BV livestock judging team celebrates a great year

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The Bureau Valley FFA livestock judging team has completed a successful year. The judging team opened the gate on the judging season placing second at the Geneseo FFA and Section 3 Livestock judging invitational held Feb. 7 at Black Hawk College East in Kewanee. The team of Richard Brummel (from left), Bryce Walters, Donna McCune and James Young placed 25th overall and fifth-place team in sheep at the Black Hawk East livestock judging invitational on March 7. After a successful outing in Kewanee, the team traveled to Joliet Junior College on April 11 where they placed eighth overall. On April 25 the team placed fifth at the first annual Section 5 judging contest held at the Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds. The team closed the gate on the season April 28 with a 99th place at the Illinois State FFA livestock judging invitation held at the University of Illinois in Champaign.