Starter Calves compete

Over 150 Starter Calves entered the ring and went before the judges on Monday night. The beef was divided between Beef, Diary, and Cross type and then were further divided by weight. Additionally, this section had just under 40 members of the Mini 4-H Club show the young cattle. The full results are listed below:

Beef/Dairy Cross Starter Calf

Class 1

• 1st, Hallie Schaefer; 2nd, Nina Schaefer

Class 2

• 1st, Ryan Beer; 2nd, Madelyn Selking

Class 3

• 1st, Emmy Fiechter; 2nd, Ainsley Caffee

Class 4

• 1st, Kale Beer; 2nd Ainsely Caffee

Class 5

• 1st, Gracie Girod; 2nd Dakota Sprunger

Class 6

• 1st, Laney Trausch; 2nd Brooklyn Fruechte

Class 7

• 1st, Hallie Schaefer; 2nd Nina Schaefer

Class 8

• 1st, Dakota Sprunger; 2nd, Adyson Toland

Class 9

• 1st, Laney Trausch; 2nd, Jentrie Schaefer

Class 10

• 1st, Maverick Dubach; 2nd Clay Fiechter

Overall

• Grand Champion, Maverick Dubach (Class 10)

• Reserve Grand Champion, Kale Beer (Class 4)

• 3rd, Laney Trausch (Class 9)

• 4th, Laney Trausch

(Class 6)

• 5th, Emmy Fiechter (Class 3)

Beef Starter Calf Class 11

• 1st, London Nussbaum; 2nd, Jadynn Nussbaum

Class 12

• 1st, Logan Nussbaum; 2nd, Kailyn Steiner

Class 13

• 1st, Lindsey LeFever; 2nd, Kailyn Steiner

Class 14

• 1st, Burton LeFever;

2nd, Lola Feasel

Class 15

• 1st, Connor Lehman; 2nd, Burton LeFever

Overall

• Grand Champion, Connor Lehman (Class 15)

• Reserve Grand Champion, Burton LeFever (Class 14)

• 3rd, Burton LeFever (Class 15)

• 4th, Lindsey LeFever (Class 13)

• 5th, Kailyn Steiner

(Class 13)

Dairy Calf

Light Weight

• Champion, Hailey Cole (Class 18); Reserve Champion, Lydia Bauman

Medium Weight (Class 17)

• Champion, Kley Beer (22); Reserve Champion, Hailey Cole (23)

Light Heavy

• Champion, Hunter Smitley (Class 25); Reserve Champion, Luke Bauman (Class 26)

Heavy Weight

• Champion, Kley Beer (Class 29) ; Reserve Champion, Ryan Beer (Class 29) Overall

• Grand Champion, Kley Beer (Heavy)

• Reserve Grand Champion, Ryan Beer (Heavy)

• 3rd, Hailey Cole (Light)

• 4th, Hunter Smiteley (Light Heavy)

• 5th, Kley Beer (Medium) Special Recognitions Champion Rate of Gain, Clay Fiechter

10 Year Starter Calf Members; Aidan Habegger, Kyle Minger, Callie Neuenschwander,

Skyler Steiner, Jordan Nussbaum Showmanship Junior, Kley Beer Intermediate, Bree Kohlhagen

Senior, Lindsey LeFever

Premier, Kley Beer