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Meet the Member Haze Kuykendall
September 1, 2023
story by Mackie Ford I caught up with Haze Kuykendall, an Oklahoma Junior High School Rodeo Association member and son of Justin and Mandie Kuykendall, on his journey from backstage to the spotlight. He is inspired by what is offered to him by being in this organization. Haze sees his sixteen-year-old brother, Chisolm, an Oklahoma High School Rodeo Association member, as his role model. He strives to one day be as good as his older…
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Meet the Member Kathryn Todd McDowell
August 4, 2023
story by Kathryn Todd McDowell I can’t believe it’s nearly been 12 years since my first Junior High Rodeo as an Oklahoma sixth grader. It feels like yesterday. I have fond and vivid memories of junior high rodeos and will forever cherish those three years. It was at Junior High rodeos where I learned to compete, gained confidence and met many of my forever friends. I remember being so nervous at my first junior rodeo…
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Meet the Member
May 18, 2023
story by Lindsay Humphrey Basically every event that Gracie Lewis can enter in the OKJHSRA is what she’s entered the entire season. Aside from the roughstock events of course. The Overbrook, Oklahoma, cowgirl runs barrels and poles, ropes calves in the breakaway, ties goats, runs in the ribbons and heads for her partners, Drey Taylor and Cactus Cain. “Team roping is my favorite event because my whole family does it,” said the 14-year-old. “My grandpa…
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Meet the Member Colten Tharp
May 2, 2023
story by Lindsay Humphrey Sometimes a Hershey’s bar won is much sweeter than any belt buckle, but not always. When Colten Tharp entered his first mutton busting event at the Woodward Elks Rodeo 9 years ago, he happened to win both for his first-place finish. At the time, Colten was 6 years old and now the Goltry, Oklahoma, bull rider is finishing up his second and final season with the OKJHSRA. “I have a lot…
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Meet the Member Tyler Fish
March 1, 2023
story by Lindsay Humphrey Both rodeo and life have thrown Tyler Kash Fish some curve balls early in life, but he’s made the best of each one and charged forward no matter the circumstances. He’s smack in the middle of eight other siblings – Krysta, 20, Addyson, 19, Kaylee, 17, Brennan, 13, Ava, 8, Hud, 7, Max, 6, and 4-year-old Huck. The recently turned 15-year-old from Harrah, Oklahoma, was raised on ranching and rodeo by…
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Meet the Member Brinklee Blanton
January 19, 2023
story by Lindsay Humphrey Quite literally born into rodeo, Brinklee Blanton arrived during her dad’s final college rodeo. “My mom (Kelsie) was already at the hospital, so she called my dad (Luke) and he had to miss his last tie-down calf,” said the 13-year-old from Lamont, Oklahoma. “I started rodeoing at Cherokee Playdays when I was 4 and have been riding horses since before I could even walk.” Back then, Brinklee was running barrels and…
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Meet the Member Madison Lawther
September 23, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Putting a bad run out of your head is a feat every successful rodeo competitor has needed to master to reach the next level of competition. Madison Lawther did exactly that during the second round of the NLBRA finals this past July. “In the first round I hit all three barrels,” said the 13-year-old. “I knew I had to put that behind me if I wanted a chance at the short…
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Meet the Member Tryan Teague
August 18, 2022
Story by Lindsay Humphrey Of his four events – team roping, ribbons, chute dogging and breakaway – Tryan Teague has now competed in three of them at a national level. Last year he covered quite a bit of ground to move up from ninth place to fourth to breakaway rope at nationals. “Last year at state finals, I forgot that I could carry two ropes in the breakaway,” said the 13-year-old from Rattan, Oklahoma. “Anybody…
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Meet the Member Chaynee Slavin
July 21, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Running poles at the NJHSRA Finals is old hat for Chaynee Slavin who’s now a three-time qualifier. New this year, were the nerves that came with each round during the Perry, Georgia, event. “Last year at nationals, I went around my final pole in the second round and my over-under wrapped around the pole and pulled it over,” said the 15-year-old from Canadian, Texas. “I’ve never been as nervous as I…
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Meet the Member Carson New
May 19, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Like most little boys, Carson New wanted to slide his hand into a bull rope. His mom – Jennifer – decided that wasn’t going to fly. “My dad (Kelly) rodeoed when he was younger, so he slowly got me into it with breakaway and team roping,” said the 14-year-old from Fletcher, Oklahoma. “When I decided I didn’t like those events I was 11 and I quit rodeo for about a year.”…
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Meet the Member McKynlie Bowers
April 25, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Developing her horsemanship since the age of 2, McKynlie Bowers got into barrel racing by way of rodeo queen pageants. “My mom (Falisha) was a rodeo queen and she told me about pageants. I did one and I fell in love with that,” said the 13-year-old from Woodward, Oklahoma. “My mom helped me prepare for the 2020 Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Princess pageant. I got to repeat my year because we didn’t…
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Meet the Member Kaxton Kolb
March 17, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Thirteen-year-old Kaxton Kolb has never been afraid to put a young horse through the paces. This is evident in the ages of his current rodeo mounts and his extensive experience with young colts, big and small. “I started helping my dad (Tyson) with the 2-year-olds when I was probably 7,” said the seventh grader from Cherokee, Oklahoma. “Dad would get them going and I’d use them all summer checking pastures on…
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