Skip to content
Derby Downs to host Watertown East Region High School Rodeo this weekend
A number of area cowgirls and cowboys have one final chance to qualify for the South Dakota State High School Finals June 13-17 at Fort Pierre.
That comes this weekend at Derby Downs when the Watertown East Region High School Rodeo. Cutting and Reined Cow Horse events are scheduled for Friday starting at 1 p.m. with full rodeos on tap for 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The schedule also includes registration from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 8 t0 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and 8 to 9 a.m. on Sunday. There will be mandatory contestant meeting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, followed by the grand entry at 12:15 p.m. Grand entry will follow at 12:15 p.m. A rodeo church service is set for 8 a.m. in the grandstand on Sunday.
Watertown East Region Rodeo Draw:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23837318-watertown-east-region-rodeo-draw?responsive=1&title=1
Other rodeo events include bareback riding, barrel racing, breakaway roping, bull riding, goat tying, pole bending, saddle bronc, steer wresting, team roping and tiedown calf roping.
The complete draw can be found on www.thepublicopinion.com.
Area competitors scheduled to compete include:
Area Cowgirls
Faith Fliehs of Aberdeen, Kynlee Speidel of Milbank, Brielle Jenc of Watertown, Delayne Jones of Aberdeen, Rachel Boyd of Hayti, Lacey Westphal of Leola, Kaycee Theisen of Clear Lake, Paige Marzahn of Redfield, Adysyn Wiesner of Clear Lake, Ava Ludwig of Volga, Ava German of Peever, Kailee Berger of Ortley, Candice Aamot of De Smet, Sage Sippel of Pierpoint, Sidney Johnson of Sisseton, Kayce Berger of Ortley, Morgan Theisen of Clear Lake, Haydyn Wiesner of Clear Lake, Casside Seezs of Milbank, Jayla Jones of Aberdeen, Kylie Wittenebel of Castlewood, Sofia Latini of Estelline and Kylie Moyer of South Shore.
Area Cowboys
Devon Moore of Clear Lake, Grady Hemmingson of Bradley, Brock Gisselbeck of Castlewood, Lyndon Blue Dog of Watertown, Alex Haight of Castlewood, Kaleb Tekrony of Clear Lake, Cooper Faehnrich of Clear Lake, Kaden Tekrony of Clear Lake, Ethan Barsness of Volga, Tegan Marzahn of Redfield, Tripp Gaikowski of Waubay, Teegan Gaikowski of Waubay, Tigh Gaikowski of Waubay, Caleb Miller of Summit, Tyan Johnson of Sisseton, Donovan Rose of Volga, Chase Frericks of Franfort and Tyler Esser of Frankfort.
East Region (Huron Results)
State-qualifying for area athletes opened last week with the East Region High School Rodeo at Huron.
Area event winners included Hemmingson, bareback riding; and C. Miller and Tigh Gaikowski, team roping.
Other area competitors who earned points included Moore (bareback); Adysyn and Haydyn Wiesner, Sippel, S. Johnson, Aamot (barrels); Johnson and H. Wiesner (breakaway roping); Wittnebel, Aamot, H. and A. Wiesner, and Marzahn (goats); Fliehs (girls cutting); Marzahn, Wittnebel and Sippel (pole bending) and T. Johnson, Frerichs, Faehnrich, Tripp Gaikowski, Rose, Teegan Gaikowski and S. Johnson (team roping).
Complete results can be found at www.thepublicopinion.com.
Huron East Region Rodeo Results:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23837319-east-region-huron-rodeo-results?responsive=1&title=1
Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on Twitter @PO_Sports
