XENIA — For the Hawkins family, raising livestock and showing their animals at the Greene County Fair is a way of life. The tradition continued Tuesday at the goat/sheep barn.

Cousins Avery Hawkins and Sydnee Hawkins won grand champion and reserve champion in the market goat show and showmanship event. Avery’s twin sister, Aley, won fourth overall in the meat market competition.

“I really was surprised when my goat won. The judge didn’t seem to like him very much,” said Avery Hawkins.

Sydnee Hawkins, a nine-year member of 4-H, has only spent four years showing goats but prefers showing them to showing cattle or hogs.

“They’re easier to handle,” said Hawkins, who enjoys mentoring her younger cousins in the goat barn.

“I feel comfortable around them and I’m proud of them when they do good,” added Hawkins, 18, and a senior at Greeneview High School. Her cousins — who are 11-years old — live in Cedarville and competed in other fair events.

The grand champion for dairy market goats was Taylor Warner. Like the Hawkins’ clan, it was also a family affair for the Stewarts when Asher won reserve champion and his brother, Zander, placed fourth, while sister Piper, placed third. The Stewarts are members of the Greene Acres 4-H club.

Market goat show class results:

Class 1: Sydnee Hawkins (first place), Avery Hawkins (second place).

Class 2: Paislee Morris (first place), Kaydance Brown (second place).

Class 3: Sydnee Hawkins (first place), Grace Heider (second place).

Class 4: Tate Atley (first place), Alyssa Miller (second place).

Class 5: Connor Bogan (first place), Halle Hanna (second place).

Class 6: Ainsley Fisher (first place), Connor Glass (second place).

Class 7: Landen Terrill (first place), Danika Neville (second place).

Class 8: Avery Hawkins (first place), Ava Fisher (second place).

Class 9: Aley Hawkins (first place), Macie Mellotte (second place).

Class 10: Landen Terrill (first place), Sydnee Hawkins (second place).

Reach Karen Rase at 937-502-4534.