2022 Contests & Competitions

Poultry

4H Poultry Showmanship

• Grand Champion: Katrina Gray
• Reserve Champion: Sandra Garcia

Poultry Exhibitors

• Best of Class, Standard: Joe Branco
• Second Place, Standard: Gray Family
• Best of Class, Waterfowl: Crawford Gray
• Second Place, Waterfowl: Alexa Barlow
• Best of Class, Bantam: Sandra Garcia
• Second Place, Bantam: James Sasso

Needlework

• Best in Show: Abigail Gray, Pleasantville
• Best in Class Quilting: Abigail Gray, Pleasantville
• Best in Class Needlepoint/Embroidery: Jake Nethercott, Valhalla
• Best in Class Crochet: Susan Paintner, Mohegan Lake
• Best in Class Knit: Susan Paintner, Mohegan Lake

Livestock

Sheep Showmanship

• 1st Place Blue, Senior: Maeve Keenan, Mahopac
• 2nd Place Red, Junior: Rohan Venkatraman, Goldens Bridge

Cow Showmanship

• Grand Champion: Eowyn Keenan, North Salem
• Reserve Champion: Avery Kim, Katonah
• 1st Place Blue, Senior: Nolan Keenan, Mahopac
• 1st Place Blue, Junior: Lou Meza, Somers

Goat Showmanship

• 1st Place Blue, Novice: Katrina Gray, Pleasantville

Horse Showmanship

• Grand Champion: Brandon VanValkenburg, Lake Peekskill
• Reserve Champion: Victoria Federico, Putnam Valley

Junior Horse Showmanship

• 1st Place Blue: Brandon VanValkenburg, Lake Peekskill
• 2nd Place Red: Brooke VanValkenburg, Lake Peekskill
• 3rd Place Yellow: Lila Simone, Carmel

Senior Horse Showmanship

• 1st Place Blue: Victoria Federico, Putnam Valley
• 2nd Place Red: Erika Losapio, New Rochelle
• 3rd Place Yellow: Samantha Doud, Putnam Valley

Legos

Best of Show

• Lanna Nirai, Yorktown Heights
• Heyex Cooper, Cortlandt Manor

Best of Class

• Avery Dias, Mahopac
• Milo O’Keefee, Yorktown Heights
• Clair Maleck, Yorktown Heights
• Lenna Hiran, Yorktown Heights
• Winston, Harrison

First Place: 

• Ethan Semonta, Yorktown Heights
• Foster O'Keeffe, Yorktown Heights
• Milo O'Keeffe, Yorktown Heights
• Maverick Tomao, Yorktown Heights
• Claire Tomao, Yorktown Heights
• Angel Hoper, Harrison

Second Place: 

• Milo O'Keeffe, Yorktown Heights
• Sierra Cooper, Cortlandt Manor

Photography

Best of Show

• Sue Kravitz, Amawalk

Best of Class

• Patriotic Adult Division: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• Architecture Adult Division: Deidre Frost, Mohegan Lake
• Water: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• Pets and other Animals Youth: James Sasso, Croton on Hudson
• Pets and other Animals Adult: Erika Lasapio, Scarsdale
• People/Portraits Adult: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• Computer Enhanced Images Adult: Samantha David, Putnam Valley
• Past Present Grange Photos: Samantha David, Putnam Valley
• Special Category “Horses” Adult: Erika Lasapio, Scarsdale

Patriotic Youth Division

• 2nd Place: Sandra Barcia, White Plains
• 3rd Place: Avery Dias, Mahopac

Patriotic Adult Division

• 1st Place: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• 2nd Place: F. Curtis, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: Eva Carey, Yorktown Heights

Architecture Adult Division

• 1st Place: Deidre Frost, Mohegan Lake
• 2nd Place: Mark Cooperman, Cortlandt Manor
• 3rd Place: Lisa Garcia, White Plains

Water

• 1st Place: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• 2nd Place: Samantha Soriano, Fishkill
• 3rd Place: Elizabeth Sokol, Yorktown Heights

Pets and other Animals Youth

• 1st Place: James Sasso, Croton on Hudson
• 2nd Place: St. Christopher’s Inc., West Harrison
• 3rd Place: Sandra Garcia, White Plains

Pets and other Animals Adult

• 1st Place: Erika Lasapio, Scarsdale
• 2nd Place: F. Curtis, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: AnnMarie Sasso, Croton on Hudson

People/Portraits Adult

• 1st Place: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• 2nd Place: Erika Lasapio, Scarsdale
• 3rd Place: Samantha David, Putnam Valley

Computer Enhanced Images Adult

• 1st Place: Samantha David, Putnam Valley
• 2nd Place: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• 3rd Place: Sebastian Price, Mohegan Lake

Past Present Grange Photos

• 1st Place: Samantha David, Putnam Valley
• 2nd Place: Eva Carey, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: James Sasso, Croton on Hudson

Special Category “Horses” Youth

• 2nd Place: Brandon VanValkenburg, Lake Peekskill

Special Category “Horses” Adult

• 1st Place: Erika Lasapio, Scarsdale
• 2nd Place: Sue Kravitz, Amawalk
• 3rd Place: Lisa Garcia, White Plains

Art Over 55

Best of Show

• Sue Shaiken, Mahopac

Best of Class

• Acrylic Painting: Sue Pezzillo, Yorktown Heights
• Watercolor Painting: Millie Massi, Yorktown Heights
• Oil Painting: Dorothy Lorenzano, Yorktown Heights

Acrylic Painting

• 1st Place: Sue Pezzillo, Yorktown Heights
• 2nd Place: Cecilia Soprano, Katonah
• 3rd Place: F. Curtis, Yorktown Heights

Watercolor Painting

• 1st Place: Millie Massi, Yorktown Heights
• 2nd Place: Anne O’Hare, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: Millie Massi, Yorktown Heights

Oil Painting

• 1st Place: Sue Shaiken, Mahopac
• 2nd Place: Dorothy Lorenzano, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: Dorothy Lorenzano, Yorktown Heights

Baking

Jams & Jellies

• 1st Place: Ilene McGannon, Yorktown
• 2nd Place: Jennifer Keane, Katonah
• 3rd Place: AnnMarie Sasso, Croton on Hudson

Apple Sauce

• 1st Place: Emily Goucher, Yorktown Heights

Cookies Youth

• 1st Place Junior: Owen and Etta Griffiths, Yorktown Heights
• 1st Place Youth: Zara Nabeel, Chappaqua
• 2nd Place Youth: Zoya Nabeel, Chappaqua

Cookies Adult

• 1st Place: Ben Bloom, Peekskill
• 2nd Place: Sherry Zemnick, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: Sherry Zemnick, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: Jennifer Keane, Katonah

Adult Cupcakes

• 1st Place: Chiffone Hill, Yorktown Heights

Cheese Cake

• 1st Place: Barbara Benson, Yorktown Heights
• 2nd Place: Ben Bloom, Peekskill

Pie

• 1st Place: St. Christopher’s, Inc., West Harrison

Breads Youth

• 1st Place: Bernard Kaplan, Mahopac
• 2nd Place: Gina Franks, Yorktown

Breads Adult

• 1st Place: AnnMarie Sasso, Croton on Hudson
• 2nd Place: D. Molikein, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: Ben Bloom, Peekskill

Muffins Junior

• 1st Place: Zoya Nabeel, Chappaqua

Fruit Bars

• 1st Place: Ilene McGannon, Yorktown Heights

Muffins

• 2nd Place: Sherry Zemnick, Yorktown Heights
• 3rd Place: D. Molikein, Yorktown Heights

Produce

Best of Class

• Tomatoes: Mauly Fitzgerald, Putnam Valley
• Pepper: Rudy Spadaro, Yorktown Heights
• Herb: Rudy Spadaro, Yorktown Heights
• Summer Squash: Bernard Kaplan, Mahopac
• Winter Squash/Pumpkin: Melanie Pien, Patterson
• Veggie Creature: Pamela Schienle, Yorktown Heights

Woodworking

Best of Show

• Carvings: AnnMarie Sasso, Croton on Hudson

First Place

• Furniture: AnnMarie Sasso, Croton on Hudson
• Woodworking Tools: Dan Moran, Yorktown Heights
• Toys: Nick Lamenica, Yorktown Heights
• Toys - Whirligig: Nick Lamenica, Yorktown Heights
• Carvings: AnnMarie Sasso, Croton on Hudson

Flowers

Best of Show

• Rose: Lisa Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Impatiens: Lisa Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Dahlias: Elizabeth Gould, Yorktown Heights
• Zinnias: Alani, Patterson
• Caladium: Lisa Holtz, Hopewell Junction
• Multi Container: Carol Bless, Mahopac

Best of Show Youth

• Design Patriotic: Vega and Arsel, Somers

Best of Class

• Day Lily: Timothy Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Perennials - Balloon Flower: Lisa Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Perennials - One Flower: Kim Nash, Yorktown Heights
• Perennials - Black Eyed Susan: Jill Lake, Putnam Valley
• Perennials - Water Lily: Linda Henning, Yorktown Heights
• Perennials - Sweet William: Linda Henning
• Annual - Cosmos, Class 2: Jill Lake, Putnam Valley
• Annual - Cleome, Class 13: Lisa Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Hydrangea: Timothy Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Rose: Lisa Holz, Hopewell Junction
• Dahlias, Class 3: Andy O’Neill, Valhalla
• Dahlias, Class 1: Jill Lake, Putnam Valley

Best of Class Youth

• Sun Flower from Seed: Katrina Gray, Pleasantville