Pennsylvania Guernsey Takes Grand Champion at 2014 Premier National Junior Show

Maple Bottom Pizza Pie, a Guernsey owned by Selby Hawkins of Scottdale, Westmoreland County, took Grand Champion honors at the Premier National Guernsey Show held at the 2014 All American Dairy Show on Monday, Sept. 15, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show and Complex Center, Harrisburg.

Pizza Pie and Hawkins also secured the Senior Champion title after winning the 4 Year Old Cow class and both received the Best Female Bred and Owned honors.

Reserve Champion honors were received by Ripley Esther of Moravia, N.Y. Esther and Ripley Farms A Pie Shelby also placed second in the 4 Year Old Cow class.

Kaila Stoltzfous of East Earl, Lancaster County secured the Intermediate Champion title while Hannah Wilson of Middletown, MD, received Reserve Intermediate Champion.

Junior Champion honors went to Karli Stoltzfus of East Earl, Lancaster County and Reserve Junior Champion honors were received by Cara Trotter of Enon Valley, Lawrence County.

The judge for the show was Doug Evans of Georgetown, N.Y.

First place winners for the 2014 Premier National Junior Show:
Spring Heifer Calf – Holler-Way Carolina Girl, Julianne Holler, Sharpsville, Mercer Co.
Winter Heifer Calf – Warwick Manor Alymo Pie, Karli Stoltzfus, East Earl, Lancaster Co.
Fall Heifer Calf – Trotacre Tiller Maylyn-ET, Cara Trotter, Enon Valley, Lawrence Co.
Summer Yearling Heifer – Sniders Caden Ava, Allie Snider, New Enterprise, Bedford Co.
Spring Yearling Heifer – Ripley Farms YB C Eliza, Elizabeth Ripley, Moravia, N.Y.
Winter Yearling Heifer – Reich-Dale Rebel Airesse, Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg, Franklin Co.
Fall Yearling Heifer (Not in Milk) – GR-Ripley Farms Rudy Nikki, Benjamin Axtell, Moravia, N.Y.
Junior Champion – Warwick Manor Alymo Pie, Karli Stoltzfus, East Earl, Lancaster Co.
Reserve Junior Champion – Trotacre Tiller Maylyn-ET, Cara Trotter, Enon Valley, Lawrence Co.
Dry Cow – Green Slopes Royalty Rebel, Macy McDonald Walason, Farm Imler, Blair Co.
Yearling Heifer in Milk – Trotacre Phoenix Marli-ET, Jamie Trotter, Enon Valley, Lawrence Co.
Cow, Junior 2 Year Old – Knapps Regis Tabby-ET, Kaila Stoltzfus, East Earl, Lancaster Co.
Cow, Senior 2 Year Old – Walnut Ridge Mentor Sophia, Hannah Wilson, Middletown, Md.
Cow, Junior 3 Year Old – Warwick Manor Kojack-Rollins, Kaila Stoltzfus, East Earl, Lancaster Co.
Cow, Senior 3 Year Old – Maplehurst YB Mercy, Marshall Overholt, Prairie, Ohio
Intermediate Champion – Knapps Regis Tabby-ET, Kaila Stoltzfus, East Earl, Lancaster Co.
Reserve Intermediate Champion – Trotacre Phoenix Marli-ET, Jamie Trotter, Enon Valley, Lawrence Co
Cow, 4 Years Old – Maple Bottom Pizza Pie, Shelby Hawkins, Scottdale, Westmoreland Co.
Cow, 5 Years Old – Paradise Acres Yogibear Nip, Andrew Pifer, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co.
Cow, 6 Years Old & Older – Warwick Manor O Sadie, Kaila Stoltzfus, East Earl, Lancaster Co.
Senior Champion – Maple Bottom Pizza Pie, Shelby Hawkins, Scottdale, Westmoreland Co.
Reserve Senior Champion – Ripley Farms A Pie Shelby, Esther Ripley, Moravia, N.Y.
Grand Champion – Maple Bottom Pizza Pie, Shelby Hawkins, Scottdale, Westmoreland Co.
Reserve Grand Champion – Ripley Farms A Pie Shelby, Esther Ripley, Moravia, N.Y.
Best Female Bred & Owned by Exhibitor – Maple Bottom Pizza Pie, Shelby Hawkins, Scottdale, Westmoreland Co.

Maple Bottom Pizza Pie, owned by Best Bred and Owned of Shelby Hawkins, Scottdale, Westmoreland County, at the 2014 PNJs Guernsey Show. Pictured left from right are: 2014 Pennsylvania Guernsey Queen Cassie Musser, Don Clark representing sponsor Kauffman’s Animal Health, Hawkins, and National Guernsey Queen Robin Kime.

Grand Champion, Reserve Grand and Honorable Mention of the 2014 Premier National Guernsey Show. Left to right: Judge Doug Evans from Georgetown, N.Y., 2014 Pennsylvania Guernsey Queen Cassie Musser, Honorable Mention Kaila Stoltzfus from Eighty Four, Washington County, Reserve Grand Esther Ripley from Moravia, Ny., Grand Champion Shelby Hawkins from Scottdale, Westmoreland County, a representative of Welcome Stock Farm in Schuylerville, N.Y., and National Guernsey Queen Robin Kime.

Guernsey Junior Champion Female Warwick Manor Alymo Pie, exhibited by Karli Stoltzfus of East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on Monday, Sept. 15, at the 2014 All-American dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Pictured from left to right is Sponsor Representative, Honorable Mention Allie Snider of New Enterprise, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Reserve Junior Champion Cara Trotter of Enon Valley, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, judge Dr. Doug Evans, Junior Champion Karli Stoltzfus of East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and National Guernsey Queen Robin Kime of Iowa

Intermediate Champion, Reserve Intermediate Champion and Honorable Mention of the 2014 PNJS Guernsey Show. Pictured left from right are: Judge Doug Evans from Georgetown, N.Y., 2014 Pennsylvania Guernsey Queen Cassie Musser, Honorable Mention Marshall Overholt, Reserve Intermediate Champion Jamie Trotter, Intermediate Champion Kaila Stoltzfus and 2014 National Guernsey Queen Robin Kime

The 2014 All-American Dairy Show runs Sept. 12-18 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. This year’s show features 22 shows in six days, the nation’s only all-dairy antiques show, nearly 3,000 animals and 1,500 exhibitors from across the nation. For more information, visitwww.allamerican.state.pa.us or call 717-787-2905.