Westgerdes shows top rabbit

Maggie Westgerdes won a pair of top awards July 6 during the Jay County 4-H rabbit show.

Westgerdes topped the contest as her Holland lop won the best-in-show award. It also earned best 4-class.

Nevaeh Brower took the honor for best 6-class and also won for senior and advanced showmanship, advancing to represent the rabbit barn in the small animal supreme showmanship competition. She was also the senior rabbit ambassador.

Other winners for showmanship were Lillian Welling (novice), Ramzey Huftel (junior) and Andrew Suman (intermediate). Other ambassadors were Suman (novice) and Makinsey Murphy (master).

Other awards at the rabbit show were as follows:

Meat rabbits

Meat pen

Grand champion: Nevaeh Brower

Reserve grand champion: Lillian Welling

3. Andrew Suman

Fryer (single)

Grand champion: Nevaeh Brower

Reserve grand champion: Eli Westgerdes

3. Samuel Westgerdes

4. Maggie Westgerdes

5. Lillian Alig

Roaster

Grand champion: Eli Westgerdes

Reserve grand champion: Nevaeh Brower

3. Samuel Westgerdes

4. Andrew Suman

5. Oakley Unverferth

6. Lillian Welling

7. Jaley Knapschafer

Stewer

Grand champion: Nevaeh Brower

Reserve grand champion: Bentley Brunswick

3. Oakley Unverferth

4. Carter Wellman

5. Paisley Brunswick

6. Adam Alig

Best of meat

Grand champion: Nevaeh Brower

Reserve grand champion: Eli Westgerdes

Breeding rabbits

Angora Satin

Senior buck

1. Kaylyn Parker

Senior doe

1. Kaylyn Parker

Junior buck

1. Amara Parker

Junior doe

1. Claire Skirvin

Blue Holicer

Senior buck

1. Samuel Westgerdes

California

Senior buck

1. Lillian Welling

Senior doe

1. Lillian Welling

Junior doe

1. Emily manor

Champagne D’Argent

Senior buck

1. Oakley Unverferth

Senior doe

1. Jenna Bricker

2. Oakley Unverferth

Junior buck

1. Oakley Unverferth

Junior doe

1.Oakley Unverferth

Chinchilla

Senior buck

1. Oakley Unverferth

2. Jenna Bricker

3. Oakley Unverferth

Senior doe

1. Oakley Unverferth

2. Oakley Unverferth

Creme D’Argent

Intermediate doe

1. Bentley Brunswick

Dutch

Senior buck

1. Dominic Steveson

Senior doe

1. Jenna Bricker

Dwarf hotot

Senior buck

1. Grace Redmond

Flemish Giant

Senior buck

1. Andrew Suman

2. Jenna Bricker

3. Andrew Suman

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

2. Bryce Clevenger

3. Jenna Bricker

Intermediate buck

1. Bryce Clevenger

Junior buck

1. Ruby Redmond

2. Andrew Suman

Junior doe

1. Andrew Suman

2. Andrew Suman

Holland lop

Senior buck

1. Ramzey Huftel

2. Gracie Redmond

3. Maggie Westgerdes

Senior doe

1. Maggie Westgerdes

2. Ramzey Huftel

Junior buck

1. Ramzey Huftel

Jersey Wooly

Senior doe

1. Jenna Bricker

Lionhead

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

2. Makinsey Murphy

Senior buck

1. Makinsey Murphy

2. Andrew Suman

Senior

1. Andrew Suman

Lionhead

Black

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

2. Makinsey Murphy

REW

Senior buck

1. Makinsey Murphy

2. Andrew Suman

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

Tortoise

Senior doe

1. Tony Beiswanger

2. Andrew Suman

3. Andrew Suman

4. Tony Beiswanger

Lop - French

Senior buck

1. Eli Westgerdes

Senior doe

1. Eli Westgerdes

2. Eli Westgerdes

Lop - Mini

Solid

Senior buck

1. Jackie Tipton

Senior doe

1. Payson Rickard

Junior doe

1. Elizabeth Miller

Broken

Senior buck

1. Allison Tipton

2. Alexis Tipton

Senior doe

1. Milee Rickard

2. Emma Malyska

Junior buck

1. Gabi Miller

2. Elizabeth Miller

3. Jaley Knapschafer

Junior doe

1. Gabi Miller

2. Jaley Knapschafer

Mini Rex

Self

Senior buck

1. Andrew Suman

2. Dominic Steveson

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

Junior doe

1. Andrew Suman

Shaded

Senior buck

1. Jenna Bricker

2. Dominic Steveson

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

2. Isaac Hawbaker

3. Andrew Suman

Tan

Senior buck

1. Andrew Suman

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

Brocken

Senior buck

1. Andrew Suman

Senior doe

1. Andrew Suman

Netherland dwarf

Self

Senior buck

1. Ramzey Huftel

2. Maggie Westgerdes

3. Maggie Westgerdes

Agouti

Senior buck

1. Maggie Westgerdes

Tan

Senior buck

1. Maggie Westgerdes

2. Eli Westgerdes

3. Eli Westgerdes

4. Maggie Westgerdes

Senior doe

1. Maggie Westgerdes

AOV

Senior Buck

1. Eli Westgerdes

2. Jenna Bricker

3. Amara Parker

4. Paisley Brunswick

Senior doe

1. Gracie Redmond

2. Jenna Bricker

New Zealand 

Black

Senior doe

1. Nicholas Somers

Intermediate doe

1. Nevaeh Brower

Blue

Senior buck

1. Cayden Buckland

Broken

Senior buck

1. Nevaeh Brower

Senior doe

1. Nevaeh Brower

2. Cayden Buckland

Intermediate buck

1. Nevaeh Brower

Intermediate doe

1. Nevaeh Brower

Red 

Senior buck

1. Adam Alig

Senior doe

1. Carter Wellman

2. Lillian Alig

White

Senior buck

1. Nevaeh Brower

2. Lillian Welling

3. Danielle Somers

Senior doe

1. Nevaeh Brower

2. Lillian Welling

Intermediate buck

1. Nevaeh Brower

Intermediate doe

1. Nevaeh Brower

Junior buck

1. Nevaeh Brower

2. Lillian Welling

Junior doe

1. Nevaeh Brower

2. Lillian Welling

Polish

Blue

Senior doe

1. Dominic Steveson

Chocolate

Senior buck

1. Bryce Rickard

2. Dominic Steveson

Silver Rex

Broken

Junior doe

1. Tony Beiswanger

2. Tony Beiswanger

Silver Fox

Senior buck

1. Drake Somers

Senior doe

Drake Somers

Silver Marten

Senior buck

1. Cole Clevenger

Senior doe

1. Cole Clevenger

2. Cole Clevenger

Junior buck

1. Cole Clevenger

Junior doe

1. Cole Clevenger

Thrianta 

Senior buck

1. Samuel Westgerdes

Senior doe

1. Samuel Westgerdes

2. Samuel Westgerdes