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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Here are the results from the 2015 North Star Classic Cattle Show held December 4th at the North Dakota Winter Show Event Center in Valley City.
Special thanks to North Dakota Winter Show Event Coordinator Angie Curtis and photographer Kayla Sorby for their work arranging this story and the photos.
Curtis said there were 500 entries from livestock owners in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and as far south as Colorado.
She said a new event this year was “Fairest of Them All” featuring Grand Champion Heifers across the state. The top prize was $1,000.
Open Show: Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Grand and Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifers and Bulls.
Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull.
Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Bull.
Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Gelbvieh Heifer.
Above: Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer.
Sundsbak Farms, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Red Angus Heifer – Not Pictured.
Hennessy Show Cattle, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer – Not Pictured.
Wasum Red Angus, of Halliday, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Red Angus Bull – Not Pictured.
Cargo Stock Farm, of Arnegard, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Red Angus Bull.
Above: Wulfekuhle Show Calves, of Wolverton, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Heifer in Other Breeds.
Trey Skoglund, of Hecla, SD, exhibited the Reserve Champion Heifer in Other Breeds – Not Pictured.
Above: Hennessy Show Cattle, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion LimFlex Heifer.
Above: Dakitch Farms, of Ada, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion LimFlex Heifer.
Above: Vada Vickland, of Longmont, CO, exhibited the Grand Champion Chi Heifer – this heifer was also the Supreme Individual Female in the Open Show.
Above: Vickland Show Cattle of Longmont, CO, exhibited the Grand Champion Simmental Heifer.
Above: Kaitlyn Kline, of Anamoose, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Chi-Influenced Heifer.
Above: Wollmuth Ranch, of Moffit, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Sim-Influenced Heifer.
Above: Hawkins Cattle, of Lowry, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Sim Influenced Heifer.
Above: Hall Stock Farm, of Berthold, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Sim-Influenced Bull.
Above: Hawkins Cattle, of Lowry, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Sim-Influenced Bull.
Above: Blair Cattle Co., Brady Blair of Glenwood, MN, exhibited the Grand and Reserve Champion Charolais Heifers.
Above: Blair Cattle Co., Clay Blair of Glenwood, MN, exhibited the Grand and Reserve Champion Charolais Heifers.
Hennessy Show Cattle, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer – Not Pictured.
Above: Sterling Kappes, of Aberdeen, SD, exhibited the Grand Champion Simmental Bull.
Above: Lucas Anderson/Highland Acres, of Starbuck, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Simmental Bull.
Above: Riley Johnson, of Jackson, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Maine Heifer.
Above: Cargo Stock Farm, of Arnegard, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Maine Heifer.
Above: Cargo Stock Farm, of Arnegard, ND exhibited the Grand Champion Shorthorn Heifer.
Above: Braden Grefe/BBB Show Cattle, exhibited the Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer.
Above: Jungels Shorthorn Farm, of Kathryn, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull.
Above: Damin Hadorn-Papke, of Eau Claire, WI, exhibited the Reserve Champion Shorthorn Bull.
Above: Samantha Podzimek, of Mitchell, SD, exhibited the Grand Champion Commercial Heifer.
Above: Riley Johnson, of Jackson, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer.
Above: McClellan Cattle Co., of Armstrong, IA, exhibited the Grand Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer.
Above: Clay Osterday, of Java, SD, exhibited the Reserve Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer.
Paul Vandeberghe/Flying V Angus, of Cleveland, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Angus Cow/Calf pair – Not Pictured.
Above: Purfeerst Farms, of Faribualt, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Angus Heifer.
Above: Audra Montgomery, of Carrington, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Angus Heifer.
Above two photos: Chestnut Angus Farm, of Pipestone, MN exhibited the Grand Champion Angus Bull. This bull was also the Supreme Individual Bull in the Open Show.
Above: Frey Angus Ranch, of Granville, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Angus Bull.
Above: Delaney Herefords, of Lake Benton, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Hereford Heifer.
Above: Delaney Herefords, of Lake Benton, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Hereford Bull.
Lucas Nord, of Wolverton, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer – Not Pictured.
Above: Jake Baumgarten, of Belfield, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Hereford Bull.
The Pen show supreme champions are as follows:
Above: Delaney Herefords, of Lake Benton, MN, exhibited the Supreme Pen of Bulls.
Above: Hennessy Show Cattle, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Supreme Pen of Females.
- Grand Steer Champion.
Above: The “AgCountry Junior Market Steer and Heifer Showdown” grand champion steer exhibited by Grant Vickland, of Longmont, CO.
The “Fairest of Them All” Show Champions listed below:
Above: Grand Champion: Fletcher Hennessy – Des Lacs, ND
Above: Reserve Champion: Audra Montgomery – Carrington, ND
Above: 3rd- Addison Magill – Verona, ND
Above: 4th- Jamison Neshem – Berthold, ND
Above: 5th – Rylee Lodoen – Westhope, ND.
Above: 2015 NSC Livestock Honoree, Keith Cavett, of Nome, ND and family.
Above: Also recognized during the NSC was Shane Giedd, of Washburn, ND. Giedd was the recipient of 2014 North Star Classic $500 Scholarship.
The open show judges were Jeff Fruhling, of Homer, IL and Garrett Knebel, of West Fargo, ND.
The junior show judges were Ron Bruns, of Baltic, SD and Chuck Ringkob, of Lake City, SD. They both were judges for junior breed show, market animal show and showmanship.
Chuck Ringkob also judged the pen show entries.
Here are the Junior showmanship champs listed below:
Haley Anderson – Milnor, ND – Senior Division
Samantha Podzimek – Mitchell, SD – Intermediate Division
Jamison Neshem – Berthold, ND – Junior Division
Molly Hansen – Carrington, ND – Peewee Division
Above: Vada Vickland, of Longmont, CO, exhibited the Grand Champion Chi Heifer – this heifer was also the Overall Grand Champion Heifer in the Junior Show (Also the heifer that was the “Supreme Individual Female” in the Open Show.)
Above: Paige Netze, of Lamberton, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Chi Heifer.
Fletcher Hennessy, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion LimFlex Heifer – not pictured.
Jaime Lundquist, of Hampden, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion LimFlex Heifer.
Bailey Dockter, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Gelbvieh Heifer.
Above: Cierra Dockter, of Medina, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer.
Above: Emma Vickland, of Longmont, CO, exhibited the Grand Champion Hereford Heifer.
Nick Delaney, of Lake Benton, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer. Not pictured.
Audra Montgomery, of Carrington, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Angus Heifer. Not pictured.
Above: Tyler Bush, of Britton, SD, exhibited the Reserve Champion Angus Heifer.
Rory McClellan, of Armstrong, IA, exhibited the Grand Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer. Not pictured.
Above: Clay Osterday, of Java, SD, exhibited the Reserve Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer.
Above: Fletcher Hennessy, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Simmental Heifer. This heifer was also the Overall Reserve Champion Heifer in the Junior Show.
Above: Marin Eeg, of Greenbush, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer.
Above: Sterling Kappes, of Aberdeen, SD, exhibited the Grand Champion Sim-Influenced Heifer.
Above: Whitney Olson, of Alexandria, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Sim-Influenced Heifer.
Chris Schmit, of Oakes, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Lowline Heifer . Not pictured.
Sara Hatlewick, of Jamestown, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Lowline Heifer. Not pictured.
Above: Damin Hadorn-Papke, of Eau Claire, WI, exhibited the Grand Champion Shorthorn Heifer.
Above: Allison Nord, of Kathryn, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer.
Above: Lee Bjorklund, of Henning, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Red Angus Heifer.
Eli Hennessy, of Des Lacs, ND, exhibited the Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer. Not pictured.
Above: Riley Johnson, of Jackson, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Maine Heifer.
Above: Paige Janke, of Hixton, WI, exhibited the Reserve Champion Maine Heifer.
Vada Vickland, of Longmont, CO, exhibited the Grand Champion Commercial Heifer. Not pictured.
Riley Johnson, of Jackson, MN, exhibited the Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer.
Above: Brady Blair, of Glenwood, MN, exhibited the Grand Champion Charolais Heifer.
Above: Jacob Leier, of Kintyre, ND, exhibited the Grand Champion Limousin Bull.
Special thanks to North Dakota Winter Show Event Coordinator Angie Curtis and photographer Kayla Sorby for their work arranging this story and the photos.