District 9 High School Rodeo made its way to Malad for its two day rodeo May 12 and 13 at the Oneida County Fairgrounds.  The Malad rodeo team competed against other participants from around south eastern Idaho, northern Utah and south eastern Wyoming.  Over the several weeks of the spring rodeo season, the contestants accumulate points earned by placing in the top ten for each rodeo.  

Malad’s High School Rodeo team has been slowly growing, totalling up twelve members this year. Competing from Oneida County are Sheridan Brown (barrel racing, breakaway roping, and goat tying), Karsen Thornock (barrel racing, breakaway roping, and pole bending), Mikell Keetch (barrel racing, breakaway roping, and goat tying), Bella Smith (barrel racing, breakaway roping, and pole bending), Easton Wrigley (barrel racing, goat tying, and pole bending), Cooper Branch (team roping), Branson Parker (team roping), Ruger Smith (steer wrestling, calf roping, and team roping), and McCoy VanBebber (team roping).

Saturday’s rodeo also included Jr High Rodeo contestants.  Competing from Oneida County in the Jr High division are Oak Smith (boys breakaway, boys goat tying, chute dogging, and team roping), Krey Keetch (boys breakaway roping, boys goat tying, and team roping), Bronson Smith (boys goat tying, chute dogging, saddle bronc, team roping and tiedown), Payton Johnson (barrel racing and pole bending,) Steelee Smith (barrel racing, pole bending, girls breakaway, and goat tying) and Rawzen Munns (chute dogging).

Both High School and Jr High rodeo contestants will next compete in Tremonton beginning on Friday, May 18.

District 9 High School Rodeo

Malad, Idaho

Friday, May 12

Barrel Racing

9.  KEETCH, MIKELL              18.651               

WRIGLEY, EASTON               19.425      

BROWN, SHERIDAN              19.458

SMITH, BELLA                        24.988

THORNOCK, KARSEN           28.515

PHELPS, MIA                          NT

Breakaway Roping

4.  SMITH, BELLA                    3.470

5.  KEETCH, MIKELL               3.840

PHELPS, MIA                           NT

THORNOCK, KARSEN            NT

BROWN, SHERIDAN               NT

Bull Riding

DREDGE, IKE                          NT

FOY, RUSTY                            NT

Calf Roping

4.  SMITH, RUGER                 12.190      

Goat Tying

2.  KEETCH, MIKELL                7.990

BROWN, SHERIDAN              10.730

WRIGLEY, EASTON                12.410      

PHELPS, MIA                           NT

Pole Bending

WRIGLEY, EASTON               23.058

THORNOCK, KARSEN          23.795      

SMITH, BELLA                        25.754

PHELPS, MIA                          NT

Steer Wrestling

SMITH, RUGER                      NT

Team Roping

2.  CHRISTENSEN, 

ANNIE & SMITH, RUGER       10.370      

VANBEBBER, MCCOY 

& SMITH, BELLA                      NT

PARKER, BRANSON

& COOK, ESTELLA                 NT

BRANCH, COOPER 

& STEPHENS, JASON            NT

District 9 High School Rodeo

Malad, Idaho

Saturday, May 13

Barrel Racing

9.  KEETCH, MIKELL              18.243      

THORNOCK, KARSEN           18.407

BROWN, SHERIDAN              18.414      

WRIGLEY, EASTON               19.089

SMITH, BELLA                        NT

PHELPS, MIA                          NT

Breakaway Roping

7.  KEETCH, MIKELL              4.460

SMITH, BELLA                        NT

PHELPS, MIA                          NT

THORNOCK, KARSEN           NT

BROWN, SHERIDAN              NT

Bull Riding

DREDGE, IKE                         NT

FOY, RUSTY                           NT

Calf Roping

7.  SMITH, RUGER                 14.840

Goat Tying

2.  KEETCH, MIKELL                8.190

6.  WRIGLEY, EASTON           10.140      

BROWN, SHERIDAN              12.240      

PHELPS, MIA                           NT

Pole Bending

SMITH, BELLA                        25.203

THORNOCK, KARSEN           34.518

WRIGLEY, EASTON                NT

PHELPS, MIA                          NT

Steer Wrestling

SMITH, RUGER                       NT

Team Roping

CHRISTENSEN, ANNIE 

& SMITH, RUGER                   NT

VANBEBBER, MCCOY 

& SMITH, BELLA                     NT

PARKER, BRANSON 

& COOK, ESTELLA                 NT

BRANCH, COOPER 

& STEPHENS, JASON            NT