Valley youths win big at National Junior Angus Show
Three young central San Joaquin Valley natives were crowned champions last week at the National Junior Angus Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Macy and Colby Perry, siblings from Prather, each won in their categories at the show.
Macy, an 18-year-old graduate of East Clovis High School, won in the reserve senior yearling division for best bred-and-owned female. She is currently a sophomore at Oklahoma State majoring in animal science and was elected to the National Junior Angus board of directors at this year’s show.
Her brother Colby, a 13-year-old student at Sierra Junior High School and a member of the Sierra Junior High 4H club, was named grand champion for bred-and-owned cow-calf pair.
“They do not play sports. This is their sport. Seven days a week of daily care, a.m. and p.m., as well as halter breaking, attending cattle shows, etc.,” said Susan Henderson-Perry, Macy and Colby’s mother. “Every year we ask them ‘Hawaii or Junior Nationals?’ Let's just say we have not gone to Hawaii yet.”
Sydney Schnoor of Chowchilla also took home a prize for reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female.
Michael Olinger: 559-441-6141, @MikeJOlinger
This story was originally published July 22, 2015 at 7:54 PM with the headline "Valley youths win big at National Junior Angus Show."