{"id":14845,"date":"2025-07-28T09:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=14845"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:12:52","slug":"effingham-county-fair-beef-show-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/14845-effingham-county-fair-beef-show-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham County Fair Beef Show Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14849 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SHOW-BEEF-WINNERS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SHOW-BEEF-WINNERS.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SHOW-BEEF-WINNERS-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Pictured are, front row, left to right, Paeson Lotz, Barrett Alwardt, Dusti Alwardt and Emma Wendling. Middle row, left to right,\u00a0Alice Thoele, Payton Westendorf, Conner Alwardt, Henry Alwardt and Alyson Alwardt. Back row, left to right,\u00a0Deken Kemme, Adam Stuckemeyer, Cooper McManaway, Nate Lurkins, Melia Wendling, Hayden Wendling, Alex Gordon and Eli Wendling.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BEEF SHOW AWARD WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Class\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion Simmental Female Barrett Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Simmental Female Dusti Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Champion Hereford Female Maggie Shepard<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Hereford Female Maggie Shepard<\/p>\n<p>Champion All Other Breeds Female Cooper McManaway<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Female Conner Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Champion Angus Female Deken Kemme<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Angus Female Deken Kemme<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Beef Senior Showmanship Hayden Wendling<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Beef Senior Showmanship Alex Gordon<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Intermediate Beef Showmanship Cooper McManaway<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Intermediate Beef Showmanship Nate Lurkins<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Beef Junior Showmanship Barrett Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Beef Junior Showmanship Maggie Shepard<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Beginner Beef Showmanship Paesen Lotz<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Beginner Beef Showmanship Emma Wendling<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Over-All Female Deken Kemme<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Grand Champion Over All Female Barrett Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Champion Light Weight Steer Henry Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Champion Medium Weight Steer Eli Wendling<\/p>\n<p>Champion Medium Heavy Weight Steer Barrett Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Champion Heavy Weight Steer Nate Lurkins<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Over All Steer Barrett Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Grand Champion Over All Steer Melia Wendling<\/p>\n<p>Champion Jr. Steer Adam Stuckemeyer<\/p>\n<p>Grand Champion Beef Rate of Gain Alyson Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Grand Champion Beef Rate of Gain Dusti Alwardt<\/p>\n<p>Champion Dairy Steer Peyton Westendorf<\/p>\n<p>Reserve Champion Dairy Steer Olliver Shoaf<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Pictured are, front row, left to right, Paeson Lotz, Barrett Alwardt, Dusti Alwardt and Emma Wendling. 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