Maher caps Jr. High career with fifth place at national finals

Cowan vies for All-Around Rookie Cowgirl honors
  • Pete Maher dismounts while competing in goat tying at the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, IA last week. Maher, in his third appearance at nationals, finished fifth overall. Photo courtesy of NJHFR
    Pete Maher dismounts while competing in goat tying at the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, IA last week. Maher, in his third appearance at nationals, finished fifth overall. Photo courtesy of NJHFR
  • CeCe Cowan of Eagle Butte won last Saturday’s round of barrel racing at the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo bur a tipped barrel in the short-go dropped her to 17th overall at the end. She was eighth in the race for All-Around Rookie Cowgirl.
    CeCe Cowan of Eagle Butte won last Saturday’s round of barrel racing at the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo bur a tipped barrel in the short-go dropped her to 17th overall at the end. She was eighth in the race for All-Around Rookie Cowgirl.
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    McLaughlin 14-year-old Pete Maher capped his third and final trip to the National Jr. High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, IA, last week with a fifth place overall finish in goat tying. The in-coming freshman - already a formidable rodeo veteran - will move to the high school ranks next season.CeCe Cowan of Eagle Butte won two performances in barrel racing and was poised to challenge for a n...

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