Local students place in WTFR calf scramble

By Sam Waller

Two Albany students caught calves Saturday at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo calf scramble in Abilene, earning money to put toward the purchase of future agriculture projects.

Judson Rogers finished second, earning $950, while Donald McCullough earned $550 with a 10th place finish.

“With the money they won in the calf scramble, they will be able to purchase animals and show them in the 2022 West Texas Fair and Rodeo,” Albany High School agriculture teacher Chris Beard said. “They’ll have to turn in monthly reports on their projects.”

Calf scramble winners may purchase breeding or market beef cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits or poultry to exhibit next year.

Albany’s Landon Kreit­ler also participated in the scramble.

“He is eligible to be in the calf scramble again next year,” Beard said.

Albany senior Chris Hensley will compete in the scholarship calf scramble Thursday (tonight).

In other WTFR events over the weekend, Gracie Price placed second with her Angus heifer in Class 1 of the Other Registered Breed show. Myleigh Leveridge finished third with her Shorthorn Plus heifer in Class 14 ORB and seventh with her Chianina heifer in Class 7 ORB.

Several Albany students are scheduled to exhibit steers and pigs this weekend.