Waiting at the rodeo

June 17, 2011 | 8:54 p.m. CDT

Kelsey Connelly, of Kansas City, jokes with Ethan Freund, of Ironton, before their introduction with the rest of the evening competitors at the Missouri High School State Rodeo Finals on Friday at Boone County Fairgrounds.

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