Team ropers Rylee Mills and Blane Maxwell

Friday, July 14, 2017

Laura Simon

Rylee Mills and Blane Maxwell practice roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson, Missouri.

Rylee Mills gathers his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell herds cattle on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills and his horse, Shake, make their way up a hill while herding cattle on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills swings his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills herd cattle to the arena on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills herd cattle to the arena on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills puts horn wraps on a steer before he practices his roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills herds a steer back to the pen on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
A steer is seen lassoed on both ends on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell collects his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills straightens his rope on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, and Rylee Mills chase down a steer while practicing their roping on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rylee Mills ropes a steer on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)
Blane Maxwell, left, stands next to his horse, Wolf, as he visits with Landon Mills on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Jackson. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)