Victoria Toney, 15, of Niles, with her grand champion market hog in Cassopolis Wednesday. (The Daily News/John Eby)

By JOHN EBY

Dowagiac Daily News

CASSOPOLIS — Victoria Toney, 15, of Niles, who showed the grand champion market hog Tuesday at the 159th Cass County Fair, is president of her sophomore class at Niles High School.

The Flaming Youth 4-H member has been showing for four years. She also exhibits dairy feeder steers and sheep, but her passion is clearly reserved for pigs.

Victoria, who plays volleyball and basketball at school as well as serving on student council, started with hogs in the show arena.

Her grand champion market hog, a barrow, is known as Forrest, like Gump, because she had another named Jenny.

The Swartz Traveling Trophy is awarded to the exhibitor of the grand champion market hog.

Victoria finished third in intermediate swine showmanship.

One year she trained her pig to drink water from a bottle.

Pigs are also fond of Oreo cookies.

Money she earns auctioning her pork pays for travel.

“I go open shows all the time,” Victoria said, pointing to the green Michigan State livestock show  T-shirt she’s wearing.

Market hog

Champion lightweight barrow — Blake Bundy, Dowagiac, Penn.

Reserve champion lightweight barrow — Marisa Waldschmidt, Cassopolis, JOY.

Champion mediumlightweight barrow — Victoria Toney, Niles, Flaming Youth.

Reserve champion mediumlightweight barrow — Kayla Green, Vandalia, Penn.

Champion mediumweight barrow — Molly Vite, Cassopolis, youth.

Reserve champion mediumweight barrow — Lindsey Wright, Cassopolis, Penn.

Champion mediumheavyweight barrow — Eli Robinson, Dowagiac, Penn.

Reserve champion mediumheavyweight barrow — Rick Hayden, Cassopolis, JOY.

Champion heavyweight barrow — Adam Carlisle, Cassopolis, JOY.

Reserve champion heavyweight barrow — Hailey Wright, Marcellus, Penn.

Champion market hog barrow — Victoria Toney, Niles, Flaming Youth.

Reserve champion market hog barrow — Adam Carlisle, Cassopolis, JOY.

Champion lightweight gilt — Jayna Locke, Cassopolis, Penn.

Reserve champion lightweight gilt — Victoria Toney, Niles, Flaming Youth.

Champion mediumlightweight gilt — Branna Wyant, Cassopolis, youth.

Reserve champion mediumweight gilt — Nic Bradley, White Pigeon, Flaming Youth.

Champion mediumweight gilt — Courtney Hartline, Marcellus, Penn.

Reserve champion mediumweight gilt — Caitlyn Hartline, Marcellus, Penn.

Champion mediumheavyweight gilt — Maddie Yuhas, Cassopolis, youth.

Reserve champion mediumheavyweight gilt — Collin Tone, Cassopolis, youth.

Champion heavyweight gilt — Marcus File, Vandalia, Penn.

Reserve champion heavyweight gilt — Morgan Hartline, Marcellus, Penn.

Champion gilt — Maddie Yuhas, Cassopolis, youth.

Reserve champion gilt — Collin Tone, Cassopolis, youth.

Grand champion market hog — Victoria Toney, Niles, Flaming Youth.

Reserve grand champion market hog — Maddie Yuhas, Cassopolis, youth.

Class 731

Senior showmanship

Rick Hayden, Cassopolis, JOY, first.

Branna Wyant, Cassopolis, youth, second.

Kayla Green, Vandalia, Penn, third.

Tiffany Rogers, Niles, Country Trailblazers and Drafted!, fourth.

Jaron Mallo, Jones, Jones Rough Riders, fifth.

Courtney Foster, Cassopolis, Penn, sixth.

Class 732

Intermediate showmanship

Jeremiah Hartsell, Cassopolis, Penn, first.

Cameron Hayden, Cassopolis, JOY, second.

Victoria Toney, Niles, Flaming Youth, third.

Jessie Bishop, Dowagiac, 4 Kids 4-H and Silver Spurs, fourth.

Tyler Meggs, Niles, Mechanicsburg, fifth.

Caitlyn Hartline, Marcellus, Penn, sixth

Class 733

Junior showmanship

Cody Tone, Cassopolis, youth, first.

Taylor Bradley, White Pigeon, Flaming Youth, second.

Courtney Hartline, Marcellus, Penn, third.

Daniel Deubner, Vandalia, Penn, fourth.

Monica Ward, Cassopolis, Penn, fifth.

Jacob Bradley, Cassopolis, Flaming Youth, sixth.

Class 734

Beginning showmanship

Nicholas Bradley, White Pigeon, Flaming Youth, first.

Madeline Yuhas, Cassopolis, youth, second.

Madison Pauley, Dowagiac, 4-W 4-H, third.

Hailey Wellman, Cassopolis, Flaming Youth, fourth.

Morgan Hartline, Marcellus, Penn, fifth.

Phillip Small, Marcellus, Kids-N-Kids, sixth.

Class 735 showmanship

Champion swine showmanship — Rick Hayden, Cassopolis, JOY.

Reserve champion swine showmanship — Jeremiah Hartsell, Cassopolis, Penn.