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Urbanna’s Davis wins Va. shucking championship

Sam Davis of Urbanna (left) raises his hands Saturday to indicate he’s finished shucking his oysters (time: 2:42); thus winning the Virginia State Shucking Championship. (Photo by Don Richeson)

 

Urbanna Oyster Festival Oyster Shucking Contest winners appear below.

Amateurs (shucking 12 oysters):

  • irst — Craig Bishop, Powhatan, 2:03.
  • Second — Jacob Perry,  Mathews, 3:40.
  • Third — Kiki Ladendorf, Urbanna, 3:51.

Professional Women’s division (shucking 24 oysters):

  • First — Hannah Bush, Manassas, 3:47.
  • Second — Leila Avery, Newport News, 4:31.
  • Third — Deborah Pratt, Jamaica, 5:29.

 Professional Men’s division:

  • First — Sam Davis, Urbanna, 2:57.
  • Second — Joey McComas, Weems, 4:07.

 Overall winners:        

  • Sam Davis, Urbanna, 2:42.
  • Hannah Bush, Manassas, 5:03.

The 2025 Urbanna Oyster Festival Oyster Shucking Contest was Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Urbanna firehouse lot.

— Source: Kathy Hall

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