Kylei Gokey poses for a professional photo in her Tecumseh High School singlet and with the 35 medals she's won so far. Gokey has been wrestling since seventh grade and will go into her sophomore year, having been a state-qualifier as a freshman and having competed at national tournaments in Fargo, ND, and Westfield, IN, over the summer. Photo provided

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Dally Trussell of McLoud dismounts his horse during the steer wrestling event of the IFYR on July 11. Trussell competed in the National High School Finals Rodeo, July 13-19, as the Oklahoma High School Rodeo Association Champion Steer Wrestler. After three rides, his average was 18.69 seconds placing him second in the aggregate. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Children, ages 12 and under, run after one young cow to grab the ribbon from its tail during the Calf Scramble at the 79th Annual Maud Roundup Rodeo on July 19. They also offered mutton bustin' and money in the dirt at the two-day event, held at the Maud Rodeo Arena.

Lundan Seidl of Shawnee tries to keep his form during the International Finals Youth Rodeo opening night on July 6. Seidl has been riding bulls, like his father used to, for about a year now. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Dally Trussell of McLoud wrestles a steer in the second go-round of the IFYR on the morning of July 11. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

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Stephen Wickerd of Shawnee and Cade Ferguson of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, team up for the International Finals Youth Rodeo on the morning of July 10 at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center.