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Devan Gaswick gives it his all in the boys’ 7-year-old division at the fair’s pedal tractor pull.
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Wauneta’s Myka Applegarth pushed to go just a bit further in the 8-year-old girls’ division.
Pedal pull event returns, as competitors go the distance
Friday afternoon of Chase County Fair week filled the open air pavilion once again as youngsters competed in the pedal tractor pull.
Last year’s cancellation due to COVID did not dampen this fair event’s popularity.
The competition involves peddling a tractor for distance as the pulled weight increases.
Sponsor Pivot Electric provided prizes in all age groups. First place in each youth division earned a $25 Visa gift card. All three top place-winners in each class earned a sno-cone gift certificate to use on the fairgrounds.
The top three in the youth divisions also punched their ticket to compete at the Nebraska State Fair Sept. 5.
Due to last year’s cancellation of this event, 13-year-olds were invited to compete. Just one participant took part.
The two adult winners were awarded $50 Visa gift cards.
More than 130 youths were registered for this year’s pull brought to the fair by Jerry and Cindy Ash of Arcadia.
Here are the age group results in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place order:
Four-year-olds
Boys—Carsen Pflum, Sam Lechtenberg, Trennin May.
Girls—Veda Greene, Audra Gaswick, Harper Lakey.
Five-year-olds
Boys—Calder Skomp, Brock Munderloh, Avery Hinojosa.
Girls—Josie Sauder, Violet Reichert, Jade Fanning.
Six-year-olds
Boys—Dakota Hubbard, Tannen McCloskey, Koy Paisley.
Girls—Millianna May, Sophie Fortkamp, Kinley Schoenrock.
Seven-year-olds
Boys—Dane Hudson, Graham Vlasin, Hunter Greene.
Girls—Sadie Sauder, Leah Lambert, Felicity Barger.
Eight-year-olds
Boys—Jason Fortkamp, Michael Fanning, Andrew Fortkamp.
Girls—Ashley Colton, Maura May, Annie Reichert.
Nine-year-olds
Boys—Canton Skomp, Cohen Lambert, Logan Siverson.
Girls—Brynn Hudson, Bernadette Green, Anna McNair.
10-year-olds
Boys—Daniel Hubbard, Sawyer Sauder, Kenton Doetker.
Girls—Shaylen Lempke, Jordan Stafford, Kendall Posey.
11-year-olds
Boys—Charlie Fonseca, Aiden Tomky, Jaxon Leo.
Girls—Cadence Lambert, Loralie Greene.
12-year-olds
Boys—Aaron Sinclair, Kolt Majors, Bodie Yaw.
Girls—Alexis Fonseca.
13-year-olds
Girls—Lexi Ringleman.
Adults
Female—Makala Bartels
Male—Cody Prosser