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
