Marble Falls cowboy qualifies for State Junior High Rodeo

Ryan Becker and his father, Mark Becker, both of Marble Falls, display Ryan’s awards from the recent Region VI Junior High Rodeo Association. Ryan and partner Walth Ashley of Brackettville placed first in team roping. Both won champion saddles. Ryan qualified in five events at the State Junior High Rodeo Finals in Gonzales May 27-June 2, including team roping, chute dogging, tie down, ribbon roping and goat tying. He is an eighth-grader at Marble Falls Junior High. Courtesy photo