SCJLS 2023: Jackson, Nowak and Blackman garner top awards in Sheep Division

The Sheep Division of the 2023 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show followed the poultry judging Friday morning, Jan. 6. Don Kelm of Stephenville judged the contest, and Matt Colbert of Lubbock judged the showmanship portion of the competition.
The results of the Sheep Division are as follows:
Senior Showmanship: Joni Jackson
Junior Showmanship: Trinity Blackman
Bred & Born Lamb: Trinity Blackman
Breeding Ewe
Class 15 – Southdown – 1. Tristan Diaz
Class 16 – Medium Wool – 1. Adalyn Nowak
Class 17 – Medium Wool – 1. Adalyn Nowak; 2. Collom Perkins
Class 18 — Hair — 1. Aubrey Diaz; 2. Callie Fambro
Class 19 — Hair — 1. Brittney Melton; 2. Callie Fambro; 3. Tristan Diaz
Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Adalyn Nowak
Reserve Champion Breeding Ewe: Collom Perkins
Market Sheep
Class 20 – Southdown — 1. Aubrey Diaz
Class 21— Medium Wool — 1. Joni Jackson
Class 22 — Medium Wool — 1. Adalyn Nowak; 2. Joni Jackson; 3. Joni Jackson
Class 23 — Medium Wool — 1. Trinity Blackman; 2. Aubrey Diaz; 3. Morgan Burns; 4. John Beaty; 5. Tristan Diaz
Class 24 — Hair — 1. Callie Fambro
Class 25 — Hair – 1. Trinity Blackman; 2. Cantyn McClymond
Grand Champion Market Lamb: Trinity Blackman
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Aubrey Diaz
Cutline, top photo: Trinity Blackman, from left, Joni Jackson and Adalyn Nowak look for the judge’s direction during the Sheep Division on Friday morning. Joni won the Senior Showmanship award in the division and went on to win the Jacob Jackson Master Showman Award on Saturday. Blackman won the Junior Showmanship award for the division, as well as the Bred and Born award and the Grand Champion Market Lamb. Adalyn won the Grand Champion Breeding Ewe award. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Click here to see the Breckenridge Texan’s Photo Gallery from Friday’s events at the SCJLS. The Breckenridge Texan will have more photos from Rachelle Perry, the SCJLS official photographer, at a later date.