Samantha Kerns of the Eastern Oregon Rodeo Team won the 2016 all-around cowgirl title for the Oregon High School Rodeo Association at the state finals June 9-11 in Prineville.

Her teammate, Duncan Mackenzie, split first place in the boys cutting competition.

Both Mackenzie and Kerns won saddles and belt buckles, and both qualified for the National High School Rodeo Finals July 17-23 in Gillette, Wyoming.

They will be joined in that event by teammate Kim Williams, who finished second in girls cutting and third in barrel racing.

The top four finishers in each event qualify for the National High School Rodeo finals.

Several of their teammates finished in the top 15 in Oregon standings to qualify for the Silver State International Rodeo June 27-July 3 in Winnemucca, Nevada.

Two other local riders — Michelle Williams of North Powder and Maggie Mackenzie — qualified for the Junior High National Finals, taking place this week in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Williams finished first in barrel racing, second in breakaway roping, third in pole bending and reserve all-around cowgirl.

In the final state standings, Kerns ranked second in breakaway roping, fourth in barrel racing and fourth in goat tying. She also placed fifth in team roping as a heeler, and seventh in pole bending.

Duncan Mackenzie finished fifth in tie-down roping and 13th in team roping with his partner, Kolby Currin.

Qualifiers for the Silver State International Rodeo include:

•Kim Williams, fifth in team roping and ninth in pole bending

• Matt Siddoway, sixth in steer wrestling

• Lexie Harrell, 10th in barrel racing and girls cutting, 11th in pole bending

• Logan Nedrow and Dylan Orr, 14th in team roping; Nedrow also competes in barrel racing, and Orr in tie-down roping

Gus McGinn also competed in the state finals in team roping and tie-down roping.

You can follow local riders’ results at nhsra.com and ssir.us.