Quay trio to participate in rodeo finals

Three teenagers who hail from Quay County schools will participate in next week’s National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Amanda Kanapilly, a junior at Logan High School, will compete in the reined cow horse and girls cutting competitions at the 71st annual event. She’s competed at the NHSFR thee times and finished tied for seventh in the nation last year in the reined cow horse average.

Another Logan athlete, Gage Bruhn, will compete in the shooting rifle and shooting trap competition.

Dylan Reed, a recent graduate at House Municipal Schools, will compete in the saddle bronc competition. Reed also finished runner-up in the 800-meter run at the Class 1A state track championships in May.

Performances begin Sunday and run through July 20. The July 20 championships of the NHSFR will be broadcast live on cable television channel RFD-TV and on the internet at ridepass.com.

The NHSFR, described as the world’s largest rodeo, features more than 1,600 athletes from 43 states, Canada, Australia and Mexico. They will compete for more than $150,000 in prizes and more than $375,000 in scholarships.