We caught up with Mr. Mark Hoge to learn more about his hometown before he steps “Inside the Ring” to sort the Market Lamb Show at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Get to know Mark below!
Hometown?
Good Hope, IL
Where did you grow up?
Cambridge, IL
How many kids were in your graduating class?
30
If we go back to your senior year of high school, what song was “your song”?
Anything Guns n Roses or Metallica
Were you involved in any extracurricular activities? If so, what?
Oh yeah! A regular high school hero!
Football
Basketball
Track
FFA
Band
Chorus
Showed Livestock all summer
If you could describe your hometown in one word, what would it be?
Awesome!……Go Vikings!
Were there any local traditions or festivals you loved?
I went to Mineral Point days 1 time in Wisconsin… It was awesome! In Cambridge, every Friday night was a festival!
If someone were visiting your hometown for the first time, what’s the one thing they must do?
I would say cruise the loop, but I am old and nobody does that anymore. In fact, I don’t think the “loop” even exists anymore.
Are there any people in your hometown who shaped who you are today?
My ag teacher Mr. Ron Alhorn was a hammer and Coach Stahl, my football coach was a bad cat.
