GREENVILLE – The third annual Darke County Fair Celebration of Achievements was held on August 27 in the cattle arena at the Great Darke County Fair.
Emcee, Sam Custer, introduced the evening by stating, “This evening is about more than awards and auctions – it is a celebration of youth, leadership, and community. The Darke County Fair, along with 4-H and FFA, exists to build life skills, responsibility, and excellence in young people. Tonight we honor those achievements as we recognize outstanding exhibitors and auction the top twenty livestock exhibited at the 2026 Darke County Fair.”
The following exhibitors were recognized for awards:
Dog Department
Overall Outstanding Exhibitor – Isabelle Westfall, 4 Paws 4-H Club
2nd Place Overall Exhibitor – Lydia Aguilar, Tail Waggers 4-H Club
3rd Place Overall Exhibitor – Chloe Alexander, Canine Capes 4-H Club
Equine Department
Overall High Point Award Winner – Kaylie Miller, Buckeye Buckaroos 4-H Club
Reserve High Point Award Winner – Bailey Foster, Trails and Tails 4-H Club
Sheep Department
2026 Scholarship winners: Paige Gehret, London Reichert, and Camryn Winner
Outstanding Market Exhibitors
Junior Division: Alexis Winner, Tripp Schroder, and Jasper Marker
Overall Outstanding Junior Division Market Exhibitor: Tripp Schroder, Livestock in General 4-H Club
Intermediate Division: Elouise Schroder, Hadley Hanes, Claire Sachs, and Aubrey Light
Overall Outstanding Intermediate Market Exhibitor: Elouise Schroder, Livestock in General 4-H Club
Senior Division: Hunter Burns, London Reichert, and Hannah Savoy
Overall Outstanding Senior Market Exhibitor: London Reichert, Grade A Kids 4-H Club
Outstanding Breeding Exhibitors
Junior Division: Alexis Winner, Annie Evans, and Urban Schwieterman
Overall Outstanding Junior Division Breeding Exhibitor: Alexis Winner, Darke County Sheep & Lamb 4-H Club
Intermediate Division: Devin Sachs, Claire Sachs, and Aubrey Light
Overall Outstanding Intermediate Breeding Exhibitors: Devin and Claire Sachs, Livestock in General 4-H Club
Overall Supreme Registered Ram – Kinley Tenney
Reserve – Devin Sachs
Overall Supreme Registered Ewe – Claire Sachs
Reserve – Paige Gahret
Overall Supreme Commercial Ewe – Hunter Burns
Reserve – Paige Gahret
Outstanding 4-H Boy and Girl
Outstanding 4-H Boy – Alex Westgerdes
Outstanding 4-H Girl – Brooklyn Miller
Goat Department
Scholarship Recipient – Iris Schneider
Market Goats Overall Outstanding Exhibitors
Junior Division– Zoe Sturgill, Kountry Kids 4-H Club
Reserve – Kaisley McCann, Generations 4-H Club
Intermediate Division – Scarlett Cole, Livestock in General 4-H Club
Reserve – Kam Kaffenberger, Barnyard Boosters 4-H Club
Senior Division – McKenna Yant, Livestock in General 4-H Club
Reserve – Lexi Shoop, Kountry Kids 4-H Club
Shop, Crop, and Horticulture
Grand Champion Horticulture Project – Evan Addis, FM MVCTC FFA
Reserve – Eva Yohey, Greenville FFA
Grand Champion Crop Project – Drew Geisendorff, Versailles FFA
Reserve – Jason Godown, Tri Village MVCTC FFA
Grand Champion Shop Project – Carson Tobe, Ansonia FFA
Reserve – Maverick Keller, Versailles FFA
Rabbit Department
Outstanding Market Exhibitors
Junior Division – Carmen Livingston, Darke County Rabbit Raisers 4-H Club
Intermediate Division – Claire Livingston, Darke County Rabbit Raisers 4-H Club
Senior Division – Leah Clark, Top Notch 4-H Club
Outstanding Breeding Exhibitors
Junior Division – Carmen Livingston, Darke County Rabbit Raisers 4-H Club
Intermediate Division – Eleanor Sutter, Versailles Busy Beavers 4-H Club
Senior Division – Izley DeMange, Canine Capers 4-H Club
Scholarship Recipient – Emma Jones
Dairy Judging
Senior Division Team, 1st Place Award – Charlie Weiss, Adam Langenkamp, and Tiffany Langenkamp.
Senior Division Individual Awards
1st Place – Charlie Weiss
2nd Place – Theresa Schmitmeyer
3rd Place – Adam Langenkamp
Junior Division Team, 1st Place Award – Samuel Henry, Nolan Henry, Max Henry, and Abram Dirksen
Junior Division Individual Awards
1st Place – Samuel Henry
2nd Place – Abram Dirksen
3rd Place – Max Henry
General Livestock Judging
Senior Division Team, 1st Place Award – Americus Hirsch, Jasen Godown, Alexis Light, and Aubrey Light from Tri Village FFA
Senior Division Individual Awards
1st Place – Lincoln Winner
2nd Place – Hunter Burns
3rd Place – Alexa LIght
Junior Division Team, 1st Place Award – Ruth Bergman, Sarah Bergman, Allison Horst, and Adalee Printz
Junior Division Individual Awards
1st Place – Grant Pohlman
2nd Place – Sarah Bergman
3rd Place – Colton Langston
Poultry Department
Scholarship Recipients – Cheyenne Swisher and Alivia Addis
Outstanding Market Poultry Exhibitors
Junior Division – Jase Kendig, Crowing Coops 4-H Club
Intermediate Division – Grant Moore, Crowing Coops 4-H Club
Senior Division – Cheyenne Swisher, Arcanum MVCTC FFA
Outstanding Fancy Poultry Exhibitors
Junior Division – Jase Kendig, Crowing Coops 4-H Club
Intermediate Division – Grant Moore, Crowing Coops 4-H Club
Senior Division – Evan Addis, Darke County Beef 4-H Club
Showman of Showmen Contest
1st – Cheyenne Swisher, Poultry Department
2nd – London Reichert, Sheep Department
3rd – Charlie Weiss, Dairy- Breeding Department
4th – Leah Homan, Dairy – Market Department
5th – Wriley Mullins, Goat – Boer Department
Dairy Department
Dairy Leadership Award – Shawna Schmitmeyer and Charlie Weiss
Overall Outstanding Exhibitor – Charlie Weiss, Grade A Kids 4-H Club
Rookie of the Year – Max Henry, Darke County Holstein 4-H Club
Ben Overholser Memorial Scholarships
Ava Hummel and Patrick McGlinch
Beef Department
Outstanding Market Exhibitors
Beginner Division – Paisley Snyder, Generations 4-H Club
Junior Division – Carter Briggs, Darke County 4-H Beef Club
Intermediate Division – Rylee Judy, Darke Country 4-H Beef Club
Senior Division – Kaitlyn Barga, Darke County 4-H Beef Club
Showman of Showmen, beef – Carson Bergman, Russel Winner, Carter Briggs, and Kami Bergman
Herdsman Awards
1st Place – Cooper Hunt, Darke County 4-H Beef Club
2nd Place – Carson Bergman, Darke County 4-H Beef Club
3rd Place – Carter Briggs, Darke County 4-H Beef Club
Swine Department
Scholarship Recipients – Aeronna Baker and Faith Wooten
Top 6 Overall Swine Exhibitors – Kenna Wilcox, Mylie Austerman, Boston Mikesell, Adalyn Subler, and Janell Sebring.
Showman of Showman Representative – Cole Lavy
Top 5 Overall Outstanding Market Exhibitors:
1st Place – Adalyn Subler, Champion Drive 4-H Club
2nd Place – Boston Mikesell, Kountry Kids 4-H Club
3rd Place – Briggs Stikeleather, Swine Koolers 4-H Club
4th Place – Cole Lavy, Jackson Friendship 4-H Club
5th Place – Audree Sullivan, Top Notch 4-H Club
Photos of award recipients are available on Megan Roell’s Photography website and are free to download. Mrpllc.shootproof.com
