Wise County 4-H Takes Houston By Storm

There are not many words to describe the success our 4-H members had at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo but WOW.  Over 50 Wise County 4-H members competed in the Market Barrow, Market Steer, Market Lamb, Market Goat, Breeding Heifers, Breeding Rabbits, Meat Judging, Horse Judging, Livestock Judging, Public Speaking and Vet Skillathon. 

Results:

Market Barrows

Carson Read  -  Breed Champion Poland China

Forrest Fisher  -  Breed Champion Spotted Poland China

Brooklyn Cathey  - 3^rd place Lt. Med. Wt. Hampshire

Courtney Cathey   -  7^th Place Medium Wt. Hampshire

Danae Meadows  -  8^th Place Heavy Wt. Other Crossbreds

Reese Christian  -  9^th Place Heavy Wt. Duroc

Riley Christian  -  10^th Place Heavy Wt. Yorkshire

Charlotte Hale  - 12^th  Place Heavy Wt. Spotted Poland China

Other market barrow participants that competed hard were Lyndi Luttrull, Lauryn Luttrull, Brandon Fraser, Lillian Hale, Addison Elliott, Ainsley Bartlett, Noah Bartlett, Jonathon Newton, Jacob Eaves, and Creed Vineyard.

Market Steers

Ryle Meeks  -  2^nd Place Middle Wt. Simmental

Sarah Martin  -  2^nd Place Middle Wt. Shorthorn

Carson Read  -  3^rd Place Middle Wt. All Other Crossbreeds

Kyle Barnett  -  3^rd Place Light Middle Wt.  American Breed Crosses

Hunter Tallon  -  4^th Place Heavy Light Wt. All Other Crossbreeds

Blake Morrow  -  4^th Place Light Middle Wt. Black Other Crossbreeds

Camryn Craddock  - 5^th Place Light Middle Wt. Black Other Crossbreeds

Blake Johnson  -  6^th Place Light Wt. Black Other Crossbreeds

Sheridan Shallene  -  7^th Place Heavy Wt. All Other Crossbreeds

Bryson Morrow  -  10^th Place Middle wt. All Other Crossbreeds

Aliyah Nichols - 11^th Place Light Heavy All Other Crossbreeds

Other Market Steer participants were: Cody Barnett, Cassady Craddock, Kyah Shannon, Slade Shannon, Michael Williams, Alexis Allen, Kaylyn Shallene, Max Downe, Maggie Downe, Seth Hakanson, Creed Vineyard, Josh Newton and Nash Lowrance.

Market Goats & Lambs

Clint Demmitt – 9^th Place

Other Market Lamb and Goat participants were Dustin Meadows, Danae Meadows, and Rebecca Lambert.

Breeding Heifers

Austin Souther - 1^st Place Maine Anjou

Johanna Buyers-  6^th Place Chianina

Kailee Beth Buyers - 4^th Place Angus

Lillian Hettinger - 5^th Place Beefmaster

Kourtney Hood - 13^th Place Beefmaster

Breeding Rabbits

Kodie Outlaw- Best in Breed - Flemish Giant

Dalton Outlaw- Best Opposite in breed - Flemish Giants, 2nd place overall intermediate judging contest, 1^st place Knowledge test

Jesse Outlaw - 1st in variety - Flemish Giants

McKynlie Horner- New Zealand intermediate buck 3rd & New Zealand intermediate doe 2^nd

Ethan Horner- Holland Lop senior buck 16th

Meats Judging

Senior Team – 3^rd Place

Regi Lane– 10^th place

Sheridan Shallene- 17^th place

Cassady Craddock- 18^th place

Johanna Buyers - Participant

Horse Judging

Junior Team – 13^th place Cassidy Wilson, Austin Stephens,  Brodie Childs

Austin Stephens – 18^th place Reasons

Senior Team – 13^th Place Emily Stephens, Angeline Newbold, Abigail Newbold

Angelina Newbold – 9^th place Individual, 7^th place Reasons

 

Livestock Judging

Junior Team – Emma Tittor, Cody Barnett, Emily Fraser

Senior Individual – Cassady Craddock

Vet Skillathon

Junior Team – 1^st Place

1^st Place Junior – Rylee Maggret

2^nd Place Junior – Angelina Newbold

3^rd Place Junior – Abigail Newbold

Senior Team – Ray Edwards, Rebecca Lambert, Emily Stephens

Public Speaking

Camryn Craddock placed 3^rd Overall Junior