The ladies drew a big crowd at the Riverside Center at the site of the Decatur Highland Games Saturday and a new champion was crowned as Gabby Birch took home first place. The weather was fitting for the event and the crowd grew larger as the afternoon rolled along.
Here are the top five competitors when Saturday was all over:
1. Gabby Birch
2. Kristy Rolston
3. Lisa Pilgrim
4. Kristie Schlemmer
5. Kayla Myers
John Kintz speaks to the large crowd during Saturday’s Highland Games. (Photos by Kris Everett)
Dane Fuelling has been passionate about high school sports since childhood. Coming to WZBD via his previous position as sports editor at the Decatur Daily Democrat, Dane is highly involved in high school wrestling with the IHSWCA and is a past winner of the organization's Distinguished Media Award.