The Wadsworth area is mourning the death of 18-year-old John Andrew “Drew” Newton.

Newton was found dead in his family’s upstairs bathroom on the 1200 block of Eastern Road in Rittman, near Wadsworth Township, at 5:15 p.m. Monday, according to sheriff’s reports.

Wadsworth paramedics were on the scene when a Medina County Sheriff’s deputy arrived. A medic told the deputy that Newton was deceased.

Drew’s father, Jim, is the pastor at Reimer Road Baptist Church in Wadsworth.

Calling hours were Friday evening at Hilliard-Rospert Funeral Home. Friends and family will be received 10 to 11 a.m. today at Reimer Road Baptist Church, 1055 Reimer Road, Wadsworth. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. today and burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.

The cause of death has yet to be ruled upon by the coroner’s office. That information is expected in two to three months, officials said.

There was an outpouring of sympathy and condolences on Drew’s Facebook page.

According to the Facebook page, Drew worked at Buehler’s Fresh Foods in Wadsworth. He graduated from Wadsworth High School in June and was taking some courses at the University of Akron.

“Counselors have been available (this week),” Wadsworth Principal Steve Moore said. “We’ve met with students. It’s very sad.”

Drew sang in the Wadsworth High School Show Choir and liked music, art and the outdoors. He played for Reimer Road Baptist’s boys basketball team.

He is survived by his parents, Jim and Rita, and siblings Daniel, Amber and Caroline (his twin sister).

One friend on Facebook couldn’t believe what happened.

“I was thinking last night. And in one of our many conversations we were talking about a friend who had died. You told me to ‘Get over it.’ I asked you why you were being so harsh and you said, ‘Because that’s life. People die and if anything happened to me, I’d want you to move on.’ So now it’s time for reality to set in and ‘move on.’ I hold on to all the conversations we had and all the smiles and laughs we shared. You were an amazing guy and you will be missed. RIP, Drew.”

Another sang with Drew in choir.

“This is truly heartbreaking. You were my choir buddy and choir boy for life. You will be missed, but never forgotten. You had an amazing impact on so many people. I hope you can find rest in the loving arms of Jesus. Prayers are going to your family as well. ~R.I.P. Drew Newton.”

The village of Lodi is about one-third of the way through the process of writing a new comprehensive plan.

County and village officials met at Lodi Library, 635 Wooster St., on Tuesday evening so residents could ask questions about the plan and give input on long-term goals.

Lodi Mayor Robert Geissman said the planning process began in January with a contract between the village and the county.

The contract was for $10,000, a cost the village split with Medina County Commissioners, to pay Rob Henwood, the county’s director of planning services, to help write the new plan over an 18-month process.

“We want to capitalize on what Lodi is, to preserve the small-town atmosphere and to enhance the downtown area,” Henwood said. “This plan is about trying to establish a framework to move forward.”

Geissman said the last time the village updated its comprehensive plan was 1992.

“We want to take a look at that to see what their plans were, if they achieved their goals and what stopped them from getting there,” he said.

So far, Geissman said, he and 10 other community members on a planning committee surveyed every house within the village limits and also talked to people involved in schools, churches and businesses.

“By this time next year, we want to be able to give something to council for them to approve,” he said.

The goals for the comprehensive plan include housing, neighborhoods, village revenue, downtown development, natural resources, government and public services, the public image of Lodi, infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks, and youth engagement.

Residents at the meeting Tuesday put green stickers on poster boards next to goals that they deemed a high priority, and red stickers next to ideas they weren’t fond of.

By the end of the meeting, there was a cluster of red stickers next to new tax suggestions.

“Taxes that we get from the state are pretty much dried up,” Geissman said. “It’s not what we used to get.”

But Henwood said they received a nearly opposite response toward the possibility of a new local tax in a survey that was sent out with utility bills. The survey went out a few months ago and about 350 responses came in — a 12.6 percent response rate. Of those, 60 percent said they would not be opposed to the possibility of a new tax, whether it would be on income or property.

“We’ve got all these great ideas, now the question is, how do we pay for them?” Henwood said. “The most practical way to raise funds would be to attract new businesses. There’s a real lack of employers in the Lodi area.”

Asked how he plans to bring in new businesses while maintaining the village’s “small-town feel,” Henwood said, “Carefully.”

He said if new businesses move into the already developed commercial and industrial zones of the village, it would help to preserve the small-town atmosphere in other areas.

“We’ll look at existing zoning and whether it still makes sense,” he said. “Lodi is already attractive to businesses. Utilities are very affordable from a business standpoint.”

Other topics that received clusters of green stickers Tuesday were reducing drug use, making parks more accessible, preserving historical areas and buildings, road maintenance and police and fire enhancement.

“It’s heartwarming to see people come out and show interest in their community,” Henwood said.

A Medina resident is planning a 600-mile pilgrimage from France to the shrine of the apostle St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. Carol Vaccariello wants to walk the Camino de Santiago, or St. James Trail, in the hopes of spiritual growth.

The former Catholic nun said she doesn’t know what she will find on her journey, but wants to carry the hopes and prayers of family, friends and community with her.

“My friend called and asked if I’ve ever heard of the Camino de Santiago, and I said, ‘Yes, I’ll go,’ ” she said. “And she said, ‘I haven’t even asked you yet.’ That’s how excited I was.”

The pilgrimage has been a popular route for many Christians, and historians have traced some of the places on the pilgrimage to the Middle Ages. Christian lore holds that the remains of St. James are buried in the city of Santiago de Compostela, the end of the route.

Vaccariello said she always has thought of herself as a spiritual person and participated in pilgrimages before, including a trip to Italy, but this time will be different. In 2009, Vaccariello’s husband, Frank, died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, and in August 2014, her mother died. Her mother had lived with her prior to her death.

“These are the things that teach you the big lessons,” she said. “It makes you a much richer person because you have these learning experiences. You can’t suffer without learning something.”

Vaccariello said her life has not always been easy, but her spirituality has been a source of strength. She studied to become a Catholic nun, but eventually left the order because she believed serving as a pastor was her true calling.

“I wanted to pastor, and that doesn’t go over well in the Catholic Church,” she said.

After she left the Catholic Church, she became a pastor for the United Church of Christ.

Later, she was asked to serve as a bishop for the Independent Catholic Church, which follows some Catholic traditions but admits people regardless of sexual orientation and ordains women to serve in leadership roles.

During a pilgrimage in Italy, she visited a shrine in Tindari, Sicily. Vaccariello, who is of Italian descent, said she heard God speak to her there, encouraging her to serve as a bishop.

Vaccariello said it was important to her to serve both the Independent Catholic Church and remain a pastor for the United Church of Christ. She also incorporates Native American spirituality into the worship services she hosts at her home in Medina.

The spiritual center at her home works with veterans, and she said she specializes in deep spiritual healing.

“You can just imagine the healing so many of our veterans need,” she said.

Vaccariello said the upcoming journey will offer her time for solitude and reflection. She said a friend recently helped her understand that the trip is about more than just her own personal growth.

“A friend sent me an email and said I’m sure you know you make this trek with many of us on your shoulders,” she said.

As Vaccariello prepares for the trip in early September, she has been practicing carrying a rucksack around town to prepare for the amount of walking she will be doing.

“I work out every day, and I am getting stronger, but I’ve never done anything like this before,” she said.

She plans to wear one outfit and carry a second outfit in her bag, and only a few personal items.

“Part of this is learning what it means to be a pilgrim and only carry a few things with me,” she said. “I have to prepare both physically and spiritually.”

Along the way, she and three other travelers will stop and stay at churches. Many churches offer space for pilgrims to sleep either at no cost or for a small donation.

Vaccariello said she is grateful to have three friends going along, but said she plans to do most of her walking alone.

“I like to only travel as a pilgrim,” she said. “My life is a pilgrimage and I like to view the world that way.”

She hopes to finish the trek in early November, coinciding with her 70th birthday Nov. 2. At the conclusion, she will travel to Rome for a few days and then take a 19-day cruise back to the United States, arriving in Florida. The cruise is what’s known in the travel industry as a “repositioning cruise” — meaning a longer and cheaper cruise that moves a ship from a route in one region of the globe to another.

“I’ll have the time and space to write and reflect on my trip,” she said.

In the next few weeks, you might see Vaccariello pounding the pavement with her rucksack or strolling Public Square on the weekends. She said she wants to be available to share her experience with the community and welcomes anyone to send her prayers to take with her.

Vaccariello may be contacted by email at caminopilgrim2015@gmail.com. Her website is www.89Hartford.org.

Medina County commissioners are split on whether to get rid of  a “capacity fee” for using the sewer system in the county.

A change-of-use fee is levied as a one-time charge to businesses that move into an existing building and increase the site’s use of sewer and water services.

The fee sparked a debate Tuesday and commissioners decided to wait a week before voting on a resolution changing the default methodology for collecting the charge.

The fee became an issue last year when Medina Plating Corp. owner Shawn Ritchie complained to commissioners about a $300,000 sewer bill. Ritchie purchased a 60,000-square-foot building at 910 Lake Road in Medina in December 2013, but threatened to move the expansion of his company to Kentucky after he received an estimated bill for the sewer use.

The bill was reduced to $52,010 after county officials determined Ritchie had overestimated how much water the new plant would use.

Soon after, commissioners hired CT Consultants of Mentor to do a rate study to determine if the capacity fee should be removed altogether, because other business owners and economic development officials in the county also started speaking out against the fee.

On Tuesday, County Sanitary Engineer Amy Lyon-Galvin brought to commissioners the resolution that offers businesses the ability to pay the change-of-use fee on a payment plan at zero interest instead of all up front. It also offers a discount for businesses that pay the fee all at once.

“We thought it was a great compromise,” she told The Gazette. “It’s an equitable and fair method to collect the capacity fee.”

Lyon-Galvin said the fee is used to pay the debt on sewer capacity that was built years ago and debt for repairs to the sewer system.

She said if commissioners decided to remove the capacity fee, they would need to consider raising every user’s monthly rates, including single-family homes, by about 10 cents.

Commissioner Tim Smith said he’d rather do that than “threaten economic development” in the county.

“My biggest complaint that I got when I was in economic development in Brunswick was, ‘Why do we not fill up the old buildings that we have?’ ” he said. “To me, it’s something that is potentially keeping a new business from going into an old building. We need to get rid of some of the impediments for moving into these old buildings, and the capacity fee is one of those impediments.”

Smith said he doesn’t think the rates will need to be raised if the county eliminated the fee because removing it will be incentive for new businesses to move in and bring new revenue.

“The fee makes no economic sense,” he said. “My feeling is if we get rid of this fee, it’s another incentive for businesses to move into the county. You’ll have more customers coming in, and you’ll have new revenue.”

Medina County Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Bethany Dentler told The Gazette on Thursday that within the past couple years, she’s received about seven complaints, including Ritchie’s, regarding the capacity charge from “very significant employers” in the county.

“I haven’t really seen that it’s driving companies out,” she said. “I think it could certainly impact a company’s decision to expand if they’re already here.”

Commissioner Adam Friedrick disagreed with Smith, saying he thinks people or businesses that use sewer capacity should pay for it, instead of raising everyone’s monthly user rates.

“That capacity was built years ago and the ones using it should be the ones who pay for it,” he said. “We can’t just make the debt go away.”

Commissioner Pat Geissman told The Gazette on Wednesday that while she sympathizes with both sides of the argument, she’s leaning toward a viewpoint similar to Friedrick’s.

“I don’t want to discourage economic development, because it is extremely important to our tax base,” she said. “I’m not sure how I will vote on this, but my gut feeling on this is much like Adam’s opinion — that the people who use it should pay for it.

“I’ve never really heard much in regards to people complaining until Mr. Ritchie, and he had misjudged how much capacity he’d be using. I’m leaning toward what I feel is the right thing.”

Friedrick said there may be options to offer incentives for new businesses to move into old buildings.

“We’re looking at it,” he said.

Lyon-Galvin said development agencies could purchase sewer capacity and use it as incentive for businesses to move into old buildings.

“We’re selling capacity,” she said. “It doesn’t matter who pays for it.”

Dentler called that idea “worth consideration” and said she is planning to have meetings with Lyon-Galvin, commissioners, business owners and city and other government officials to come up with incentive ideas for businesses.

“I think that’s a very intriguing idea and certainly would be a piece of the program that we would be looking into,” she said.

A Medina County judge on Tuesday denied a motion to have capital charges dismissed against a Brunswick man accused of murder.

Defense attorneys Kerry O’Brien and Rhonda Kotnik alleged in December that the death penalty is unconstitutional and violates international law. Their client, James “Jimmy” D. Tench, is accused of killing his mother, Mary Tench, in 2013.

O’Brien and Kotnik alleged the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, which has been deemed unconstitutional. In addition, they argued the death penalty violates United Nations agreements to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

“Society’s interests do not justify the death penalty,” the attorneys wrote.

In response, county Prosecutor Dean Holman in May wrote that their arguments have been repeatedly rejected by the state’s highest court.

“Tench’s motion is opposite controlling decisions of the Supreme Court of Ohio,” Holman wrote. “Accordingly, it must be denied.”

County Common Pleas Judge Joyce V. Kimbler agreed.

“These claims can be summarily rejected,” the judge wrote. “Defendant’s motion is overruled.”

Kimbler on Tuesday also ruled on 54 other motions filed by Tench’s attorneys.

Among them was a motion to bar prosecutors from telling the jury not to show Tench mercy when deciding whether to put him to death.

“The defendant is not entitled to an instruction that mercy is a mitigating factor,” Kimbler wrote, citing case law. “Defense counsel may argue the issue of mercy and the prosecutor may respond accordingly, but a separate instruction is not necessary.”

Tench, 29, of Brunswick, faces charges of aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery, kidnapping and tampering with evidence. According to police and autopsies, Tench’s mother died of skull fractures and blunt trauma to her head and neck.

The trial is tentatively scheduled for February.

Many of the 55 motions ruled upon Tuesday dealt with privacy, criminal procedure and jury issues. Of note were denials of motions to suppress evidence, to change the venue to another county, to grant Tench the right to appear at hearings without restraints and to seal the online court record from public viewing.

At trial, Tench may appear without visible restraints, the judge wrote.

Many details about Tench’s case were not revealed to the public at the time of his mother’s death. In court documents, prosecutors outlined the events leading to Tench’s arrest.

Mary Tench, 55, was found dead Nov. 12 in the back of her SUV, which was parked in a lot off Carquest Drive in Brunswick — less than a mile south of the Camden Lane home she and her son shared.

According to court documents, her son had filed a missing person’s report because he hadn’t seen her since the night before. Police, who would learn later that day that Mary Tench was dead, arrived at the home to investigate her disappearance and reported they witnessed suspicious activity.

When police said they wanted to use his mother’s credit cards to track her possible movements, he produced one of her cards and said he’d bought toiletries and gas with it earlier that day.

“Tench said he had called off from work because he was so distraught about his mother’s disappearance,” prosecutors wrote, “and detectives noted that it seemed odd for him to be out buying everyday items if he was so distraught.”

Tench said he was trying to keep busy so he wouldn’t dwell on his mother’s disappearance. He told detectives he had been crying all day and that he “did not have any tears left,” but police reported he did not appear to have been crying.

During their conversation, Tench said the last time his mother contacted him was a missed call she allegedly placed at 11:51 p.m. the previous night. Detectives informed Tench the call was made from their Camden Lane home, according to GPS records.

Mary Tench’s body was found shortly afterward.

Tench was arrested Nov. 13 on charges that he robbed a restaurant in Strongsville, where he had worked.

Prosecutors argue the robbery and his mother’s slaying are linked. They allege Tench had been stealing from his mother and robbed the restaurant to replace the money he’d stolen. Prosecutors argue Tench killed his mother because she found out he was stealing from her.

Over the course of their investigation, detectives reported they found blood matching Mary Tench’s DNA on Jimmy Tench’s boots and photos of him purchasing the same kind of duct tape that was found binding his mother’s body.

When confronted with the evidence, detectives reported Tench responded: “Good job.”

Tench awaits trial in Richland Correctional Institution, where he’s serving a five-year prison sentence for the restaurant robbery.

Brunswick’s Allen Gronert (18) and Buckeye’s Adam Matras battle for the ball during the first half. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE)

Brad Bournival

The Gazette

BRUNSWICK — The final score of the non-conference game between Brunswick and Buckeye’s boys soccer teams read 1-1, but feelings ran the gamut.

Both squads came into the season opener Friday with a ton of questions. Some were answered, while some will be later in the season.

For the visiting Bucks, the biggest question seemed to be how they were going to replace graduated leading scorers Ryan Grauel, Ryan Cobb and Mitch Boehmke. Brunswick was looking to find an answer to losing leading scorer Kyle Hotz.

Neither found it, but both saw future promise.

Buckeye, by far, walked away feeling like it had something to look forward to, as the four-time Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division champion played every bit of the match with the Blue Devils.

“A lot of guys that were crucial to the team graduated,” Bucks forward David Grayzanic said. “I think a lot of people in our PAC league and non-conference games expect us to be a little weaker than we have come out previous years.

“We’re going to surprise a lot of teams. We don’t have the star players we had before, but the team has a lot of strong guys. We’re a lot younger and have many more years for teams to worry about us.”

Given the final Friday, it’s a good bet Buckeye won’t sneak up on anyone after it took on one of the biggest schools in Ohio and gave Brunswick a fright.

Despite being outshot 8-3, the Bucks had the better scoring chances, as Elijah Kupetz put one in the upper 90 that Gavin Leindecker made a spectacular save on in the first half. Kupetz was at it again in the second half, hitting the post before Grayzanic put the Bucks up with 17:16 left.

The goal came to the foot of Grayzanic off a Brunswick defender’s head, but he had the wherewithal to collect the ball and beat Leindecker.

The tie marked the first time Buckeye faced the Blue Devils in four tries and didn’t come out with a loss.

“This allows us to feel good about the positives of all the things we did right,” Bucks coach Joe Serio said. “There’s more positives to extract than negatives. We look at it and take what we did right, because if you look at the measure of the game we did it 80-90 percent right.”

That 10 percent came off the foot of Ben Clouse, as the Brunswick midfielder collected a pass from Justin Paalman at the top of the box for the equalizer with 3:28 remaining.

Up until that point, the Blue Devils couldn’t solve the puzzle of Bucks goalie Zach Ridler (7 saves).

“That (goal) was huge,” Brunswick coach Ben Dotson said. “We feel like (Clouse) could be one of the top goal scorers in the area. He finally found some space. He’s not going to miss from there. Hopefully, his confidence keeps going. If he gets one, that’s a good sign of things to come.”

That said, Dotson was by no means thrilled. Despite putting more balls on frame and controlling pace for most of the game, Brunswick came up empty more often than not.

Runs were either stalled by offside calls or through-balls that missed their marks.

“It definitely feels like a loss,” Dotson said. “If you look at the reaction after the game, Buckeye feels like they won, where we were disappointed. That tells you who the better team should have been. It’s not that we were being lazy. We were slow. They clogged up the middle, which caused problems. We couldn’t break them down.

“We weren’t supposed to have practice (today), and now we do. We just need to get the guys back together because obviously we’re not ready to play the season yet.”

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Contact Brad Bournival at sports@medina-gazette.com.

Buckeye 1, Brunswick 1

BUCKEYE                                                0 1 — 1

BRUNSWICK                                          0 1 — 1

Second

Buc — David Grayzanic, 17:16.

Bru — Ben Clouse (Justin Paalman), 3:28.

Shots — Brunswick 8, Buckeye 3. Saves — Zach Ridler (Buc) 7, Gavin Leindecker (Bru) 2. Corner kicks — Buckeye 2, Brunswick 4. Records — Buckeye (0-0-1), Brunswick (0-0-1). Junior varsity — Brunswick 6, Buckeye 0.

Theodore Kopchik, 99, of Brunswick, passed away peacefully Monday, August 17, 2015. He was born June 2, 1916 in Sykesville, Pennsylvania.
At the age of 60, Theodore went to work as a Teamster Union Delivery Driver for Euclid Coffee Co., where he retired after 12 years and will be remembered most for his love of the great outdoors and his family and his involvement in Teamsters Local 507 for 25 years. He will be missed by all those who had the chance to know him.
He is survived by his his sister, Velma “Val” Villella; his brother, Paul Kopchik; his nephew, Gary (Susan) Villella and his niece, Beverly Dory and his dear family friend, Larraine Greeney and many extended family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Helen (nee Bayus) Kopchik; the love of his life, his beloved wife, Esther; his brothers, Patrick and Joseph Kopchik and his sister, Anne Kopchik.
Friends may call Sunday, August 23, from 6 until 8 P.M., at Waite and Son Funeral Home, 3300 Center Rd., Brunswick, 44212. Mass of Christian Burial will take place Monday, August 24, at 11 A.M., at St. Colette Catholic Church, 330 W. 130th St., Brunswick, with Fr. William Krizner officiating. Interment will follow at Eastlawn Memory Gardens, Brunswick.
Online condolences may be left at www.waitefuneralhome.com

It’s the biggest decision a student can make. The Junior Leadership Medina County Class of 2015 recently hosted a seminar entitled “Here’s to Your Future” at the Medina Library, 210 S. Broadway St.

Sue Vlcek, program director of Junior Leadership, said last year’s class created the project.

Susan Vlcek

“They came up with the concept, devised the whole format and invited the representatives,” she said.

Junior Leadership is open to underclassmen at high schools in the county. They were invited to the event, which included representatives from Kent State University, the University of Akron, Cuyahoga Community College, Lorain County Community College and Ashland University. They discussed careers and majors in nursing/health care, business, engineering and education.

Kent State’s Dave Garcia, the university’s associate vice president, gave an interactive presentation entitled, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”

Garcia’s presentation enlightened students on what the bursar’s office actually does, what SAT stands for and the importance of FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

Finding the right college is a major step.

“It’s a huge decision,” Vlcek said. “They are all feeling a little overwhelmed. First, we have to help them discern what kind of career they are really interested in.”

Many students change their majors during the course of their college careers, which can cost them wasted time and money.

Korey Huskonen, 17, a senior at Buckeye High School, was the driving force behind the committee that created the project.

He’s in the process of looking for the right college. If he goes the private school route, he’s looking at Wooster, Allegheny and Kenyon. If he decides to attend one of the state universities, he’ll pick from Ohio State, Bowling Green or Akron.

He said the leadership club’s main goal is to “demystify” the college process.

“There are a lot of hoops to jump through from applying, orientation, starting there and making sure your finances are in order,” Huskonen said. “It’s such a big decision. It sets the course of your life, pretty much.

“We wanted to navigate the entire college process. This was an event to bring professionals and kids together.”

Huskonen wants to be a neuroscientist.

“I wanted to talk to real people about what actually happens,” he said.

Vlcek said there are criteria when selecting students for the program.

“In Junior Leadership, we’re not trying necessarily to get all the top students in Medina County,” she said. “What we’re trying to get is the next tier of students, those that show potential for being leaders, show interest and can keep up with missing several days of school to be a part of this.”

Vlcek said the program had 46 members last year and 42 this year.

“That’s why we take sophomores and juniors because we don’t want them graduating and leaving and not giving anything back to their schools,” she said.

She cited Johnny Hojnacki, 19, one of her former star pupils. The Medina County Career Center graduate is now attending the University of Akron.

“His story is one of persistence and having a vision of what you want,” Vlcek said. “Westfield (Insurance Co.) had never taken a student intern. He was persistent. The first three people said no. The fourth one finally said, ‘Yes, we want you.’ He ended up working there two years.”

Hojnacki also interned at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Akron.

Vlcek said the 2016 class will mark the 13th year of the program.

Shirley S. Felicjan (nee Tedrahn), 68, of Medina, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 19, 1947, in Cleveland. She spent most of her life in Medina County. Shirley worked many years at “Office of Older Adults” in Medina, where she retired. Shirley was a loving wife, mother and friend. She was a selfless, loving, individual, with a great sense of humor, who only wanted to see people around her taken care of.
Shirley is leaving behind her life partner, John W. Felicjan; son, Joseph M. Felicjan of Medina; daughter, Kassandra R. Felicjan Phillips (Aidan) of Berea; foster parents, Earl (Lois) Wenger and Marian Wenger (deceased) of Smithville; sister, Bert (Larry) Nitzsche of Nebraska; foster sisters, Helen Miller (John), Juanita Maxwell (Buzz), Jolene Buss (Bruce) and Wanda Hebb (Ronald); foster brothers, Randy Wenger, Dwayne Wenger (Brenda), Jerry Wenger and Eugene Wenger and very good friend, Beth Coccia.
She was preceded in death by her infant son, Troy Eugene and her foster mother, Marian Wenger.
Friends may call Tuesday, August 25, from 2 until 4 and 6 until 7:30 P.M., at Waite and Son Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina. Funeral services will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 P.M., at the funeral home.
Online condolences at waitefuneralhome.com

Charles F. Cabot, 88, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015.
Charles was a U.S. Army Veteran, who played drums in USO shows. He was the owner of Frank’s Auto Sales, starting 1960 until early 90s and president of the Cleveland Independent Automobile Dealers Association several years in the 60s and 70s. He was a 20 year veteran of the Lyndhurst Police Force.
He was the beloved husband of the late Sandie; loving father of Christopher (Cindy) and the late Kimberly; grandfather of Tyler and Hunter Cabot; brother of Joseph (Cindy) Cabot, Sara Garmone (deceased), Mae Sadler (deceased), Tony Cabot (deceased); uncle of Bobby (Nancy) Sadler and many others.
Graveside Service will be held Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Brooklyn Heights Mausoleum, at 1 P.M., (meet at State Road entrance). Friends may call Friday, August 28, from 5 until 8 P.M., at the Busch Funeral Home, 7501 Ridge Road, Parma. 440-842-7800 www.buschcares.com

Joseph M. Knight, 75, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015.
Joseph would do anything for anyone and was a friend to everyone. He was a furniture industry legend in Cleveland and an U.S. Army veteran.
Joseph is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Joann (nee Chverchko); sons, Joseph Michael (Lena), Jeffery M. (Linda) Jason M. (Kathryn); daughter, Joyce M.; grandchildren, Makenna and Taylor Knight, Justin and Anthony Sainato, Olivia and Grayson Knight and Liam Knight.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Sophia Knight and his sister, Rita Stephens.
There will be a Memorial Mass at St. Ambrose Church, 929 Pearl Road, Brunswick, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 11 A.M., followed by a luncheon at the Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Joseph’s name to the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195.
Arrangements were handled by Bollinger Funeral Services of Brunswick, 330-273-6001.

David D. Thomas, 74, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dave was born March 23, 1941 in Medina, to the late Ford and Juanita (Davis) Thomas.
He was the Superintendent of Water Maintenance and Spring Grove Cemetery for Medina City and retired after 28 years of service. Dave also served on the Medina Fire Department for 20 years, was a bus driver for Nottingham Court and was the sexton at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery and Spring Grove Cemetery for many years. He served his country in the Air National Guard.
Dave is survived by his loving wife, Mary (Seamon), to whom he was married 50 years; devoted sons, Dan (Karen) Thomas of Lafayette Township and Russ Thomas of Wadsworth; grandchildren, Nathan and Nicholas; sister, Naomi (Robert) Hamlin of Medina; mother-in-law, Dorothy Seamon; sister-in-law, Ann Hamblen of Medina; niece, Denise Hammond of Alabama; nephews, Don and Darrell Hamlin of Medina and several other nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Thursday, August 27, 11 A.M., at the Waite & Son Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina. Deacon Dan Norris will officiate. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery. Family will receive friends Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 2 until 4 and 6 until 8 P.M., at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at waitefuneralhome.com

Goldie M. Penrose, 87, of Medina, went to heaven unexpectedly, Friday, August 21, 2015, at her home. She was a loving wife and mother of four children. If you ever met Goldie, you would not ever forget her. She truly cared for all people, and her family is what she loved most.
Goldie was born to Hungarian immigrants, John and Mary Stupak on September 17, 1927, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. She graduated from Buchtel High School in 1944, where she met William H. Penrose, who she later married. Goldie worked at Arthur A. Zay Real Estate and Erie Copper Works. She was an avid fan of the Indians, Cavs, and Browns, always rooting for the underdogs: it seems like Cleveland was a good place for her. Goldie was also an active member St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where she especially appreciated the ministry of Deacon Joe Loutzenhiser.
Goldie is survived by her children, Susie (Rick) Alspach of Medina, Tom (Tracy) Penrose of Westfield Center and Bobby Penrose of Wadsworth; grandchildren, Aaron (Rebecca) Alspach, Jarrod (fiancee Tessa Johnson) Alspach, Jason (Meg) Penrose, Kacie-Jo (Jon) Larabee, Tyler Penrose, Travis Batcho; great-grandchildren, Addison, Cami, Teagan, Ryker, Jacie and Rowan and siblings, John Stupak of Mogadore and Betty Preto of Medina.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William and her son, Billy Penrose.
A visitation will be held for Goldie on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 4 until 8 P.M., at Waite & Son Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina. Private family services will take place at a later date, with a final interment at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. A special thanks to the Montville Township Police Department.
“Fish in the Bucket” Love you, Mom!
Online condolences may be left at waitefuneralhome.com

BEREA — Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo believes Johnny Manziel’s unorthodox throwing motion contributed to his sore right elbow.

The backup quarterback was unable to practice Monday because of the injury, which flared up one day earlier at training camp.

“You see a three-quarter release sometimes and that puts a lot of pressure on the elbow and on the shoulder,” DeFilippo explained. “I wouldn’t say it’s the wrong way to throw a football because that’s part of the reason Johnny can get the ball out of his hand so fast. He’s got that whip release, but at times that will put a lot of stress on your elbow.”

Manziel was pulled from practice Sunday and missed an entire camp session Aug. 11 because of elbow pain, but has not been ruled out of appearing in Cleveland’s third preseason game.

The Browns have not scheduled an MRI for the former Heisman Trophy winner, illustrating they are confident Manziel will be back soon. Cleveland does not practice today and plays in Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

“I think we have a pretty good feel that just the day’s rest will be enough for Johnny,” coach Mike Pettine said. “If it’s not, then we’ll deal with it accordingly. We just have to be mindful of it, and when he does get sore, shut him down.

“But for all our guys, if they can practice Wednesday, there is no reason to think they wouldn’t be able to go in Tampa.”

Whenever Manziel returns, one thing is certain. The coaching staff has no plans to modify his mechanics.

The second-year pro has made genuine progress through two exhibition games, completing 17-of-29 throws for 160 yards, one touchdown and a team-high 85.4 passer rating.

“I’m a big believer that once guys get to this level, you can help them from the waist down, but it’s really, really hard to change from the waist up,” DeFilippo said. “It’s really hard when a guy’s been throwing a ball since he was 10 years old to change that, especially now with the new CBA when you don’t get these guys in the offseason.”

While the latest “Johnny Football” saga plays out, first-string quarterback Josh McCown is happy to be an afterthought to local fans and the national media.

McCown is 12-of-15 for 90 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and a 74.3 rating in the preseason. The Browns’ first-team offense has outscored its Washington and Buffalo counterparts 7-3.

“Honestly, I like it because it’s nice to be able to fly under the radar,” the 11-year veteran said. “Everyone saw all the great things that Johnny did in college (at Texas A&M) and we want to see him develop at this level, so it’s cool being here.”

McCown wasn’t happy about being picked off twice by the Bills, both on downfield throws by rookie cornerback Ronald Darby, saying, “It looks bad on the stat sheet, I know.”

But in the same breath, the journeyman pointed out that they occurred on third-and-11 and third-and-15 plays, making them the equivalent of punts.

“You go, ‘Crap, that’s an interception,’ but the mindset with those throws are you’re going to flip the field anyways, so why not try and make something happen,” McCown said. “We’ve gotten a couple of pass interference calls already, so you never know. Obviously, though, the preseason is the time to try that when it (doesn’t count).”

It’s also easier to experiment when you are “firmly our No. 1,” as Pettine has repeatedly called McCown. Pettine, however, hasn’t specifically said McCown will start the season opener Sept. 13 at the New York Jets.

McCown chuckled about the semantics, adding he isn’t concerned about losing his place atop the depth chart.

“Maybe in his mind, there is no difference between firmly and Josh is our starting quarterback,” he said. “I don’t know, but it doesn’t bother me. Not at all.”

Contact Brian Dulik at brisports@hotmail.com.

LaGRANGE — The course may have been different this year, but the results Monday at the Keystone Icebreaker looked the same.

Colin Theis

Defending champions Shannon Wargo of Keystone and Colin Theis of Buckeye finished first, with the Cloverleaf girls taking the team title for a third straight year. In the boys team race, Buckeye sent a message to the Patriot Athletic Conference with an emphatic win.

“It was a very strong performance all around,” Buckeye coach Joe Srodek said. “In the offseason, we talked about packing up and running as a pack. Coming through the mile, I was impressed with how they utilized that.”

In another nod to a long-running PAC script, the race lead turned into a battle between Theis and Black River’s Tanner Hawley. The two ran together until Theis gave a final kick in the last 800 meters for the win.

“It was a good race,” Theis said. “We took it out around 5:20 (for the first mile), which is right where I wanted to be. We jockeyed back and forth over the last mile until the last 800, then I kicked it in.”

Led by Theis, Buckeye put three runners in the top five, Aidan Gallagher and Vince King getting valuable points for the Bucks.

“Vince has been training like crazy this year,” Srodek said. “He is always looking to do the small things that can make him a little better.”

For the Cloverleaf girls, the Colt Pack is back. Vanessa Rivera (4th place), Riley Freeland (5th) and Jenna Oliver (6th) gave the Colts the foundation for the win. Amherst challenged with a pack of its own starting at the 10th spot, but could not overcome the Colts.

“I thought we had some great performances,” Cloverleaf coach Garth Gucker said. “Having our three girls up front in the top six helped us out. They showed the grouping we want to see. We need to work on our three through five and five through seven to get them running faster. For the first race of the year, it is a great place to start.”

The race was never in doubt for Wargo, who got to the front in the first quarter-mile and built her lead from there. Lutheran West’s Michaela Bierly finished second, as she did last year. Black River’s Hannah Heath placed third.

“It was hot, very hot, but I think I did good,” Heath said. “I definitely improved over last year. For a while, (Cloverleaf’s Rivera) was in front of me, so I was chasing her, then I focused on (Bierly) and getting as close to her as I could.

“I was worried about this all day. It was nice to get the nerves away for the rest of the season.”

With first-race jitters out of the way, the three teams can focus on the rest of the season. All race again Saturday at the Seneca East Tiger Classic.

Contact Jonathan Huff at sports@medina-gazette.com.

Results

CARLISLE TWP. — Results from the Keystone Icebreaker at the Lorain County Equestrian Center:
Boys
Team standings: 1. Buckeye 36; 2. Fairview 44; 3.Lutheran West 89.
Individual results: 1. Colin Theis (Buc) 16:35; 2. Tanner Hawley (BR) 16:41; 3. Aidan Gallagher (Buc) 17:40; 4. Vince King (Buc) 18:04; 5. Stephen Cartier (F) 18:14.
Buckeye (36): 1. Theis; 3. Gallagher; 4. King; 13. John Franz; 15. David VanDrei.
Cloverleaf (166): 20. Michael Martin; 28. Estevan Ortega; 34. Matt Butt; 36. Pat Andrews; 48. Sam Brandt.
Black River (210): 2. Tanner Hawley; 6. Russell Schultz; 57. Walter Polanski; 69. Shane Mesko; 76. Devon Kuntz.
Girls
Team standings: 1. Cloverleaf 59; 2. Amherst 69; 3. Keystone 85.
Individual standings: 1. Shannon Wargo (K) 19:11; 2. Michaela Bierly (LW) 20:25; 3. Hannah Heath (BR) 20:44; 4. Vanessa Rivera (Cl) 20:48; 5. Riley Freeland (Cl) 21:02.
Cloverleaf (59): 4. Rivera; 5. Freeland; 6. Jenna Oliver; 16. Katelyn Malena; 28. Maddie Grey.
Buckeye (95): 8. Holly Porter; 9. Brooke Franz; 15. Kelsey Verhoff; 30. Megan Demagall; 33. Maddie Roschival.
Black River (105): 3. Heath; 11. Kelly Wilson; 22. Madison Hawley; 23. Breanna Clifford; 46. Mandy Yoder.

GRANGER TWP. — Game tape will have to be checked to find out who actually gets credit for the first goal, but one certainty was the Highland boys soccer team’s dominating performance Monday night.

Highland’s Ross Herbert kicks the ball past Buckeye’s Kyle Haberkorn in the first half. (AARON JOSEFCZYK / GAZETTE)

The Hornets controlled the game from the start and opened North Gateway Tire Stadium with a 2-0 non-league win over county rival Buckeye.

“We just did a phenomenal job of keeping the ball,” Highland coach Bob Sefcik said. “I wish we would have done better finishing, but for the first game of the season I can’t ask for much more. We were extremely organized from the back to the front.”

Highland (1-0) pushed the pace all night, tilting the field on the Bucks (0-1-1) with a potent attack.

“When you play a team like that, that moves the ball that well, it is very tough to break them down,” Buckeye coach Joe Serio said. “What they did is they broke us down because we were constantly on our heels. They moved side to side, backward and forward. We kept up with them as best as we could. But they just ran us pretty well tonight.”

Junior forward Kurt Everett — for now — opened the scoring by tapping in a loose ball that may have crossed the line before it found his right foot.

Even Everett wasn’t convinced the ice-breaker belonged to him, stating a ball off the foot of Vincent Prescenzi might have been across before he tapped it past diving Bucks goalkeeper Zach Ridler (8 saves).

“It was mostly movement off the ball,” Everett said. “We were switching it up a lot. We switched the field and worked a lot on that, especially in the second half. I think it worked out pretty well.”

Just to be sure his name will remain in the scorebook, Everett notched his team’s second goal with 14:11 remaining.

The Highland offensive push kept Buckeye on its heels for all 80 minutes. The very limited Bucks’ attack mustered just one shot on goal and that didn’t come until 71 minutes into the game.

The Hornets came out with an attacking mindset and were determined to help ease a young backline and a freshman goalkeeper into the season.

“We had some new guys in the fold to start the game,” Sefcik said. “We don’t have much experience back there, but I thought Tyler Domo, a senior captain for us, really held it together.”

Ben Peterson stepped in for injured senior keeper Adam Spiros and didn’t see much action sans a few loose ball pickups or passes back from teammates.

On the other side of the field, Ridler played his second strong game of the season and kept his team close. The freshman followed his seven-save performance in the Bucks’ season-opening 1-1 tie with Brunswick with another solid effort.

“Zach Ridler has distinguished himself,” Serio said. “He distinguished himself quite early this year for us. He’s a very fundamentally sound and quick keeper. He gets to where he needs to be, protects the posts very well and he’s very athletic.”

Note

Highland’s junior varsity defeated the Bucks 2-1 as Eli Sragnoli and Jack Lakovic scored goals.
Contact Chad Grant at sports@medina-gazette.com.
Highland 2, Buckeye 0
BUCKEYE 0 0 — 0
HIGHLAND 1 1 — 2
First
H — Kurt Everett (Vincent Prescenzi), 19:27.
Second
H — Everett, 14:11.
Shots — Buckeye 1, Highland 10. Corner kicks — Buckeye 0, Highland 10. Saves — Zach Ridler (B) 8, Ben Peterson (H) 1. Records — Highland (1-0-0), Buckeye (0-1-1). Junior varsity — Highland 2, Buckeye 1.

Medina’s Sydney Leckie works to get past Copley’s Gabby Banayan (2) and Brooke Semmelroth in the first half. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE)

MEDINA — Revenge is a dish best served with an exclamation point.

For 10 months — or 303 days, the way the Medina girls soccer team saw it – the Bees had to sit and stew in anticipation of a rematch with Copley.

What happened Monday in Medina’s 5-0 season-opening win over the Indians can be viewed very much as the remedy for what felt like a year-long illness.

Medina’s Janiece Joyner works past Copley’s Olivia Olorunto during the first half. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE)

Last season, the Bees came into the Brunswick Division I District final against Copley with an air of confidence. The balloon popped suddenly, as the Indians walked off Medina’s home turf a winner after knocking the Bees out 4-2 on penalty kicks.

But 2015 is a new season and the same Medina swagger shined through in the lopsided win.

“Knowing what they did to us last year, we came in fired up as ever,” Bees forward Liz Ash said. “We wanted to put this team away and show that we’re the Medina team we’re portrayed to be.”

For players like Olivia Sency, Janiece Joyner and Sydney Leckie, the win was more than just an opening-day triumph. It was a way to exorcise the demons from a season ended too short.

That’s why it was important to give Bees coach Doug Coreno his 13th win over the Indians in 14 tries.

“We were ready from the day they beat us in the district final,” Leckie said. “We were waiting for revenge and came out ready as ever. We came out with the right attitude and I think we got the job done.”

Ranked sixth in the nation in one preseason poll, Medina wasted no time showing its dominance, scoring on a corner kick from Jasmin Hilliard that found Lilly Jackson in stride just 3:10 into the contest.

Leckie took a pass from Joyner just a few minutes later and the Bees were sitting on a two-goal lead before many had a chance to get comfortable in their seats at Copley Stadium.

For good measure, Ash sent a perfect helper into the box that Sency pocketed, giving Medina a 3-0 lead at intermission.

It was exactly the start Coreno wanted.

“When you can get off to a fast start like we did, it sets the tone for the rest of the match,” he said. “I had a really good feeling coming into this game because our girls have been working hard and they have the right mindset.

“They were pumped up, but not too pumped up. They were ready for the game and it was just like business as usual.”

Almost as stunning as the arsenal offensively was Medina’s stout defense. A unit that registered 12 shutouts and allowed only nine goals last season, the backline was again strong in picking up shutout No. 1 of the 2015 season.

Hilliard, Bri Caccavale, Lilly Jackson, Garland Jackson, Lilly Menssen and Cassie Field were so strong that Copley didn’t register a shot until there was 11:21 remaining and only had two on frame the entire time, both from Grace Grant. Cameron Olin was there to snuff out the chances and preserve the shutout.

“To go close to 70 minutes before their first shot, our back four did great,” Coreno said. “We rotated six girls back there and they were lockdown. We really work on defending as a team and keeping our shape and they did an excellent job tonight.”

Note

If openers are any indication, the future of Medina soccer looks bright. The Bees junior varsity registered a 7-0 win over Copley. Emma Bulan led the way with a hat trick, while Hannah Schuck scored twice. Rounding out the scoring for the Bees were Sarah Warren and Payton Beech. Isabella Field picked up the shutout in goal.
Contact Brad Bournival at sports@medina-gazette.com.
Medina 5, Copley 0
MEDINA 3 2 – 5
COPLEY 0 0 – 0
First
M — Lilly Jackson (Jasmin Hilliard), 36:50.
M — Sydney Leckie (Janiece Joyner), 32:15.
M — Olivia Sency (Liz Ash), 11:11.
Second
M — Ash (Bri Caccavale), 29:39.
M — Tarah Roller (Maria Nelson), 22:09.
Shots — Medina 9, Copley 2. Saves — Sophia Weidner (M) 0, Cameron Olin (M) 2, Taylor Snuffer (C) 4, Hannah Kenyon (C) 0. Corner kicks — Medina 2, Copley 3. Records — Medina (1-0), Copley (1-0). Junior varsity — Medina 7, Copley 0.

2015 Jr. Fair Family & Consumer Sciences Results

Nutrition Project Judging Results
Let’s Bake Quick Breads, Junior Division

Outstanding
Warren Wright, Hinckley Highlanders

State Fair
Warren Wright, Hinckley Highlanders

Let’s Bake Quick Breads, Senior Division

Outstanding
Cecilia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards
Lauren Dalton, Medynamites

State Fair
Cecilia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Yeast Breads on the Rise

Outstanding
Kristen Sparks, Chippewa Chipmunks
Isabella Polonski, Lodi Loyal Lads & Lassies

State Fair
Kristen Sparks, Chippewa Chipmunks

Let’s Start Cooking

Outstanding
Colombo D’Abramo, Hinckley Highlanders
Kaitlyn Phillips, Sharon Livewires

State Fair
Colombo D’Abramo, Hinckley Highlanders

Sports Nutrition 1: On Your Mark, Junior Division

Outstanding
Sveta Post, Mavericks

State Fair
Sveta Post, Mavericks

Sports Nutrition 1: On Your Mark, Senior Division

Outstanding
Kelsey Hurley, Guilford Go-fers
Nichole Charnigo, Valley City Vikings

State Fair
Kelsey Hurley, Guilford Go-fers

Sports Nutrition 2: Get Set

Outstanding
Quade Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

State Fair
Quade Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

You’re the Chef

Outstanding
Gabrielle Stefanko, Chatham Farmers
Lydia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

State Fair
Gabrielle Stefanko, Chatham Farmers

Global Gourmet

Outstanding
Lydia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards
Kira Saxton, Litchfield Friendly Workers
Katie Salai, Blazing Stars

State Fair
Lydia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Star Spangled Foods

Outstanding
Josie Huskins, Sharon Livewires

State Fair
Josie Huskins, Sharon Livewires

Pathways to Culinary Success

Outstanding
Sarah Bihn, Litchfield Friendly Workers
Mary Vegel, Litchfield Friendly Workers

State Fair
Sarah Bihn, Litchfield Friendly Workers

Party Planner: A 4-H Guide to Quantity Cooking

Outstanding
Grace Conrad, Liverpool Tadpoles

State Fair
Grace Conrad, Liverpool Tadpoles

Snack Attack!

Outstanding
Calista Bobula, Hinckley Highlanders
Warren Wright, Hinckley Highlanders

State Fair
Calista Bobula, Hinckley Highlanders

Racing the Clock to Awesome Meals

Outstanding
Miles Mason, Valley City Vikings
Lauren Berrey, Blazing Stars

State Fair
Miles Mason, Valley City Vikings

Fast Break for Breakfast

Outstanding
Ava Alm, Challengers

State Fair
Ava Alm, Challengers

Cookie Bonanza

Outstanding
Emily George, Westfield Trailblazers
Suzy Berry, Granger Humming Hornets
Amelia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Delicious Nutritious Pies, Junior

Outstanding
Michael Slayton, Lodi Loyal Lads & Lassies
Sarah Polonski, Lodi Loyal Lads & Lassies

Delicious Nutritious Pies, Senior

Outstanding
Madalynne VanBoxel, Westfield Trailblazers

Beginner Outstanding Nutrition Project Plaque
Calista Bobula, Hinckley Highlanders

Intermediate Outstanding Nutrition Project Plaque
Cecilia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Advanced Outstanding Nutrition Project Plaque
Lydia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

County Outstanding Nutrition Project Plaque
Suzy Berry, Granger Humming Hornets

Top Chef Award
Quade Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Clothing Project Judging Results

Clothes for High School and College

Outstanding
Veronica Bagley, Medynamites

State Fair
Veronica Bagley, Medynamites

Creative Costumes

Outstanding
Rebecca Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Sew Fun

Outstanding
Cecilia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards
Ruby Sutherland, Wadsworth Jolly Workers
Calista Bobula, Hinckley Highlanders

State Fair
Cecilia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Fun with Clothes

Outstanding
Leslie Sullivan, Buckeye Bunch

State Fair
Leslie Sullivan, Buckeye Bunch

Sew For Others

Outstanding
Cora Gunkelman, Buckeye Agrineers

State Fair
Cora Gunkelman, Buckeye Agrineers

Sundresses & Jumpers

Outstanding
Abigail Gehman, Blazing Stars

State Fair
Abigail Gehman, Blazing Stars

Active Sportswear

Outstanding
Kashmir Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

State Fair
Kashmir Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Dress Up —Formal

Outstanding
Maggie Calloway, Medynamites

Loungewear

Outstanding
Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers
Jessica Rennu, Bravados

State Fair
Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers

Tops for Tweens

Outstanding
Becky Smith, Buckeye Agrineers

State Fair
Becky Smith, Buckeye Agrineers

Clothing for Middle School

Outstanding
Elizabeth Bagley, Medynamites

Looking Great for Less

Outstanding
Alexandria Rayk, Bravados

State Fair
Alexandria Rayk, Bravados

Clothing for Your Career

Outstanding
Abby Bayus, Guilford Go-fers

State Fair
Abby Bayus, Guilford Go-fers

Shopping Savvy

Outstanding
Ellen Fuller, Hinckley Highlanders

State Fair
Ellen Fuller, Hinckley Highlanders

Construction Award, Junior
Ava Alm, Challengers
Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers
Cora Gunkelman, Buckeye Agrineers
Liam Wright, Hinckley Highlanders

Construction Award, Senior
Abby Bayus, Guilford Go-fers
Cecilia Mainzer, Hinckley Backyard Buzzards

Pins & Needles, Junior
Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers

Pins & Needles, Senior
Veronica Bagley, Medynamites

Outstanding Sewing Project Plaque, Junior
Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers

Outstanding Sewing Project Plaque, Senior
Veronica Bagley, Medynamites

Club Booth Judging Results

Theme: 4-H It’s Fairadise

Outstanding
Lodi Loyal Lads & Lassies
Litchfield Friendly Workers

Theme: 4-H That’s How We Grow

Outstanding
Chatham Farmers

Theme: Reaching Beyond the Stars

Outstanding
Garfield Bees
Medina County Sharpshooters
Blazing Stars

2015 Junior Fair Goat Results

Market Goat Showmanship, Senior (Ages 14-18)
1st – Jeremiah Kreuder, Litchfield Friendly Workers
2nd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies
3rd – Emily Klotzsche, Cattle Rustlers

Market Goat Showmanship, Intermediate (Ages 8-13)
1st – Corinne Henslee, Sharon Livewires
2nd – Ellen Henslee, Sharon Livewires

Market Goat Showmanship, First Year Exhibitor (Any Age)
1st – Rachel Ewald, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns
2nd – Chelsea Seward, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns
3rd – Marissa George, Westfield Trailblazers

Market Goat Showmanship Champion
Rachel Ewald, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns
Market Goat Showmanship Champion Challenge Winner
Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Market Goat Rate of Gain Champion
Emily Klotzsche, Cattle Rustlers
Dairy Goat Rate of Gain Champion
Macie Dickerson, Guilford Go-fers

All Other Breeds – Junior Kid – Angora
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Champion Junior Kid
Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

All Other Breeds – Senior Kid – Angora
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

All Other Breeds – Senior Kid – Boer
1st – Corinne Henslee, Sharon Livewires
2nd – Ellen Henslee, Sharon Livewires

Champion All Other Breeds Senior Kid
Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

All Other Breeds – Milking Yearling – Boer
1st – Ellen Henslee, Sharon Livewires

Champion Milking Yearling
Ellen Henslee, Sharon Livewires

All Other Breeds – Mature Doe – Angora
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

All Other Breeds – Mature Doe – Boer
1st – Corinne Henslee, Sharon Livewires

Champion All Other Breeds Mature Doe
Corinne Henslee, Sharon Livewires

All Other Breeds – Mother & Daughter – Angora
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

All Other Breeds – Mother & Daughter – Boer
1st – Corinne Henslee, Sharon Livewires

Grand Champion All Other Breeds Doe
Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Meat/Meat Cross Market Wether – 59 lbs. and under
1st – David Krymowski, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Kaitlyn Prater, Cattle Rustlers
3rd – Rachel Ewald, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns

Meat/Meat Cross Market Wether – 60 lbs. or more
1st – Emily Klotzsche, Cattle Rustlers
2nd – Kaitlyn Clifford, Homer Jr. Highlighters
3rd – Anna Farnsworth, Guilford Go-fers

Grand Champion Meat/Meat Cross Market Wether
Emily Klotzsche, Cattle Rustlers

Dairy Goat Market Wether – 59 lbs. and under
1st – Rebecca Krymowski, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies
3rd – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Dairy Goat Market Wether – 60 lbs. and over
1st – Whitney Smith, Guilford Go-fers
2nd – Chelsea Seward, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns
3rd – Jared Bartter, Goat Gang

Grand Champion Dairy Goat Market Wether
Whitney Smith, Guilford Go-fers

Dairy Goat Showmanship, Senior (Ages 14-18)
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers
3rd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Dairy Goat Showmanship, Junior (Ages 8-13)
1st – Jacob Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers
2nd – Samantha Salamon, Goat Gang
3rd – Ashley Besida, Buckeye Agrineers

Dairy Goat Showmanship, Beginner – 1st Year Exhibitor
1st – Mikhaila Besida, Buckeye Agrineers
2nd – Culley Emerson, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns
3rd – Megan Emerson, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns

Champion Dairy Goat Showmanship
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Jacob Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers
3rd – Mikhaila Besida, Buckeye Agrineers

Champion Challenge Winner
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Junior Kid – Nigerian Dwarf
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Jacob Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers
3rd – Jonathon Vasil, Sidewinders

Junior Kid – Nubian
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Junior Kid – Saanen
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Champion Junior Kid
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Reserve Champion Junior Kid
Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Senior Kid – Nigerian Dwarf
1st – Mikhaila Besida, Buckeye Agrineers
2nd – Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers
3rd – Jonathon Vasil, Sidewinders

Senior Kid – Nubian
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Champion Senior Kid
Mikhaila Besida, Buckeye Agrineers

Reserve Champion Senior Kid
Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers

Dry Yearling – Alpine
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Amanda Hurley, Guilford Go-fers
3rd – Megan Emerson, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns

Dry Yearling – LaMancha
1st – Samantha Salamon, Goat Gang
2nd – Ashley Stroud, Homer Jr. Highlighters
3rd – Gus Thonnings, Sharon Livewires

Dry Yearling – Nigerian Dwarf
1st – Jonathon Vasil, Sidewinders
2nd – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
3rd – Faith Winrod, Super Outstanding Sevillians

Dry Yearling – Nubian
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Culley Emerson, Litchfield Lively Leprechauns

Dry Yearling – Saanen
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Champion Dry Yearling
Jonathon Vasil, Sidewinders

Reserve Champion Dry Yearling
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Milking Yearling – Nigerian Dwarf
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Mikhaila Besida, Buckeye Agrineers

Milking Yearling – Saanen
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Champion Milking Yearling
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Reserve Champion Milking Yearling
Mikhaila Besida, Buckeye Agrineers

Mature Milker – Alpine
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Mature Milker – Nigerian Dwarf
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers

Mature Milker – Nubian
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Mature Milker – Saanen
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Champion Mature Milker
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Reserve Champion Mature Milker
Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers

Grand Champion Doe
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Reserve Champion Doe
Erica Dahl, Sidewinders

Best Udder
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies
3rd – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Mother and Daughter
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
3rd – Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers

Herd Three Does (3 does, 1 in milk)
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Michael Doerge, Buckeye Agrineers
3rd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Breeder’s Exhibit
1st – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
2nd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

Show Milkout
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies (Saanen)
2nd – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies (Saanen)
3rd – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies (Alpine)

Harness/Cart Class, Beginner
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Joe Mennell, Chatham Farmers

Champion Harness Class
Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Reserve Champion Harness Class
Joe Mennell, Chatham Farmers

Pack – First Year Animal
1st – Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Erica Dahl, Sidewinders
3rd – Samantha Salamon, Goat Gang

Pack – Third Year Animal
1st – Brianna Englehart, Chatham Farmers

Pack – Fourth Year Animal and Higher
1st – Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies
2nd – Samantha Salamon, Goat Gang

Champion Pack Wether
Brianna Englehart, Chatham Farmers

Reserve Champion Pack Wether
Jaclyn Krymowski, Medina County Aggies

Premier Exhibitor
Justin Flack, Medina County Aggies

2015 Junior Fair Horse Results

English Showmanship Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 16-18
1st – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Emily Malena, Bravados
3rd – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around

English Showmanship Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-15
1st – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Spencer Dillinger, Brunswick Saddliers

English Showmanship Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Erin Ortiz, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Kyra Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers

English Showmanship Saddle Seat, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Robin Tresch, Sidewinders
2nd – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Savannah Mileti, Phoenix

English Equitation Hunt Seat, Horse – Ages 16-18
1st – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Veronica Lindsey, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Adriana Jeziorski, Bravados

English Equitation Hunt Seat, Horse – Ages 14-15
1st – Claire Doyle, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Brooklyn Sims, Just Horsin’ Around

English Equitation Hunt Seat, Horse – Ages 8-13
1st – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Autumn Meyer, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Kaitlyn Praisler, Bravados

English Equitation Tenderfoot, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Rebeca Bebout, Renegades
2nd – Kyra Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Logan Valek, Renegades

English Equitation Hunt Seat/Saddle Seat, Pony – All Ages
1st – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Emily Malena, Bravados
3rd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers

English Equitation Saddle Seat, Horse – All Ages
1st – Christina Hilditch, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Savannah Mileti, Phoenix
3rd – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

English Pleasure Saddle Seat, Horse – All Ages
1st – Kristina Hilditch, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Savannah Mileti, Phoenix 4-H Club
3rd – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Working Hunter Under Saddle, Horse – Ages 16-18
1st – Adriana Jeziorski, Bravados
2nd – Veronica Lindsey, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers

Working Hunter Under Saddle, Horse – Ages 14-15
1st – Claire Doyle, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Chase Capela, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Nikki Piskac, Mavericks

Working Hunter Under Saddle, Horse – Ages 8-13
1st – Sophia Schweitzer, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Autumn Meyer, Brunswick Saddliers

English Pleasure Tenderfoot, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Dana Thur, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Rebecca Bebout, Renegades
3rd – Logan Valek, Renegades

English Pleasure Hunt Seat/Saddle Seat, Pony – All Ages
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers

Hunt Seat Equitation Medals, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Emily Malena, Bravados
2nd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around

Saddle Seat Equitation Medals, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Kristina Hilditch, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

English Discipline A, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Claire Doyle, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Adriana Jeziorski, Bravados

English Discipline B, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Nicole Motter, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Egg & Spoon, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Kaitlyn Praisler, Bravados
2nd – Sophia Schweitzer, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Alexandra Faust, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Egg & Spoon, Horse & Pony, A – Ages 14-18
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Emily Malena, Bravados
3rd – Nicole Motter, Brunswick Saddliers

Egg & Spoon, Horse & Pony, B – Ages 14-18
1st – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Kaitlynn Davis, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Veronica Lindsey, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Egg & Spoon Tenderfoot English, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Erin Ortiz, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Dana Thur, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Kyra Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Western Showmanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 16-18
1st – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Adriana Jeziorski, Bravados
3rd – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers

Western Showmanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-15
1st – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Claire Doyle, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Spencer Dillinger, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Showmanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Sophia Schweitzer, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Shane Capela, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Horsemanship, Horse – Ages 16-18
1st – Susie Everiss, Phoenix
2nd – Kaitlynn Davis, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Horsemanship, Horse – Ages 14-15
1st – Spencer Dillinger, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Erica Motter, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Horsemanship, Horse – Ages 8-13
1st – Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Sophia Schweitzer, Just Horsin’ Around

Western Horsemanship Tenderfoot, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Marissa Girt, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Logan Valek, Renegades
3rd – Taylor Heintz, The Buckaroos

Western Horsemanship, Pony – All Ages
1st – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Emily Malena, Bravados

Western Pleasure, Horse – Ages 16-18
1st – Kaitlynn Davis, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Susie Everiss, Phoenix

Western Pleasure, Horse – Ages 14-15
1st – Chase Capela, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Western Pleasure, Horse – Ages 8-13
1st – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Shane Capela, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Pleasure Tenderfoot, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Sommer Leidal, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Logan Valek, Renegades
3rd – Dana Thur, Just Horsin’ Around

Western Pleasure, Pony – All Ages
1st – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers

Egg & Spoon Tenderfoot Western, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Sommer Leidal, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Kyra Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Logan Valek, Renegades

Stock Seat Equitation Medals, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Discipline A, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Nicole Motter, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Discipline B, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Katelyn Davis, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Western Riding, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Fallyn Harkin, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Paige Baranowski, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Beginning Reining Pattern A, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Megan Brandt, Bravados
2nd – Shelby Lambert, Renegades
3rd – Brittany Pilat, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Intermediate Reining Pattern B, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers

Advanced Reining Pattern C, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around

Trail, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Adriana Jeziorski, Bravados
3rd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers

Trail, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Alexandra Faust, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Meredith Cluse, Bravados
3rd – Kaitlyn Praisler, Bravados

Liberty, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Megan Brandt, Bravados
3rd – Samantha Rennu, Bravados

Mini Horse Showmanship – All Ages
1st – Sena Jodoin, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Brooklyn Sims, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Sophia Schweitzer, Just Horsin’ Around

Walk-Trot Showmanship English or Western, Horse & Pony – 1st Year Ages 11-18
1st – Madison Horner, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Caitlin Heintz, The Buckaroos
3rd – Lauren Sims, Just Horsin’ Around

Walk-Trot Showmanship English or Western, Horse & Pony – 1st Year Ages 8-10
1st – Madison McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Olivia Brooks, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Mackenzie McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around

Walk-Trot Showmanship English or Western, Horse & Pony – 2nd Year Ages 11-18
1st – Michael Origlio, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Lauren Cifranic, Brunswick Saddliers

Walk-Trot Showmanship English or Western, Horse & Pony – 2nd Year Ages 8-10
1st – Lance Wilfred, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Austin Yohe, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Abby Lucius, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

English Equitation Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 11-18
1st – Dana Carter, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Caitlin Heintz, The Buckaroos
3rd – Olivia Rayk, Bravados

English Equitation Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-10
1st – Mackenzie McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Madison McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Kate Jerome, Westfield Trailblazers

English Pleasure – Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 11-18
1st – Madison Horner, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Dana Carter, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Alexis McCrory, Just Horsin’ Around

English Pleasure – Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-10
1st – Victoria Brandt, Bravados
2nd – Paige Hudnall, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Madison, McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around

Walk-Trot Trail, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Dana Carter, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Austin Yohe, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Sarah Elder, Phoenix

Mini Horse Hunter – All Ages
1st – Sena Jodoin, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Karlie White, Mavericks
3rd – Travis Wilson, Mavericks

Mini Horse Obstacle Halter – All Ages
1st – Sophia Schweitzer, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Erin Keller, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Sena Jodoin, Westfield Trailblazers

Western Horsemanship Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 11-18
1st – Madison Horner, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Lauren Sims, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Lauren Cifranic, Brunswick Saddliers

Western Horsemanship Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-10
1st – Victoria Brandt, Bravados
2nd – Mackenzie McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Olivia Brooks, Just Horsin’ Around

Western Pleasure Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 11-18
1st – Olivia Rayk, Bravados
2nd – Lauren Cifranic, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Lauren Sims, Just Horsin’ Around

Western Pleasure Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-10
1st – Madison McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Victoria Brandt, Bravados
3rd – Mackenzie McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around

Egg & Spoon Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 11-18
1st – Dana Carter, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Alexis McCrory, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Michael Origlio, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Egg & Spoon Walk-Trot, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-10
1st – Paige Hudnall, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Madison Clark, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Mackenzie McCuen, Just Horsin’ Around

Walk-Trot Barrels, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Liberty Kirvel, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Madison Clark, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Sarah Elder, Phoenix

Costume Lead In, Horse, Pony & Mini – All Ages
1st – Kaitlyn Praisler, Bravados
2nd – Erin Ortiz, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Meredith Cluse, Bravados

Ground Roping – All Ages
1st – Samantha Rennu, Bravados
2nd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Beginner Jumping 18” Cross Rails, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Deza Frega, The Buckaroos
2nd – Veronica Lindsey, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Novice Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Megan Brandt, Bravados
2nd – Brittany Pilat, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Alexandra Faust, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Advanced Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Megan Brandt, Bravados
2nd – McKenzie Moran, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Alexis Metcalf, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Regular Working Hunter Over Fences, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Megan Brandt, Bravados
2nd – McKenzie Moran, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Alexis Metcalf, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Low Working Hunter Over Fences, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Carrigan Reed, Bravados

Green Working Hunter Over Fences, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Alexandra Faust, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd –Megan Brandt, Bravados
3rd – Samantha Rennu, Bravados

Free Style Reining, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Barrels, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Bradeden Hart, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Rachel Jones, Mavericks
3rd – Megan Brandt, Bravados

Barrels, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Brock Lloyd, Guilford Go-fers
2nd – Kaitlyn Praisler, Bravados
3rd – Abigail Watt, Brunswick Saddliers

Flag Race, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Shelby Lambert, Renegades
2nd – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers

Poles, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Braeden Hart, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Brittany Pilat, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Samantha Rennu, Bravados

Poles, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Brock Lloyd, Guilford Go-fers
2nd – Abigail Watt, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Hanna Kunzler, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Stake Race, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Braeden Hart, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Shelby Lambert, Renegades
3rd – Devon Wren, Brunswick Saddliers

Stake Race, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Abigail Watt, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Kyra Moye, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Keyhole, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Braeden Hart, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Devon Wren, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Veronica Lindsey, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Keyhole, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Brock Lloyd, Guilford Go-fers
2nd – Hanna Kunzler, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Abigail Watt, Brunswick Saddliers

Pajama Showmanship, Horse, Pony & Mini – All Ages and Advisors
1st – Autumn Meyer, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
3rd – Adriana Jeziorski, Bravados

Championship Western Showmanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Susie Everiss, Phoenix
3rd – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around

Championship Western Showmanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Ashlyn Schertz, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Shane Capela, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Championship English Showmanship Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Adraina Jeziorski, Bravados

Championship English Showmanship Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Ashlyn Schertz, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Erin Ortiz, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers

Championship English Showmanship Saddle Seat, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Savannah Mileti, Phoenix
2nd – Paige Baranowski, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Robyn Tresch, Sidewinders

Championship English Equitation Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Susie Everiss, Phoenix
3rd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers

Championship English Equitation Hunt Seat, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Autumn Meyer, Brunswick Saddliers

Championship Working Hunter Under Saddle, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – McKenzie Moran, Westfield Trailblazers

Championship Working Hunter Under Saddle, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Autumn Meyer, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Championship English Equitation Saddle Seat, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kristina Hilditch, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Savannah Mileti, Phoenix
3rd – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Championship English Pleasure Saddle Seat, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kristina Hilditch, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Ava Filak, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Savannah Mileti, Phoenix

Championship Western Horsemanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
3rd – Alexa Mier, Brunswick Saddliers

Championship Western Horsemanship, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Olivia Gillespie, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Meredith Cluse, Bravados

Championship Western Pleasure, Horse & Pony – Ages 14-18
1st – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers
2nd – Mackenzie Clutter, Westfield Trailblazers
3rd – Sarah Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony

Championship Western Pleasure, Horse & Pony – Ages 8-13
1st – Madison Ross, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
2nd – Katie Anderholm, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony
3rd – Shane Capela, Just Horsin’ Around

Versatility, Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – Kaili Mitchell, Just Horsin’ Around
2nd – Susie Everiss, Phoenix
3rd – Alexis Ziemak, Brunswick Saddliers

Dressage Class 1 – Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – McKenzie Moran, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Megan Brandt, Bravados
3rd – Megan Brandt, Bravados

Dressage Class 2 – Horse & Pony – All Ages
1st – McKenzie Moran, Westfield Trailblazers
2nd – Megan Brandt, Bravados
3rd – Alexis Metcalf, Sharon Flying Horse & Pony