A32-Lanca«ter Farming, Saturday, October 5, 1996
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) Brandon Ziegler won
championships for his market lamb
at many county fairs, but Wednes
day was the Erst time he and his
brother Corby ever tackled the
New Holland Fair.
Brandon’s entries resulted in
both grand champion trophies for
market and for non-sale lamb to
add to his expanding collection of
trophies. Corby took the reserve
champion non-kale market lamb
and the reserve medium weight
champion market lamb.
The no-name sheep are some the
Ziegler family had purchased from
the West. According to Brandon’s
dad Dean, the family is relunctant
to divulge exactly where because,
“we have a good source, and if we
tell others, they’d buy ’em there,
and next we’ll need to pay over the
top prices for them.”
Taking reserve grand champion
honors in the market class was
Becki Day.
Judge Travis Werley, ag loan
office for Lebanon Valley Bank,
said that Becki’s sheep was the
longest-bodied lamb he saw this
year and that it was ideally condi
tioned for a heavyweight. Howev
er, Werley went with the Ziegler
lamb because he believes it most
ideally exemplifies what the mark
et is looking for.
In her first year of showing,
Becki placed first in the beginner’s
Showmanship champions, from left, are Jennlffer Zim
merman, intermediate division; Keith Bollinger, senior divi
sion; and Beckl Day, junior division.
In the no-sale sheep competition Judged by Travis Werley, the Ziegler brothers,
Brandon, left, showed the grand champion, and Corby showed the reserve.
Ziegler Shows Champion Market
And No-Sale Lambs At New Holland
division of showmanship. The
15-ycar-old is the daughter of Cliff
and Anna Day of New Holland.
Because the family does not live
on a farm, Becki said that she kept
her two sheep in a shed in the back
yard. The neighbors, she said, were
delighted to have sheep in the
neighborhood.
Taking top honors in the senior
division of showmanship was
Keith Bollinger, son of Raymond
and Sharon Bollinger of Ephrata.
Keith also showed the grand
champions in the Cheviot and Suf
folk breeds.
It was another big night for vet
eran winner Jenniffer Zimmerman
who used her champion South
down ram to take grand champion
of all breeding sheep, and she won
showmanship in the intermediate
division. Her brother Jimmy
showed his Hampshire ewe to take
the reserve champion over all
breeds.
The Zimmermans are the child
ren of Jay and JoAnn Zimmerman
of Akron. The siblings have used
their breeding stock to win at many
local shows.
Travis Redmond of Mohton
took the reserve champion ram title
with his Shropshire champion ram
and also had the champion ewe in
that breed.
Other breed winners included
Alexandra Lauffer who showed
the champion Romney ewe and
ram, and Radell Peters who
showed the champion Dorset ram
Judge Travis Werley selects Brandon Ziegler’s lamb as the grand champion market
lamb and Beckl Day’s as the reserve.
and ewe and the hampion Jacobs
ewe.
Here is a partial listing of results
from the New Holland Sheep
Show.
SHOWMANSHIP
Division 1: 1. Keith Bollinger, 2. Tracy
Bollilnger, 3. Travis Donough.
Division 2: 1. Jennifer Zimmerman, 2.
Travis Redmond, 3 Corby Zieglei
Division 3: 1. Beckl Day, 2. Casey Sei
bert, 3 Joelynn Donough.
MARKET SALE LAMBS
A-Llghtwsight: 1. Keith Bollinger, 2. Keith
Bollinger, 3. Jennifer Calhoun.
B-Llghtwslght: 1. Jenny Hoover, 2. Josh
Hoover, 3 Travis Redmond.
C-Llghtwsight; 1. Becki Day, 2. Eric Un
angst, 3 Holly Hoover.
Lt. Weight Champion Market Lamb;
Becki Day.
Lt. Weight Rea. Champion Lamb; Eric
Unangst.
D-Msdlumwelght: 1 Corby Ziegler, 2.
Denck Bollinger, 3 Radell Peters.
E-Msdiumwsight: 1 Brandon Ziegler, 2
Joelynn Donough, 3 Tracy Bollinger
Medium Wt. Champion Market Lamb:
Brandon Ziegler.
Medium Wt. Reserve Champion Lamb:
Corby Ziegler.
F-Haavywslght; 1. Ryan Donough, 2.
Gerald Boyd, 3. Sarah Boyd.
G-Haavyweight: 1. Becki Day, 2. Amy
Bollinger, 3 Sarah Boyd.
Heavy Wt. Champion Marks! Lamb:
Becki Day
Heavy Wt. Reserve Champion Lamb:
Ryan Donough.
Grand Champion Market Lamb: Bran
don Ziegler.
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Beckl
Day.
Pairs of Market Lambs: 1. Beckl Day, 2.
Gerald Boyd, 3. Sarah Boyd.
NON-SALE LAMBS
Clasa-A: 1. Jimmy Zimmerman, 2. Jenni
fer Calhoun, 3. Anjuli Calhoun.
Class-B: 1. Brandon Ziegler, 2. Jimmy
Zimmerman, 3. Radell Peters.
Claas-C: 1. Corby Ziegler, 2. Gerald
Boyd, 3. Sarah Boyd.
Champion Non-Sals Market Lamb:
Brandon Ziegler.
Ressrv% Champion Non-Sala Market
Lamb: Corby Ziegler.
imerman’s Southdown breed caught the •
judge’s eye again. Last week It was her Southdown ewe that
was named champion over all breeds at the Ephrata Fair
and this week at the New Holland Show, it was the reserve
ewe over all breeds. Her Southdown ram was named
champion over all breeds.
BREEDING SHEEP
Class 3 • Chsvlot: Ewa Lamb -1. Keiih
Bollinger; Agad Ewe •1. ft 2. Keith Bollinger;
Breading Pair • Keith Bollinger; Champion
Ewa ■ Keith Bollinger.
Clasa 6 • Dorset: Ram Lamb -1. Radell
Peters; Ewe Lamb - 1. Renee Hoover, 2.
Radell Peters; Ewe Yearling •1. Radell Pe
ters; Aged Ewe • 1. Radell Peters; Pair ol
Breeding • 1. A 2. Radell Peters.
Champion Dorsal Ram: Radell Peters.
Champion Dorsal Ewa: Radell Peters.
Reserve: Renee Hoover.
Class 7 - Hampshire; Ram Yearling • 1.
Jimmy Zimmerman; Ewe Lamb -1 4 2 Jim
my Zimmerman; Ewa Yearling .1.42. Jim
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