Dairy Bowl Team VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff CHARLESTON, S.C. The six-member dairy bowl team rep resenting Pennsylvania lost its bid to take a national title this past week. . , A team from the New England region captured the 1990 national win. The tournament was held dur ing the 105th Annual Convention of the Holstein-Fresian Associa tion in Charleston, S.C. Junior members of the Holstein- Fresian Association meet during the convention, discuss business, compete for the dairy bowl title and spend some time taking in his toric and educational tours. There is also competition for the title of Junior Distinguished Member. However, the team from Leba non County, which had high expectations and showed lots of promise during earlier competi tions, had lost its two. first-round competitions. The quick elimination was surprising. the four actual players con sisted of two women - Rebecca Sonnen, the former state dairy princess, and Terry Hill, the cur rent Lebanon County Dairy Prin cess - and two men who have earned numerous ribbons and tro phies for their Holstein cattle - Duane Nolt and David Lentz. All, including alternates Sherry Donmoyer and former Lebanon County princess Kynel Bomgard- H 2 Broiler Feeder With Flood Gates Open, Fills Pan With Over flow Onto The Paper For Quick Starts With Minimum Waste. ******** hUhph|^|||| B . ' * JSWtrWjMM agri systems agri systems ner, have deserved reputations for possessing a great amount of knowledge about the dairy industry. But, according to team mem bers, the loss was not due to a lack of dairy knowledge - rather the use of a wrong stratem. A written test given the night prior to the start of the double eli mination tournament had Lebanon County seeded second to the team from New York. The New York team finished second in the quiz competition. Dairy bowl competitions are similar to television quiz games. During the first phase, teams are isolated and teams accumulate points based on accuracy of answers to dairy industry ques tions. Incomplete answers receive no points. The second phase of competi tions vies both teams against each other in a test of speed to touch off a button. In this phase incorrect answers result in points deducted from the total score. Terry Hill, Lebanon dairy bowl competitor, said Wednesday dur ing a telephone interview from her hotel room after the finals, that the Lebanon team actually was win ning both competitions going into the second phases of both games. “In the final round, we knew most of the questions. They were extremely easy questions. 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Lititz, PA 17543 (717) 569-2702 LARGE DO) dlicoun|( from |ett Loses Bid For Rational Title A lighter moment for the state dairy bowl team Duane Molt breaks out in laughter and the other smile along as team coach Mike Kunkle attempts to finish reading a ques tion before Rebecca Sonnen finishes the answer. Other members of the team, from the left, are Terry Hill, Kynel Bomgardner, Sherry Donmoyer and captain David Lentz. be trick questions, because they and more complicated, me Lena- through the contest,” she said sounded too easy at first, so we non team also had a rougher time waited until the question was fin- of it, losing its first state game, ished. But they weren’t trick ques- then coming back through the los lions, they were easy. We were not ers* bracket to eventually defeat buzzing quick enough. the top winners’ bracket team “In both of the first phases we twice to take the title, were beating both of them. 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STORE HOURS; Mon-Fii 7:3M:30 OPEN SATURDAY BY APPONTKENT 3=X “I’m disappointed we didn’t win (he national title,” Hill said. “But I’m happy we made it this far.” Hill also said that despite the loss to take the top title, the entire process the dairy bowl offers makes everyone a winner. “Everybody grew a lot closer FOR YOUR REMODELING NEEDS, WATERING, FEEDING OR VENTILATION EQUIPMENT CALL US Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 3ft 1990-A3S In other business, Hill reported that Tammy Balthaser also lost in her bid to be one of six Distin guished Junior Members nationally. Those who did earn the title were Daniel Carroll, Minnesota, Jeffrey DeWall, Illinois, Jeffrey King, New York, Katherine McComb, Virginia, Marie Rind sig, Wisconsin, and Scott Ruby, from Oregon. ■FORMED TUBE ia fixed inxlde and out it-reaiatance. IQE within dome :klj to all birdi. •/ADJUST LEVEL lets you set 'ening to allow for types of feed you ;cide to use. HJBLE FEED-SAVER ' on pan limits raking billing and helps you , every bit of precious feed. Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Waynesburg, Pa. Thursday, June 28, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 188. COM PARED WITH LAST THURSDAY’S MARKET. SL. COWS STEADY. BREAKING UT. & COM MERCIAL SL. COWS 50.50-58.50, CUTTER & BON. UT 49.50-54 00. CA NNER & LO CUTTER 40.00- FEW STOCK COW & CALF PAIRS 33000-685.00 PER HEAD; SHELLS DOWN TO 30.00, SEL. ONE 70, YIELD GRADE NO 1100-1600 LBS. SL. BULLS 64.00- NO. 2 850-1100 LBS. 57.00-61.00. FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 250-380 LBS. 84.00-111.00, FEW 220-270 LBS. TO 118.00. HEIFERS. MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 350-500 LBS. 80.00-88.00. BULLS MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 340-525 LBS. 79.00-90.00, FEW 200-270 LBS. TO 116.00. CALVES. 55 FEW CHOICE 97-114, FEW GOOD 95-100, STAND. & LO. GD. FEW STAND. & GD. 90- 120 LBS. 78.00- FEW 60-85 LBS. 70.00-82 00, NO. 1, HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 100-155, NO. 2 90-130 LBS. 90.00-105 00, FEW HOL. HEIFERS 90-120 LBS. 90.00- FEW BEEF CROSS 80-115 LBS. BULLS & HEIFERS 95.00-145.00. HOGS 55, BARROWS & GILTS 1-3 240-265 LBS. 57.50-58.00, FEW US No 1-3 315-550 LBS. 48.00-51 00, FEW BOARS 44 00-48 00. FEEDER PIGS 24. US NO. 1-3 30-50 LBS. FEEDER PIGS 30 00-41.00. SHEEP: 110 H. CHOICE & PRIME 75-102 LBS 51.00- LOT 66 00 GOOD/CH. 60-75 LBS. FEEDER LAMBS 54.00- LOT UTILITY 38 LBS. 39.00; SLAUGH TER SHEEP 14.00-20.50. GOATS 20: LARGE
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