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FFA teams place at land judging

Published 11:10 pm Thursday, October 22, 2026

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West Point’s state qualifiers were, from left, front: Gerardo Flores, Austynn Batenhorst, Lexi Troyer, Graidy Tusha; back: Jaxon Pierce, Riley Kaup, Mason Toelle and Henry Wooldrik. (Courtesy Photo)

Local FFA students competed in the Northeast Area Land Judging contest on October 7 near Scribner.

There were two sessions of the contest with 15 schools competing in the morning session and 14 schools competing in the afternoon session. The top four schools from each session plus the top 10 individuals qualified for State Land Judging.

The Lower Big Blue NRD hosted the State Land Judging Contest in Beatrice on October 14. From 43 schools across the state, 151 students competed.

Wisner-Pilger’s Dylann Ott placed 10th with a score of 327 to receive an individual Purple Ribbon, Sam Kubes received a White Ribbon and Chesney Ruskamp received a Pink Ribbon.

West Point Public finished in 8th place with a total of 1117 points. Team members included Red Ribbon winner Mason Toelle, White Ribbon winner Riley Kaup and Pink Ribbon winners Graidy Tusha, Gerardo Flores, Lexi Troyer, Jaxon Pierce and Austynn Batenhorst.

Also, Tucker Siebrandt from Bancroft-Rosalie placed 51st and earned a ribbon.

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