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WJRA rodeo returns to Sundance

Young rodeo stars will once again have the opportunity to show off their skills and compete for buckles this summer at the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association and Sundance Rodeo Committee’s annual two-day rodeo. Scheduled for June 15 and 16, the rodeo will offer a total of 19 events with ten All Around titles to be awarded.

Including five categories for contestants up through eighth grade, the rodeo will welcome contestants from all over the state as part of the WJRA rodeo circuit. The events range from barrel racing and pole bending to goat tying, breakaway roping, calf tying and steer riding.

Entries must be submitted by June 10 at 9 p.m. and can be completed online through http://www.wjra.info/rodeo-entries.html. The event begins at 10 a.m. on June 15 and 9 a.m. on June 16; the second day’s events will be preceded by Cowboy Church at 7:30 a.m.

For more information, call Resann Pixley at 307-746-6277 or Stevie Phillips at 307-752-6140.