The Junior Shows at the 2025 McDonough County Fair continue on Monday afternoon with the Goat Show.
Junior Breeding and Market Goat Show Results
In the Buck Show, Blakely Thompson of Macomb won Champion, and Kenadie Webster of Tennessee won Reserve Champion of the Buck Show.
In the Purebred Doe Show, Haley Daughtery of Macomb was named Champion, and Blakely Thompson received Reserve Champion.
In the Crossbred Doe Show, Nora Hoge exhibited the Champion Crossbred Doe, and Haley Daughtery exhibited the Reserve Champion.
Hoge Wins Overall Champion of the Breeding Goat Show
Nora Hoge exhibited the Overall Champion Doe at this year’s Breeding Goat Show with her Crossbred Doe. Haley Daugherty exhibited the Reserve Overall Champion with her Purebred Doe.
Hoge breaks down how she prepared to show at this year’s fair.
“We work days and days and days, exercising, feeding, washing, every single thing matters with having livestock,” says Nora. “Then we pack all of the things we need for the show: brush, blower, everything. Then we get it in our show box, loaded on the trailer. Then we get all our animals, and we’re headed to the fair.”
Hoge Wins Overall Champion of the Market Goat Show
Nolan Hoge exhibited the Overall Champion Market Goat at this year’s Market Goat Show. Nash Lowderman of Macomb exhibited the Reserve Overall Champion.
Nolan has been a member of 4-H for the last nine years, where he has had the opportunity to exhibit a variety of different livestock species.
“I’ve been shown ever since I was little, and obviously you get to start County Fair at a certain age, but I’ve been shown for a long time, and I love it. I show pigs, sheep, cattle, and goats. It’s a lot of hard work, but I have fun doing it,” shares Nolan.
Coverage of the McDonough County Fair is made possible because of the support of our sponsors: Berry Creek Labs, Birkeys in Macomb and Galesburg, Complete Parts and Repair, F.A.R.M. 1 LLC, Farmers Grain in Roseville, HIS Fencing, Oak Wood Estates, Red Barn Electric, Tillitt Collision Center, and Western Illinois Accounting and Tax.
