star-news 12 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, August 24, 2010 sports

Laine Herl (left) qualified for the National Little Britches Finals in and finished 17th in steer wrestling. Nicole Sederstrom (above) and her horse Willy stayed focused in the muddy conditions of the short go on Saturday to move up to fifth place in at the national finals held in Pueblo, Colo. Photos from www.CowboyImages.net Three Goodland youth compete at national finals One boy and two girls from Good- cole Sederstrom competed in the different states to compete in the 11 course, and sally and ribbon roping. “Her big horse, Willy, kept his land competed in the National Little week-long event and had some great held throughout the week. ribbon roping. The short-go takes the top 15 in footing and moved her up in the Britches Rodeo Finals held recently performances. Laine Herl qualified for the finals She had a good week and came each event based on the prior rodeo standings to fifth place. Nicole had in Pueblo, Colo. More than 844 contestants were at in steer wrestling, tie-down calf home with six buckles, said her performances of the week and their a solid run in the course to main- Laine Herl, Jacee Herl and Ni- the finals July 26-31 coming from 25 roping and in the senior mom. season points. tain her third place standing. boy division. He finished 17th in the Nicole placed third in the World “The short-go was a sloppy “Hats off to these three young World in steer wrestling and 22nd in in the , fifth in the World mess,” Amy Sederstrom said, “be- contestants for representing Good- team roping. in barrel race, eighth in the World cause it had rained the entire night land at the finals. It is very competi- Laine spent three weeks on the in the All-Around and 14th in the before. However, Nicole was able tive at this level of rodeo, and these road as he qualified for the Inter- World in . to stay focused and placed third in three youngsters have bright futures national Finals Youth Rodeo in In the dally ribbon roping Seder- the round in barrel race. ahead of them.” Shawnee, Okla. during the second strom was partnered with C. Rain week of July. He then participated in Ragan of Dodge City. Dally ribbon the National High School Finals in roping is a team event for Junior Gilette, Wy. from July 19 to 24th. contestants, as explained on the His third week was in Pueblo at Little Britches web site. The team Crossword Puzzle the National Little Britches Rodeo consists of a roper and a runner and Finals. the team may be two girls, two boys For the team roping Herl was or co-ed. partnered with Latigo Peterson of The roper starts in the roping Syracuse. box to the calf’s right. When he or Qualifying for three national she calls for the calf to be released, events is a tremendous accomplish- the contestant chases it down the ment as he has been rodeoing for arena in an attempt to rope it. The only a few years, said Amy Seder- preferred catch is around the neck, strom who was at the finals with her but the catch-as-catch-can rule ap- daughter. plies. After the catch is made, the Jacee Herl qualified in the barrel roper dallies his or her rope around race and at the finals as the horn and stops the calf as senior girl. Sederstrom said Jacee for the runner, who is waiting (on has competed in the Little Britches foot) in the arena for the catch. The for the past couple of years and had runner must run to the calf, collect made some great strides and had the ribbon hanging from the calf’s some great runs at the finals. tail and run it back to the box from Nicole Sederstrom qualified in which the roper started as quickly six events in the junior girls division as possible. at the finals. She competed in barrel She made it to the short-go on race, pole bending, , trail Saturday in barrel race, trail course

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