Bishop, California - Home of the 2016 California High School Rodeo Association State Finals!!!!!

The Contestants and their families and friends are heading to (if they are not there already!) Bishop, CA, where the 2016 California High School Rodeo Association Finals is gettig underway with shooting and the portions of the Queen event!

From June 11th till June 18th, 2016, about 300 members of the California High School Rodeo Association (CHSRA), will be roping, riding, tying, racing, buckin', cuttin', and having the time of their lives, at the Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds ( Facebook ) in Bishop, California, for the 2016 CHSRA State Finals!  Rodeo and family fun-oriented events are planned all week.

These 300 contestants are made up of the top 5 contestants, from each event, from each of the CHSRA's nine (9) Districts (see below for CHSRA District breakdown).  The cowboys and cowgirls (the future of professional rodeo!) will be vying for the State Championships. Additionally, the top four contestants in each event, will qualify to participate in the National High School rodeo Finals (NHSRA) which will be held in Rock Springs, Wyoming (Sweetwater Events Complex) July 17 - 23, 2016.

These contestants have worked all year within their own California Districts to earn the opportunity to go to the Finals! This week, they will compete in: Barrels, Bareback Riding, Breakaway, Bull Riding, Cutting, Pole Bending, Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Tie Down Roping, 22 Lt Rifle, Shotgun, and of course, CHSRA Queen event.  (See below for Draw Sheets.)  For full event schedules, times, etc., please visit the California High School Rodeo Association website and Facebook.

DRAW SHEETS (COURTESY CHSRA):

********  CHSRA now has "Periscope"!  Download the Periscope App and follow CHSRA  at  " @CAHighSchoolRodeo " for live streaming of the rodeo throughout the week ******

Bareback:

Barrels:

Boys Cutting:

Breakaway:

Bull Riding:

Girls Cutting:

Goat Tying:

 

 

LT Rifle:

Pole Bending:

Queen Event:

Reined Cow Horse:

Saddle Bronc:

Steer Wrestling:

Team Roping:

Tie Down Roping:

Trap:

To learn more about the National High School Rodeo Association and the California High School Rodeo Association, please visit the following websites and/or social media (FB) pages.  Please take a moment to "Like" their Facebook Pages so you can follow their activities throughout the year!

National High School Rodeo Association  ( Website / Facebook )

California High School Rodeo Association  ( Website / Facebook )

California High School Rodeo Association "Districts"

CHSRA District One  ( Website / Facebook )
Trinity, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Butte, Glenn, Colusa and Siskiyou

CHSRA District Two  ( Website / Facebook )
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino Lake, Sonoma, Marin and Napa

CHSRA District Three  ( Website / Facebook )
Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Sutter, Yolo, Solano, Sacramento, El Dorado and Sierra

CHSRA District Four  (Website / Facebook )
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco

CHSRA District Five  (Website / Facebook )
Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mariposa and Merced

CHSRA District Six  ( Website / Facebook )
Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern (Kern cuts off at the top of the Tehachapi Mt. range)

CHSRA District Seven  (Website / Facebook )
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura

CHSRA District Eight  ( Website / Facebook )
Riverside, Orange, Imperial, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Bernardino (Lines are south San Bernardino, south of mountain ranges - Calico Mt., Soda Mt. and Shadow Mt., Los Angeles County south of San Gabriel Mt. range from Tejon to San Bernardino

CHSRA District Nine  ( Website / Facebook )
Mono, Inyo and San Bernardino (Line is from Tejon Pass along San Gabriel Mt. range to San Bernardino, including Antelope Valley)

On behalf of the PRCA and WPRA California Circuits, we wish each and every one of you the best of luck!  Ride hard and give it your all - We are all rooting for you!  We hope to see you all at the PRCA RAM California Circuit Finals Rodeo - October 7 & 8, 2016!! (website / Facebook ).