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The Pipestone County Fair opened up with a special agriculture-based Olympic competition on Wednesday, July 30, at the grandstand.
Fruechte Farms earned the overall championship from four events.
The Fruechte Farms team composed of (from left) Mason Fruechte, Xavier Banjoko, Jackson Post and Brynn Schulze took top honors at Ag Olympics last Wednesday, July 30. (Contributed photo by Julie Houselog Manzey)
The first contest featured a relay of mixed round and square bales.
Pipestone County Medical Center’s Jeff Haufschild and Mya VanNurden roll a hay bale during the Ag Olympics. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Next, contestants handled bales after successfully spinning around a bat a minimum of five times.
Members of the Windy Ridge Veterinary Clinic team try to get their act together in the one-handed wheelbarrow race. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
The third event was the one-handed wheelbarrow ride. One person sat inside the craft with two people using a hand to propel it.
The final event was a water-filling contest, with all 13 teams participating at once.
Fruechte Farms team was composed of Mason Fruechte, Xavier Banjoko, Brynn Schulze and Jackson Post.
The Champs placed second, a foursome with Brayden Burmeister, Kailyn Burmeister, Kainen Kounkel and J.J. Martens. (Contributed photo by Julie Houselog Manzey)
The Champs placed second, a foursome with Brayden Burmeister, Kailyn Burmeister, Kainen Kounkel and J.J. Martens.
Musch Farms was third overall, a group with Mason Musch, Cohen Paulsen, Brooklyn Goelz, Kellen Johnson and Aubrea Kor.
Musch Farms was third overall, a group with Mason Musch, Cohen Paulsen, Brooklyn Goelz, Kellen Johnson and Aubrea Kor.
(Contributed photo by Julie Houselog Manzey)
Titan Machinery, Pipestone Emergency Medical Services, Windy Ridge Veterinary Clinic, Dar’s Pizza, Movers, Elite Landscaping, the Pipestone Family Aquatic Center, Brinkmeyers Farms, Lacey’s Lollipops and Shawn’s Minions also fielded teams.
INFORMATION
Pipestone County Fair
Ag Olympics
Wednesday, July 30
At Grandstand
Mixed Bale Relay
1, Fruechte Farms, 35.43 seconds; 2, Musch Farms, 37.18; 3, Brinkmeyers Farms, 37.39
Spinning Bat
1, Pipestone Family Aquatic Center, 47.69; 2, Fruechte Farms, 49.57; 3, Champs, 54.32
One-handed wheelbarrow ride
1, Champs, 26.84; 2, Fruechte Farms, 27.41; 3, Musch Farms, 27.53
Difficulty increased in the water filling game because several holes were pierced in water buckets. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Water-filling contest
1, Windy Ridge Veterinary Clinic (tub was declared the fullest); 2, Fruechte Farms; 3, Elite Landscaping