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Meet the Member Cole Steib
January 19, 2023
story by Siri Stevens Cole Steib’s first year in the Louisiana Junior High Rodeo was successful. The sixth grader made it to Nationals in the team roping, and ended up sixth in the state in the breakaway roping. “It was big,” he said about the Junior High National Finals Rodeo in Perry, Georgia. “There were a lot of people. I wasn’t nervous – I caught both my steers.” Roping is a skill that Cole learned…
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Meet the Alumni Macon Murphy
October 20, 2022
story by Siri Stevens It was a battle until the end for Macon Murphy’s 14th position in the 2021 World Standings. “I didn’t know I was in until probably after I run my second calf in Albuquerque, New Mexico, two weeks before the season ended. I knew I had a pretty good shot, but there were three people trying for 15th and I was 14th. When I was winning the round and the average, I…
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Meet the Alumni Kincade Henry
October 20, 2022
story by Siri Stevens Craving and expecting” is how Kincade Henry made it into the 15th tie-down roping spot for the National Finals Rodeo. “I was in a bad slump this summer,” he said. “I’ve always expected myself to make it and when I didn’t, it was a confidence thing.” Kincade had a phenomenal winter and when his good horse, Mario, got hurt, he went a month and only won $500. “I was driving to…
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Meet the Member Bella Kate Buckley
September 23, 2022
story by Siri Stevens Bella Kate (BK) is no stranger to the rodeo lifestyle. She started competing in her local riding club in Sulphur, Louisiana at the age of three. She currently competes in barrels, poles and break a way roping. BK is about to begin her second year in Louisiana Junior High Rodeo. She is also working her way up the queen ladder, starting in the National Little Britches pageants, and hoping to be…
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Meet the Member Ella Kay
July 21, 2022
By Lindsey Fancher Ella Kay went into Junior High School Nationals a state champion and left Perry, Georgia as an all-around World Champion this June. The thirteen-year-old took reserve champion in goat tying, fourth in breakaway, and second in the second round of ribbon roping. The hard work culminated into the biggest surprise for the incoming eighth grader. “I couldn’t believe it when they called a girl from Louisiana, I knew it had to be…
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Meet the Member Colton Summers
May 19, 2022
story by Lindsey Fancher The fourteen-year-old cowboy from the Mardi Gras city of Church Point, LA, did a lot more than ribbon rope during High School Nationals last year. After learning of a nearby team roping jackpot, Colton asked his very tall friend if he could borrow his horse to win some extra cash. Borrowing the horse also meant he had to use his friend’s team roping saddle which had stirrups that were, even on…
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Meet the Member Keylee Izard
April 25, 2022
stories by Lindsey Fancher At just twelve years old, Keylee Izard from Sulphur, LA is juggling more responsibilities than just doing chores. The sixth grader attends Our Lady’s Catholic School, and is a star student, vol-leyball athlete, and rodeo athlete. To fit in everything she loves, Keylee has no wiggle room in her tightly-packed schedule. “While dad’s feeding the horses, I rush to school. When I get home, I eat a snack, rope the dummy,…
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Meet the Members: JD & Faith Dubois
November 1, 2021
Story by Matt Naber Team roping header Faith Dubois, 14, and her brother John David (JD) Dubois, 12, joined forces in team roping and also compete in breakaway roping with the LJHSRA. “JD did everything at a young age, he is very athletic,” said their mom, Jeanne Dubois. “He was riding a bike without training wheels at 2 years old.” One year later he was riding a horse and roping a dummy. “I don’t remember…
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Meet the Member Cougar Racca
January 28, 2021
story by Claire Vincent “The rodeo is won in the practice pen, not at the rodeo itself.” Says the 14 year old eighth grader from Iowa, Louisiana. Cougar Racca is the son of Brad Racca and Kendal and Brandon Henry. He has three siblings Grant, McKenna, and Ainsly. Cougar’s step dad, Brandon, was a calf roper in high school, and he got Cougar into rodeo about five years ago. At the Louisiana Junior High Rodeo…
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Meet the Member Rylie Romero
January 28, 2021
story by Claire Vincent Rylie Romero is the 13 year old daughter of Mandy Walker and Troy Romero from Welsh, Louisiana. Rylie has three step brothers, two half sisters, and one full sister Sydnie. Rylie and Sydnie were born into the sport of rodeo and have competed their whole life. Their mom, Mandy was an all- around cowgirl. She rode Little Britches and high school rodeos then went on to college rodeo for Texas A&M.…
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Meet the Member Ella Kay
November 19, 2020
story by Claire Vincent Ella Kay is the 11 year old daughter of Brian and DeAnne Kay from Iowa, Louisiana. Ella’s dad, Brian, was a calf roper, and he got Ella, and her older sister, Addison, started in rodeo. Ella started riding around the time she was four years old, and started competing in Little Britches rodeo when she was seven years old. Addison is going into her freshman year, and has competed in LHSRA…
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Meet the Member Noah Weeks
November 19, 2020
story by Claire Vincent “I had never won a buckle up until last year, and by the end of the year I had won 24 of them.” Noah Weeks is the 2020 Louisiana Junior High School Rodeo association state champion boys’ breakaway roper, heeler, and rookie cowboy. The reserve champion boys goat tier, chute dogger, and reserve champion all- around cowboy. Based off of Noah’s accomplishments his rookie year, you would think he has the…
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