Freshmen off to national rodeo competition

DAVENPORT - Davenport High School will send two freshmen to the High School Rodeo National Competition in Gillette, Wyo., this Saturday, July 15.

Addie Schneider, 15, of Davenport, placed third at the state competition for cutting in March and will be accompanied by fellow ninth-grader Elly Bageant, who also qualified for the national competition.

The Top 4 in every event qualify for nationals.

"I am nervous, but I am also excited. I want to have a good time," Schneider said.

She rides with a good friend, "Scoot," her 14-year-old horse that placed second at the state event.

"We get along reall...