Washington 4-H’ers take honors at Southeast Iowa Showdown, Final Drive

Washington County 4-H'ers earned several high honors at the annual Southeast Iowa Showdown in Donnellson and Final Drive Livestock Show in Burlington held on Sunday, July 28.

These prestigious livestock shows invite the county fair Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions from Washington, Louisa, Wapello, Van Buran, Henry, Des Moines, Jefferson, Lee, Johnson and Muscatine county fairs to compete against each other at a regional competition. This is a unique show as it is by invite only for the best of each county to compete against their neighboring counties.

The following Washington County Fair Grand Champions competed at the Southeast Iowa Showdown in Donnellson.

Champion Breeding Ewe: Garrett Greiner

Champion Market Lamb: Garrett Greiner

Champion Breeding Doe: Oaklee Sobaski

Champion Market Goat: Taylor Brinning

Champion Breeding Gilt: Rylee Libe

Champion Market Hog: Taylor Brinning

Champion Breeding Heifer: Avery Shalla

Champion Market Beef: Ryland Shalla

Several of these exhibitors were selected yet again as Grand Champions and will continue to show these animals and represent Washington County 4-H at the All Iowa Showdown in Britt, Sunday, Aug. 4.

Grand Champion Breeding Gilt: Rylee Libe

Champion Breeding Doe: Oaklee Sobaski

Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Garrett Greiner

Grand Champion Market Lamb: Garrett Greiner

Grand Champion Breeding Heifer: Avery Shalla

Grand Champion Market Animal: Ryland Shalla

Reserve champion honors were given to Taylor Brinning for Market Hog and Market Goat.

The following Washington County Fair Reserve Grand Champions competed at the Final Drive in Burlington.

Reserve Champion Breeding Ewe: Shae Lynn Becker

Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Taylor Sublette

Reserve Champion Breeding Doe: Blake Sobaski

Reserve Champion Market Goat: Grace Greiner

Reserve Champion Breeding Gilt: Braydon Younge

Reserve Champion Market Hog: Shae Lynn Becker

Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer: Brynn Younge

Reserve Champion Market Beef: Sophie Sojka

Again Washington County took many of the champions and reserve in this prestigious show of champions.

Champion Breeding Gilt – Braydon Younge

Champion Market Hog – Shae Becker

Champion Doe – Blake Sobaski

Champion Market Lamb – Taylor Sublette

Champion Breeding Heifer – Bynn Younge

Reserve Champion Market Steer – Sophie Sojka

Champion Heifer Showman – Brynn Younge

Champion Market Lamb Showman – Taylor Sublette

Champion Hog Showman – Shae Becker

Watch 'Washington County 4-H – Iowa” on Facebook for State Fair 4-H results as they come available from Aug. 8-18.