2026 Sycamore Lions Club 65^th Annual Decorated Pumpkin Display Contest Results

Happy and Fancy

5 and Under

1^st – Charlotte Deskins

2^nd – Adler Anderson

3^rd – Miles White

6-7 Years

1^st – Edie Schelkopf

2^nd – Henry Hall

3^rd – Jordyn Kastler

8-9 Years

1^st – Lillie Hawkins

2^nd – Daniel Stevens

3^rd – Murphi Ross

10-11 Years

1^st – Benson Holtz

2^nd – Addy Bednarek

3^rd – Gloria Balentyne

12-17 Years

1^st – Evan Funkhouser

2^nd – Louise Smith

3^rd – Fiona Holtz

Theme Category

5 and Under

1^st – Leo Berris

2^nd – Maverick & Harper McCue

3^rd – Weslie Saunders

6-7 Years

1^st – Hudson Hawkins

2^nd – Grace Dolnak

3^rd – Porter Moore

8-9 Years

1^st – Griffin Schultz

2^nd – Evelyn Almburg

3^rd – Oliver George

10-11 Years

1^st – Colton Kummer

2^nd – Carson Baenziger

3^rd – Ayla Latshaw

12-17 Years

1^st – Sonja Flatter

2^nd – Hailey Knull & Carly Smothers

3^rd – Weston Johnson

Weird, Ugly & Scary

5 and Under

1^st – Genevieve Saunders

2^nd – Hudson & Ethan Hulbert

3^rd – Hugh Paulson

6-7 Years

1^st – Finn Evans

2^nd – Rowan Alevedo

3^rd – Nia Tinerella

8-9 Years

1^st – McKenna Fiene

2^nd – Oaklynn Ackmann

3^rd – Charlotte Maas

10-11 Years

1^st – Riley Lococo

2^nd – Hunter Walters

3^rd – Riley Kallas

12-17 Years

1^st – Hannah Higgins

2^nd – Elsie Sundquist

3^rd – Keira Peterson

TV, Nursery Rhyme, News, Current Events, Video Games

5 and Under

1^st – Freya Chamberlain

2^nd – Mackenzie Tangeman

3^rd – Huck Padiak

6-7 Years

1^st – Libby Janisch

2^nd – Shepard Woodbury

3^rd – Lucy Winter

8-9 Years

1^st – Audrey Hardesty

2^nd – Nelson Reineck

3^rd – Marshall Morong

10-11 Years

1^st – Addi Storey

2^nd – Henley Miner

3^rd – Izzy Tennant

12-17 Years

1^st – Jordyn Ziegler

2^nd – Ava Rowland

3^rd – Gracyn Mack

Carved

8 and Under

1^st – Louisa Robinson

2^nd – Blayne Askeland

3^rd – Henry Straughn

9-11 Years

1^st – Libby Lyons

2^nd – Iris Hinrich

3^rd – Addison Bentz

12-17 Years

1^st – Sadie & Carley Jones

2^nd – Knox Tennant

3^rd – Shailyn Schroeder

Scarecrow

11 and Under

1^st – Carter Robinson

2^nd – Scarlette Schwiesow

3^rd – E J Berek

12-17

1^st – Caleb Huseman

2^nd – Emma & Rosemary McConkie

3^rd – Madison Gfrorer, Aidan Collins, Rhett Strathman

Youth Organization or Group

1^st – Little Spartans

2^nd – St. Mary Preschool

3^rd – The Happy Caterpillar Preschool and Daycare

Adult Organization or Group

1^st – Sycamore Public Library

2^nd – Shadows of Sycamore

3^rd – Tails Humane Society

Commercial

1^st – Beltone MLM

2^nd – City of Sycamore

3^rd – Sycamore Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

Family Entry

1^st – Nathan Wright

2^nd – Lisa Mayntz & Bill Bildy

3^rd – Knapp Family

Adults (Carved, Scarecrow, General)

1^st – Sheahan Family

2^nd – Trudy & Megan Hickey

3^rd – Brittni Brown

Largest Pumpkin

1^st – Margaret Engel

2^nd – Trevor Yeager

3^rd – Joe Dickinson

Pick of the Patch – Brooklyn Bickner

President’s Award – Tim Roloff

School Participation

1^st – St. Mary’s - Sycamore

2^nd – South Prairie Elementary

3^rd – North Elementary

Total Number of Entries Submitted – 1,660