Howell Wins Iowa State Fair Breeding Sheep Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Zachary Howell of Columbus Junction showed the Champion Commercial Ewe in the FFA Breeding Sheep show Friday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Howell's ewe topped 259 sheep exhibited by 132 other competitors.
Kaci Keitzer of Mediapolis was awarded Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe.
Additional results below:
Champion Suffolk Ram: Kevin Werner, Grinnell
Reserve Champion Suffolk Ram: Kolton Werner, Grinnell
Champion Suffolk Ewe: Kevin Werner, Grinell
Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe: Dalten Bierle, Creston
Supreme Champion Suffolk Individual: Kevin Werner, Grinnell
Champion Dorset Ram: Levi Klemish, Calmar
Reserve Champion Dorset Ram: Kolton Werner, Grinnell
Champion Dorset Ewe: Payge Edwards, Monroe
Reserve Champion Dorset Ewe: Delaney Carroll, Avoca
Champion Other Meat Breeds Ram: Zachery Hamilton, Goose Lake
Champion Other Meat Breeds Ewe: Zachery Hamilton, Goose Lake
Reserve Champion Other Meat Breeds Ewe: Austin Hamilton, Goose Lake
Champion Southdown Ewe: Payge Edwards, Monroe
Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe: Payge Edwards, Monroe
Champion Commercial Yearling Ewe: Calvin Stewart, Goose Lake
Reserve Champion Commercial Yearling Ewe: Justin Swanton, Goose Lake
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Best Feeder Calves Awarded in Iowa State Fair Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Cattle farms from across the Midwest were recognized for their top quality cattle in the Beef Feeder Calf show judged Saturday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.
Christo Cattle of Albion, Neb., took top honors, winning Grand Champion Market Animal and
Grand Champion Market Heifer titles. Mittag Show Cattle of Prescott showed the Reserve Grand Champion Market Animal and Smith Family Cattle Company of Storm Lake exhibited the Reserve Champion Market Heifer.
Additional results below:
FEEDER CALF
Angus Heifers
1) Buck Creek Cattle, Prescott
2) Brandt Farms, Corning
3) Buck Creek Cattle, Prescott
4) Vanderholm Cattle Co., Villisca
5) Kerrigan Mobley, Diagonal
6) Cole Mobley, Diagonal
Chianina Heifers
1) Moore Show Cattle, Earlham
Chianina Heifers
1) Logan Takes, Lisbon
2) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
3) Bouslog Cattle Company, Harper
4) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Weber Cattle, Pamell
2) Muir Farms, Rippey
3) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
4) Weber Cattle, Pamell
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Jacob and Jeron Koppen, Lakota
2) Smith Show Cattle, Charter Oak
3) Questing Hills Livestock, Afton
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Sievers Show Cattle, Dixon
2) Cade Bracker, Underwood
3) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
4) Richard Siek Family, Blairstown
5) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Smith Family Cattle Company, Storm Lake
2) Brandt Farms, Corning
3) Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
4) Vanderholm Cattle Co., Villisca
5) Bouslog Cattle Company, Harper
Maine-Anjou Heifers
1) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
2) Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
3) LDB Show Cattle, Clinton
4) Irons Farms, Northwood
Maine-Anjou Heifers
1) Macy Schroeder, Pella
2) Camiel Blomme, Brooklyn
3) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Weber Cattle, Pamell
2) Sievers Show Cattle, Dixon
3) Danker Farms, Avoca
4) Smith Show Cattle, Charter Oak
5) Meyer Cattle Company, Rowan
6) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
7) Irons Farms, Northwood
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
2) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
3) Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
4) Lehner Stock Farm, Le Mars
5) Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal
6) JRB Cattle Company, Anamosa
7) Brittain Cattle, Earlham
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
2) Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
3) Anthony Hansen, Hornick
4) Mackenzie Martin, Batavia
5) Cale Martin, Batavia
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
2) Nelson Farms, Perry
Shorthorn Plus Heifers
1) Richard Mitchell, Charles City
2) Dick Nichols, Lewis
3) Mallory Bakley, Osceola
4) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Simmental Heifers
1) Richard Siek Family, Blairstown
2) Zach Jamison, Colo
Simmental Heifers
1) Richard Siek Family, Blairstown
2) Paul Pisarik, Solon
3) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
4) Cade Millikin, Hedrick
5) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Simmental Heifers
1) Brandt Farms, Corning
2) Nelson Farms, Perry
3) Jon Schaben, Dunlap
All Other Breeds - Heifers
1) Muir Farms, Rippey
2) KCR Cattle, Charter Oak
3) Kendra Robinson, Tennant
Commercial Heifers
1) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
2) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
3) Double P Cattle Co, Maloy
4) Richardson Family Farms, Lake City
Commercial Heifers
1) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
2) Rod Beeler, Truro
3) Jacob and Jeron Koppen, Lakota
4) Mitch Holcomb, Winterset
5) Dylan Schnitker, Alden
Commercial Heifers
1) Danker Farms, Avoca
2) Maci Slater, Shenandoah
3) Moore Show Cattle, Earlham
4) Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal
5) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
Commercial Heifers
1) Matilyn Lautner, Adel
2) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
3) Van Gelder Cattle Van Gelder Cattle, Le Mars
4) Brooklyn Buck, Tennant
Market Heifers
1) Meyer Cattle Company, Rowan
2) Downing Show Cattle, Creston
3) Clayton Van Aernam, Exira
4) Lehner Stock Farm, Le Mars
5) Double P Cattle Co, Maloy
6) Brandt Farms, Corning
7) Emma Hay, Maxwell
8) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
Market Heifers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Smith Family Cattle Company, Storm Lake
3) Schulte Cattle Company, Odebolt
4) Brooklyn Treinen, Marcus
5) Schulte Cattle Company, Odebolt
Chianina Steers
1) Shozeboom Show Cattle, Sioux Center
2) Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
3) Muir Farms, Rippey
4) Audrey Bulecnek, Oxford
5) JRB Cattle Company, Anamosa
Maine-Anjou Steers
1) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
2) Downing Show Cattle, Creston
3) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
4) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
Maine-Anjou Steers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Anthony Hansen, Hornick
3) Brittain Cattle, Earlham
4) Nelson Farms, Perry
Maine-Tainer Steers
1) Camiel Blomme, Brooklyn
2) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
3) Paul Pisarik, Solon
4) Nahkunst Family Cattle Company, Hamburg
5) Tyson Blanchfield, Lohrville
6) Van Gelder Cattle Van Gelder Cattle, Le Mars
Simmental Steers
1) Cade Millikin, Hedrick
2) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
3) LDB Show Cattle, Clinton
4) LDB Show Cattle, Clinton
All Other Breeds - Steers
1) Dalton Smith, Charter Oak
2) Walker McDermott, Wiota
3) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
4) Rasmusson Show Steers, Jefferson
5) Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
6) Mallory Bakley, Osceola
7) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
Crossbred Steers
1) Nahkunst Family Cattle Company, Hamburg
2) Conover Club Calves, Adel
3) Dead End Livestock, Colo
4) Double P Cattle Co, Maloy
Crossbred Steers
1) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
2) Kallie Burzlaff, Delmar
3) Brandt Farms, Corning
4) Conover Club Calves, Adel
5) Mitch Holcomb, Winterset
Crossbred Steers
1) Anthony Hansen, Hornick
2) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
3) Delaney Bulechek, Oxford
4) Kerrigan Mobley, Diagonal
5) Nahkunst Family Cattle Company, Hamburg
6) Kade Burzlaff, Delmar
Crossbred Steers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
3) Shozeboom Show Cattle, Sioux Center
4) Dylan Stein, Portmouth
5) Dylan Stein, Portmouth
Chianina Heifer Champion & Reserve
1) Logan Takes, Lisbon
2) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Foundation Simmental Heifer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Smith Family Cattle Company, Storm Lake
Reserve) Sievers Show Cattle, Dixon
Maine-Anjou Heifer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Macy Schroeder, Pella
Reserve) Camiel Blomme, Brooklyn
Maine-Tainer Heifer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
Reserve) Weber Cattle, Pamell
Simmental Heifer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Brandt Farms, Corning
Reserve) Richard Siek Family, Blairstown
Commercial Heifer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Matilyn Lautner, Adel
Reserve) Danker Farms, Avoca
Maine-Anjou Steer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Reserve) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
Crossbred Steer Champion & Reserve
Champion) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Reserve) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
Grand Champion & Reserve Breeding Female
Grand) Macy Schroeder, Pella, 1/22/15
Res. Grand) Matilyn Lautner, Adel, 54655
3rd Overall Breeding Female - Sponsored by Brandt Farms
1) Smith Family Cattle Company, Storm Lake, 2/25/15
4th Overall Breeding Female -Sponsored by Mittag Show Cattle
1) Sievers Show Cattle, Dixon, 3/20/15
5th Overall Breeding Female - Sponsored by Sullivan Supply
1) Camiel Blomme, Brooklyn, 1/18/15
3rd Overall Market Animal - Sponsored by Mittag Design
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb., 54702
4th Overall Market Animal - Sponsored by Mittag Show Cattle
1) Dalton Smith, Charter Oak, 54718
5th Overall Market Animal - Sponsored by Sullivan Supply
1) Walker McDermott, Wiota, 551
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FFA Photographer from Eddyville Wins Best of Show at the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- FFA members competed in the Photography contest judged the Thursday prior to the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Marshal Wilz of Eddyville received Best of Show honors while Jay Wessels of Dyersville received the Reserve Best of Show title.
Additional results below:
Black and White/Toned
1) Katie Larkin, Ottumwa
2) Tayler Jones, Eddyville
3) Faith Huebert, Denison
4) Greta Schmidt, Iowa City
5) Darcey Tjaden, Wyoming
Color
1) Jay Wessels, Dyersville
2) Alec Schoof, Primghar
3) Mary Lindsey, Leon
4) Jacob Looney, Wheatland
5) Darcey Tjaden, Wyoming
Animals-Birds-Wildlife
1) Dana Armstrong, Ottumwa
2) Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak
3) Katie Larkin, Ottumwa
4) Morgan VanderHeiden, Wheatland
5) Marshal Wilz, Eddyville
Still Life Compositions
1) Ray Schmidt, Williamsburg
2) Hunter Achenbach, Oakland
3) Morgan Asher, Farmington
4) Hannah Holdsworth, Denison
5) Marshal Wilz, Eddyville
Iowa Landscape
1) Marshal Wilz, Eddyville
2) Hannah Fisher, Coggon
3) Austin Baack, South Amana
4) Claire Jager, Oskaloosa
5) Marshal Wilz, Eddyville
Landscape Outside Iowa
1) Dana Armstrong, Ottumwa
2) Emma Haselhuhn, Eddyville
3) Kennedy Plowman, Adair
4) Vanessa DeBock, West Liberty
5) Kristi Goedken, Earlville
Plants
1) Mikayla Heckman, West Liberty
2) Jordyn Sanders, Bussey
3) Brandon Reed, Ottumwa
4) Brittany Gunn, Jefferson
5) Kaylee Jones, Hawkeye
FFA
1) Ali Oepping, West Liberty
2) Aly Jones, West Liberty
3) Hunter Wilz, Eddyville
4) Savannah Wilz, Eddyville
5) Tanner Powers, Eddyville
Supervised Agricultural Experience
1) Dana Edleman, Cambridge
2) Symantha Fisher, Oakland
3) Katlyn Ruth, Iowa City
4) Elizabeth Hahn, Morning Sun
5) Amanda Crow, Lamont
Agricultural Photo Essay
1) Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak
2) Allyson Hasenlhuhn, Albia
3) Lexie Hudachek, Lone Tree
4) Hannah Fisher, Coggon
5) Celiina Young, Waverly
Contemporary/Creative
1) Katlyn Ruth, Iowa City
2) Amanda Crow, Lamont
3) Calise Hammes, Wilton
4) Alec Schoof, Primghar
5) Tanner Powers, Eddyville
Theme Class
1) Lauren Graeve, Audubon
2) Mary Lindsey, Leon
3) Darcey Tjaden, Wyoming
4) Paige Schebaum, Shenandoah
5) Hunter Wilz, Eddyville
State Exec. Sec./Treasurer's Choice
1) Amber Bonert, Dyersville
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School Chapters Across the State Sweep Iowa State Fair FFA Dairy Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Michael Lyons of Calmar won Supreme FFA Exhibitor in the FFA Dairy Show judged Saturday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.
A total of 50 exhibitors from 26 chapters showed 139 animals in this year's competition.
Additional results below:
Top 10 chapters awarded
1) Delhi
2) Calmar
Wilton
3) Goose Lake
Marian
West Union
4) Le grand
5) Decorah
6) Troy Mills
Wapsie Valley
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Fabulous FFA Farm Crops Wow Judges at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Seventy-two FFA members displayed 441 exhibits in the Farm Crops contest judged Thursday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
Premier Exhibit Award
Champion: Celina Young, Waverly
Reserve Champion: Megan Striegel, Thornburg
Sweepstakes Trophy
Champion: Trevor Stevenson, Wheatland
Reserve Champion: Morgan Deidrich, DeWitt
Field Corn
Champion: Samantha Urime, Eldrige
Reserve Champion: Trevor Stevenson, Wheatland
Popcorn
Champion: Amanda Gorzey, Wheatland
Reserve Champion: Andrew Rock, Wheatland
Small Grains, Legumes and Special Crops
Champion: Trevor Stevenson, Wheatland
Reserve Champion: Becca Hermann, Manchester
Soybeans
Champion: Celina Young, Waverly
Reserve Champion: Jamie Glanz, Manchester
Sheaf Grains
Champion: Samantha Urmine, Eldrige
Reserve Champion: Chelsi Bailey, Nashua Plainfield
Forages, Grasses and Legumes
Champion: Megan Striegel, Thornburg
Reserve Champion: Sarah Striegel, Thornburg
Crop Display
Champion: Tanner Powers, Eddyville
Reserve Champion: Marshal Wilz, Eddyville
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'Cream-of-the-Crop' Earns Ribbons in Farm Crop Contest at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Iowans from all over the state gathered to show off their crops in the Farm Crops contests judged Thursday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.
Additional results below:
SOYBEANS
Early Soybeans
1) Deb Turnball, Waverly
2) Mary Zelle, Waverly
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) David Klindt, Bettendorf
5) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
6) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Mid Season Soybeans
1) Deb Turnball, Waverly
2) Kevin Glanz, Manchester
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) David Klindt, Bettendorf
5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
6) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Late Season Soybeans
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
4) Deb Turnball, Waverly
5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
6) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Specialty Food Soybean
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Soybean Bundles
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
6) Thomas Huck, Waverly
Soybeans - Sweepstakes
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Soybeans - First Place Overall (Classes 40-42)
1) Deb Turnball, Waverly
Soybeans - First Place Overall (Class 43)
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
SHEAF GRAINS
Barley in the Straw
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Brome Grass for Seed
1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Millet for Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Early Oats
1) Thomas Huck, Waverly
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) David Klindt, Bettendorf
Mid Season Oats
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Thomas Huck, Waverly
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Late Season Oats
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Oats, any other
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Deb Turnball, Waverly
3) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Orchard Grass
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Rye in Straw
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Deb Turnball, Waverly
Grain Sorghum
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Timothy for Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Spring Wheat in Straw
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Mary Zelle, Waverly
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Winter Wheat in Straw
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Deb Turnball, Waverly
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Sheaf Grains - Sweepstakes
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
FORAGES, GRASSES & LEGUMES
Alfalfa
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) John Reilly, Redfield
Alsike Clover
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) John Reilly, Redfield
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Birdsfoot Trefoil
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Mary Zelle, Waverly
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Smooth Bromegrass
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Medium Red Clover
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Deb Turnball, Waverly
Millet
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Orchard Grass
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Mary Zelle, Waverly
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Reed Canarygrass
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Mary Zelle, Waverly
3) John Reilly, Redfield
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Sudan
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Sweetclover
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Deb Turnball, Waverly
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Timothy
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Any Other
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Mary Zelle, Waverly
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Forages, Grasses & Legumes - Sweepstakes
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES
Early Oats
1) Thomas Huck, Waverly
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Mid Season Oats
1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
2) Thomas Huck, Waverly
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Late Season Oats
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater
Oats - Any Other Officially Recognized Variety
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Dwight Sanders, Vinton
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Red Clover Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Spring Wheat
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Deb Turnball, Waverly
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Winter Wheat
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Any Other
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
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FFA Ag Mechanics Competition Revs-Up Its Engine at the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Restored tractors and metal working topped off the Ag Mechanics competition judged Friday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.
Entries were judged on the basis of workmanship, design, usefulness, appearance and safety.
Complete results below:
Restored Tractor 1958 & Prior: Nathan Krull, Decorah
Restored Tractor 1959 & Later: Jacob Miller, Eldridge
Restored Tractor by First Year Exhibitor: Kayle Ausdemore, Neola
Restored Tractor by Group: Interstate 35, Truro
Metal Working (small): Rylee Hodge, Baxter
Metal Working (medium): Savannah Wilz, Eddyville
Metal Working (large): Hunter Kelderman, Eddyville
Restored Farm Equipment: Samantha Urmie, Eldridge
Woodworking (indoor): Colton Lamphier, New Sharon
Woodworking (outdoor): Bradley Ver Steegh, Eddyville
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