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COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
Goodrich headed to CNFR
Stanfi eld barrel
racer, 6 BMCC
athletes will
compete next
week in Wyoming
A9
NCAA
needs
NIL help
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
S
TANFIELD — One bad
run during the Northwest
Region regular season
kept Josie Goodrich
from possibly winning
the barrel racing and all-around
titles, but she and her horse Keeper
still performed well enough to earn
a trip to the College National Finals
Rodeo.
Goodrich, who competes for
Washington State University,
will ride in her fi rst CNFR start-
ing Monday, June 14, in Casper,
Wyoming.
“My fi rst rodeo, my horse slipped
down and we didn’t get any points,”
said Goodrich, a 2020 Hermiston
graduate. “Even with that, until the
very last weekend, we were lead-
ing the barrels. Then we had an off
weekend. It’s frustrating.”
Goodrich fi nished second in the
barrels with 981.50 points — 65.5
points out of fi rst. She was third
in the all-around standings with
1,359.50 points — 30 points out of
second place, and 135.5 out of fi rst.
“I had no idea I was in the top
Josie Goodrich/Contributed Photo
three of the all-around,” said Josie Goodrich, of Stanfi eld, will compete Monday, June 14, 2021, for Washington State University at the College
Goodrich, who also competed in National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, in barrel racing with her horse Keeper.
breakaway roping. “I made a few
good runs on Ruby, my rope horse. mom and I were in the south going the tie-down, but he advanced to
Aldrich, who is riding on his
to rodeos in small arenas to prepare nationals by placing second in the PRCA permit, will compete in
Those points helped me out.”
Five members of the Blue Moun- for this.”
Columbia River Circuit rodeos in
all-around.
tain Community College men’s
“You get to pick up other events Union and Eagle, Idaho, on his way
The top 12 in each event qualify
team, and BMCC’s Mackenly Davis for the short-go (fi nals) on June 19. you didn’t qualify in,” he said. “I to Wyoming.
in goat tying, join Goodrich at the
Goodrich also has her WPRA got to pick up tie-down and team
Greenfield finished third in
CNFR.
permit and plans to run the barrels roping. The guy from Treasure steer wrestling in the Northwest
The Blue Mountain men’s team and compete in breakaway roping Valley is not my regular partner. I Region, while Shaff er was second
fi nished second in the Northwest at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo and the needed a heeler, and I had to take in the saddle bronc.
Region standings, and will send Pendleton Round-Up.
With five entrants, BMCC
the next one available.”
coach Blake West believes his team
Coy Aldrich in steer wrestling,
tie-down roping and team roping
could be in the hunt for a team title.
(header); Kaden Greenfield in
BMCC women
steer wrestling; Wyatt Vankoll in
tie-down roping; Taylor Ott in team
Davis, who hails from Post
roping (heeler); and Calvin Shaff er
Falls, Idaho, fi nished third in goat
in saddle bronc riding.
tying in the Northwest Region,
Vankoll won the Northwest
beating the fourth-place fi nisher
by less than 50 points. The BMCC
Region tie-down title with 766
points, while Aldrich was second
women’s team missed out on a trip
— Coy Aldrich, BMCC men’s rodeo team
in the all-around standings.
to nationals by 232 points.
“We were third by less than 300
Goodrich will compete June 14
and 15 in slack, and again the night
points,” West said. “It was ridicu-
of June 16.
“Hopefully my mom’s horse
Aldrich will take his team lously close.”
“I defi nitely have high standards (Bug) is better and we can rodeo roping horse Mr. T, and his
Working within COVID-19
this year,” Goodrich said. “I want together,” Goodrich said.
tie-down horse Hondu, to protocols, Davis had to bring her
to make the short-go. Hopefully I
Wyoming. He will borrow team- own goat to college to practice on.
BMCC men
do well enough to stay the whole
mate Kaden Greenfi eld’s horse Rev
The goat escaped the fi rst day
week.”
Aldrich, a 2020 graduate of for steer wrestling.
she had him, but since then, the
She has a good partner in Culver High School, is a freshman
“All three of us (including little escape artist has done his
Keeper, a 16-year-old gelding.
and headed to his fi rst CNFR.
Jayce Garthwaite of TVCC) in part in helping Davis reach nation-
“He gives me his all every time,”
The big stage won’t be new steer wrestling are riding the same als.
Goodrich said. “He is the greatest to Aldrich, who competed four horse,” Aldrich said. “That horse is
“It was pretty crazy how close
horse I could ever ask for.”
times at the High School National amazing. He won fi rst, second and things were,” Davis said. “It was
Goodrich and her parents, Jodi Finals Rodeo. He fi nished seventh third in the region.”
a roller coaster all spring, I went
and Brad, left June 10. Check-in is in the nation in team roping his
Competitors at the CNFR have from second to third to fi fth to
June 12, but she wants to get there senior year with partner Brayden an opportunity to win a little second. I’m excited to go. It’s my
Schmidt.
money, buckles, saddles and brag- fi rst time going to nationals. I went
a day early.
“Friday, the barrel racers get a
Aldrich, a header, will team ging rights. Aldrich wants the in 2019 to watch my boyfriend, but
chance to get in the arena, and I rope with Dawstin Hoopai of Trea- latter.
I’m excited to go for myself.”
defi nitely want to get him in there,” sure Valley Community College at
“I would give away 10 of my
Davis will ride her horse Bear,
Goodrich said. “The college fi nals the CNFR.
buckles for the opportunity to say I a 17-year-old gelding.
Aldrich finished second in was a national champion,” Aldrich
“I’ve had him for four years
are indoors, and it’s a small arena.
Times will be in the 14s. I’m not the steer wrestling in the North- said. “It’s the gold buckle of college now,” Davis said. “He has been
going to lie, this whole last winter west Region, and was sixth in rodeo.”
to the college fi nals a lot of times.
“I WOULD GIVE AWAY 10
OF MY BUCKLES FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY I WAS
A NATIONAL CHAMPION.”
WASHINGTON — A federal
law governing how college
athletes can earn money off their
fame seems certain to pass — at
some point.
There is no real debate among
lawmakers on Capitol Hill about
whether athletes should be permit-
ted to monetize their name, image
and likeness.
“There is broad consensus that
Congress should pass a law that
grants athletes NIL rights,” Sen.
Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, said
Wednesday, June 9, during a hear-
ing held by the Senate Commerce
Committee.
But less than a month before
NIL laws go into eff ect in several
states, NCAA President Mark
Emmert was back in Washington
renewing his plea for help from
Congress.
That help is unlikely to come
as soon as the NCAA would like.
For some lawmakers, federal regu-
lation of college sports should not
end with NIL and the time is right
to tackle other issues — from long-
term health care and educational
opportunities for athletes to more
uniform and enforceable safety
standards.
“To race to just an NIL bill
and not address these injustices is
tragic,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-New
Jersey, a former Stanford foot-
ball player, said before Emmert
and fi ve other witnesses testifi ed
before the committee.
Wicker wants to take a diff er-
ent approach, calling for a “more
focused bill on a faster timeline.”
Emmert said the NCAA plans
to act on its proposed NIL legisla-
tion soon.
“Preferably by the end of the
month,” Emmert said.
The Division I Council meets
June 22-23 and could take action
then, but only a federal law can
preempt state laws in Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
and New Mexico that are set to go
into eff ect July 1.
ON THE SLATE
THURSDAY, JUNE 10
Prep boys basketball
Kennewick at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Riverside at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Grant Union at Weston-McEwen,
7:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Stanfi eld, 7:30 p.m.
Prep girls basketball
Hermiston at Kennewick, 7 p.m.
Riverside at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Stanfi eld, 6 p.m.
Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Prep Wrestling
Heppner at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Prep bowling
Hermiston at Richland, 3:30 p.m.
Prep swimming
Hermiston at MCC Championships,
Richland, TBD
IMC meet at Pendleton, noon
FRIDAY, JUNE 11
Prep boys basketball
Ridgeview at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Echo at Ione/Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Stanfi eld, 7:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m.
McLoughlin at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.
Prep girls basketball
Pendleton at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.
McLoughlin at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 6 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Echo at Ione/Arlington, 6 p.m.
SPORTS SHORT
No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village considering ban on alcohol
By STEPHEN WADE
Associated Press
TOKYO — The Olympic
Village has traditionally been a fun
place to be, housing thousands of
young athletes and staff ready to
party and share a few beers and
bubbly toasts.
But not at the Tokyo Olympics,
which are to open in just over six
weeks amid a pandemic. These are
going to be the “no cheers” Olym-
pics with testing and vaccinations
taking priority over fun and games.
It’s not clear if alcohol will be
allowed in the village, which will
house 11,000 Olympic athletes and
4,400 Paralympians. Organizers
say they have yet to decide on a
policy, which is expected by the
end of the month.
Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the
Tokyo organizing committee,
said Wednesday, June 9, it might
be diffi cult to ban alcohol from
the athletes’ private rooms in the
village, but public areas in the
village might be a diff erent matter.
“In the case that they were to
drink inside their own rooms —
this is equivalent to cases where
we are drinking in our own home.”
Muto said, speaking to Japanese
media on Wednesday after an
online meeting with the Interna-
tional Olympic Committee exec-
utive board.
“Can we prohibit that? That’s
not conceivable,” Muto added. “It
would be very diffi cult to do so.”
But he said it might be banned
from dining areas and other public
areas in the village.
Tokyo and much of the rest
of the country is under a state
of emergency, with many bars
and restaurants closing early and
banning alcohol sales. The emer-
gency order ends on June 20 and
it’s not clear if it will be extended.
Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters via AP
Tokyo organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto speaks at a news con-
ference after IOC Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday,
June 9, 2021.