• Sonny Long •
• Originally published January 24, 2009 at 4:50 p.m., updated January 24, 2009 at 4:50 p.m.

Grand Champion Market Broilers

SARAH BLAND

Age: 16

School/grade: Yoakum High School, 10th grade

Club: Bear Creek 4-H

Tips for success: "All you have to do with chickens is walk with them and check them three times a day."

Animal breed: n/a

Name: n/a

Weight: n/a

Age: 5 weeks

Reserve Champion Market Broilers

HUNTER KVINTA

Age: 8

School/grade: Yoakum Intermediate School, third grade

Club: Bear Creek 4-H

Tips for success: "You have to be responsible and you have to take care of them."

Animal breed: n/a

Name: n/a

Weight: 8 pounds

Age: 6 weeks

Grand Champion Market Rabbits

ASHLEY CARROLL

Age: 12

School/grade: St. Joseph Catholic School in Yoakum, seventh grade

Club: Bear Creek 4-H

Tips for success: "We weighed them once a week and we pet them to feel their back and their shoulders."

Animal breed: California

Name: n/a

Weight: 5.2, 5.6 and 5.6 pounds

Age: 75 days

Reserve Champion Market Rabbits

DALTON JANSSEN

Age: 13

School/grade: Yoakum Junior High School, eighth grade

Club: Bear Creek 4-H

Tips for success: "Feed them one scoop a day from a little can of tuna."

Animal breed: California

Name: n/a

Weight: 5.4 pounds

Age: 75 days

Grand Champion Market Goats

CARSON WASHINGTON

Age: 15

School/grade: Yoakum High School, 10th grade

Club: Yoakum FFA

Tips for success: "Work with your animals before the show and treat them well. Exercise every other day."

Animal breed: Boer

Name: Red Tip

Weight: 90 pounds

Age: 10 months

Reserve Champion Market Goats

JEREMY KELLEY

Age: 15

School/grade: Yoakum High School, 10th grade

Club: Yoakum 4-H

Tips for success: "You have to go out and practice with them and put time into it."

Animal breed: Boer

Name: Roger

Weight: 93 pounds

Age: 9 months

Grand Champion Market Swine

CARSON SCHINDLER

Age: 14

School/grade: St. Joseph Catholic School in Yoakum, eighth grade

Club: Yoakum 4-H

Tips for success: "Just do your best."

Animal breed: Mix of Yorkshire and Hampshire

Name: n/a

Weight: 252 pounds

Age: 6 months

Reserve Champion Market Swine

KATELYN FRAZER

Age: 11

School/grade: Yoakum Intermediate School, fifth grade

Club: Yoakum FFA

Tips for success: "A lot of hard work and dedication."

Animal breed: Mix of Yorkshire and Hampshire

Name: n/a

Weight: 257 pounds

Age: 6 months

EMILY JUNE KELLEY

Age: 12

School/grade: Yoakum Junior High School, seventh grade

Club: Yoakum FFA

Tips for success: "Really hard work pays off. You have to have a good steer, but you have to work hard to win."

Animal breed: Simmental

Name: Oreo

Weight: 1,325 pounds

Age: 11 months

Reserve Champion Market Steer

KYLE SCHOENEMANN

Age: 11

School/grade: Yoakum Junior High School, sixth grade

Club: Yoakum 4-H

Tips for success: "We worked hard at home."

Animal breed: Mix of Simmental and Angus

Name: Snickers

Weight: 1,160 pounds

Age: 14 months

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