Nine set to compete at national junior high finals

Abby Foster headlines the Big Island contingent of nine heading to Tennessee next week for the National Junior High Finals Rodeo.

At the Hawaii junior high finals last month at Parker Ranch, Foster, a student at Hawaii Prep, won pole bending and barrel racing and took home All-Around Cowgirl.

Also going to Lebanon, Tenn., for the junior high finals, to be held June 18-24, are Camela Haalilio, Anuhea Winters, La’i Bertelmann, Lenaia Andrade, Caithlynn Rae Cabral-Ahsing, Kealoha Mockchew, Kale Onaka and Austin Glaser

Meanwhile, the Hawaii High School Rodeo Association finals continue Friday at Saturday at Parker Ranch as recent Makua Lani graduate Hailey Onaka goes for her fourth All-Around Cowgirl.

Junior high state finals

At Parker Ranch

All-Around Cowgirl: Abby Foster, Hawaii County

All-Around Cowboy: Daniel Miranda, Maui

Reserve All-Around Cowgirl: Aryka Diego, Maui

Reserve All-Around Cowboy: Kale Onaka, Hawaii

All-Around Rookie Cowgirl: Kalena Rae Kehano – Maui

All-Around Rookie Cowboy: Eli Higa, Hawaii

Ms. Kohala Gunpowder: La’i Bertelmann, Hawai

Five Doc Rider: Kale Onaka, Hawaii

Event champions

Barrel racing: Abby Foster, Hawaii

Chute dogging: Kala’i Baptista, Oahu

Steer Bareback Bronc: Kala’i Baptista, Oahu

Girls breakaway: Casera Silva, Kauai

Boys breakaway: Eli Higa, Hawaii

Girls goat tying: Casera Siva, Kauai

Boys goat tying: Daniel Miranda, Hawaii

Team roping: Aryka Diego and Daniel Miranda, Maui

Pole bending: Abby Foster, Hawaii

Ribbon roping: Kale Onaka and Anuhea Winters, Hawaii

Bull riding: Dion Kahiwa Augustiro, Molokai

.22 rifle shooting: Camela Haalilio, Hawaii