H
ard work and practice DOES make
dreams come true! That’s what Lil’
Buffalo Runnerz found out when they
became the 2018 Youth Relay Champions
at HNIRC’s Championship of Champions,
Walla Walla, WA. IIY came together with
three brothers and the desire to WIN!
The Kemmer family attended the Cham-
pionships in Billings, Montana in the
fall of 2017. When Cliff Kemmer, then
11 years old, saw what the Youth Relay
winner at the Championship of Champi-
ons won, he told Kemmer (father), “I’m
going to win it next year.” Kemmer
replied in a supporting tone, “It takes
dedication, training and a lot of prac-
tice, so keep that in mind”. That was
advice the boys took to heart and then
to the track. “We are a family of ten
Kemmer’s”, says mom Paula “Paula,
DJ, Courtney, Jillian, Joyce, Cliff, Vin-
nie Moe, Krue and Quinn”. When the
young relay team owners took their
positions, Cliff Kemmer, 12 years old,
became the rider, Vinnie Moe Kem-
mer, 10 years old, became the mugger
and ,Krue Kemmer, 7 years old, the
back-holder. The boys proved dedi-
cated and, with their cousins, started
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