Banners Awarded in State Fair Breeding Sheep Show
August 20, 2011
Eric Taylor of Bouton exhibited the Supreme Champion 4-H Breeding Ewe at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. The show was judged Tuesday.
Raigan Sprouse of Keota exhibited the Reserve Supreme Champion Breeding Ewe.
Roland resident Claire Petzenhauser nabbed the Grand Champion Commercial Ewe award while Tanner Berry of Sac City took the Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Ewe title.
Champions in the commercial division of the 4-H Breeding Sheep Show included:
Black Face Division 1 Champion – Chelsea Nelson, Exira
Black Face Division 1 Reserve Champion – Chance Deppe, Maquoketa
Black Face Division 2 Champion – Claire Petzenhauser, Roland
Black Face Division 2 Reserve Champion – Beth Zuber, Marengo
Black Face Division 3 Champion – Tanner Berry, Sac City
Black Face Division 3 Reserve Champion – Tanner Hild, Webster City
Champions in the purebred division of the 4-H Breeding Sheep Show included:
Suffolk Champion – Casey Jamison, Van Meter
Suffolk Reserve Champion – Sarah Sandage, Grand Junction
Hampshire Champion – Autumn Pottebaum, Alton
Hampshire Reserve Champion – Zachary Bobb, Wever
Dorset Champion – Eric Taylor, Bouton
Dorset Reserve Champion – Raigan Sprouse, Keota
Other Meat Breeds Champion – Clayton Weltha, Baxter
Other Meat Breeds Reserve Champion – Maggie Van Roekel, Wellman
White Face Influence Champion – Andrea Moser, Garden Grove
White Face Influence Reserve Champion – Dalton Pottebaum, Alton
Suffolk Pair of Ewes Champion – Casey Jamison, Van Meter
Dorset Pair of Ewes Champion – Samuel Hunstrods, Collins
All Other Meat Breeds Pair of Ewes Champion – Clayton Weltha, Baxter
“Nothing Compares” to the 2011 Iowa State Fair, celebrating 100 years of the Butter Cow August 11-21. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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