Montana High School Rodeo Finals on tap

The Montana High School Rodeo Association Finals begin Thursday at Majestic Valley Arena, and the bull riding is one event with a lot of area athletes.

Browning’s Tahj Wells leads the standings going into the finals, with Octavius Christianson second. Browning’s Kas Whiteman, Ronan’s Clay Koehler and Whitefish’s Korbin Baldwin take up spots 3-5 as well, and another Browning product, Chase Blue, is in the top 10. 

If any high school is over-represented at the three days of performances, it might be Browning: Wells is seventh in the all-around; Wace Wiliams is fifth in the bareback standings; Randon Boyce, Wells and Jesse Racine sit second, third and seventh in the saddle bronc.  

A pair ofKalispell girls are in the final standings: Macie Schreckendgust in trap shooting and Isabella Moran in barrel racing (she ranks fourth), rifle shooting and pole bending. 

Whitefish’s Ruby Ray is third in trap shooting, fourth in rifle shooting and seventh in pole bending. Bigfork’s Tess Megill is second in pole bending, one point behind leader Machenzie Martell of Three Forks. 

Several disciplines feature tight races at the top, including tie down roping, team roping and steer wrestling. 

Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, with Saturday’s championship round starting at 1 p.m. 

MHSRA Standings

Final standings: MHSRA Finals performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Majestic Valley Arena. 

Girls All Around: 1. Linden Schenk, Joliet, 585; 2. Aspen Swenson, Huntley, 557.5; 3. Brylan Garrett, Butte, 470.5; 4. Mesa Radue, Belgrade, 354.5; 5. Bailey Billingsley, Glasgow, 349.5; 6. Abigail DeVos, Fort Shaw, 337; 7. Kylie Toavs, Shepherd, 325; 8. Cassie Gibson, Havre, 323; 9. Brooke Billingsley, Glasgow, 312.5; 10. Sally Robb, Bozeman, 296.5.  

Boys All Around: 1. Tike Erickson, Hobson, 387; 2. AJ Swenson, Huntley, 377; 3. Teagen Arnold, Conrad, 346; 4. Charlie Cornwell, Glasgow, 321; 5. Tryan Knight, Wibaux, 269; 6. Ryder Gaasch, Dillon, 262; 7. Tahj Wells, Browning, 254; 8. Cooper McMillan, Huntley, 242; 9. Blaise Bolich, Belgrade, 227.5; 10. JP Cornwell, Glasgow, 225.  

Trap Shoot: 1. William Barnett, Absarokee, 127; 2. Katy Ramsey, Great Falls, 111; 3. Ruby Ray, Whitefish, 105.5; 4. Lane Bantz, Townsend, 105.5; 5. Shea Berner, Great Falls, 79; 6. Preston Lee, Choteau, 56; 7. Kamdyn Henderson, Frenchtown, 39; 8. Sophia Wyatt, Dillon, 29; 9. Macie Schreckendgust, Kalispell, 26.  

Bareback: 1. Leighton Lafromboise, Helena, 150; 2. William Barnett, Absarokee, 143.5; 3. Wyatt Warneke, Great Falls, 79; 4. Wyatt Todd, St Regis, 28; 5. Wace Williams, Browning, 17.  

Tie Down Roping: 1. Pacen Buller, Glendive, 150; 2. Blaise Bolich, Belgrade, 148.5; 3. AJ Swenson, Huntley, 144; 4. Teagen Arnold, Conrad, 132; 5. Bryton Mikkelson, Buffalo, 129; 6. Tike Erickson, Hobson, 124; 7. Gage Mikkelson, Buffalo, 116; 8. Cooper McMillan, Huntley, 110; 9. JP Cornwell, Glasgow, 106; 10. Tryan Knight, Wibaux, 103.  

Team Roping: 1-2 Trace & Tate Poppe, Fallon, 136; 3-4 Preston Ostrum & Cooper McMillan, Huntley, 132; 5. Tryan Knight, Wibaux; 6-7 Tike & Ali Erickson, Hobson, 120; 8-9 JP & Charlie Cornwell, Glasgow, 119; 10. Sally Robb, Bozeman, 116.  

Saddle Bronc: 1. Levi Noyes, Sarpy, 149; 2. Randon Boyce, Browning, 148; 3. Tahj Wells, Browning, 140.5; 4. Colton Haase, East Helena, 115; 5. Junior Calf Boss Ribs, Heart Butte, 37; 6. Stetson Seemann, Big Timber, 36; 7. Jesse Racine, Browning, 24.5; 8. Will Baeth, Manhattan, 18.5; 9. Taylor Koch, Roberts, 19; 10. Cyler Yeager, Fairfield, 17.  

Steer Wrestling: 1. Ryder Gaasch, Dillon, 144; 2. Tike Erickson, Hobson, 143; 3. AJ Swenson, Huntley, 135; 4. Teagen Arnold, Conrad, 115; 5. Charlie Cornwell, Glasgow, 105; 6. Burke Nowak, Worden, 73; 7. Tryan Knight, Wibaux, 43  

Rifle Shoot: 1. Katy Ramsey, Great Falls, 142; 2. Sophia Wyatt, Dillon, 141; 3. Isabella Moran, Kalispell, 121; 4. Ruby Ray, Whitefish, 107; 5. William Barnett, Absarokee, 54; 6. Kaelyn Caraveo, Coffee Creek, 24; 7. Hazel Davis, Great Falls, 23; 8. Kamdyn Henderson, Frenchtown, 19. 

Pole Bending: 1. Machenzie Martell, Three Forks, 143; 2. Tess Megill, Bigfork, 142; 3. Brytin  Steadman, Miles City, 141; 5. Shelby Gobbs, Glendive, 138; 6. Olivia Martell, Three Forks, 135; 7. Ruby Ray, Whitefish, 133; 8. Aspen Swenson, Huntley, 128; 9. Linden Schenk, Joliet, 126; 10. Esabella Moran, Kalispell, 113.  

Goat Tying: 1. Aspen Swenson, Huntley, 148; 2. Raenee Mapston, Belt, 140; 3. Parker Lenhardt, Helena, 139; 4. Cassie Gibson, Havre, 135; 5. Madison Kruzich, Shepherd, 134; 6. Josie Robbins, Dillon, 131; 7. Linden Schenk, Joliet, 130; 8. Sally Robb, Bozeman, 126.5; 9. Natalie Krenning, Bridger, 125; 10. Brylan Garrett, Butte, 120.5.  

Girls Cutting: 1. Mesa Radue, Belgrade, 99; 2. Annastin Maier, East Helena, 19; 3. Sophia Wyatt, Dillon, 18.  

Cowhorse: 1. JR Branger, Chinook, 125.5; 2. Mesa Radue, Belgrade, 94; 3. Jocie Roen, Musselshell, 81; 4. Ali Erickson, Hobson, 78; 5. Jacob Heggie, Choteau, 67; 6. Seth Nedens, Worden, 65; 7. Sophia Wyatt, Dillon, 50.5; 8. Taylor Kellom, Hobson, 30; 9. Logan Paddock, Darby, 17.5; 10. Shaylee Berg, Stanford, 15.5.  

Bull Riding: 1. Tahj Wells, Browning, 107.5; 2. Octavius Christianson, Columbia Falls, 76; 3. Kas Whiteman, Browning, 55; 4. Clay Koehler, Ronan, 52; 5, Korbin Baldwin, Whitefish, 47; 6. Colter Hanneman, Florence, 44; 7. Andy Wagner, Billings, 39; 8. John Mangan, Fort Smith, 35; 9. Chase Blue, Browning, 30; 10. Joe Delaney, Grass Range, 30.  

Breakaway: 1-2 Paisley Verhelst, Pryor & Linden Schenk, Joliet, 119; 3. Josephine Michael, Cut Bank, 114. 5; 4. Aspen Swenson, Huntley, 108.5; 5. Abigail DeVos, Fort Shaw, 107; 6. Molly Gilbert, Billings, 105; 7. Kylie Toavs, Shepherd, 105; 8. Madison Kruzich, Shepherd, 99.5; 9. Mesa Radue, Belgrade, 95; 10. Brylan Garrett, Butte, 93.  

Boys Cutting: 1. Jacob Heggie, Choteau, 80.  

Barrel Racing: 1. Abigail DeVos, Fort Shaw, 146; 2. Jocie Roen, Musselshell, 142.5; 3. Allie Huskey, Shepherd, 136; 4. Isabella Moran, Kalispell, 134.5; 5. Landry Larson, Sidney, 127; 6. Linden Schenk, Joliet, 125; 7-8 Olivia Martell, Three Forks, & Mesa Radue, Belgrade, 124.5; 9. Kylie Toavs, Shepherd, 117; 10. Brylan Garrett, Butte, 116.