Pease, Brantner and Cessna families dominated Pennsylvania Holstein show

Group of individuals posing with awards at the Pennsylvania Holstein Spring Show, featuring banners for Premier Breeder and Grand Champion.
Pictured are the people who earned the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners. The Pease family of Sweet-Peas Holsteins in Susquehanna County and friends. Pictured in back are, from left to right: Heather Soden, Denise Pease, Selah Lewis, Cole Nickerson, Michael Bosley, Judge Austin Schwartzbeck, Anthony Crothers and Andrew Cubby. Kneeling are Madison Soden, Tyler Soden, Ella Lewis and Lacey Reed.
Group of individuals standing with cows at the Pennsylvania Holstein Association’s Spring Show, showcasing the grand champion and reserve grand champion titles.
The open show’s top cows are pictured with, from left: Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Charlotte Wallace, Judge Austin Schwartzbeck, Dylan Brantner proudly holding his daughter, Olivia; Jenna Brantner holding the champion; Daniel Kitchen at the halter of the reserve champion, Justin Kauffman, honorable mention. At right are Buck, Dana and Molly Cessna, who had the reserve grand champion and best bred and owned cow, and Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess Morgan Larson.

CENTRE HALL, Pa. — The Pease family, owners of Sweet-Peas Holsteins in Susquehanna County, dominated the Pennsylvania Holstein Association’s annual Spring Show, winning no fewer than five banners.

Held here at the Grange Fairgrounds on April 26th, the event showcased some of the state’s finest Registered Holsteins. A total of 200 calves, heifers and cows went through the ring with Austin Schwartzbeck placing the classes in both open and Junior divisions. Highlights follow.

Youth division champions:

Grand champion and intermediate champion: MCGK Latenite Danica-Red-ET, the first place junior 3-year old shown by Madison and Tyler Soden, who are part of the powerhouse Sweet-Peas showstring.

Reserve grand champion, senior champion: Garay Red Diamond-Red-ET, the first-place aged cow exhibited by Landree and Dakota Fraley.

Reserve senior champion: Nisly-Gen Rager Donut-Red, the first-place 5-year old shown by Tyler Soden

Honorable mention: Cherry-Lor W Ripples-Red-ET, the first-place Fall senior 2-year old shown by Bethany Eberlin and Phillip McCormick.

Best bred and owned cow: Sweet-Peas Jo Aubrey-Red-ET, first-place senior 3-year old shown by Madison Soden.

Reserve intermediate champion: Sweet-Peas Jo Aubrey-Red-ET, Madison Soden

Honorable mention: Cherry-Lor W Ripples-Red-ET, first-place senior 2-year old owned by Bethany Eberlin and Phillip McCormick.

Junior champion: Gajan Master Rose, the first-place winter yearling shown by Paige Martin.

Reserve junior champion: Ra-Rob Perennial Lollipop, the first-place spring yearling exhibited by Oaklyn Christman

Honorable mention: MDHill-B-T-U Iowa-Red-ET, first place fall calf shown by Caden and Kinzee Hudson.     

Best bred and owned junior champion: Sweet-Peas Master Cannon-ET, the first-place summer yearling shown by Tyler Soden.

A group of people celebrate their wins at the Pennsylvania Holstein Association's Spring Show, holding banners for junior champion and reserve junior champion beside dairy cows.
The open show’s best heifers are pictured with, left to right: Alphie Stoltzfus, Pennsylvania State Dairy Princess Charlotte Wallace, Judge Austin Schwartzbeck, Evan Creek with the junior champion, Chad and Sara Horst with their reserve junior champion, Sara Horst, Daniel Kitchen, Dr. Pat Kitchen and Randy Kitchen, whose heifer received honorable mention distinction and alternate state dairy princesses Morgan Larson and Sadie Innerst holding the banner.

Open show champions

Senior and grand champion: Glennview Artist Anita, the first-place 5-year old exhibited by Dylan and Jenna Brantner. 

Reserve and best bred and owned: C-Cove Duplo Dixie, the first-place 4-year old shown by Cessna Brothers.

Honorable mention: Crystal-Star Aval Cathy-ET, the first-place aged cow shown by Tyler Soden.

 Intermediate champion: Klinedell Barbarian Matilda, the first-place senior 3-year old exhibited by Diamond Valley Dairy

Reserve: MCGK Latenite Danica-Red-ET the first-place junior 3-year old shown by Madison and Tyler Soden.

Honorable mention: Pennwood Hancock Mint Mia, the first-place Winter senior 2-year old shown by Donald and Joanne Stoltzfus.

Junior champion: Curr-Vale All About Me-ET, the first-place summer yearling exhibited by Alphie Stoltzfus.

Reserve: Kiefland Revolution-Red, the first-place fall yearling shown by Chad and Sara Horst and Randy, Pat and Daniel Kitchen.

Honorable mention: Peace & Plenty Hanans Jujo, the first place spring yearling exhibited by Flintville Holsteins.

Best bred and owned: Gajan Master Rose, first-place winter yearling shown by Paige Martin.

Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor of the heifer show and also the entire show: The Pease family of Sweet-Peas Farm.

Class placings, youth results are indicated in parentheses (1)

Winter calves:  1. Ron Wyles with Sonnenbrook Eyecandy Everlee; 2. (1) Kennedy Cloninger; 3. Eric Niswander; 4. (2) Madison and Tyler Soden.

Fall calves:  1. (1) Caden and Kinzee Hudson with Mdhill-B-T-U Iowa-Red; 2. Madison and Tyler Soden; 3. (2) Addison Nolen; 4. Sarah Campbell and Evan Creek; 5. Doug and Jen Boop.

Summer yearlings: 1.  Alphie Stoltzfus with Curr-Vale All About Me-ET; 2. Chad and Sara Horst and Randy, Pat and Daniel Kitchen; 3. Rierdan Reyan; 4. (1) Tyler Soden 5. Chad and Sara Horst.

Spring yearlings: 1. Flintville Holsteins with Peace & Plenty Hanans JuJo; 2. (1) Oaklyn Christman; 3. (2) Bethany Eberlin; 4. Keystone Farm and Tim Seipt; 5. (3) Emma Heagy.

Winter yearlings: 1. (1)  Paige Martin with Gajan Master Rose; 2. Tim Seipt; 3. Melissa and Garth Campbell and David and Martha Pool.

Fall yearlings:  1. Chad and Sara Horst and Randy, Pat and Daniel Kitchen with Kiefland Revolution-Red; 2. Jeffrey Benedict; 3. Dale E. and Fred E. Rice; 4. (1) Phillip McCormick. 

Jr. best three: 1. Denise Pease; 2. Bethany Eberlin.

Summer jr. 2-year olds:  1. (1) Paul Yoder with Dryhouse-M Haxl Havesomefun.

Spring jr. 2-year olds:  1. Klinedell Farms with Whistle-Way Dynasty Polly; 2. Heart & Soul Cherry-Lor; 3. Elizabeth Stoltzfus; 4. (1) Ellie Widerman.

Winter sr. 2-year olds:  1. Donald and Joanne Stoltzfus with Pennwood Hancock Mint Mia; 2. Molly Cessna; 3. Cessna Brothers; 13. (1) Grant Yoder.

Fall sr. 2-year olds:  1. Denise Pease with Sweet-Peas Perenial Axel-ET; 2. (1) Bethany Eberlin and Phillip McCormick; 3. Garrett Peters.

Jr. 3-year olds:  1. (1) Madison and Tyler Soden with MCGK Latenite Danica-Red-ET; 2. Klinedell Farms Andrew Enterprises; 3. (2) Connor Walker.

Sr. 3-year olds:  1. Diamond Valley Dairy with Klinedell Barbarian Matilda; 2. (1) Madison Soden; 3. Bryanna Mills.

4-year olds:  1. Cessna Brothers with C-Cove Duplo Dixie; 2. Denise Pease; 3. Molly Cessna; 4. (1) Lily Ansell.

 5-year olds:  1. Dylan Brantner with Glennview Artist Anita; 2. Klinedell Farms; 3. (1) Tyler Soden.

6-years and older:  1. Tyler Soden with Crystal-Star Aval Cathy-ET; 2. (1) Landree and Dakota Fraley.

150,000 lbs.: 1. Doug and Jen Boop with Heart & Soul Sammy Ricki.

Best three: 1. Cessna Brothers; 2. Penwood Farm.

Produce of dam: 1. Millwork Holsteins.

Dam & daughter: 1. Tyler Soden.

Three youth participants holding Holstein cows in a show ring, smiling and dressed in show attire.
Senior champions of the youth show are held by, from left to right: Landree Fraley, champion; Tyler Soden, reserve; and Brianna Walker, honorable mention.
Two young adults standing with their show cows at a livestock event, each holding a cow lead. They are dressed in matching black tops and white pants, showcasing the animals in a barn setting.
At the halter of the intermediate champions of the Junior show are, left to right: Madison Soden, Selah Lewis and Phillip McCormick. Respectively, they showed the champion, reserve champion and honorable mention entries.
Three young participants at a cattle show posing with their cows in a barn setting. The children are wearing show attire and are showing the cows' halters.
Pictured with the best calves of the Junior show are, from left top right: Paige Martin with her junior champion, Oaklyn Christman with her reserve junior champion and Kinzee Hudson, who earned honorable mention.
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