FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14, 2011

Weekend winners announced in N.C. Mountain State Fair livestock competitions

FLETCHER – Winners were announced in the Western N.C. District Junior Beef Cattle shows at the N.C. Mountain State Fair. The following were winners:

Junior Feeder Calf

• Grand champion shown by Katie Gibson of Macon County;
• Reserve champion and champion homegrown shown by Shianne Freeman of Buncombe County;
• Reserve champion homegrown shown by Jacob Wallace of Macon County;

• Grand champion shown by Bill Jones of Buncombe County;
• Reserve champion shown by Michael Carpenter of Macon County;
• Champion homegrown shown by Kaitlyn Anderson of Macon County;
• Reserve champion homegrown shown by Samantha Dehart of Macon County;

Commercial Heifer

• Grand champion shown by John Baltzell of Haywood County;
• Reserve champion shown by Kelsi Cartwright of Buncombe County;
  

• Grand and reserve champions shown by Daniel Brown of Watauga County;
• Grand and reserve champions shown by Michala Muse of Haywood County;

Gelbvieh Heifer

• Grand champion shown by Bethany Mackey of Madison County;
• Reserve champion shown by Grant Worley of Buncombe County;
  

• Grand champion shown by John Baltzell of Haywood County;
• Reserve champion shown by Chris Mackey of Madison County;

Showmanship and other awards

• Junior showmanship Grant Worley of Buncombe County;
• Intermediate showmanship Kelsi Cartwright of Buncombe County;
• Senior showmanship Chris Mackey of Madison County;
• Overall champion shown by John Baltzell of Haywood County;
• Premier exhibitor Brooklyn Murray of Rutherford County;
• Herdsmanship Award Buncombe County

The Junior Beef Cattle shows are sponsored by the Western N.C. Beef Commission and the N.C. Mountain State Fair.

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