Scarmardo wins girls breakaway title at National Junior High Finals Rodeo

  • GIULIANA SCARMARDO OF CALDWELL won the 2026 world championship in girls breakaway at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo. Photo courtesy of Ashley Scarmardo
    GIULIANA SCARMARDO OF CALDWELL won the 2026 world championship in girls breakaway at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo. Photo courtesy of Ashley Scarmardo
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    SOMERVILLE’S JEREMY Vela placed first in the 18U division in the boys high jump at the The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Team Waco Track & Field Meet held last Saturday at Paul Tyson Field at Waco High School. Vela jumped 6 feet 8 inches to win. Vela competes for Cameron Texas (CTX) 5.0, an area youth track and field organization.
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    THE LADY HORNET VARSITY softball team is, from left, front, Abigail Qualls, Samone Clark, Molly Meadows, Avelyn O’Riley, Kaylee McAllister-Crump, Natalie Buckholt, Madissyn Morales, middle, Alyssa Reyes, Hailey Reyes, Jaelyn Gest, Jaiden Doonan Mayzi Witherwax, back, Coach Casey Faske, Kinsley Zwernemann, Brynn Morton, Zamarea Young-Johnson, Coach Marcus Escalante, Tatum Supak, Jordyn Hafernick, Abby Lopez and Coach Delaney Stefka.
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    AREA RESIDENT Ronnie Smith made a holein- one Friday, June 26, at the Copperas Hollow
  • THE 2026 LADY HORNET JUNIOR VARSITY softball team is, from left, front, Alyssa Reyes, Abigail Qualls, Arianna Garcia, Hailey Reyes, Kinsley Zwernemann, Jaiden Doonan, back, Coach Casey Faske, Madissyn Morales, Savannah Ginnis, Jaylen Fisher, Natalie Buckholt, Jordyn Hafernick and Coach Delaney Stefka.
    THE 2026 LADY HORNET JUNIOR VARSITY softball team is, from left, front, Alyssa Reyes, Abigail Qualls, Arianna Garcia, Hailey Reyes, Kinsley Zwernemann, Jaiden Doonan, back, Coach Casey Faske, Madissyn Morales, Savannah Ginnis, Jaylen Fisher, Natalie Buckholt, Jordyn Hafernick and Coach Delaney Stefka.

    Guiliana Scarmardo, an 11-year-old from Caldwell, brought home the world champion title in the girls breakaway at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR), her aggregate time of 7.88 seconds across three rounds securing the top position in a field of 119 competitors.

    “I told my parents last year I was going to be there this year and win it,” Scarmardo said.

    Her journey to the NJHFR began at Reg…