Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Quay County youth spent two weeks competing in 4-H county contests.
These youth range in age from 6 to 18. 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 18 with an awards program to finish the day.
The following are the contest winners. Novices and Juniors will go on to District Contests in Fort Sumner in June, and Seniors on to State in Las Cruces in July.
All Cloverbuds received first-place awards for these contests.
• Lilly Nials, Livestock Judging, Horse Bowl, Horticulture, Agronomy and Livestock Skill-a-thon
• Aaron Tompkins, Poetry, Horticulture and FCS Skill-a-thon
• Lanyah Crank, Meats, Entomology, Horticulture, FCS Skill-a-thon, Consumer, Agronomy and Livestock Skill-a-thon
• Cierra Urquizu, Horticulture and FCS Skill-a-thon
Clothing Review
Novice Sewing I PopSuper Simple Gathered Skirt
1. Samanntha Lowe
2. Cera Lowe.
3. Savannah Urquizu
Novice Sewing I Totebag
1. Cera Lowe
2. Savannah Urquizu
Novice Sewing II Pants
1. Lucia Bennavidez
2. Aimee Ross
3. Elizabeth Urquizu
Junior Sewing II Pants
1. Kirksey Smith
Novice Sewing II Pillow
1. Elizabeth Urquizu
2. Aimee Ross
Junior Sewing II Pillow
1. Kirksey Smith
Junior Mix and Match
1. Ashton Smith
Junior Creative Touches
1. MiKayla Klinger
Parliamentary Procedure
1. Mix Club Team of MiKayla Klinger, Ashton Smith, July Lafferty, Greyson Bollinger, Payson Nials and Kirksey Smith
Horse Judging
Novice
1. Guy Hughes
2. Braeden Lightfoot
Junior
1. Analaurie Hughes
2. Payson Nials
Senior
1. Rilee Nials
2. Micah Lightfoot
3. Mackenzie Lightfoot
Muzzleloader
Senior
1. Eli Oliver
2. Joseph Martinez
3. Payton Oliver
4. Jonathan Clark
Pistol
Junior
1. Payson Nials
Senior
1. Gares Lopez
2. Rilee Nials
3. Jenna Lopez
Shotgun
Novice
1. Paxton Smith
2. Chantzee Elliott
Junior
1. Tylee Hill
2. Greyson Bollinger
3. Antonio Gonzales
4. Ace Whitson
5. Kirksey Smith
6. Cutter Hastie
7. Karlee Elliott
Senior
1. Tate Hill
2. Garrett Bollinger
3. Nick Black
4. Joseph Martinez
5. Payton Oliver
6. Bailey Montoya
Rifle
Novice
1. Rylan Montoya
2. Reese Hastie
3. Ashlynn Box
Junior
1. Greyson Bollinger
2. Cutter Hastie
3. MiKayla Klinger
4. Payson Nials
5. Angelo Scioli
6. Lanie Hammer
Senior
1. Gares Lopez
2. Garrett Bollinger
3. Kaleb Hayes
4. Tianna Peterson
5. Nick Black
6. Kindal Smith
7. Emmalee Elebario
8. Natalie Hayes
Archery
Novice
Compound Bow with Sights
1 Brandon Gonzales
2 Logan Lafferty
3 Creed Owen
4 Kaityn Hall
5 Connor Moore
Compound Bare Bow
1. Aimee Ross
2. Samanntha Lowe
3. Patric Szaloy
Recurve Bare Bow
1. Carter Smith
2. Lanie Hammer
3. Cera Lowe
Junior
Compound Bow with Sights
1. Antonio Gonzales
2. July Lafferty
3. Dylan Owen
4. MiKayla Klinger
5. Charmaynn Hall
6. Michael Oglesby
Compound Bare Bow
1. Ashton Smith
Senior
Compound Bow with Sights
1. Nick Black
2. Kyle Hamilton
3. Tate Hill
4. Tianna Peterson
5. Dyson Clark
6. Robert Evans
Home Ec Bowl
Novice
1. Lucia Benavidez
2. Aimee Ross
3. Samanntha Lowe
4. Cera Lowe
Junior
1. MiKayla Klinger
2. Kirksey Smith
3. Gavin Tompkins
4. Lanie Hammer
Senior
1. Robert Evans
Horse Bowl
Novice
1. Lizzy Kanapilly
2. Paxton Smith
3. Guy Hughes
Junior
1. Payson Nials
2. Anna Laurie Hughes
Senior
1. Jenna Lopez
2. Rilee Nials
3. Nick Black
4. Emmalee Elebario
Livestock Judging
Novice
1. Paxton Smith
2. Lizzy Kanapilly
3. Cera Lowe
Junior
1. Payson Nials
2. MiKayla Klinger
3. Kirksey Smith
Senior
1. Garrett Bollinger
2. Nick Black
Poetry Contest
Novice
1. Bryson Klinger
2. Lucia Benavidez
3. Aimee Ross
Junior
1. MiKayla Klinger
Presentations
Novice
1. Brandy Smith
Junior
1. Brookel Smith
Prepared Public Speaking
Junior
1. MiKayla Klinger
2. Gavin Tompkins
Impromptu Public Speaking
Novice
1. Paxton Smith
Junior
1. Kirksey Smith
2. MiKayla Klinger
Senior
1. Jonathan Clark
Agronomy
Novice
1. Carter Smith
2. Lizzy Kanapilly
3. Samanntha Lowe
4. Paxton Smith
5. Patric Szaloy
6. Cera Lowe
Junior
1. Aston Smith
2. MiKayla Klinger
3. Payson Nials
4. Shakayla Crank
5. Lanie Hammer
Senior
1. Jonathan Clark
2. Eli Oliver
3. Rilee Nials
4. Payton Oliver
5. Robert Evans
Entomology
Novice
1. Elizabeth Urquizu
2. Samanntha Lowe
3. Patric Szaloy
Junior
1. Shakayla Crank
2. Payson Nials
3. Brookel Smith
4. Tylee Hill
5. Analaurie Hughes
Senior
1. Emmalee Elebario
2. Rilee Nials
Meats
Novice
1. Carter Smith
2. Lizzy Kanapilly
Junior
1. Payson Nials
2. Gavin Tompkins
3. Paul Urquizu
4. Tylee Hill
5. Analaurie Hughes
6. Shakayla Crank
Senior
1. Rilee Nials
Consumer
Novice
1. Samanntha Lowe
2. Lucia Benavidez
3. Aimee Ross
4. Brandy Smith
5. Elizabeth Urquizu
6. Cera Lowe
7. Savannah Urquizu
Junior
1. Brookel Smith
2. MiKayla Klinger
3. Shakayla Crank
Senior
1. Robert Evans
2. Paul Urquizu
FCS Skill-a-thon
Novice
1. Aimee Ross
2. Lucia Benavidez
3. Samanntha Lowe
4. Brandy Smith
5. Lizzy Kanapilly
6. Elizabeth Urquizu
7. Cera Lowe
8. Savannah Urquizu
9. Carter Smith
Junior
1. Ashton Smith
2. MiKayla Klinger
3. Lanie Hammer
4. Brookel Smith
5. Gavin Tompkins
6. Payson Nials
7. Shakayla Crank
Senior
1. Natalie Hayes
2. Tianna Peterson
3. Jenna Lopez
4. Robert Evans
5. Rilee Nials
6. Alex Garcia
7. Paul Urquizu
Livestock Skill-a-thon
Novice
1. Paxton Smith
2. Guy Hughes
3. Carter Smith
4. Lizzy Kanapilly
Junior
1. Kirksey Smith
2. Greyson Bollinger
3. Ashton Smith
4. Payson Nials
5. Shakayla Crank
6. Paul Urquizu
Senior
1. Garrett Bollinger
2. Kindall Smith
3. Jonathan Clark
4. Rilee Nials
5. Nick Black
Horticulture
Novice
1. Aimee Ross
2. Brandy Smith
3. Mylee Stone
4 (tie). Lucia Benavidez
4 (tie). Samanntha Lowe
6. Patric Szaloy
7. Logan Lafferty
8. Carter Smith
9. Bryson Klinger
10 tie Cera Lowe
10 tie Elizabeth Urquizu
Junior
1. MiKayla Klinger
2. Ashton Smith
3. Brookel Smith
4 (tie). Tylee Hill
4 (tie). Analaurie Hughes
6. July Lafferty
7. Lanie Hammer
8. Gavin Tompkins
9. Shakayla Crank
Senior
1. Tianna Peterson
2. Emmalee Elebario
3. Natalie Hayes
4. Jenna Lopez
5. Payton Oliver
6. Rilee Nials
7. Robert Evans
8. Paul Urquizu
Wildlife
Novice
1. Mylee Stone
2. Paxton Smith
3. Lucia Benavidez
4. Patric Szaloy
5. Carter Smith
6. Guy Hughes
7. Cera Lowe
8. Logan Lafferty
9. Bryson Klinger
Junior
1. Lanie Hammer
2. Analaurie Hughes
3. Greyson Bollinger
4. MiKayla Klinger
5. Kirksey Smith
6. Shakayla Crank
7. Payson Nials
8. July Lafferty
Senior
1. Payton Oliver
