Four Flags Area Apple Festival contest winners
Published 9:25 am Tuesday, October 2, 2018
NILES — The past weekend’s Four Flags Area Apple Festival brought hundreds out to compete in a variety of competitions. Listed here are the winners of competitions, not previously mentioned in Monday’s edition.
Car Show
• Best of Show — Lylia Cooper, 1968 Chevy Camaro
• Best Interior — Shawn Mullins, 1937 Ford Roadster
• Best Paint — Rob Richez, 1947 Chevy Pickup
• Best Engine — Bonnie Orszulak, 1967 Chevy Camaro
Bike and Trike Race
Age 2 – 3 Everything
• First place — Cooper Townsley
• Second place — Everly Brenneman
• Third place — Lincoln Zeider
4 – 7 Big Wheel Queens
• First place — Shelby Jaynes
• Second place — Hannah Bradbury
• Third place — Layla True
4 – 5 Bike
• First place — Bentley Deforest
• Second place — Lily Conley
• Third place — Emilia Holt
Age 4 – 5 Trike
• First place — Avery Teske
• Second place — Adelynn Tillman
6 – 8 Bikes
• First place — Carston Budrow
• Second place — Kaydance Hatcher
• Third place — Kolton Tonkel
Adults
• First place — Jeffrey Fuller
• Second place — Joseph Buckhanan
• Third place — Karl Tillman
Youth Day Parade Winners
Judges Favorite Overall — Katie Iwaniak
Largest school — Northside Child Development Center
Largest Group Organization — YMCA Learning Tree Preschool
Honarable mention — Luke Webster – Best use of theme for Bikes
Biggest Apple Contest
• First place — Holloway orchard, Wolfe River apple, measuring 39 2/5 in circumference
• Second place — Holloway orchard, Wolfe River, measuring 28.7 in circumference
• Third place — Holloway orchard, Wolfe River, measuring 28 2/5 in circumference
Scarecrow contest
Most Original
• First place — Lupe Martinez
• Second place — Pam Alphenaar
• Third place — Pam Alphenaar
Funniest
• First place — Lily Shafer
• Second place — Pam Alphenaar
• Third place — Kailynn Sulak
Not So Scary Place
• First place — Pam Alphenaar
• Second place — Pam Alphenaar
• Third place — Adam Stough
Lip Sync Contest
Ages 7 – 12
• First place — Nova Panczak, “No excuses” by Meghan Trainor
• Second place — Sydney Roeder, “Rise up” by Andra Day
• Third place — Audrey Teeter, “Handclap” by Kidz Bop
Ages 13 – 17
• First place — Tyler Davis, “Dangerous” by Michael Jackson
• Second place — Kody Rieth, “Proud to be an American”
• Third place — Lucas Harner “When I was Your Man” by Bruno Mars
Ages 18 and over
• First place — Jennier Fox and Jared Wagner, “Shake it off” by Reese Whitherspoon in “Sing”
• Second place — Sue Clark, “Big Blonde and Beautiful” by Queen Latifah
• Third place — Danelle Clark, “Like a Surgeon” by Weird Al
Apple peeling contest
First heat
• First place — Trina Rodriguez, 41 ½ inches in length
• Second place — Grace Nyhuis, 30 ½ inches in length
Second heat
• First place — Trina Rodriguez, 51 ½ inches in length
• Second place — Loretta Kaser, 45 ½ inches in length
Apple seed popping contest
Males 14 and up
• First place — Shawn Harner
• Second place — Jim Flener
• Third place — Mike Nyhuis
Females 14 and up
• First place — Kelly Flener
• Second place — Kelly Madison
• Third place — Lisa Pabis
Boys up to 13
• First place — Koda Pockrandt
• Second place — Kale Berry
• Third place — Caden Pockrandt
Girls up to 13
• First place — Nova Bonczale
• Second place — Ava Rosenhagen
Apple pie eating contest
Men 16 and over
• First place — Earl Wilken, ate 22.4 in 60 seconds
• Second place — Chase Stough, ate 16.5 ounces in 60 seconds
• Third place —Mario Palmisano, ate 14.5 ounces in 60 seconds
Females 16 and over
• First place — Erica Rodriguez, ate 10.8 ounces in 60 seconds
• Second place — Debbie Millin, ate 9.9 ounces in 60 seconds
• Third place — Michelle Hinrichs, ate 9.6 ounces in 60 seconds
Boys 15 and under
• First place — Adam Stough, ate 17.9 ounces in 60 seconds
• Second place — Gabe Hein, ate 8.1 ounces in 60 seconds
• Third place — Hunter Stough, ate 6.4 ounces in 60 seconds
Girls 15 and under
• First place — Kimberly Downey, ate 7.5 ounces in 60 seconds
• Second place — Breylin Bailey, ate 5.6 ounces in 60 seconds
• Third place — Kierstyn Thompson, ate 4 ounces in 60 seconds