SOLDIERS GROVE - Event results from Soldiers Grove Dairy Days Parade, raffle, pedal pull, and horsehoes, volleyball and softball tournaments are listed below:
Parade
The winning floats in each category were as follows:
Best Youth Float: Orchard View Daycare
Best Adult Float: Greg Jerrett Lawncare
Best Commercial Float: R&K Campbells One Stop
Best Dairy Float: North Clayton Cardinals 4-H
Participants in the parade included: Crawford County Sheriff Dale McCullick, American Legion Posts 308 and 220, the American Legion Auxiliary, Colors – Rod and Don Olson, 2018 Parade Marshalls, Crawford County Dairy Princesses and Little Miss Squirt, Katelyn Nolan, Rachel Kramer, and Rita Sime, Brockway Trucking/Travis and Lori Williams, North Crawford Rescue Squad/Emily Swiggum, Soldiers Grove Fire Department – Ben and Harmony Clason/ Charlie Strait/ Cameron Steyer/ Jeannette McCormick/ Angie Visgar/ Paul Kinserdahl/ Anthony France, Paul Buhr for Assembly, Vernon Memorial Healthcare, Orchardview Childcare, Forkash Electric, Loren Oldenberg for Assembly, R&K Campbell’s One Stop, Ocooch Mountain Rescue, Gays Mills Fire Department, Alicia Leinberger for Assembly, McCormick Bar & Grill, Crawford County Fair – Cali Cauffman and Michaela Cauffman, Gays Mills Apple Princess Tiana Sidie, Larry Olson, Greg Jerrett Lawn Mowing, North Clayton Cardinals “Hooked on Dairy,” and Adams Real Estate.
Raffle
Raffle tickets for the 2018 Dairy Days in Soldiers Grove were recently sold through Lions Club members and local businesses. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated. This year’s winners are shown below:
1- $2,000 Phyliss Oelke, Prairie du Chien
2- $500 Kenny Tainter, Gays Mills
3- $250 Kelly Randall
4- $250 Kathy Olson, Soldiers Grove
5- $50 gift cert at Shear Heaven in Soldiers Grove, Kate Davenport, Soldiers Grove
6- $20 gift cert at TazZees in Soldiers Grove, Wanda Davidson, Soldiers Grove
7- $20 gift cert at TazZees in Soldiers Grove, Bernice Lund, Soldiers Grove
8- $20 at Kickapoo Orchard, Gary McCormick, Rolling Ground
9- $20 at Kickapoo Orchard, Jeannette McCormick, Rolling Ground
10- $20 at Kickapoo Orchard, Dick Lorang
11- $10 KK Bar & Grill in Boscobel, Ray Fortney, Soldiers Grove
12- $10 No Bull Party Place in Seneca, Jim M. Gorman, Soldiers Grove
13- $10 No Bull Party Place in Seneca, Donna Olson, Gays Mills
$10 No Bull Party Place in Seneca, Ray Fortney, Soldiers Grove
Pedal pull
A total of 29 youth participated in the Kindschi Pedal Pull event at Dairy Days in Soldiers Grove on Sunday, June 17. The winners in each age group are as follows:
Four-Year-Olds
First - Carson Hady, Soldiers Grove
Second – Liam Oacobes, Soldiers Grove
Third - NONE
Five-Year-Olds
First – Hannah Everson, Viroqua
Second – Alexis Byle, Soldiers Grove
Third – Paige Carnopp, Boscobel
Six-Year-Olds
First – Reed Johnson, Iowa
Second – Ava Hady, Soldiers Grove
Third – Bentley Byle, Soldiers Grove
Seven-Year-Olds
First – Stella Everson, Iowa
Second – Harmony Clash, Soldiers Grove
Third – Carl, Michigan
Eight-Year-Olds
First – Reid Stalsberg, Fennimore
Second – Landrie Stulka, Soldiers Grove
Third – MaKayla Carnopp, Boscobel
Nine-Year-Olds
First – June Odell, Gays Mill
Second – Matthew Normer, Boscobel
Third – Cara Jacobs, Soldiers Grove
Ten-Year-Olds
First – Jake Odell, Gays Mills
Second – Elizabeth McCormick, Boscobel
Third – Cullen Jacobs, Soldiers Grove
Eleven-Year-Olds
First – Skyler Humphrey, Mt. Horeb
Second – Olivia Johnson, Iowa
Third – NONE
Twelve-Year-Olds
First – Gavin Jacobs, Soldiers Grove
Second – Sydney McCormick, Boscobel
Third – NONE
Horseshoes
The Kickapoo Ringers held a Horseshoe Tournament Saturday at Dairy Days in Soldiers Grove. The heat of the day didn’t keep these diehards from enjoying a good old- fashioned past-time. This year’s winners are as listed below.
First Round
1st Place – Rick Swenson and Rick Bell
2nd Place – Jim Maybee and Amanda Hochhausen
3rd Place – Tom Sprott and Ben Lathrop
Second Round
1st Place – Jim Maybee and Tom Spratt
2nd Place – Dennis Tonne and Rick Swenson
3rd Place – Amanda Hochhausen and Rick Bell
Volleyball
The volleyball tournament at Dairy Days in Soldiers Grove on Saturday, June 16 attracted a total of 14 teams, with a $60 entry fee and 100 percent payback. The first games started at 8 a.m., and the final championship was finished at approximately 8 p.m. Each team played four matches in pool play to determine seeding for the tournament(s).
In the end, there was a championship double elimination tournament (top eight teams) with the following results:
First: Katelyn (Sparta)
Second: Mike Murphy (Richland Center)
Third: Ray Cruz (Sparta)
Fourth: Nate Beier (Wilton)
There was also had a single elimination consolation tournament (remaining six teams) with the following result:
First: Angel Ley (Cashton)
Softball
Dairy Days in Soldiers Grove brought softball teams from all around for the annual co-ed and men’s slow-pitch softball tournament. The park supplied shade from the heat for the teams as they waited for their turn to play ball. Listed are the first and second place teams.
Co-oed:
1st- Mike Benson
2nd-Jeff Faulkner
Men:
1st-Ben Gald
2nd-Jeff Faulkner