By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com
San Benito News photo by Francisco E. Jimenez
Jake Rhyner, 12, is seen at the South Texas Youth Stock Show in San Benito on Friday with his Grand Champion Steer, Topanyeca.
It’s showtime!
The South Texas Youth Stock Show kicked off on Friday, Jan. 17 at the San Benito Municipal Fairgrounds, located off FM 510 near Business 77.
At 9 a.m., the judging began for steers and was immediately followed by the heifers. Taking home the top prize of Grand Champion Steer was 12-year-old Jake Rhyner for his 1,232-pound Brahman-Cross named Topanyeca.
“It’s fun [raising a steer],” explained Rhyner, a seventh grader at Rio Hondo Junior High.
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