Barnyard buddies: Fair entrants show goats, pigs
Results from Moffat County Fair goat show
Market
Grand champion: Alexi Goodnow
Reserve champion: Alexi Goodnow
Class I: 58 to 69 pounds
Dustin McLaughlin — 1st
Class II: 77 to 79 pounds
Alexi Goodnow — 1st
Class III: 80 to 89 pounds
Alexi Goodnow — 1st
Class IV: 94 to 96 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Class V: 98 to 107 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Showmanship
Senior
Champion: Andrea Maneotis
Reserve champion: Alexi Goodnow
Intermediate
Champion: Bryson Davis
Junior
Champion: Dustin McLaughlin
Reserve champion: Trinity Boulger
Results from Moffat County Fair Swine Show
Market
Grand Champion: Andrea Maneotis
Reserve Champion: Jordan Meagher
Class I: 179 to 221 pounds
Tristin Bailey — 1st
Class II: 222 to 234 pounds
Emma Knez — 1st
Class III: 235 to 240 pounds
Shaye Zimmerman — 1st
Class IV: 241 to 249 pounds
Hunter Fredrickson — 1st
Class V: 250 to 252 pounds
Kobe Meagher — 1st
Class VI: 253 to 257 pounds
Tyler Gerber — 1st
Class VII: 258 to 261 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Class VIII: 262 to 263 pounds
Kaden Hafey — 1st
Class IX: 265 to 269 pounds
Reese Weber — 1st
Class X: 270 to 275 pounds
Jordan Meagher — 1st
Class XI: 276 to 280 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Class XII: 281 to 286 pounds
Jared Baker — 1st
Showmanship
Senior
Champion: Andrea Maneotis
Reserve Champion: Jerica DeLong
Intermediate
Champion: Jared Baker
Reserve Champion: Gage Kawcak
Junior
Champion: Trinity Boulger
Reserve Champion: Aftyn Kawcak
Results from Moffat County Fair goat show
Market
Grand champion: Alexi Goodnow
Reserve champion: Alexi Goodnow
Class I: 58 to 69 pounds
Dustin McLaughlin — 1st
Class II: 77 to 79 pounds
Alexi Goodnow — 1st
Class III: 80 to 89 pounds
Alexi Goodnow — 1st
Class IV: 94 to 96 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Class V: 98 to 107 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Showmanship
Senior
Champion: Andrea Maneotis
Reserve champion: Alexi Goodnow
Intermediate
Champion: Bryson Davis
Junior
Champion: Dustin McLaughlin
Reserve champion: Trinity Boulger
Results from Moffat County Fair Swine Show
Market
Grand Champion: Andrea Maneotis
Reserve Champion: Jordan Meagher
Class I: 179 to 221 pounds
Tristin Bailey — 1st
Class II: 222 to 234 pounds
Emma Knez — 1st
Class III: 235 to 240 pounds
Shaye Zimmerman — 1st
Class IV: 241 to 249 pounds
Hunter Fredrickson — 1st
Class V: 250 to 252 pounds
Kobe Meagher — 1st
Class VI: 253 to 257 pounds
Tyler Gerber — 1st
Class VII: 258 to 261 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Class VIII: 262 to 263 pounds
Kaden Hafey — 1st
Class IX: 265 to 269 pounds
Reese Weber — 1st
Class X: 270 to 275 pounds
Jordan Meagher — 1st
Class XI: 276 to 280 pounds
Andrea Maneotis — 1st
Class XII: 281 to 286 pounds
Jared Baker — 1st
Showmanship
Senior
Champion: Andrea Maneotis
Reserve Champion: Jerica DeLong
Intermediate
Champion: Jared Baker
Reserve Champion: Gage Kawcak
Junior
Champion: Trinity Boulger
Reserve Champion: Aftyn Kawcak
Craig — A full range of farm residents was out and about Thursday as the festivities of the Moffat County Fair continued with the goat and swine shows.
Area youths trotted out their goats in the morning for judging in the showmanship and market categories, with the latter encompassing animals from 58 to 107 pounds ready to go up for auction.
Alexi Goodnow took home grand champion and reserve champion with her goats, Swayze and Kahlua, both of which were the individual winners in the Class II and Class III weight levels, respectively.
The 15-year-old first started her tan and white companions down the road to victory earlier this year.
“I’ve had them since January or February, but I’ve worked with goats, lambs and pigs for years,” she said.
Alexi also took reserve champion behind blue-ribbon winner Andrea Maneotis within the senior showmanship goat category, but for Alexi, the payoff is demonstrating her commitment to her animals.
“It was great getting to show what we’ve worked hard for,” she said. “This is a great organization here.”
Later in the day, Mariah Bangs, 15, was raring to go for the swine show, an event she’s entered her porcine pals in for three years. Although her 244-pound porker failed to place within the senior showmanship category, she wasn’t discouraged.
“It’s really competitive here and a lot of people do it, so it’s not easy to win, and that’s why I love it,” she said.
Although only a select few make it to champion status, you’d have to search hard for a participant who doesn’t enjoy the fair atmosphere.
Goat handler Wyatt Bellio, 14, placed third and seventh in market and showmanship, but working with his goat Pedro is an ongoing project. Wyatt said the best part of this time of year is socializing with people with similar interests.
“I love being around people, and it’s fun to see everybody here,” he said.
Andy Bockelman can be reached at 970-875-1793 or abockelman@CraigDailyPress.com.
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