Youth Shine at the 2022 Junior Live Stock Show
On Jan. 12 through 15, the youth of Young County came together at the Young County Arena to display their talents at the 2022 Young County Junior Livestock Show [YCJLS]. Olney Future Farmers of America [OFFA] and Olney 4-H Club [O4-H] were the prominent representatives of Young County.
All the youth involved in this year’s YCJLS deserve recognition for their hard work and dedication, so hats off to them, but this is a competition, and winners deserve the spotlight.
The following results are highlights from the YCJLS:
Designer Craftsman Division: Laney Kimbro, Designer Craftsman Division, Painted Rocks Class, Junior Category, 1st Place, Adult Grand Champion: Judy Etling of Newcastle and Reserve Champion: Judy Etling of Newcastle;
Photography: Junior Grand Champion: Gabrielle Musgrave, Olney 4-H, Junior Reserve Champion: Gabrielle Musgrave, Olney 4-H. Gabriella Musgrave, Photography Division/Animals Domestic Class/Junior Category, 1st, 3rd and 5th. Gabriella Musgrave, Photography Division/Landscape & Nature Class, Junior Category, 1st Place, Gabriella Musgraves, Photography Division/Plant & Flora, Junior Category, 1st and 2nd place. Gabriella Musgraves, Photography Division/Detail & Macro, Junior Category, 1st Place, Gabriella Musgrave, Photography Division/Other, Junior Category, 1st Place. Laney Kimbro, Photography Division/Landscape & Nature Class, Junior Category, 2nd Place, Laney Kimbro, Photography Division/Animals-Wildlife, Junior Category, 1st and 2nd place, Laney Kimbro, Photography Division/Dominant Color, Junior Category, 1st and 2nd place, Laney Kimbro, Photography Division/Detail & Macro, Junior Category, 2nd Place, Laney Kimbro, Photography Division/Catch-All, Junior Category, 1st Place and Laney Kimbro, Photography Division/Night, Junior Category, 1st Place. Art: Laney Kimbro, Art Division/Ink Class, Junior Category, 2nd Place, Olney FFA and Laney Kimbro, Art Division/Charcoal Class, Junior Category, 1st Place, Olney FFA. Culi-nary Division: Junior Reserve Champion: Laney Kimbro, Olney FFA and Laney Kimbro, Culinary Division/Loaf, Bundt, Sheet Cake Class/Junior Category, 2nd Place, Olney FFA.
AG Mechanics Division: Overall Showman Mallory Jeske OFFA, 1st place Metal Division and Overall Grand Champion James Coleman, AB Marquez and Cole Turner OFFA for their 10 feet Utility Trailer. Reserve Overall Grand Champion Buckley Whitaker NFFA for his Automatic Cow Feeder.
Lamb Division: Lamb Class 1 Miles Branum OFFA 2nd place, Lamb Class 2 Chloe Neal OFFA 2nd place, Brady Lisle 3rd place. Lamb Class 3 Brady Lisle OFFA 1st place. Lamb Class 4 Clara Neal 4th place.
Goat Division: Grand Champion Chloe Neal OFFA, True Creel NFFA Champion Lightweight, Chloe Neal OFFA Champion Heavy Weight, Clara Neal OFFA Reserve Heavy Weight, Paxton Pittman OFFA Junior Showman and Chloe Neal Olney FFA Senior Showman. Light Weight Class 1: True Creel NFFA 1st place. Light Weight Class 2 True Creel NFFA 2nd place. Medium Weight Class 3: Kami Bednarz OFFA 4th place. Heavy Weight Class 5: Chloe Neal OFFA 1st place and Samuel Lee O4-H 2nd place. Heavy Weight Class 6: Clara Neal OFFA 1st place, Paxton Pittman OFFA 2nd place and John Lee O4-H 3rd place.
Steer Division: Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Clay Fite O4-H. Steer Class 1: Clay Fite O4-H 1st place. Steer Class 2: Clay Fite O4-H 1st place. Steer Class 3: Julia Lewis OFFA 1st place. Steer Class 4: Clay Fite O4-H 1st place.
Rabbit Division: Senior Showman Adelade Edgington OFFA and Junior Showman Emerald Edgington OFFA. Medium Weight Rabbit: Guinevere Bivens R4-H 1st place and Audrinna Gray O4-H 2nd place. Breeder: Senior Doe Guinevere Bivens O-4H 1st place. Senior Buck: Emerald Edgington O4-H 2nd place and Guinevere Bivens R-4H 3rd place.
Swine Division: Reserve Grand Champion Peyton Bullock OFFA, Champion Duroc Peyton Bullock OFFA, Champion York-Rylan Hinojosa NFFA, Reserve York-Peyton Bullock OFFA and Reserve Dark Cross-Adley Hardin NFFA. Berk Class 4: Adley Hardin NFFA 2nd place. Duroc Class 5: Maddox Johnson OFFA 2nd place and Greenleigh Moore S-4H 3rd place. Duroc Class 6: Peyton Bullock OFFA 1st place. Hamp Class 8: Ryan Blair S-4H 3rd place. Hamp Class 9: Jackson Spurlock OFFA 2nd place. Spot Class 10: Maci McCarson OFFA 1st place, David McCarson OFFA 2nd place. Spot Class 11: Maddox Johnson OFFA 2nd place and Maci McCarson OFFA 3rd place. Spot Class 12: Laney Kimbro OFFA 4th place and August Ickert OFFA 5th place. York Class 13: Rylan Hinojosa LS-4H 1st place. York Class 14: Peyton Bullock OFFA 1st place and August Ickert OFFA 4th place. Light Cross Class 16: Donald Pint OFFA 1st place, Rylan Hinojosa LS-4H 3rd place and Julia Lewis OFFA 4th place. Dark Cross Class 18: True Creel NFFA 1st place.
Dark Cross Class 21: Adley Hardin NFFA 1st place and Peyton Bullock OFFA 2nd place. Dark Cross Class 22: Maddox Johnson OFFA 1st place.