2026 Belmont County Junior Fair Awards
The 2026 Belmont County Junior Fair Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 12th at 3:00pm in the Perkins Swine Arena. The following members will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in the 2025-2026 Program Year.
| Still Project 1st Place | Still Project Category Trophies | Ohio State Fair Delegates and Alternates |
| OPK Winners | Ohio State Fair Livestock Exhibitors | Ohio State Fair Junior Horse Show Exhibitors |
Still Project 1st Place Winners: (sorted by last name)
| Albright, Sawyer | 459 Let's Start Cooking | Ridge Riders |
| Allen, Jayde | 216 Purr-fect Pals: Level 1 | Indianola |
| Ashley, Cameron | 200 All About Dogs | Country Buddies |
| Bennett, Emelia | 461 Let's Bake Quick Breads | Outsiders |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 477 Party Planner: A 4-H Guide to Quantity Cooking | Outsiders |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 365.07 Self Determined - Leadership, Other | Outsiders |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 445 Exploring Personal Finance | Outsiders |
| Berry, Baylie | 365.04 Self Determined - Natural Resources, Other | High Meadows |
| Bugay, Abigail | 365.01 Reptiles and Amphibians | Country Buddies |
| Bugay, Jayne | 365.04 Miniature Garden - Live | Country Buddies |
| Bush, Eliana | 481 Everyday Food and Fitness | Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers |
| Carrier, Olivia | 244 From Airedales to Zebras: Level 1 | Bethesda Buckeyes |
| Datkuliak, Carma | 419 Terrific Tops | Indianola |
| Dopkiss, Caiden | 503 Rockets Away (Solid fueled rockets) | Bonnie Beefers |
| Dopkiss, Colton | 540 Not Just Knots | Bonnie Beefers |
| Dopkiss, Colton | 750 Rifle Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Drewett, Grayson | 623 Outdoor Adventurer: Beginning Fishing | Country Buddies |
| Dubil, Luke | 641 Beekeeping Project and Record book | Outsiders |
| Eikleberry, Sarah | 753 Pistol Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Ellis, Olivia | 750 Rifle Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Farrier , Owen | 493 Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry | Ridge Riders |
| Fellows, Elizabeth | 584 Photography Basics, Book 1 | Ridge Riders |
| Fisher, Madalynn | 585 Next Level Photography, Book 2 | Barnesville Bootscooters |
| Fisher, Madalynn | 593 Seeing Through Graphic Design | Barnesville Bootscooters |
| Gatti, Sophia | 365.09 Disability Advocacy and Awareness | Morristown Mountain Climbers |
| Giffin, Aidan | 624 Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing | Stallions |
| Hamilton, Emma | 476 Kitchen Boss | Bonnie Beefers |
| Hendershot, Raegan | 375 Leadership Road Trip: Where are you Going? | Indianola |
| Judge, Kynlee | 475 Star Spangled Foods | Bonnie Beefers |
| Judge, Kynlee | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Bonnie Beefers |
| Judge, Kynlee | 405 The Laundry Project | Bonnie Beefers |
| Kain, Anna | 365.01 Self Determined - Companion Animals, Other | Stallions |
| Kiene, Luke | 611 Explore the Outdoors | Barnyard Buddies |
| Kiene, Mason | 621 Ohio Birds | Barnyard Buddies |
| Koveleskie, Hazel | 360 Your Feelings Matter | Country Sunshiners |
| Kowalczyk, Matthew | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| LeBlanc, Brinley | 492B Cake Decoration Project and Record Book - Beginning | Country Buddies |
| Leek, Amelia | 173 Horseless Horse | Somerton Ridgerunners |
| Little, Kennedy | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Country Sunshiners |
| Massey, Elliana | 586 Mastering Photography, Book 3 | Bonnie Beefers |
| McFarland , Blaney | 365.09 Self Determined - General, Other | Country Buddies |
| Morgan, Isabelle | 382 Am I Ready for Work? | High Meadows |
| Mowery, Wyatt | 472 Grill Master | Bonnie Beefers |
| Mowery, Wyatt | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Palmer, Douglas | 751 Archery | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Phillips, Gage | 475 Star Spangled Foods | Crazy Clovers |
| Porterfield , Brantley | 509 Robotics Essentials | Bonnie Beefers |
| Regoli, Temperance | 753 Pistol Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Ritchie, Samantha | 502 Science Fun With Flight | Ridge Riders |
| Schafer, Charlie | 751 Archery | Belmont County Shooting Sports |
| Schnegg, Maggie | 359 Your Thoughts Matter | Somerton Ridgerunners |
| Skinner, Zachary | 501 Rockets Away (2-liter bottles) | Country Buddies |
| Smutney, Eva | 411 em•bel•lish: A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art | Bonnie Beefers |
| Smutney, Eva | 245 All Systems Go!: Level 2 | Bonnie Beefers |
| Smutney, William | 553 Moving Out: Learning About Your Tractor and Farm Machinery | Bonnie Beefers |
| Smutney, William | 558 Nailing It Together: Level 3 | Bonnie Beefers |
| Springer, Savannah | 592 Get Started in Art | Crazy Clovers |
| Thornburg, Vaya | 594 Knitting It Together | Somerton Ridgerunners |
| Vingino, Keara | 495 Living on Your Own | Crazy Clovers |
| Wehr, Wyatt | 613 Exploring Polar Science | Bethesda Buckeyes |
| Wilson, Clara | 228PE Rabbit Pet | Ridge Riders |
| Wodarcyk, Emma | 365.02 Music | Barnyard Buddies |
| Wodarcyk, Samuel | 365.09 Amateur Radio | Barnyard Buddies |
| Woods, Norah | 365.02 Self Determined - Creative Arts, Other | Barnyard Buddies |
| Workman, Breanne | 101 How the Herd Multiplies | Bonnie Beefers |
| Young, Ava | 365.02 String Art | Country Sunshiners |
| Young, Kaitlyn | 365.08 3D Printing | Country Sunshiners |
Still Project Category Trophy Winners:
CLOTHING: Eva Smutney - Bonnie Beefers, em-bel-lish: A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art
COMPANION ANIMALS: Anna Kain - Stallions, Self Determined - Companion Animals
CREATIVE ARTS: Vaya Thornburg, Somerton Ridgerunners, Knitting It Together
FAMILY LIFE: Nathaniel Bennett - Outsiders, Exploring Personal Finance
FOOD AND NUTRITION: Wyatt Mowery - Bonnie Beefers, Grill Master
HEALTH: Hazel Koveleskie - Country Sunshiners, Your Feelings Matter
HOME DECORATING AND DESIGN: Keara Vingino - Crazy Clovers, Living On Your Own
LEADERSHIP: Raegan Hendershot - Indianola, Leadership Road Trip: Where are you Going?
NATURAL RESOURCES: Aidan Giffin - Stallions, Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing
PHOTOGRAPHY: Elizabeth Fellows - Ridge Riders, Photography Basics, Book 1
SELF-DETERMINED: Sophia Gatti - Morristown Mountain Climbers, Disability Advocacy and Awareness
STEM: Breanne Workman - Bonnie Beefers, How the Herd Multiplies
WOODWORKING: William Smutney - Bonnie Beefers, Nailing It Together: Level 3
WORKFORCE PREPARATION: Isabelle Morgan - High Meadows, Am I Ready for Work?
Ohio State Fair Still Project Delegates and Alternates:
| Albright, Aylah | 585 Next Level Photography, Book 2 | Ridge Riders | ALTERNATE |
| Albright, Sawyer | 459 Let's Start Cooking | Ridge Riders | DELEGATE |
| Allen, Jayde | 216 Purr-fect Pals: Level 1 | Indianola | DELEGATE |
| Ashley, Cameron | 200 All About Dogs | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Bennett, Emelia | 461 Let's Bake Quick Breads | Outsiders | DELEGATE |
| Bennett, Emelia | 492B Cake Decoration Project and Record Book - Beginning | Outsiders | ALTERNATE |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 477 Party Planner: A 4-H Guide to Quantity Cooking | Outsiders | DELEGATE |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 365.07 Self Determined - Leadership, Other | Outsiders | DELEGATE |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 751 Archery | Belmont County Shooting Sports | ALTERNATE |
| Bennett, Nathaniel | 445 Exploring Personal Finance | Outsiders | DELEGATE |
| Berry, Baylie | 365.04 Self Determined - Natural Resources, Other | High Meadows | DELEGATE |
| Bugay, Abigail | 365.01 Reptiles and Amphibians | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Bugay, Jayne | 365.04 Miniature Garden - Live | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Bush, Eliana | 481 Everyday Food and Fitness | Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers | DELEGATE |
| Carrier, Addison | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Bethesda Buckeyes | ALTERNATE |
| Carrier, Olivia | 244 From Airedales to Zebras: Level 1 | Bethesda Buckeyes | DELEGATE |
| Dallas, Noah | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Morristown Mountain Climbers | DELEGATE |
| Datkuliak, Carma | 419 Terrific Tops | Indianola | DELEGATE |
| Datkuliak, Karalina | 461 Let's Bake Quick Breads | Indianola | ALTERNATE |
| Dopkiss, Caiden | 503 Rockets Away (Solid fueled rockets) | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Dopkiss, Colton | 540 Not Just Knots | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Dopkiss, Colton | 750 Rifle Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Dornon, Glenda | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Crazy Clovers | ALTERNATE |
| Drewett, Grayson | 623 Outdoor Adventurer: Beginning Fishing | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Dubil, Luke | 641 Beekeeping Project and Record book | Outsiders | DELEGATE |
| Duke, Rylee | 200 All About Dogs | Somerton Ridgerunners | ALTERNATE |
| Eikleberry, Sarah | 753 Pistol Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Ellis, Olivia | 750 Rifle Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Fankhauser, Maverick | 584 Photography Basics, Book 1 | Ridge Riders | ALTERNATE |
| Farrier , Owen | 493 Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry | Ridge Riders | DELEGATE |
| Feldner, Grant | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book | Belmont County Shooting Sports | ALTERNATE |
| Fellows, Elizabeth | 584 Photography Basics, Book 1 | Ridge Riders | DELEGATE |
| Fisher, Madalynn | 585 Next Level Photography, Book 2 | Barnesville Bootscooters | DELEGATE |
| Fisher, Madalynn | 593 Seeing Through Graphic Design | Barnesville Bootscooters | DELEGATE |
| Gatti, Sophia | 365.09 Disability Advocacy and Awareness | Morristown Mountain Climbers | DELEGATE |
| Giffin, Aidan | 624 Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing | Stallions | DELEGATE |
| Green , Addelyn | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Grigaitis , Chase | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book | Belmont County Shooting Sports | ALTERNATE |
| Hamilton, Emma | 476 Kitchen Boss | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Hendershot, Raegan | 375 Leadership Road Trip: Where are you Going? | Indianola | DELEGATE |
| Judge, Kynlee | 475 Star Spangled Foods | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Judge, Kynlee | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Judge, Kynlee | 405 The Laundry Project | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Kain, Anna | 365.01 Self Determined - Companion Animals, Other | Stallions | DELEGATE |
| Kemp, Paige | 753 Pistol Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports | ALTERNATE |
| Kiene, Luke | 611 Explore the Outdoors | Barnyard Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Kiene, Mason | 621 Ohio Birds | Barnyard Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Koveleskie, Hazel | 360 Your Feelings Matter | Country Sunshiners | DELEGATE |
| Kowalczyk, Matthew | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| LeBlanc, Brinley | 492B Cake Decoration Project and Record Book - Beginning | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Lewis, Clay | 472 Grill Master | Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers | ALTERNATE |
| Little, Kennedy | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Country Sunshiners | DELEGATE |
| Massey, Elliana | 586 Mastering Photography, Book 3 | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| McFarland , Blaney | 365.09 Self Determined - General, Other | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Moore, JT | 641 Beekeeping Project and Record book | Barnesville Bootscooters | ALTERNATE |
| Morgan, Elizabeth | 481 Everyday Food and Fitness | High Meadows | ALTERNATE |
| Morgan, Isabelle | 382 Am I Ready for Work? | High Meadows | DELEGATE |
| Mowery, Kinzy | 623 Outdoor Adventurer: Beginning Fishing | Bonnie Beefers | ALTERNATE |
| Mowery, Kinzy | 750 Rifle Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports | ALTERNATE |
| Mowery, Wyatt | 472 Grill Master | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Mowery, Wyatt | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Ogilbee, Lissa | 228PE Rabbit Pet | Country Buddies | ALTERNATE |
| Palmer, Douglas | 751 Archery | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Phillips, Gage | 475 Star Spangled Foods | Crazy Clovers | DELEGATE |
| Phillips, Kyer | 459 Let's Start Cooking | Country Buddies | ALTERNATE |
| Porterfield , Brantley | 509 Robotics Essentials | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Regoli, Temperance | 753 Pistol Project | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Ritchie, Samantha | 502 Science Fun With Flight | Ridge Riders | DELEGATE |
| Schafer, Charlie | 751 Archery | Belmont County Shooting Sports | DELEGATE |
| Schnegg, Maggie | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories | Somerton Ridgerunners | ALTERNATE |
| Schnegg, Maggie | 359 Your Thoughts Matter | Somerton Ridgerunners | DELEGATE |
| Shuttleworth , Alivea | 216 Purr-fect Pals: Level 1 | High Meadows | ALTERNATE |
| Skinner, Zachary | 501 Rockets Away (2-liter bottles) | Country Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Smutney, Eva | 411 em•bel•lish: A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Smutney, Eva | 245 All Systems Go!: Level 2 | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Smutney, William | 558 Nailing It Together: Level 3 | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Springer, Savannah | 592 Get Started in Art | Crazy Clovers | DELEGATE |
| Thornburg, Vaya | 594 Knitting It Together | Somerton Ridgerunners | DELEGATE |
| Vingino, Keara | 495 Living on Your Own | Crazy Clovers | DELEGATE |
| Wehr, Wyatt | 613 Exploring Polar Science | Bethesda Buckeyes | DELEGATE |
| Wilson, Clara | 228PE Rabbit Pet | Ridge Riders | DELEGATE |
| Wodarcyk, Emma | 365.02 Music | Barnyard Buddies | ALTERNATE |
| Wodarcyk, Samuel | 365.09 Amateur Radio | Barnyard Buddies | ALTERNATE |
| Woods, Norah | 365.02 Self Determined - Creative Arts, Other | Barnyard Buddies | DELEGATE |
| Workman, Breanne | 101 How the Herd Multiplies | Bonnie Beefers | DELEGATE |
| Young, Ava | 365.02 String Art | Country Sunshiners | DELEGATE |
| Young, Kaitlyn | 365.08 3D Printing | Country Sunshiners | DELEGATE |
OPK Winners (TBD):
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Ohio State Fair Livestock Exhibitors:
Ronnie Duvall
Hank Jefferis
Casin Mayo
Ella Pietranton
Bo Russell
Dallie Sparks
Brooklynn Warner
Adelyn White
Keenan White
Rosalie White
Breanne Workman
Cooper Workman
Gage Workman
Avery Young
Madison Young
Ohio State Fair Junior Horse Show Exhibitors:
Lindee DiLoretta
Sarah Eikleberry
Cassidy Horan
Adeline Singh
Eva Smutney
Savannah Springer