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Kansas High School Rodeo (KHSRA)
Phone: 785-238-7192
Mailing Address: 7762 Old Stage Road, Junction City, KS 66441
Email: khsrarodeo@gmail.com
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Meet the Member Shayla Dees
story by Lindsay Humphrey Following in the footsteps of her brothers, Tyler, 30, and Brylen, 19, Shayla Dees became a roughstock rider. But it was actually her parents, Preston and Ruth, who got the family behind the chutes originally. “We’ve always had cattle at our house, and we got into rodeo when my mom became a stock contractor,” said the 17-year-old from Paola, Kansas. “She started taking bulls to the Homestead Rodeo School, which was…
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Meet the Member Vanessa Steven
story by Lindsay Humphrey Born with tennis racket in hand, Vanessa Steven could be considered the black sheep of the family after finding her way to rodeo as a freshman in high school. “We’re a big tennis family, everybody in my entire family plays. I played until sophomore year after my team won state,” said the Wichita, Kansas, barrel racer and pole bender. Vanessa rode for the first time when she was 10 years old…
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Meet the Member Robert Walter
story by Lindsay Humphrey In his first, and subsequently final, year competing in the KHSRA, bareback rider Robert Walter is sitting in second place heading into the spring season. At 18 years old, he’s the youngest of the four Walter siblings – Ashley, 31, Jacob, 25, and Kimberlee, 28. Although everyone has rodeoed at some point or another, Robert is the only one who’s still hard at it. It was passed down from his late…
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Meet the Member Logan Mullin
story by Lindsay Humphrey A torn ACL and meniscus kept Logan Mullin from competing at the final KHSRA event of the fall season, but he won’t let it keep him out of the spring rodeos. “I was running the ball [in football] and someone tackled one leg. I got twisted and tore things up,” said the Clay Center High School senior. “It’s never a good time to get hurt, but if I had to pick…
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Meet the Member Katie Farney
story by Lindsay Humphrey Short in stature but mighty in mind and spirit is Katie Farney and her main rodeo mount, Badger. The duo is living proof that you don’t need an expensive horse to do well, champions are cut from all sorts of cloth but the common denominators are dedication and work ethic. “I know some people don’t rodeo because they think it’s too late to start or their horse isn’t good enough. I…
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Meet the Member Brayley Frazier
story by Lindsay Humphrey When Brayley Frazier was crowned the 2020-2021 Miss Kansas High School Rodeo Queen in early July, she only had three weeks to prepare to compete at nationals. Not only did Brayley manage to place in the top ten overall, she was also in the top five in several categories. One of those being her favorite: speech. “I was really proud of my speech and wanted to show my state what being…
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Meet the Member Cable Wareham
story by Michele Toberer Third time was a charm for Cable Wareham, leaving the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma as the 2020 NHSFR World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider. After trips to the NHSFR his sophomore and junior years left him empty handed, his senior trip started out on a positive note after the Whiting, Kansas cowboy won the first round with a 76.5-point ride. “I never had any success at nationals until this year.…
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Meet the Member Ashley Newell
story by Michele Toberer Ashley Newell was 5-years-old when she and her older brother, Brandon, were adopted by Stephanie and Dusty Newell; and she stepped into a life of horses and rodeo that most girls only dream of. “I had never even seen a horse before I was adopted, so it was all new to me.” The now 18-year-old cowgirl has just finished her third season with the Kansas High School Rodeo Association and has…
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Meet the Member Tia Wallace
story by Kyleigh Winn As a six-year member of the Kansas High School Rodeo Association Tia Wallace enjoys seeing her friends each weekend and roping. Tia started as a sixth grader in the association and is now in her final year of competing as she is a senior at Manhattan Virtual Academy. Tia competes in breakaway roping, barrel racing, and team roping and is excited to finish the season strong. She is savoring every moment…
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Meet the Member Kyleigh Winn
story by Michele Toberer After 5 years with the Kansas High School Rodeo Association, Kyleigh Winn enjoys competing alongside her KHSRA family as they all work to acquire the ‘winning’ runs in the arena. She started in the KJHSRA as an 8th grader and is now in her final season with the high school association as she’s a senior in the Manhattan Virtual Academy. Kyleigh is competing in barrel racing, goat tying, breakaway roping, and…
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Meet the Member Cassidy Blank
story by Michele Toberer Kansas High School Rodeo Association senior, Cassidy Blank, is enjoying her final year with the association she’s been a part of since she was a 6th grader. While she completes her studies at Kingman High School, the Murdock, Kansas cowgirl is packing as much into this season as she possibly can. Not only does she compete as a breakaway and team roper, but she also juggles a full schedule playing basketball…
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Meet the Member Barnett Family
story by Michele Toberer For the Barnetts of Oakley, Kansas, the Kansas High School Rodeo Association is a source of comradery, competition, and tradition in the family. Although Kevin, a feed truck salesman for Midwest Mixer Services LLC, and Kerie Barnett, a home daycare provider, never competed in rodeo themselves, their oldest son, Tristen, 23, started the family off in the KHSRA while he was competing as a team roper and cutter, and their three…
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