Students pretty up their cattle
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Jared Deriso prepares for the contest.
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Clockwise, from bottom left, Austin Beswick, Bailey Turner, Jillian Deriso and Krysta Court attend to their animals during the senior division of the cattle grooming contest Sunday at the DeSoto County Fair. Deriso won first place.
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Judge Matt Warren, left, talks with Jared Deriso during the Junior Beef Grooming contest Sunday at the DeSoto County Fair.
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Krista Court grooms the legs of her entry in the Senior Beef Grooming contest Sunday at the DeSoto County Fair. She won second place.
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Jared Deriso groom his entry in the junior category of the Beef Grooming contest Sunday at the DeSoto County Fair. Deriso won first place.
DESOTO COUNTY — The Deriso family must be feeling pretty proud. Family members Jillian and Jared won first place in the Senior and Junior divisions, respectively, of the Beef Grooming competition Sunday at the DeSoto County Fair.
In the Senior division, Jillian competed against Austin Beswick, who took fourth place; Bailey Turner, who won third place, and Krysta Court, who came in second place.