Donnelly duo to represent Idaho at nationals
A pair of students who attend Payette Lakes Middle School will compete on one of rodeo’s bigger stages next week.Colt Crockett and Ember Swain, both of Donnelly, each recently earned positions on the Idaho National Junior High Rodeo Team.The local duo will now travel with their Idaho teammates to compete in the 19th Annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR), which runs Sunday through the following Saturday and takes place in Des Moines, Iowa.It is the first time at nationals for both Crockett and Swain.Swain, riding her horse Trixie, qualified for the Idaho team after posting a time of 20.8 seconds in the pole bending event to become a reserve champion at the Idaho State Finals earlier this spring.