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Nease, Connelly sweep top awards at Effingham County Fair Goat Show
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Livestock judge Dennis Kendrick (center) poses with Emma Connelly and Matthew Nease on Tuesday night. Nease's goal was named grand market wether champion. Connelly's entry was the reserve champion. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff

SPRINGFIELD -- Matthew Nease and Emma Connelly were quite a 1-2 punch in Tuesday's Effingham County Fair Goat Show.

Nease's entries were named grand champion in the market doe and market wether divisions. Connelly's goats finished second in both classes.

Nease was also proclaimed the top showman in the senior division. The other showmanship winners were Brittany Harris (Pre Club),  Faith Strickland (Junior) and Bailey Connelly (Intermediate).

Listed below are the results of each class:

MARKET DOE

Class 1

1. Kayla Lipovsky

2. Abagail Liposvsky

3. Aleigh Gibbs

Class 2

1. Faith Strickland

2. Brittany Harris

3. Jenna Braun

Class 3

1. Matthew Nease

2. Emma Connelly

3. Haleigh Sewell

4. Ben Denton

Class 4

1. Matthew Nease*

2. Emma Connelly**

3. Brooke Myers

4. Jack Strause

5. Colby Beard

Class 5

1. Colby Beard

2. Bailey Connelly

* -- grand champion

** -- reserve champion

MARKET WETHER

Class 1

1. Delaney Strause

2. Camryn Sewell

Class 2

1. Noah Nease

2. Annabelle Nease

Class 3

1. Matthew Nease*

2. Ashton Smith

3. Bailey Purvis

Class 4 

1. Matthew Nease

2. Georgia Bailey

3. Ashton Smith

Class 5

1. Emma Connelly**

2. Faith Strickland

3. Bailey Connelly

* -- grand champion

** -- reserve champion