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Erwins win Pull of Champions
by Sarah Hawley
shawley@heartlandpublications.com
<p>Winners of the 2012 Meigs County Kiddie Tractor Pull, Pull of Champions, received their trophies on Friday morning. Taking home trophies were (from left, beginning with second from left) Wyatt Snyder, Caden Foley, Sam Bauerbach, Trace Erwin, Hannah Erwin, Jocelyn Lawrence, Garrett Lawrence, and Bradon Sampson. Also pictured are Fair Queen First Runner-up Sarah Lawrence, Fair Queen Abigail Houser, sponsors Josh Hupp, Jeremy Hupp, Jamie Hupp Smith, Jared Hupp, Jessica Hupp, Ed Hupp, Sharon Hupp, Jaylynn Hupp, Wyatt Smith, Weston Smith, Huck Wagner, and Sherri Wagner.</p>

Winners of the 2012 Meigs County Kiddie Tractor Pull, Pull of Champions, received their trophies on Friday morning. Taking home trophies were (from left, beginning with second from left) Wyatt Snyder, Caden Foley, Sam Bauerbach, Trace Erwin, Hannah Erwin, Jocelyn Lawrence, Garrett Lawrence, and Bradon Sampson. Also pictured are Fair Queen First Runner-up Sarah Lawrence, Fair Queen Abigail Houser, sponsors Josh Hupp, Jeremy Hupp, Jamie Hupp Smith, Jared Hupp, Jessica Hupp, Ed Hupp, Sharon Hupp, Jaylynn Hupp, Wyatt Smith, Weston Smith, Huck Wagner, and Sherri Wagner.

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<p>Hannah Erwin pulls her fifth full pull of the championship on Friday morning to take first place in the 56-75 pound weight class.</p>

Hannah Erwin pulls her fifth full pull of the championship on Friday morning to take first place in the 56-75 pound weight class.

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ROCKSPRINGS — The brother and sister duo of Trace and Hannah Erwin took first place trophies in the Meigs County Kiddie Tractor Pull, Pull of Champions, on Friday morning.

Hannah Erwin won the 56-75 pound weight class with five full pulls. Jocelyn Lawrence took second in the weight class with four full pulls and a final pull of 26 feet 11 inches, followed by Garrett Lawrence with three full pulls and a final pull of 28 feet two inches. Bradon Sampson took fourth with one full pull and a final pull of 28 feet 11 inches.

Trace Erwin took the top spot in the 35-55 pounds weight class with four full pulls and a final pull of 28 feet two inches. Sam Bauerbach was second with four full pulls and a final pull of 23 feet 11 inches. Caden Foley was third with four full pulls and a final pull of 22 feet one inch, followed by Wyatt Snyder with three full pulls and a final pull of 26 feet one inch.

Winners were presented trophies by Hupp Landscaping, t-shirts from the Middleport Police Department, cash prizes from Huck and Sherri Wagner, along with other items. Home National Bank, Dan Smith, Montgomery Trailer Sales and Shain Custom Signs also helped to put on the annual event.

To take part in the Pull of Champions, competitors had to take first place in their respective weight class earlier in the week.

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