On Monday, July 15, the South Dakota Special Olympics State Equestrian was held in Watertown with athletes from Sanborn County competing on the Mitchell Outlaws team. Members of the Mitchell Outlaws team include Kyle Clarambeau, of Letcher; Brent Hieb, Ian Ames and Matt Baysinger, all of Mitchell; Garet Alickson, of Belle Fourche; and Blaze Johnson, of Rapid City. Garet Alickson, Kyle Clarambeau and Blaze Johnson were honored as flagbearers in the Opening Ceremony held prior to the competition.

The Mitchell Outlaws earned medals and ribbons for their performances, and their awards are as follows: Showmanship at Halter Class 6A – Ian Ames: bronze, Matt Baysinger: white; Showmanship at Bridle Class 8 – Kyle Clarambeau: gold; Western Equitation Class 17 – Brent Hieb: gold, Class 18 – Ian Ames: bronze, Matt Baysinger: white, Class 21 – Kyle Clarambeau: silver, Garet Alickson: bronze, Blaze Johnson: white; Working Trail Class 28 (lead) – Brent Hieb: gold, Class 28 – Matt Baysinger: gold, Ian Ames: silver, Class 31 – Garet Alickson: gold, Blaze Johnson: bronze; Barrels – Kyle Clarambeau: silver, Blaze Johnson: bronze, Garet Alickson: white.

…See a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!