Provided by Katherine Hohenbrink 

Nineteen members of the Bluffton Cattle Club competed in the 2025 Allen County Fair. The group is directed by Alan Begg and Ashley Zeller.

RESULTS

Riley Herriman

• 1st in class with 2 Dairy Beef Steers
• 2nd in class with Dairy Beef Steer
• Dairy Beef Champion Rate of Gain
• Champion Dairy Beef Steer
• Champion Dairy Beef Showman
• Champion Senior Showman
• 1st in Dairy Beef Carcass Show
• 5th in Dairy Beef Carcass Show
• Pig-6th Overall Born and Raised

Bentley Webb

• 10th in Born and Raised Beef
• 2nd in class with Beef Steer
• 3rd in class with Beef Steer
• 4th overall Best Dressed Bovine
• 3rd Rate of Gain for Beef Steer

Teddy Zeller 

• 1st in class for Dairy Beef Feeder
• Reserve Champion for Dairy Beef Feeder
• Outstanding Livestock Interview for Dairy Beef
• 1st place Bee Keeping, Ohio State Fair participant

Branson Hilty

• 1st in class for Beef Steer
• 8th overall Beef Steer
• 5th overall Showmanship

Autumn Wishmeyer

• Best Dressed Bovine
• 1st in class for Dairy Beef Steer
• 2nd in class for Dairy Beef Steer
• Reserve Grand Champion for Dairy Beef Steer
• 4th in Rate of Gain for Dairy Beef Steer
• 2nd in Beginner Dairy Beef Livestock Interview
• 2nd in Beginner Showmanship
• 4th in Dairy Beef Carcass Show

Parker Kimmel

• 1st in Dairy Jr. Interview
• 1st Jersey Aged Cow
• Grand Champion Jersey Aged Cow
• 1st Jersey Aged Cow in open class
• Grand Champion Jersey Aged Cow in open class
•  Market Chicken-A

Declan Kimmel

• 2nd in Beginner Dairy Interview
• 1st Jr. Jersey Calf
• 1st Jr. Jersey Calf in open class
• Market Chicken-A

Henry Etgen

• 3rd in Showmanship
• 4th in March Calf
• 3rd in Winter Calf

Cash Etgen

• 3rd in March Calf
• 2nd in Winter Calf
• Champion Beginner Showmanship
• Champion of Champions Dairy Showmanship
• 9th overall Showmen of Showmen

Cody McCoy

• 1st in Dairy Beef Beginner Interview
• 3rd in Dairy Beef Beginner Showmanship
• 3rd in Dairy Beef Feeder class
• 1st in Beef Jr. Heifer Calf- Maine Anjou
• 2nd in Beef Female- Maine Anjou
• Reserve Grand Champion Beef Female

Alec McCoy

• Cloverbuds
• Beef Peewee Showmanship

Phoebe Hodges

• Plaque Award for How Does Your Garden Grow
• Outstanding ribbon for Getting Started in Art

Brody Sloan

• 1st in class Born and Raised
• 9th overall Born and Raised
• Reserve Champion Intermediate Showmanship 
• 2nd in class Market Steer
• Outstanding Livestock Interview
• 1st in class Heifer Feeder

Brock Sloan

• 4th in Rate of Gain for Market Steer
• Outstanding Interview 
• Outstanding in My Favorite Things and Grow Your Own Vegetables

Bethany Sloan

• Cloverbuds
• Pewee Beef Showmanship

Keith Hohenbrink Jr.

• 1st in class Dairy Beef Steer, 4th Overall
• 2nd in Dairy Beef Carcass Show
• 2nd in Intermediate Interview

Klaira Hohenbrink

• Dairy Beef Princess
• 1st in class Dairy Beef Steer, 3rd overall
• 6th in Rate of Gain
• 3rd in Dairy Beef Carcass Show

Kaidree Hohenbrink

• 1st in class Dairy Beef Steer
• 8th in Rate of Gain

Kyle Hohenbrink

• 2nd in class Dairy Beef Steer, 7th overall
• 7th in Dairy Beef Carcass Show