Serving the High Plains
Quay County youth ranging from 6 to 18 years old spent two weeks competing in their 4-H county contests.
Cloverbuds are under the age of 9, novice 9 to 11, juniors 12 and 13 and seniors are 14 and older. The majority of the contests were held on May 20 with an awards program to finish the day.
Novices and juniors will go on to district contests in Roswell in June, and seniors will go on to state in Las Cruces in July.
The following are the contest winners.
Cloverbud
All cloverbuds received first place awards for the following contests.
• Aaron Tompkins – Favorite Food Show
• Brandy Smith – Poetry, Home Economics Skill-a-thon, Agronomy, Horticulture, Consumer
• Kyleigh Cavett - Agronomy
Clothing review
Novice Popover Skirt
1. MiKayla Klinger
2. Karlee Elliott
3. Lucia Benavidez
4. Ashton Smith
5. Tylee Hill
6. Chantzee Elliott
Novice Totebag
1. Ashton Smith
2. Karlee Elliott
3. Chantzee Elliott
4. Aimee Ross
5. MiKayla Klinger
6. Lucia Benavidez
Horse Judging
Novice
1. Payson Nials
2. Ashton Smith
Junior
1. Rilee Nials
2. Nick Black
Senior
1. Bailey Smith
2. Kindal Smith
Muzzleloader
Senior
1. Eli Oliver
Pistol
Novice
1. Payson Nials
Junior
1. Rilee Nials
Senior
1. Isaac Arias
2. Eli Oliver
3. Kelsey Morrow
4. Gares Lopez
Shotgun
Novice
1. Paxton Smith
2. Kirksey Smith
3. Antonio Gonzales
4. Ace Whitson
Junior
1. Payton Oliver
Senior
1. Eli Oliver
2. Kaleb Hayes
3. Kyle Hamilton
4. Garrett Bollinger
5. Dyson Clark
Rifle
Novice
1. Cutter Hastie
2. Brock Burns
3. Greyson Bollinger
4. Antonio Gonzales
5. Payson Nials
Junior
1. Nick Black
2. Tate Hill
3. Emmalee Elebario
Senior
1. Kaleb Hayes
2. Gares Lopez
3. Trestin Peterson
4. Tianna Peterson
5. Garrett Bollinger
6. Kelsey Morrow
Archery
Novice
Compound Bow with Sights
1. July Lafferty
2. Greyson Bollinger
3. Dylan Owen
4. Antonio Gonzales
5. Michael Oglesby
6. Logan Lafferty
7. Charmaynn Hall
Compound Bare Bow
1. Lily Wyatt
2. Aimee Ross
Recurve Bare Bow
1. Joseph Page
Recurve Bow with Sights
1. Brookel Smith
Junior
Compound Bow with Sights
1. Tate Hill
2. Amber Owen
3. Henry Molyneaux
4. Nick Black
5. Emmalee Elebario
Compound Bare Bow
1. Mason Cashman
Recurve Bare Bow
1. Tobe Slater
2. Robert Evans
Senior
Recurve Bare Bow
1. Reagan Runyan
Compound Bow with Sights
1. Tianna Peterson
2. Kyle Hamilton
3. Chase Hittson
4. Kelsey Morrow
5. Dyson Clark
6. Trestin Peterson
7. Jonathan Clark
Favorite
Food Show
Novice
1. MiKayla Klinger
2. Gavin Tompkins
3. Lucia Benavidez
Home Ec Bowl
Novice
1. Ashton Smith
2. Lanie Hammer
3. Aimee Ross
4. Joseph Page
Junior
1. Robert Evans
Senior
1. Natalie Hayes
2. Gares Lopez
3. Isaac Arias
Livestock Judging
Novice
1. Kahrissa Latvala
2. Kirksey Smith
3. Tylee Hill
4. Payson Nials
5. Paxton Smith
6. Bill DeLuca
7. MiKayla Klinger
8. Preslie Cavett
Junior
1. Rilee Nials
2. Skyler DeLuca
3. Tate Hill
4. Henry Molyneaux
5. Nick Black
6. Katelyn Moralez
Senior
1. Kyle Hamilton
2. Bailey Montoya
3. Garrett Bollinger
4. Kelsey Morrow
5. Chase Hittson
Poetry Contest
Novice
1. Brookel Smith
2. Kirksey Smith
3. Paxton Smith
Presentations
Novice
1. Brookel Smith
Prepared
Public Speaking
Novice
1. MiKayla Klinger
Agronomy
Novice
1. Ashton Smith
2. Preslie Cavett
3. Aimee Ross
Junior
1. Avery Cavett
2. Rilee Nials
3. Nick Black
4. Tate Hill
5. Kaitlyn Moralez
Senior
1. Rebecca Rush
2. Kaiden Jones
3. Garrett Bollinger
Entomology
Novice
1. Payson Nials
2.Kahrissa Latvala
3. Ashton Smith
4. Bill De Luca
5. Aimee Ross
Junior
1. Nick Black
2. Emmalee Elebario
3. Tate Hill
4. Henry Molyneaux
Senior
1. Rebecca Rush
Meats
Novice
1. Tylee Hill
2. Payson Nials
Junior
1. Emmalee Elebario
2. Rilee Nials
3. Henry Molyneaux
4. Jenna Lopez
Senior
1. Kaiden Jones
2. Kyle Hamilton
3. Natalie Hayes
4. Kelsey Morrow
Consumer
Novice
1. Mikayla Klinger
2. Kahrissa Latvala
3. Tylee Hill
4. Aimee Ross
5. Ashton Smith
6. Brookel Smith
7. Lanie Hammer
8. Lucia Benavidez
Home Ec Skill-a-thon
Novice
1. Ashton Smith
2. Lucia Benavidez
3. Brookel Smith
4. Tylee Hill
5. Aimee Ross
6. Preslie Cavett
7. Joseph Page
8. Payson Nials
9. Bill DeLuca
Junior
1. Jenna Lopez
2. Tate Hill
3. Avery Cavett
4. Katelyn Moralez
5. Skyler De Luca
6. Nick Black
7. Robert Evans
Senior
1. Natalie Hayes
2. Rebecca Rush
3. Gares Lopez
4. Bailey Montoya
5. Gracie Whitson
6. Shea Schneider
7. Isaac Arias
8. Alex Garcia
Livestock Skill-a-thon
Novice
1. Karlee Elliott
2. Kirksey Smith
3. Chantzee Elliott
4. Ashton Smith
5. Payson Nials
6. Paxton Smith
7. Ace Whitson
8. Bill Deluca
Junior
1. Katelyn Moralez
2. Rilee Nials
3. Avery Cavett
4. Robert Evans
Senior
1. Chase Hittson
2. Gracie Whitson
3. Garrett Bollinger
4. Kaiden Jones
5. Bailey Montoya
6. Shea Schneider
Horticulture
Novice
1. MiKayla Klinger
2. Lucia Benavidez
3. Ashton Smith
4. Tylee Hill
5. Brookel Smith
6. Kahrissa Latvala
7. Kirksey Smith
8. Gavin Tompkins
9. Payson Nials
10. Preslie Cavett
Junior
1. Katelyn Moralez
2. Emma Elebario
3. Rilee Nials
4. Tate Hill
5. Jenna Lopez
6. Henry Molyneaux
Senior
1. Natalie Hayes
2. Kaleb Hayes
3. Rebecca Rush
Wildlife
Novice
1. Kahrissa Latvala
2. Lanie Hammer
3. Joseph Page
4. Paxton Smith
5. MiKayla Klinger
6. Antonio Gonzales
7. Chantzee Elliott
8. Lucia Benavidez
9. Greyson Bollinger
10. Karlee Elliott
Junior
1. Katelyn Moralez
2. Tate Hill
3. Nicholas Black
4. Henry Molyneaux
5. Rilee Nials
Senior
1. Gracie Whitson
2. Kaleb Hayes
3. Rebecca Rush
4. Isaac Arias
Horse Bowl
Novice
1. Kahrissa Latvala
2. Aimee Ross
3. Payson Nials
4. Tylee Hill
Junior
1. Jenna Lopez
2. Tate Hill
3. Rilee Nials
4. Nick Black