RESULTS from the 2025 USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, Des Moines, Iowa.

MAXIMUM POINTS Winning Ewe:
Valais Iowa – Highland Kitty (Parkdale Crackers x Highland Halle) 3x MAXIMUM POINTS

MAXIMUM POINTS Winning Rams:
Lydia Meyer/Stone Creek Meadow – SCM Mattijs (Highland Indiana Jones x Parkdale Cloud)
Valais Iowa – Iowa Midnight Moonshine (Iowa Kevin x Iowa Keeper of the Stars)

Overall Supreme Champion Purebred Valais Blacknose:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Midnight Moonshine (Iowa Kevin x Iowa Keeper of the Stars)
Reserve:
Valais Iowa – Highland Kitty (Parkdale Crackers x Highland Halle)

TOP 5 PUREBRED EWES
Champion Purebred Valais Blacknose Ewe:
Valais Iowa – Highland Kitty (Parkdale Crackers x Highland Halle)
Reserve:
Chandler & Alexis Zwieg/Wisconsin Valais Blacknose Sheep – WIVBS Marmalade (Parkdale Flynn x Iowa Lavender Haze)
3rd:
Chandler & Alexis Zwieg/Wisconsin Valais Blacknose Sheep – WIVBS Malibu (Highland Isa x Iowa Lavender Haze)
4th:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Miss America (Iowa Lucky Strike x Highland Kitty)
5th:
Lydia Meyer/Stone Creek Meadow – SCM Miette (Parkdale Elvis x Highland Ingrid)

TOP 5 PUREBRED RAMS
Champion Purebred Valais Blacknose Ram:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Midnight Moonshine (Iowa Kevin x Iowa Keeper of the Stars)
Reserve:
Lydia Meyer/Stone Creek Meadow – SCM Mattijs (Highland Indiana Jones x Parkdale Cloud)
3rd:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Mezcal (Iowa Kevin x Highland Katniss)
4th:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Kevin (Rose Creek Prinz Eugen x Parkdale Bubbles)
5th:
Teton Valais Blacknose Sheep Company – Teton Liam (Aryshire Joel x Highland Grace)

Overall Champion Breed Up Ewe:
Shellie & Chad Carpenter/Carpenter Creek Ranch – CARpenter Creek’s Mesa (CARpenter Creek’s Leuk x HVR Franki) F2
Overall Reserve:
Vermont Valais Blacknose Sheep Company – VTVBS Misty (VTVBS Jamieson x VTVBS Inez) F3

Champion F1 Ewe:
Angie Kruse/Angie’s Angels – Matilda (Iowa Kobra Kai x F4872 Iowa22041)
Reserve:
Kason Appel/Barnyard Blacknose – BYBN Mabel (Highland Kyle x 0909 BYBN Scottish Blackface)

Champion F2 Ewe:
Shellie & Chad Carpenter/Carpenter Creek Ranch – CARpenter Creek’s Mesa (CARpenter Creek’s Leuk x HVR Franki)
Reserve:
Cynthia Bauman/Bauman’s Fiber Farm Valais Blacknose Sheep – Bauman’s Maddie (Heartland Baggins x BNHF Isla)

Champion F3 Ewe:
Vermont Valais Blacknose Sheep Company – VTVBS Misty (VTVBS Jamieson x VTVBS Inez)
Reserve:
Diane Squibb/Valais at Squibb Ranch – VSR F3 Madeline (VSR Kevin x VSR F2 Julina)

Champion F4 Ewe:
Kristie Wildung/Valais Blacknose of Sugar Creek – Mindy (SC 2413 Lord Larimie x SC 2210 Jacoba)
Reserve:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Lollipop (Parkdale Elvis x Iowa Jellybean)

Overall Champion Wether:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Mowgli (Black Oak Bentley x Highland Lillibet) Purebred
Reserve:
AJ Johnson/Valais Blacknose of Minnesota – Minnesota McQueen (Teton Liam x Kandy Kisses) F3

Champion F1 Wether:
Ryker Revier/ Valais Blacknose of Minnesota – Minnesota Montana (Highland Ishmael x RRR Lola)
Reserve:
Angie Kruse/Angie’s Angels – Marly (Iowa Kobra Kai x F4872 Iowa 22041)

Champion F2 Wether:
Noah Bauman/Bauman’s Fiber Farm Valais Blacknose Sheep – BNHF Kody (Heartland Baggins x BNHF Paisley)
Reserve:
Ryiett Kath/Kath Land and Livestock – Minnesota Magic Mike (Stratheden x Juniper)

Champion F3 Wether:
AJ Johnson/Valais Blacknose of Minnesota – Minnesota McQueen (Teton Liam x Kandy Kisses)
Reserve:
Vermont Valais Blacknose Sheep Company – VTVBS Liam (VTVBS Jamieson x VTVBS Inez)

Champion F4 Wether:
Kristie Wildung/Valais Blacknose of Sugar Creek – Kricket (Highland Hamish x Sugar Creek Jacoba)
Reserve:
AJ Johnson/Valais Blacknose of Minnesota – Minnesota McTavish (Highland Ishmael x Joanna)

Champion Purebred Wether:
Valais Iowa – Iowa Mowgli (Black Oak Bentley x Highland Lillibet)
Reserve:
Renee Jackwood/Oak Hollow Farm – Mighty Oaks Second Chances (VBSS Stratheden 2111/21 x Brock 03/19)

Champion Spitti:
Vermont Valais Blacknose Sheep Company – VTVBS Magic (Iowa Kobra Kai x VTVBS Kaboodle) (ewe)
Reserve:
Tamara Revier/ Valais Blacknose of Minnesota – Minnesota MoonDancer (Teton Liam x Highland Kami) (ewe)

Youth Showmanship
1st Reagan Fopma – Valais Blacknose Sheep of Sugar Creek
1st Gracie Kaufman – Valais Blacknose Sheep of Sugar Creek

Fancy Dress
1st Ryker Revier – Valais Blacknose of Minnesota
2nd Claire Freund – Valais of White Oak
1st Anika Starnes – Sunflower Lane Farm
2nd Dasha LaRue – Valais Blacknose Sheep of Sugar Creek
1st Noah Bauman – Bauman’s Fiber Farm Valais Blacknose Sheep
2nd Rockstyn, Royle & Ryiett Kath – Kath Land and Livestock
1st Mary Jean Gould-Early – Laurel Highland Farm
2nd Annette Higgins – The Refuge at Misty Meadow Farm