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Last updated on Tuesday, July 17, 2018
(LAWRENCE COUNTY) - Boots, duct tape and a team t-shirt were the necessities for those who were willing to get in the mud for the 2018 Pig Wrestling at the Lawrence County Fair.
There were four age groups to compete. Jr. Teams consisted of 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Intermediate Teams were made up by 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Senior Teams were in high school and last, but not least, the adults.
Piglet Power was the Jr. Teams Champion after they successfully wrestled their pig to the top of the pedestal with a time of 14.02 seconds.
On the team was Ellie Maple, Braelyn Little, Ella Gerkin and Sophie McCarty.
Makin' Bacon was the overall champion for the intermediate group finishing with a time of 13.6 seconds. The Makin' Bacon team was made up of Conner Smith, Christopher Prads, Gunner Grace and Mattie Parker.
The Swine Wranglers finished with a time of 12.6 seconds and became the champion in the Senior category. Their team consisted of Lauren Anderson, Alan Anderson, Savanna Scherschel and Ben Pritchett.
Above: Adult Champions taking their pig to the pedestal.
And lastly, the Adult Champions finished with a time 9.63 seconds and that team was Celebrations of Southern Indiana. That team consisted of Jonathon Schmidt, Collen Jean, Scotty Fig and Kingston Johns Schmidt.
As the competitors got older and stronger, the pigs got bigger. The Lawrence County Fair Queen and her court were no exception to that rule. The Queen, Tristin Day; First Runner Up, Kara Jones Second Runner Up, Kayla Carson and Sapphire Deckard, Lawrence County Fair Princess, successfully wrestled their pig in 26.3 seconds.
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