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

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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

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.

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