Source: NCDA&CS, 11/12/19

Winners in the N.C. State Fair’s Junior sheep competitions have been announced. Following is a list of the winners in each class:
Meat Breed Sheep – Border Cheviot
• Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
• Reserve grand champion ram and Reserve grand champion ewe were shown by David Simms of Albion, Ill.

Meat Breed Sheep – Montadale
• Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
• Reserve grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by David Simms of Albion, Ill.

Meat Breed Sheep – North Country Cheviot
• Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Brett Kessler of La Porte, Ind.
• Reserve grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Arden Balmer of Lakeville, Ind.

Meat Breed Sheep – Slick Shorn Dorset
• Grand champion ram, grand champion ewe and reserve champion ewe were shown by James Simmons of Adel, Ga. 
• Reserve grand champion ram was shown by the N.C. State Small Ruminant, Raleigh (Wake County)

Meat Breed Sheep – Dorset
• Champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
• Reserve grand champion ram was shown by James Simmons of Adel, Ga. 
• Reserve grand champion ewe was shown by Brett Kessler of La Porte, Ind.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Hampshire
• Grand champion ram, reserve grand champion ram, grand champion ewe and Reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, OHIO. 

Meat Breeds Sheep – Katahdin Hair
• Grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Brooke Young of Bell Buckle, Tenn.
• Grand champion ewe and reserve grand champion ram were shown by Brett Kessler of La Porte, Ind.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Oxford
• Grand champion ram, reserve grand champion ram, grand champion ewe and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, Ohio.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Shropshire
• Grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
• Grand champion ewe and reserve grand champion ram were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, Ohio. 

Meat Breeds Sheep -- Southdown
• Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
• Reserve grand champion ram and reserve champion ewe were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, Ohio.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Suffolk
• Grand champion ram, reserve champion ram, grand champion ewe and reserve champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Commercial
• Champion ewe was shown by Shane Kendall of Magnolia (Sampson County)
• Reserve champion ewe was shown by Jacob Meads of Elizabeth City (Pasquotank County)
• Champion Got to Be N.C. ewe was shown by Zade Jennings of Kenly (Johnston County)

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Dorset
• Champion Dorset and champion Got to Be N.C. Dorset ewe were shown by Rebecca Walters of Mount Ulla (Rowan County)
• Reserve champion ewe was shown by Lauren Hayes of Mooresville (Rowan County)

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Hair Sheep
• Champion Ewe, reserve champion ewe and champion Got to be N.C. ewe were shown by Mikenzly Sprecht of Concord (Cabarrus County)
Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Hampshires
• Champion ewe, reserve champion ewe and champion Got to Be N.C. ewe were shown by Lydia Wilson of China Grove (Rowan County)
Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Southdown
• Champion ewe was shown by Carter Jennings of Kenly (Johnston County)
• Reserve champion ewe was shown by Abigail Stephens of Gastonia (Gaston County)