Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
AGRONOMY. Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter members that competed in the state FFA agronomy competition are back row, from left, Dylan Hartz, BJ White, Cort Ruzicka and Mariah Kiel. Front row: Tyler Frederick, Hugh Hennings and Matt Leffel. Not pictured: Brian Campbell. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter took two teams to the state agronomy competition and returned with the top two trophies, earning one team a trip to the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., in November. This is the sixth consecutive year for a local agronomy team to compete at nationals.
The members of the first team are Hugh Hennings, Tyler Frederick, BJ White and Matt Leffel. Members of the second team are Cort Ruzicka, Brian Campbell, Dylan Hartz and Mariah Kiel.
Seven of the students also scored in the top eight as individuals. Ruzicka finished as the first high individual, Hennings earned second, Campbell scored third, Frederick finished fourth, Hartz placed fifth, White earned seventh and Leffel scored eighth.
The members traveling to the National FFA Convention to compete this fall are Hartz, Frederick, Ruzicka and Hennings.
Reader Comments(0)