York 4-H Center Hosts Regional 4-H Livestock Contest
Top senior individuals. From left, Travis Adam,
in sheep; Ann Leed, first in reasons and overall
place individual; and Emilie Miller, first place in beef.
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
BAIR (York Co.) Fifty-five
4-H’ers from seven counties par
ticipated in the Southeast Re
gional 4-H Livestock Judging
Contest last week here at the
York 4-H Center.
A prelude to the State 4- H
Days at Penn State, for the first
time the regional livestock
judging contest was opened to
other counties.
At last week’s event, Perry and
Susquehanna counties, in addi
tion to teams from several coun
ties in southeast Pennsylvania,
participated.
Some counties “don’t have the
facilities or resources to do some
thing like this,” said Linda
Spahr, contest coordinator and
York County extension agent.
Top senior individual at the
contest was Ann Leed, 18,
daughter of Robert and Nancy
Leed, Myerstown. Ann’s total
score was 501 with a reason’s
total of 135.
Ann, who will study animal
science and preveterinary med
icine at lowa State in the fall, has
been a 4-H member for nine
years.
A 2000 Eastern Lebanon
County High School graduate,
Ann said her strength in the re
gional contest was reasons. “I
struggled with the sheep
judging,” she said. “Normally I
do really well with that.”
Ann said that the regional con
test first place team from Leba
non County, consisting of Tim
Schaeffer, herself, and Travis
Adam, recently placed first in the
national Cattail Classic in Wood
bine, Md. The classic hosts teams
from Pennsylvania,
Maryland, North Car
olina, and other states.
“It’s a big contest,”
she said.
Ann is a member of
tHe Lebanon County
4-H Sheep and Beef
Club. She is sheep club
news reporter and beef
club secretary.
Ann noted that she
won at the regional
livestock competition
three or four years
ago. She served as
president of the Elco
FFA and lives on her
family’s sheep and
beef farm.
Brandy Bankert, 13, daughter
of Sue and Wayne Bankert and
Red Lion High School ninth
grader, won top junior individu
al.
Brandy, with a total score of
343, is a member of the York 4-H
Lamb and Wool Club.
A six-year 4-H member, Bran
dy won the contest for the first
time.
Her strength, Brandy noted,
was judging sheep. The Bankerts
raise Southdown sheep on their
farm. The York County team
placed third at the regional con
test.
Brandy says she plans to enroll
in Red Lion FFA.
Senior championship team
went to Lebanon County, consis
ting of Travis Adam, Ann Leed,
and Tim Schaeffer. Junior cham
pion team went to Lancaster
County, which consisted of Joe
lynn Donough, Adam Zurin, and
Johanna Rohrer.
Judges for the event were Bob
Mikesell, associate swine special
ist at Penn State, beef judge;
Dave Greene, retired Carroll
County, Maryland extension
agent, sheep judge; and Kent
Strode, Mechanicsburg, swine
judge.
In the contest, participants
judged two classes of market
hogs, Simmental heifers, cross
bred market steers, Southdown
yearling ewes, and a class of
market lambs. There was a total
of eight animals for each species.
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State 4-H Achievement Days
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The regional contest was con
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SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGING
CONTEST RESULTS
JUNIORS
Beef Individuals 1 Joelynn Donough 2
Adam Zunn 3 Erin Willard
Sheep Individuals. 1 John Ebersole 2
D C Sunday 3. Zane Martin
Swine Individuals 1 Zane Martin 2
Denise Hardisky 3 Erin Willard.
OVERALL INDIVIDUAL
Brandy Bankert
first
Beef Team. 1. Lancaster (Joelynn Do
nough, Adam Zunn, and Johanna Rohrer)
2. Lebanon (Erin Willard. Jamie Willard,
and Jake Spatz). 3. Lancaster (Stephanie
Kauffman, Megan Little, and Jaymi McMi
chael).
Sheep Team; 1. Perry (Samantha Sem
rau, John Ebersole, and Zane Martin). 2
York (Jennifer Shultz, D.C. Sunday, and
Brandy Bankert) 3. Lancaster (Joelynn Do
nough, Adam Zunn, and Johanna Rohrer)
Swine Team' 1. Susquehanna County
(Denise Hardisky, Shane Conrad, and
Dana Hardisky). 2. Perry (Samantha Sem
rau, John Ebersole, and Zane Martin). 3.
Lancaster (Joelynn Donough, Adam Zunn,
and Johanna Rohrer).
Overall Team- 1. Lancaster (Joelynn Do
nough, Adam Zunn, and Johanna Rohrer).
2. Perry (Samantha Semrau, John Eber
sole, and Zane Martin) 3. York (Jennifer
Shultz, D.C Sunday, and Brandy Bankert).
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Brandy Bankert won
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placing at the livestock
judging contest.
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First-place junior team from Lancaster County. From
left, Johanna Rohrer, Adam Zurin, and Joelynn Donough.
SENIORS
6eef Individual: 1. Emilie Miller. 2. Ann
Leed. 3. Nate Tice.
Sheep Individual; 1. Travis Adam. 2. Em
ilie Miller. 3. Matt Manbeck.
Swine Individual: 1. Jason Rohrer. 2
Ann Leed. 3. John Hines.
Reasons Individual; 1. Ann Leed. 2. Tra
vis Adam. 3. Tim Schaeffer.
OVERALL INDIVIDUAL
Ann Leed
Beef Team: 1. Lebanon (Travis Adam,
Ann Leed, Tim Schaeffer). 2. Berks (Emilie
Miller, Matt Manbeck, and Kristy Dietnch).
3. Lebanon (Jen Campbell, Nate Tice, and
Nate Spatz).
Sheep Team: 1. Berks (Emilie Miller,
First-place senior livestock judging team from Leba
non County. From left, Tim Schaeffer, Ann Leed, and Tra
vis Adam.
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Matt Manbeck, and Knsty Dietrich). 2. Leb
anon (Travis Adam, Ann Leed, and Tim
Schaeffer). 3. Lancaster (Ryan Donough,
Radell Peters, Jason Rohrer)
Swine Team: 1 Perry (Sheena Hines,
John Hines, and Josh Miller) 2. Lebanon
(Travis Adam, Ann Leed, and Tim Schaef
fer). 3. Lancaster (Ryan Donough, Radell
Peters, and Jason Rohrer).
Reasons Team' 1. Lebanon (Travis
Adam, Ann Leed, Tim Schaeffer). 2. Leba
non (Jen Campbell, Nate Tice, Nate Spatz).
3. Lancaster (Ryan Donough, Radell Pet
ers, and Jason Rohrer).
Overall Team: 1. Lebanon (Travis Adam,
Ann Leed, and Tim Schaeffer). 2. Berks
(Emille Miller, Matt Manbeck, and Knsty
Dietnch). 3. Lebanon (Jen Campbell, Nate
Tice, and Nate Spatz).