Rodeo

A star in football, basketball and track, its rodeo that holds a special place in the heart of Donovan Rose of Volga.

The South Dakota High School Rodeo Association celebrated 75 years of champions this past summer. This proud, annual tradition is the result of a lot of time and effort by the association for the kids of South Dakota.

For the Haugen Family, rodeo means everything.

The evolution of the Burke Rodeo started in 1990 when a man wanted a place for kids to practice riding and roping. After a whole lot of welding, the work of building a rodeo began.

The worlds of wrestling and rodeo come together each summer during the Rumble at the Rodeo in Burke, South Dakota.

We introduce you to a young man from Volga who loves to rope and ride, meet a family from Sturgis that rodeo togethe, give insight into the history of 75 years of High School rodeo, and travel to Burke for Rumble at the Rodeo an AAU youth wrestling tournament.

Rope Roghair of Isabel won the state championship in saddle bronc riding and boy's cutting.

Rance Bowden and Sern Weishaar of Belle Fourche are the state champions in Team Roping for the second straight year.

Gabe Glines of Smithwick is the 2024 state champion in steer wrestling.

Tommie Martin of Hayes is the 2024 state champion in pole bending.