Three Hillsboro kids headed to national rodeo
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
Cade Cummings dismounts during a tie-down roping competition.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Cummings
Wyatt Cummings takes aim during a session of light rifle shooting.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Cummings
Three local kids Cade, Paige and Wyatt Cummings will be participating in the upcoming National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) in Des Moines, Iowa.
The event begins on Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. and ends on Saturday, June 26. After Sunday, events will run from 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Lisa Cummings, the mother of Cade and Wyatt, said 13-year-old Cade will compete in tie-down roping, team roping, ribbon roping and goat tying, and is currently scheduled to have eight different performances. She said 12-year-old Wyatt will compete in light rifle shooting. Paige, 13 and Lisa’s niece, will compete in breakaway roping, ribbon roping and team roping.