SCJLS awards banquet features Herdsman Awards, buckles and checks
The annual George Blackburn Memorial Herdsman Awards were announced Thursday night, Jan. 24, at the awards banquet for the 2019 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale. The event also included the annual buckle presentations for the grand and reserve champions and showmanship winners, as well as the distribution of the checks from the sale.
Zach Shortes was the General Show Chairman for the 2019 SCJLS. He opened the awards banquet Thursday night, Jan. 24. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
The Herdsman Award is named after the late George Blackburn, a former Stephens County Extension Agent, said Glenda Knight, who served as the co-chairman of the Showmanship Division for the SCJLS.
To be a herdsman applicant, the stock show exhibitors had to sign up to participate and then write an essay about their stock show project, complete their record book and be interviewed by a committee. The winners received belt buckles.
The winners of the 2019 George Blackburn Memorial Herdsman Awards are:
- Junior Poultry Herdsman – Hannah Moreno
- Senior Poultry Herdsman – Rianna Maynard
- Junior Rabbit Herdsman – Rebecca Moreno
- Senior Rabbit Herdsman – Nathan Tatum
- Senior Sheep Herdsman – Jacee Poindexter
- Junior Goat Herdsman – Regan Armstrong
- Senior Goat Herdsman – Braden Campbell
- Junior Swine Herdsman – Jack McKay
Mike Colbert was the announcer during the 2019 SCJLS and the awards banquet Thursday night. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
- Senior Swine Herdsman – Morgan Robertson
- Junior Cattle Herdsman – Miley Roberts
- Senior Cattle Herdsman – McKenly Roberts
The Herdsman Award buckles were sponsored by:
- Delta Oil & Gas
- Melton Kitchens Funeral Home
- Will and Denise Thompson
- Jim and Jennifer McKay
- Butch and Glenda Knight
- Parker Energy
- Bear and Julie Grissom
- Integrity Plumbing
- Lance and Lacey Kaylor
- Roy and Sumer Russell
- Ky and Shelby Kennedy
Also honored at the awards banquet were volunteers, the showmanship winners and the grand and reserve champions in each category. Zach Shortes, the 2019 SCJLS General Show Chairman, was honored with a belt buckle sponsored by Breckenridge Auto and Engine.
Sponsors for the champions and showmanship winners’ belt buckles were:
- 6G Show Goats
Will Thompson will be the chairman of next year’s SCJLS. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
- ABC Printing
- Mike and Cassie Griffith
- VFW #7767
- Jim and Jennifer McKay
- Ernie and Martye Underwood
- Clay and Carole Elder
- McIntire Saddlery
- Tim and Stephanie Russell
- Zach and Jessie Shortes
- Kevin and Lou Simmons
- Forrest and Marsee Fuller
- Dick and Connie Garcia
- Tye and Shelley Jackson
- Chance and Kendra Cornett
- Larry and Jan Boles
- Seth and Anna Shortes
- Darrell and Susan Shortes
- Randy and Debbie Hash
- Monroe and Nancy Pugh
- Morehart Metal Works
- Raydon, Inc.
- Muleshoe Ranch
- Darrell and Nancy Landon
- Luke and Chelsey McClymond
- Sy and Halee Mitchell
- Will and Jenny Holt
- Steve and Carey Spoon
- Scott and Linda Harris
- Jay and Nocona Perkins
- Tres Rios Silver
The grand champion and reserve champion poultry and rabbit winners from the 2019 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale received their buckles at the annual awards banquet. Pictured, in no particular order, are Rianna Maynard, Hannah Moreno, Ashlee Anderson, McKayden Riter, Crimsen Thompson and Collom Perkins. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
The grand champion and reserve champion sheep and goat winners from the 2019 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale received their buckles at the annual awards banquet. Pictured, in no particular order, are Kyler Knight, Kason Knight, Elle Jackson, Jasee Poindexter, Caroline Turner, Sydney Garland, Morgan Robertson and Remington Grissom. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The grand champion and reserve champion swine and cattle winners from the 2019 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale received their buckles at the annual awards banquet. Pictured, in no particular order, are Landree Wade, Rachel Burchett, Daylen Alford, Morgan Robertson, Kadynce Kennedy, Kaylee Langford and Miley Roberts. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The Ag Mechanics Grand Champion and Reserve Champions, Jimmy McKay, Blake Lee and Chris Otts, received belt buckles for their winning entries. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The Showmanship winners received their belt buckles at the awards banquet Thursday night. Pictured, in no particular order, are Kadynce Kennedy, Riegen Robertson, Rachel Burchett, Morgan Robertson, Joni Jackson, Kason Knight, Emily Welch, Caroline Turner, McKayden Ritter and Baylee Young. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
Zach Shortes, the 2019 SCJLS General Show Chairman, left, honored Rick and Leslie Hamilton as the top buyers in the sale portion of the show. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: Winners of the George Blackburn Memorial Herdsman Awards were, in no particular order, Hanna Moreno, Rianna Maynard, Rebecca Moreno, Nathan Tatum, Jasee Poindexter, Regan Armstrong, Braden Campbell, Jack McKay (not pictured), Morgan Robertson, Miley Roberts and McKenly Roberts. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
Story by Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
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