After winning the Central Region 4-H Outdoor Meat Cookery contest, the DeKalb County grilling team set their sights on a state title.  The team comprised of Creston Bain, Hailey Bogle, Clayton Crook, and Lily Martin attended the State 4-H Competition in Knoxville last Month.  They competed against eight other teams across the state that had placed in the top three of their respective regions, and the team claimed the first state championship in this contest for DeKalb County 4-H.

The contest is comprised of four different species: beef, pork, lamb, and poultry.  Each contestant cooks a cut from one of the species and submits it for judging along with a copy of their recipe. 

At the state level, the team also completes a presentation, complete with a theme and a platter consisting of all four products that were grilled.  The team chose “Hillbilly Fixins” as their theme, and was also the highest scoring group in this part of the competition as well as overall.  A special thanks goes out to the Smithville Food Lion store for helping to sponsor the meat that was used throughout the program.