnson (Oroville) – 19.46
- Trenton McGrew (Vacaville) & Reese Milne (Orland) – 21.57
- Jack Kerr (Red Bluff) & JJ Heffernan (Fort Jones) – 23.70
- Clinton Earley (Oroville) & Brielyn LaFayette – 24.17
JR HIGH GIRLS GOAT TYING 34 entered
- Avery Davis (Orland) – 8.15
- Reese Milne (Orland) – 10.55
- Ellie Milne (Orland) – 10.71
- Rylan Gardner (Elk Creek) – 10.77
- Kendall Murdaugh – 11.02
- Shayna Gomes (Etna) – 11.63
- Raegan Johnson (Oroville) – 11.65
- Falyn Owen – 11.76
- Isabella R Brown (Etna) – 12.11
- Jordyn Staley (Cottonwood) – 12.65
JR HIGH POLE BENDING 31 entered
- Brooklyn Jimenez (Crescent City) – 21.822
- Emery McGrew (Vacaville) – 21.884
- Paisley Burnette – 21.896
- Hayden Hansen (Fort Jones) – 22.268
- Brylee Small (Fall River Mills) – 22.285
- Kenley Neer (Greenville) – 22.437
- Rylan Gardner (Elk Creek) – 22.561
- Falyn Owen – 22.819
- Brooklyn Mueller (Red Bluff) – 22.922
- Raegan Johnson (Oroville) – 23.116
JR HIGH GIRLS BREAKAWAY ROPING 19 entered
- Brylee Small (Fall River Mills) – 4.47
- Jordyn Staley (Cottonwood) – 5.40
- Kadin Gleason – 6.44
- Emery McGrew (Vacaville) – 6.49
- Isabella R Brown (Etna) – 6.52
- Avery Davis (Orland) – 16.07
JR HIGH BARREL RACING 34 entered
- Brylee Small (Fall River Mills) – 14.458
- Brynna Skeeters (Medford, OR) – 14.678
- Brooklynn Jimenez (Crescent City) – 14.682
- Tessa Heffernan (Fort Jones) – 14.711
- Sadie Vandeburgh (Cottonwood) – 14.763
- Aliz Cornelius (Red Bluff) – 14.912
- Brooklyn Mueller (Red Bluff) – 14.916
- Josie Abbate – 15.111
- Paisley Burnette – 15.131
- Sofia Portillo – 15.475
Thank you Jean Barton for sending in the results
