Valley pair ride their rodeo skills to national finals

August 16, 2009 at 5:30p.m.

PETERSBURG — Riding, roping and wrangling constitute a family affair for Sarah Montgomery and Kyle Smith.

The two were among high school students from across the country and parts of Canada and Australia who competed last month in the weeklong National High School Rodeo Association Finals in Farmington, N.M.

Sarah, 16, of Petersburg, competes in breakaway and goat tying. Together, she and Kyle, 14, of New Springfield, compete in team roping. Both will be sophomores this fall at Springfield High School.

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