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By Curtis Galbraith

Rodeo

Five Peace Country competitors headed to this year’s CFR

Sep 18, 2024 | 6:00 AM

Four cowboys and a cowgirl from the Peace will compete at this year’s Canadian Finals Rodeo.

Fort St. John’s Jake Gardner finished first in Canada in the bull riding standings.

Brooke Wills from Arras, B.C. finished second in barrel racing.

Charlie Lake’s Tyrel Roberts finished sixth in saddle bronc riding.

Fort St. John’s Stephen Culling wound up seventh in steer wrestling.

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Grimshaw’s Denver Leitch is also competing at the CFR this year in the novice bareback riding.

Leitch took second in that event, along with first in novice bull riding this year. He also won the novice bareback crown at this year’s Calgary Stampede.

Chetwynd’s Chase Siemens finished third in this year’s novice bareback standings.

The CFR only includes steer riding, bareback and saddle broncs on the novice side.

The 50th Canadian Finals Rodeo will go October 2-5 in Edmonton.

The complete rodeo standings for 2024 can be found here.

by Curtis Galbraith