Nearly 400 Wood County Junior Fair youth participated in the Livestock Skillathon on July 16 at the Wood County Junior Fair Building. They were able to compete in eight different animal species, including beef, dairy, goats, horses, poultry, rabbits, sheep, and swine.
Each skillathon station quizzed members on their knowledge of breeds, body parts, medication, feed, and structure. The skillathon contest is divided into senior (14 and over) and junior (13 and younger) categories. The skillathon is one of the components of the champion project within each species.
The results are as follows:
Horses – Junior Division
- 1st– Kallie Lewark, Wood N Horses
- 2nd– Ava Seibert, Cactus Kids
- 3rd– Khloe Johns, Saddles N Surreys
- 4th– Kennedy Seibert, Cactus Kids
- 5th– Ayla Kramp, Wood N Horses
- 6th– Olivia Violi, Horses R Us
- 7th– Riley Rowland, Wood N Horses
- 8th– Kaitlyn Grames, Sunset Saddlers
- 9th tie – Hailey Dixon, Wood N Horses, and Gracelyn Boswell, Sunset Saddlers
- 10th– Kaylee Kesling, Horses R US
Horses – Senior Division
- 1st–Laina Schmeltz, Sunset Saddlers
- 2nd–Liesl Pinkelman, Horses R Us
- 3rd–Kylah Crawford, Horse N Around
- 4th tie–Myla Junge, Cactus Kids, and Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 5th–Jewel Aldrich, Horses R Us
- 6th tie–Amelia Sadowski, Horses R Us; Evelyn Souvenier, Beaver Creek Boosters; and Ella Schuessler-Recker, Horses R Us
- 7th–Ellery Rhodes, Sunset Saddlers
- 8th–Scott McKenzie Horses R Us
- 9th–Lauren Oestreich, Horses R Us
- 10th–Alyana Eisentrager, Hoof Beats
Beef – Junior Division
- 1st–Beau Sautter, Simply Stock
- 2nd–Landry Gerwin, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 3rd–Chance Holley, Simply Stock
- 4th–Cassidy Wolf, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 5th–Emil Stevenson, Lake Harvesters
- 6th–Hadyn Pickerel, Livestock Unlimited
- 7th–Joel Cordonnier, Duke’s Mixture
- 8th tie–Bristol McDowell, Banners and Beyond, and Mackenzie Wolf, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 9th–Peyton Hale, Livestock Unlimited
- 10th–Ella Beach, Livestock Unlimited
Beef – Senior Division
- 1st–Evelyn Souvenier, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 2nd–Sara Britton, Leaders of Tomorrow
- 3rd–Anna Ayers, Otsego-Penta FFA
- 4th–Ali Meek, Banners and Beyond
- 5th–Landon Seedorf, Livestock Unlimited
- 6th–Jocelyn Belleville, Simply Stock
- 7th–Gordon Ayers, Otsego-Penta FFA
- 8th–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 9th–Grace Miller, Duke’s Mixture
- 10th–Isaac Cordonnier, Otsego Penta FFA
Dairy – Junior Division
- 1st–Mackenzie Wolf, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 2nd–Alexis Casey, Country Paws
- 3rd–Landry Gerwin, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 4th–Emily Ernsthausen, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 5th–Cassidy Wolf, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 6th–Audrey Begeman, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 7th–Livy Emch, Dowling Stitch Stir and Stock
- 8th–Ava Seibert, Golden Key
- 9th–Kensley Oechsle, Portage Valley
Dairy – Senior Division
- 1st–Evelyn Souvenier, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 2nd–Mackayla Casey, Country Paws
- 3rd–Nora Menzie, Farmcrafters
- 4th–Karlie Salyers, Elmwood FFA
- 5th–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 6th–Alexis Ault, Clover Kids
- 7th–Micaela Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 8th–David Claydon, Eastwood FFA
- 9th–Dakota Blasius, Prime Cut Kids
Goats – Junior Division
- 1st–Jessa Donaldson, Golden Key
- 2nd–Jaedyn Richards, Livestock Unlimited
- 3rd–Nora Cordonnier, Duke’s Mixture
- 4th tie–Lila McGrain, Tontogany Hotwires, and Adalida Culp, Duke’s Mixture
- 5th–Cassidy Wolf, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 6th–Lainey Ernsthausen, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 7th–Emily Ernsthausen, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 8th–Maggie Bodey, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 9th–Raelyn Schulte, Lake Harvesters
- 10th–Hazel Lafontaine, Country Paws
Goats – Senior Division
- 1st–Evelyn Souvenier, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 2nd–Anna Ayers, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 3rd–Jocelyn Belleville, Simply Stock
- 4th–Avery Sautter, Simply Stock
- 5th–Ali Meek, Banners and Beyond
- 6th–Gordon Ayers, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 7th–Kathryn Shultz, Jackson Livestock
- 8th–Issac Cordonnier, Duke’s Mixture
- 9th–Abby English, Golden Key
- 10th–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
Poultry – Junior Division
- 1st–Blake Mahlman, Leaders of Tomorrow
- 2nd–Cate Brossia, Lake Harvesters
- 3rd–Ellianna Bucklew, Country Paws
- 4th–Killian Frankart, Lake Harvesters
- 5th–Jillian Swartz, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 6th–June Thompson, Country Paws
- 7th–Allison Dickey, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 8th–Audrey Anderson, Banners and Beyond
- 9th–Calvin Corney, Clover Achievers
- 10th–George Henson, Duke’s Mixture
Poultry – Senior Division
- 1st–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 2nd–Micaela Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 3rd–Jenica Rollheiser, Portage Valley
- 4th–Grace Miller, Duke’s Mixture
- 5th–Abby English, Golden Key
- 6th–Kathryn Shultz, Jackson Livestock
- 7th–Travis Vollmar, Country Roots
- 8th–Brady Swartz, Otsego FFA
- 9th–Ava Ryan, Jackson Livestock
- 10th–Addison Corney, Clover Achievers
Rabbits – Junior Division
- 1st–Nora Cordonnier, Duke’s Mixture
- 2nd–Karlee Schwab, Black Swamp Outlaws
- 3rd–Natalie Durham, Colorful Clovers
- 4th–Alyson Taylor, Portage Valley
- 5th–George Henson, Duke’s Mixture
- 6th–Mackenzie Wolf, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 7th–Madi Herringshaw, Leaders of Tomorrow
- 8th–Paisley Long, Klassy Kids
- 9th–Amelia Siegler, Country Paws
- 10th–Jillian Swartz, Beaver Creek Boosters
Rabbits – Senior Division
- 1st–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 2nd–Ryleigh Perry, Klassy Kids
- 3rd–Micaela Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 4th–Savannah Shroyer, Wood N Horses
- 5th–Camryn Taylor, Portage Valley
- 6th–Brooklyn King, Duke’s Mixture
- 7th–Brady Swartz, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 8th–Brynlee Schwab, Black Swamp Outlaws
- 9th–Paxton Reynolds, Country Paws
- 10th–Evelyn Souvenier, Beaver Creek Boosters
Sheep – Junior Division
- 1st–Adalida Culp, Duke’s Mixture
- 2nd–Chloe Moser, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 3rd–Chance Holley, Simply Stock
- 4th–Reed Hanna, Leaders of Tomorrow
- 5th–Eleanor Bockbrader, Portage Valley
- 6th–Eloise Ward, Country Roots
- 7th–Gia Stickel, Simply Stock
- 8th–Bentley Richards, Livestock Unlimited
- 9th–Parker Hanna, Leaders of Tomorrow
- 10th–Thomas Bockbrader, Portage Valley
Sheep – Senior Division
- 1st–Claire Lampe, Simply Stock
- 2nd tie – Gavin Richards, Livestock Unlimited, and Ali Meek, Banners and Beyond
- 3rd–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 4th–Micaela Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 5th–Evelyn Souvenier, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 6th–David Claydon, Portage Valley
- 7th–Aidan Thomas, Livestock Unlimited
- 8th–Josh Bingham, Simply Stock
- 9th–Kate Conway, BG FFA
- 10th–Adalynda Doyle, Country Roots
Swine – Junior Division
- 1st–Brooks Muir, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 2nd–Easton Muir, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 3rd–Chloe Moser, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 4th–Bristol McDowell, Banners and Beyond
- 5th tie – Maddix Fisher, Livestock Unlimited, and Alexis Casey, Country Paws
- 6th–Ainsley Getz, Simply Stock
- 7th–Mckenzie Huss, Livestock Unlimited
- 8th–Ezdon Vetter, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 9th–Kelcie Kellermeier, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 10th–Joanie Vetter, Beaver Creek Boosters
Swine – Senior Division
- 1st tie – Claire Lampe, Simply Stock, and Kamryn Sundermeier, Blue Ribbon Rangers
- 2nd–Morgan Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 3rd–Shipley Morlock, Livestock Unlimited
- 4th–Anna Ayers, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 5th–Kyleigh Baltz, Klassy Kids
- 6th–Mara Bankey, Country Paws
- 7th–Ali Meek, Banners and Beyond
- 8th–Mackayla Casey, Country Paws
- 9th–Micaela Wiechman, Beaver Creek Boosters
- 10th–Alexis Ault, Clover Kids
