Fannin competitors post wins

  • Owen Norton, Lola Temples and Ana Temples, back to front, are all smiles as they take a break between classes at the Pigs on the Ridge Invitational Market Hog Show last week at the Fannin County Agriculture Facility. All three of the youngsters came away from the show with honors.
    Owen Norton, Lola Temples and Ana Temples, back to front, are all smiles as they take a break between classes at the Pigs on the Ridge Invitational Market Hog Show last week at the Fannin County Agriculture Facility. All three of the youngsters came away from the show with honors.
  • Jason Allen, left, and Trenton Flowers are shown during the Showmanship competition at Pigs on the Ridge.
    Jason Allen, left, and Trenton Flowers are shown during the Showmanship competition at Pigs on the Ridge.
  • James Burrell claimed a second place in Showmanship competition at Pigs on the Ridge.
    James Burrell claimed a second place in Showmanship competition at Pigs on the Ridge.
  • Roy Green remained calm as his pig, shown during Breeding Gilt competiton, decided to walk away from Green’s watchful. Green was complimented by the judge for keeping his composure during the event.
    Roy Green remained calm as his pig, shown during Breeding Gilt competiton, decided to walk away from Green’s watchful. Green was complimented by the judge for keeping his composure during the event.
  • Ethan Deal exhibited a purebred spotted pig during during the Pigs on the Ridge show.
    Ethan Deal exhibited a purebred spotted pig during during the Pigs on the Ridge show.

    Fannin County School System and 4-H members came away with wheelbarrows full of honors from the Pigs on the Ridge Invitational Market Hog Show held at the Fannin County Agriculture Facility Tuesday, Febraury 10.

    Fannin County participants claimed a combination of 11 Champion and Reserve Champion titles in addition to numerous awards in showmanship and weight classes in competition against students from Walker County and Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe schools.

    Savannah Paige from Jefferson, Georgia, judged the event. She has been showing hogs and cattle on the state and national levels for the past 12 years, having been named the Georgia FFA Supreme Hog Showman five times and the state’s FFA Supreme Cattle Showman. She is attending Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, on a livestock judging scholarship.

    Fannin County winners by competition, class and division were:

    SHOWMANSHIP

    •Class 1; Ana Temples, first place;

    •Class 2: Lola Temples, first place; Owen Norton, second place;

    •Division 1 Champion, Lola Temples;

    •Division 1 Reserve Champion, Ana Temples;

    •Class 3: Cauy Sutton, first place; Trenten Flowers, second place; Jason Allen, sixth place;

    •Class 4: James Burrell, second place;

    •Class 5: Ethan Deal, first place, Roy Green, third place;

    •Division 2 Champion, Cauy Sutton;

    •Division 2 Reserve Champion, Trenten Flowers;

    •Class 6: Hunter Dickey, third place;

    •Class 8: Makain Watson, first place;

    •Class 9: Zoe Putnam, first place; Emmie Thomas, second place; Blake Nicholson, third place; Slade Epperson, fourth place;

    •Division 3 Champion, Zoe Putnam; and,

    •Division 3 Reserve Champion, Emmie Thomas.

    BREEDING GILTS

    •Class 12: Roy Green, first place; Hunter Dickey, second place;

    •Class 13: Jason Allen, first place;

    •Class 14: Owen Norton, third place;

    •Class 15: Emmie Thomas, first placed; Lola Temples, second place; Ana Temples, fourth place;

    •Reserve Champion Breeding Gilts, Emmie Thomas.

    MARKET GILT

    •Class 9: Cauy Sutton, first place;

    •Class 10: Ttrenten Flowers, first place; Blake Nicholson, third place;

    •Champion Market Gilt, Trenton Flowers;

    •Reserve Champion Market Gilt, Cauy Sutton.

    MARKET BARROWS

    •Class 2: Makain Watson, first place; Slade Epperson, second place;

    •Class 3: Emmie Thomas, first place; James Burrell, second place; Cauy Sutton, third place; Blake Nicholson, fourth place;

    •Class 4: Ana Temples, first place; Zoe Putnam, second place; Ethan Deal, third place;

    •Class 5: Trenten Flowers, first place; Owen Norton, second place; Lola Temples, third place;

    •Market Barrows Champion, Anaa Temples;

    •Market Barrows Reserve Champion, Emmie Thomas.