St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo Royalty

07/28/2026

We’re just 3.5 weeks away from the St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo in Glenwood City on August 21–22!

If you’re interested in attending as a titleholder—whether you’re a rodeo queen, fair queen, saddle club queen, state queen, or another recognized titleholder—we would love to have you join us!

Please reach out for more information so we can be sure to recognize you during rodeo weekend.

Contact:
Lexie Schugel
St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo Royalty Coordinator
📧 [email protected]
📞 651-272-9022

07/23/2026

We had a great time attending the Heart of the North Spooner Rodeo July 9th — 11th this month! We were welcomed by the amazing hospitality and a big hug from Momma Kate Peck. We spent our time selling 50/50 raffle tickets and signing an abundance of autographs.

We would like to thank Barnes PRCA Rodeo for putting on yet another great show and letting our Queen, Ava, borrow her favorite mount, Tiny!

We had a scare with one our horses after one of the performances and it was incredible to see all of the committee, the Barnes crew, queens, and the RCR drill team come together to help out, rodeo community is second to none. We appreciate you all!

On Sunday, we stopped at the New Richmond Fun Fest parade on our way back home to participate in their parade! Always blessed to spend time with the community and great people!

"My favorite part of every rodeo is signing autographs for all the young fans, because it just might spark their love for the sport that's so rooted into my life." - Ava Scharpen

Ava Scharpen & Kennedy Bexell
2026 St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo Queen & Princess

07/14/2026

06/22/2026

I had the pleasure of attending the Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo this past weekend in Merrill Wisconsin! It was an awesome time despite the rain and mud, they put on a great show all 3 nights! I got to run many flags during every performance and the committee was so great at working with every horse and rider as individuals, I cannot express my gratitude enough for them!

One of the highlights of the weekend was the hospitality tent, they had amazing food for breakfast and dinner as well as chiropractors for contestants! The grounds crew worked hard to keep the arena safe for everyone with all of the rain we got over the weekend! I also got to sign many autographs after the SOLD OUT show on Saturday night!

Huge thanks to WRPR for hosting a well organized event, Kelly Kenney for being a great announcer, Trinity Wilkens our former rodeo queen for being a great mentor, and Barnes PRCA Rodeo for providing stock and being helpful as always!

Ava Scharpen
2026 St. Croix Valley Rodeo Queen

06/13/2026

We had our first parade of the season in Roberts for Good Neighbor Days on May 31st! We had so much fun with all of you and hope to see you at the rodeo in August!

Ava Scharpen & Kennedy Bexell
2026 St. Croix Valley Rodeo Queen & Princess

05/03/2026

We had the best time representing the St Croix Valley Rodeo at the MN Horse Expo this past weekend! Kennedy and I met lots of great people and fellow royalty! A huge thank you to the Barnes crew and the MN Horse Expo committee for being so welcoming and helpful all weekend! It truly was such a great kickoff to an awesome season that we are so excited to share with you all!

We were mounted on some of Barnes awesome horses Tiny and Leggs! They were rockstars and we appreciated being able to borrow them for the weekend!

We were blessed to share this weekend with such a great group of ladies representing the sport we love most!

Ava Scharpen & Kennedy Bexell
2026 St. Croix Valley Rodeo Queen & Princess