Five juniors qualify for nationals rodeo

Colfax High sophomore Mackenzie Marker competes in goat tying at the state finals.

Lance Mills of St. John/Endicott High School works with partner Curtis Kayser, Goldendale, in team roping.

Whitman County junior rodeo competitors went to the Washington State High School Rodeo Association finals May 26-29 at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, with five qualifying to compete at nationals.

Jacey Johnson, 18, of Oakesdale, took first in state in goat tying while Tommi Sue Swannack of Sprague, a member of the class of 2017 at Sprague High School, took third. Mackenzie Marker, a sophomore a...