Urbanna Oyster Festival officials released results Monday for the Nov. 5 and 6 event’s shucking contest, Fireman’s and Festival parades and antique cars show.
Oyster Shucking Contest
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Displaying their award plaques following the Urbanna Oyster Festical shucking contest Saturday are first place winners, from left, Amateur Division, Brooklynn Paul; Overall and Pro Women divisions, Isabella MacBeth; and Pro Men Division, Ian Johnson. (Photo by Don Richeson) Overall first place — Isabella “Gator” Macbeth, Virginia Beach, two minutes, 46 seconds.
- Overall runner-up — Ian Johnson, Norfolk, two minutes, 50 seconds.
- Professional Division Men first place — Ian Johnson, Norfolk, two minutes, 39 seconds.
- Professional Division Men runner-up — Davilla Redmond, Topping, three minutes, 42 seconds.
- Professional Division Men third place — Sam Davis, Urbanna, four minutes, 21 seconds.
- Professional Division Women first place — Isabella MacBeth, Virginia Beach, three minutes, 14 seconds.
- Professional Division Women runner-up — Deborah Pratt, Jamaica, three minutes, 36 seconds.
- Professional Division Women third place — Hannah Bush, Manassas, three minutes, 45 seconds.
- Amateur Division first place — Brooklynn Paul, Delaplane, two minutes, 10 seconds.
- Amateur Division runner-up — Kasay Smith, Deltaville, two minutes, 13 seconds.
- Amateur Division third place — David Jackson, Urbanna, two minutes, 35 seconds.
Fireman’s Parade
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John Henry Tyler of Baton Rouge, La., left, and Henry Straub of Lexington wave to the Lower Middlesex County Volunteer Fire Department entry in the Urbanna Oyster Festival’s annual Fireman’s Parade on Friday night. (Contributed) 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm) and over — first, Abingdon Engine 21; second, Upper Lancaster Engine 1, Lively; third, Hartfield Engine 53.
- 1,250 gpm — first, Upper Middlesex Engine 62, Water View; second, Oak Grove Co. Engine 4; third, Cople District Engine 6, Coles Point.
- 1,000 gpm and under — first, Mathews Engine 2; second, Gloucester Engine 61; third, Callao Engine B63.
- Tanker — first, Walkerton Tanker 7; second, Mathews Tanker 1; third, Disputanta Tanker 2.
- Brush Truck — first, Carrsville Brush 20; second, Gloucester Brush 6.
- Rescue Truck — first, Cople District Rescue 3; second, Oak Grove Rescue 4.
- Antique — first, David Hilliard, 1975 Ford Pierce; second, Richmond 1AFF.
- Private Owned Antique — first, Joe Reid, 1965 Ford Young; second, Mike Dorsey, 1980 Mach CF.
- Ladder Truck — first, Colonial Beach Tower 1;second, Spotsylvania Tower 1; third, NASA Langley Tower 8.
- Specialty Unit — first, Abingdon Utility 2; second, Newport News HazMat 1.
- Rescue Squad — first, Gloucester No. 3; second, Mattaponi No. 69; third, Kilmarnock/Lancaster No. 31.
- Greatest Distance — first, Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department.
- Best Fire Department Overall — first, Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department.
- Judges Award — first, Old Dominion Historical Society.
- Turnout — 60 pieces judged this year.
Urbanna Oyster Festival Parade
- Bands — first, Rappahannock High School; second, Northumberland High School.
- Specialty Units — first, Unique Golf Carts; second, The Pearl Trolley.
- Floats — first, Captain Sam’s Buyboat; second, Captain Sam’s Bethpage Camp-Resort.
- Walking/March Units —first, Red Hat High Steppers Chesapeake Chapter; second, Middlesex Gymnastics.
- Grand Marshal Award — Rappahannock High School Band.
- Captains Award — Red Hat High Steppers Chesapeake Chapter.
- Mayor’s Award — Middlesex Gymnastics.
Antique Auto Show
- Class 3 — 1951-1960: Derrick B. Banks, 1957 Chevrolet BelAir.
- Class 4 — 1961-1970: Whitney Taylor, 1963 Cadillac Series 62.
- Class 5 — 1971-1980: Michael Taylor, 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle.
- Class 6 — 1981-1992: Davis Marsh, 2005 Chevrolet Corvette.
- Class 7 — Trucks: Joey Campbell, 1987 Chevrolet V-30 Pick Up.
- Class 8 — Brandon Taylor, 2002 Big Dog Motorcycle.
- Sponsor — Ken Houtz Chevrolet-Buick.
