CREEDS — The Virginia Beach 4-H Livestock Club held its annual livestock show and sale on Thursday, June 1, and Friday, June 2, at the Creeds Ruritan Community Complex.
The community event mixes showmanship and the skill and responsibility of raising animals and working them so they can be shown, as well as an aspect that can be hard for some young people — animals heading to market.
“The experience is pretty cool — just being able to take care of animals and take ownership,” said Zach Cushing, a 17-year-old junior at Kellam High School who is in his sixth year in 4-H. “It’s fun.”
Camille Mitchell, a 16-year-old Hickory High School sophomore, is in her eighth year working with animals with 4-H. She, too, said she enjoyed working with the animals, each with their own personalities.
Amid the auction on Friday, June 2, Torrence Spreder, 10, spent time with a hog she had raised named Patches.
“I was cuddling him because he’s going to the slaughterhouse, and I’m sad,” she said.
Yet she said she enjoys the experience of participating in the 4-H livestock club, including interacting with other young people.
“I like that you get to see other animals and how people raise them,” she said. “And it’s just fun to work with your own animal.”
Steer Fitting & Showmanship
► Senior: Logan Brickhouse, grand; Reagan Vaughan, reserve
► Intermediate: Logan Gentry, grand; Bailey Flanagan, reserve
► Junior: Olivia Vaughan, grand; Daisy Williams, reserve
Hog Fitting & Showmanship
► Senior: Dawson Cox, grand; Parker Woodruff, reserve
► Intermediate: Riley Grimstead, grand; Jack Savage, reserve
► Junior: Lucianno Kovacs, grand; Grace Schratwieser, reserve
► Novice: Austin Cox, grand; Robby Kovacs, reserve
Lamb Fitting & Showmanship
► Senior: Camille Mitchell, grand; Brooklyn Cortazzo, reserve
► Intermediate: Wyatt Schratwieser, grand; Emily Kovacs, reserve
► Junior: Grace Schratwieser, grand; Robby Kovacs, reserve
► Novice: Alexander Huban, grand
Goat Fitting & Showmanship
► Senior: Camille Mitchell, grand; Joanna Gerace, reserve
► Intermediate: Wyatt Schratwieser, grand; Annamarie Wells, reserve
► Junior: Grace Schratwieser, grand; Kylie Putz, reserve
► Novice: Avonlea Flanagan, grand
Breeding Does
► Camille Mitchell, grand; Wyatt Schratwieser, reserve
Market Steer
► Logan Brickhouse, grand; Logan Gentry, reserve; Olivia Gibson, 3rd
Market Hog
► Parker Woodruff, grand; Logan Gentry, reserve; Dawson Cox, 3rd
Market Goat
► Camille Mitchell, grand; Wyatt Schratwieser, reserve; Landin Spruill, 3rd
Breeding Does
► Camille Mitchell, grand; Wyatt Schratwieser, reserve; Camille Mitchell, 3rd
Market Lamb
► Wyatt Schratwieser, grand; Camille Mitchell, reserve; Grace Schratwieser, 3rd
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