Competitors in the Nor Cal Junior Rodeo Association had to finish in the top 10 after a long season of rodeos to be able to compete at the Finals that were held Sept. 11-12 in Oakdale, Calif.

Congratulations to all of our year-end champions and a huge thank you to the following sponsors for their support of NCJRA: A.L. Gilbert Co, ABC Ready Mix, All Pro Mortgage, Amber Rose, American Truck & Trailer Body Co., Inc., Arrow Floor Covering, Avila Electric, Baca family, Becky Roenspie, Realtor, Belair Ranch, Ben Reid Construction, Bettencourt Livestock, Billy Shipley Concrete, Black family, Boyd family, Boyd’s Agronomy, Brandon Polhemus CPA, Brentwood Veterinary Hospital, Bullseye Imaging, Cactus Saddlery, Chadwick family, Chapin family, Charlie and Laura Stadtler, Chase N Me Western Tack, Colima’s Welding, Cowboy’s Choice Feeds, Creative Christian Learning Center, Cronin family, Dan J. Stadtler, Daniel Green, Davila family, Deborah Ward Crummy, Diablo Autobody, Inc., Diamond K Saddlery, Diana Cambra, Dickens family, Discovery Bay Insurance Services, Donal Ray Helton Builder, Doug Houston Horse Shoeing, Douglas P. Brooks, Dunnagan family, Escalon Feed & Supply, Five Star Networking, Frank N. Rocha Dairy, Freddie Hice, George Family, Guerrero family, Hagemann family, Hammer Fences, Hayward Jr. Rodeo, Holman Performance Horses, Hot Line Construction, Inc., J&K Services, Jacobs Family Trust, James Moore and Associates, Jeff Titus Century 21 M&M, Jeffrey A Titus, Inc., Jenny Sherbo Performance Horses, Jess Ranch, Joe Rawls Livestock, John P Fischer, Johnson Ranch, Kathy and Bill Holland, Kell family, Ken Wold Training Stables, Kip Ablin, Kiser Plumbing, Lalonde Family, Lance Co Sprinkler Repair, Langbaum family, Laura McClure, Layer 3 IT, Inc., Les Oswald Performance Horses, LLC, Livermore Auto & Tire, Livermore Junior Rodeo Assoc., Loomix California, Inc., Looney Trust, Los Banos Abattoir, Madden family,  Mayer family, Mike Bacigalupi H-B, Mizar Family, Mount family, MVE Inc, Nor Cal Pump & Well Drilling, Performance Brake & Muffler, Peterson family, Polhemus Ranch, Rafter D. Ranch, Randall J. Santos, Rita McPhee, Ropers Sports News, Running M Group Inc., Rosined family, Sharp Realty, Inc., Shoemaker family, Silva family, Smith family, Soares Dairy Farms, Inc., Sonya Hopkins, Spur X Ranch Improvements, Stan’s Custom Discing, Stanislaus Farm Supply Co, Inc., Steadman family, Steven Pitt­lick, Steves Chevrolet-Buick, Inc., Strickland family, Tera Donahoo, Davenport Properties, Terri Furrer Realtor, The Red Apple, Timothy & Bette Ann Ericsson, Travel N Corrals, Trevor Gonzales, Varmint Solutions, Walking Lazy J Bull Team, Walnut Grove Marina, Walt Rodman, Waterford Irrigation Supply, Inc., Wendy Brasfield & Gary ten Broek, Western Fence Company, Western Steel Erectors, Wimer family, Women Wine & Equine.

Visit our website at www.ncjra.com in mid January for up-to-date information on the 2017 rodeo season.

Following are year-end results, followed by the Finals rodeo results.

NCJRA Year-End Final Results: Sr. All Around Cowgirl: Sydney Mayer; Reserve, Rylee George. Sr. All Around Cowboy: Lane Wheeler; Reserve, Trey Baker. Jr. All Around Cowgirl: Londyn Brazil; Reserve, Maci Harvey. Jr. All Around Cowboy: Colby George; Reserve, Layton Oswald.

Rookies of the Year: Boy, Trey Baker; Girl, Erin Shipley.

Finals weekend All Around Cowgirl: Rylee George, Reserve, Cierra Polhemus. All Around Cowboy: Trevor Gonzales, Reserve, Lane Wheeler. Jr. All Around Cowgirl: Londyn Brazil; Reserve, Sierra Stadtler. Jr. All Around Cowboy: Colby George; Reserve, Layton Oswald.

Sr. Bull Riding: Year Round: 1. Jake Peterson. 2. Andrew Ruth. 3. Grant Peterson. Finals Weekend: 1st go, 2nd go, and average: 1. Jake Peterson.

Saddle Bronc: Year-Round: 1. Taylor Cambra. 2. Ronan Hice. 3. Grant Peterson. 4. Blake Cronin. 5. Andrew Ruth. Finals Weekend: 1st go and average: 1. Ronan Hice.

Bareback: Year Round & Finals Weekend: 1. Chase Rose.

Team Roping/header: Year Round: 1. Maci Harvey. 2. Rylee George. 3. Layton Oswald. 4. Sydney Mayer. 5. Denver McGill. 6. Clayton Smith. 7. Pierce Wold. 8. Cierra Polhemus. 9. Ryan Bettencourt. 10. Joey Rawls. Finals: 1st go: Pierce Wold. 2nd go: Rylee George. Average: 1. Clayton Smith.

Team Roping/heeler: Year Round: 1. Trey Baker. 2. Lane Wheeler. 3. Sid Harvey. 4. Annie Houston. 5. Trevor Gonzales. 6. Leland King. 7. Colt Cowden. 8. Colby George. 9. Adam Souza. 10. Londyn Brazil. Finals: 1st go. Colt Cowden. 2nd go. Lane Wheeler. Average: 1. Trevor Gonzales.

Jr. Steer Stopping: Year Round: 1. Layton Oswald. 2. Maci Harvey. 3. Ryan Bettencourt. 4. Sid Harvey. 5. Bronc Rowland. 6. Pierce Wold. 7. Londyn Brazil. 8. Newt Machado. 9. Colby George. 10. Joey Rawls. Finals: 1st go. Ryan Bettencourt. 2nd go. Layton Oswald. Average: 1. Layton Oswald.

Jr. Girls Goat Tying: Year-Round: 1. Londyn Brazil. 2. Tessa James. 3. Aby Black. 4. Kyndall Green. 5. Trista Reid. 6. Rian Rusinek. 7. Sierra Stadtler. 8. Maci Harvey. 9. Kenzie Mount. 10. Lillian Guerrero. Finals: 1st go. Londyn Brazil. 2nd go. Aby Black. Average: 1. Aby Black.

Sr. Girls Goat Tying: Year-Round: 1. Payson McGill. 2. Denver McGill. 3. Lauren Jacobs. 4. Mikayla Hagemann. 5. Kaela Chadwick. 6. Erin Shipley. 7. Cierra Polhemus. 8. Madison Deardorf. 9. Rylee George. 10. Sydney Mayer. Finals: 1st & 2nd go and Average: Denver McGill.

Jr. Bull Riding: Year-Round: 1. Chase Wimer. 2. Cody Skinner. 3. Francisco Villalpando. 4. Cody Russell. 5. Colby Strickland. Finals: 2nd go. Chase Wimer. Average: Chase Wimer.

Steer Riding: Year-Round: 1. Andy Guzman. 2. Erik Bettencourt. 3. Colby George. 4. Reno McGill. 5. Hayden Kell. 6. Nick Hermann. Finals: 1st go. Reno McGill. 2nd go & Average: Colby George.

Jr. Chute Dogging: Year-Round: 1. Ryan Bettencourt. 2. Christopher Kjeldgaard. 3. Nick Hermann. 4. Brady Roenspie. 5. Joey Rawls. 6. Eric Bettencourt. 7. Colby George. 8. Luke Davilla. 9. Pierce Wold. Finals: 1st go. Chris Kjeldgaard. 2nd go. Ryan Bettencourt. Average: 1. Nick Hermann.

Jr. Girls Breakaway: Year-Round: 1. Londyn Brail. 2. Maci Harvey. 3. Rian Rusinek. 4. Sierra Stadtler. 5. Whitlee Burgess. 6. Tessa James. 7. Kyndall Green. 8. Lillian Guerrero. 9. Aby Black. 10. Makayla Kiser. Finals: 1st go. Rian Rusinek. 2nd go. Whitlee Burgess. Average: 1. Whitlee Burgess.

Sr. Steer Stopping: Year-Round: 1. Lane Wheeler. 2. Trey Baker. 3. Rylee George. 4. Clayton Smith. 5. Logan Shewmaker. 6. Trevor Gonzales. 7. Kaela Chadwick. 8. Payson McGill. 9. Leland King. 10. Drew Madden. Finals: 1st go. Rylee George. 2nd go. Trevor Gonzales. Average: 1. Rylee George

Jr. Girls Pole Bending: Year-Round: 1. Londyn Brazil. 2. Kendall Green. 3. Maci Harvey. 4. Sierra Stadtler. 5. Layla Prosser. 6. Lauren Amour. 7. Sage Stadtler. 8. Rian Rusinek. 9. Kiah Betschart. 10. Kenzie Mount. Finals: 1st & 2nd go & Average: Sierra Stadtler.

Steer Wrestling: Year-Round: 1. Ronan Hice. 2. Grant Peterson. 3. Dillon McNaney. Finals: 1st go. Ronan Hice. 2nd go. Grant Peterson. Average: 1. Grant Peterson.

Tie Down Roping: Year-Round: 1. Leland King. 2. Lane Wheeler. 3. Drew Madden. 4. Dillon McNaney. 5. Trevor Gonzales. 6. Andrew Santos. 7. Blake Cronin. 8. Cameron Senegal. 9. Trey Baker. Finals: 1st go. Lane Wheeler. 2nd go. Liland King. Average: 1. Lane Wheeler.

Jr. Boy Goat Tying: Year-Round: 1. Colby George. 2. Joey Rawls. 3. Pierce Wold. 4. Layton Oswald. 5. Reno McGill. 6. Allen Battle. 7. Sid Harvey. 8. Kevin Santos. 9. Christopher Kjeldgaard. 10. Eli Green. Finals: 1st go. Colby George. 2nd go. Reno McGill. Average: 1. Layton Oswald.

Calf Riding: Year-round: 1. Newt Machado. 2. Sid Harvey. 3. Garett Holden. Finals: 1st & 2nd go & Average: Newt Machado.

Sr. Girls Pole Bending: Year-Round: 1. Erin Shipley. 2. Logan Shewmaker. 3. Sydney Mayer. 4. Sydney Fischer. 5. Madison Deardorf. 6. Maci Hachman. 7. Annie Houston. 8. Kaitlyn Harris. 9. Anna Lalonde. 10. Sofie ten Broek. Finals: 1st go. Erin Shipley. 2nd go. Logan Shewmaker. Average: 1. Erin Shipley.

Jr. Boys Breakaway: Year-Round: 1. Layton Oswald. 2. Colby George. 3. Pierce Wold. 4. Zane George. 5. Reno McGill. 6. Eli Green. 7. Kevin Santos. 8. Newt Machado. 9. Ryan Bettencourt. 10. Joey Rawls. Finals: 1st go. Reno McGill. 2nd go. Pierce Wold. Average: 1. Reno McGill.

Jr. Girls Barrel Racing: Year-Round: 1. Kassi McClure. 2. Rian Rusinek. 3. Kyndall Green. 4. Sierra Stadtler. 5. Trista Reid. 6. Londyn Brazil. 7. Lauren Amour. 8. Megan Sharp. 9. Kiah Betshart. 10. Whitlee Burgess. Finals: 1st go. Kyndall Green. 2nd go. Kassi McClure. Average: 1. Kyndall Green.

Sr. Girls Barrel Racing: Year-Round: 1. Erin Shipley. 2. Kaela Chadwick. 3. Landi McClure. 4. Cierra Polhemus. 5. Mikayla Hagemann. 6. Rylee George. 7. Sydney Mayer. 8. Bella Medina. 9. Annie Houston. 10. Taylor Smith. Finals: 1st go. Mikayla Hagemann. 2nd go & Average: 1. Erin Shipley.

Sr. Chute Dogging: Year-Round: 1. Trent Snyder. 2. Sam Bothwell. 3. Drew Madden. 4. Andrew Santos. 5. Lane Wheeler. 6. Leland King. 7. Trey Baker. 8. Travis Palma. 9. Trevor Gonzales. 10. Jake Peterson. Finals: 1st go. Trevor Gonzales. 2nd go. Trent Snyder. Average: 1. Andrew Santos.

Sr. Girls Breakaway: Year-Round: 1. Kaela Chadwick. 2. Annie Houston. 3. Madison Deardorf. 4. Sydney Mayer. 5. Cierra Polhemus. 6. Payson McGill. 7. Lauren Jacobs. 8. Harlee Burtschi. 9. Rylee George. 10. Denver McGill. 11. Mikayla Hagemann. Finals: 1st go. Annie Houston. 2nd go & Average. Payson McGill. 

NCJRA Rookies of the Year for 2016 were Erin Shipley and Trey Baker. (Curtis Jensen/Bullseye Imaging)

Junior Finals champions Wyatt Hammerstrom, Dakota McCurley, Gage Holzum, Junior Princess Paige Barnum and Sarah George. (Curtis Jensen/Bullseye Imaging)