​1 / 69Ensley Iliff of Sisseton guides her horse around a barrel in junior girls barrel racing during the 51st Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional Rodeo on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Derby Downs in Watertown.(Roger Merriam/Public Opinion)The heat didn’t stop what was a busy athletic weekend in Watertown.The 51st Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional Rodeo and the Watertown Baseball Association’s South Forty Specialties took place on Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, 2026 at Derby Downs and Foundation Fields, respectively.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe weekend events also included the Watertown Junior Olympic Softball Association’s 28th JO Classic youth slowpitch tournament at Koch Complex on Saturday, July 11.Here’s highlights from each of the weekend events:Watertown Arrows 11U Gold catcher Luca Letizia reaches for a pop up during a game in the Watertown Baseball Association’s South Forty Specialties Tournament on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Foundation Fields in Watertown. The ball landed in fair territory but rolled foul before being touched.More than 200 cowboys and cowgirls, many from northeastern and north central South Dakota, competed in full rodeos each day. Contestants who place in the top four in an event (either day) qualified for the South Dakota 4-H Finals Rodeo Aug. 14-16 at Fort Pierre.All-around Cowboy and Cowgirl winners on Sunday included Brady Meyer of Huron (Senior Boys) and Cooper Faehnrich of Clear Lake (Senior Boys Reserve), Anya Hemmer of Dell Rapids (Senior Girls), Brynn Sippel of Pierpoint (Senior Girls Reserve), Sawyer Williams of Plankinton (Junior Boys), Reo Lammers of Henry (Junior Boys Reserve), Jaylen Pivec of Jordan, MN (Junior Girls) and Baylee Rostyne of Wessington Springs (Junior Girls Reserve).AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAll-around winners on Saturday were Meyer (Senior Boys) and Faehnrich (Senior Boys Reserve), Rylen Frericks of Frankfort (Senior Girls), Ella Fagerhaug of Wessington Springs (Senior Girls Reserve), Wyatt Fagerhaug of Wessington Springs (Junior Boys), Eldin Alsleben of Bath (Junior Boys Reserve), Pivec (Junior Girls) and Madison Helfrich of Winner (Junior Girls Reserve).RODEO WORLD CHAMPION: Success continues for Henry’s Lammers brothers at national rodeosEvent winners included:Seniors (Sunday) — Mason Hunter of Huron, tiedown roping; Beau Hemmingson of Bradley, bareback; Meyer, steer wrestling and bull riding; Adysyn Wiesner of Clear Lake, barrels; Frericks, breakaway roping; Tallie Czmowski of Webster, pole bending; A. Hemmer, goat tying; Sippel, ribbon roping; and Faehnrich and Ace Lammers of Henry, team roping.Juniors (Sunday) — R. Lammers, goat tying and breakaway roping; Tatyn Hins of Huron, bareback steer; Caleb Anglin of Shakopee (MN), catting riding; Myles Donnelly of Elk Point, flag race; Grace Saienga of Miller, goat tying; Hannah Donnelly of Elk Point, barrel racing; Pivec, flag race; Rostyne, pole bending; Kinzie Zimmerman of Viborg, breakaway roping; and W. Fagerhaug and W