Kayla Wood takes first place in 2025 Breck’s Got Talent contest
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
Kayla Wood of Breckenridge was named the winner of the 2025 Breck’s Got Talent competition Saturday evening, May 3, wrapping up two days of activities at the annual Stephens County Frontier Days event in the city park.
Bianca Gotschall sings “Creep” by Radiohead in the 2025 Breck’s Got Talent competition. She won second place in the contest. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Bianca Gotschall came in second place, and Hailey Berry was third. In the younger age group, Romie Hinshaw from the Moran area, was the first place winner.
This year’s contest was divided into two categories, ages 8-13 and age 14 and older. There was just one prize for the younger age group, $150. The top three in the older age group received prizes, $750 for first place, $350 for second place and $150 for third place.
All of the entries this year sang and/or played an instrument. Wood performed “I Let Him Love Me” by Laci Kaye Boothe, playing the guitar while she sang.
Gotschall sang “Creep” by Radiohead, and Berry sang “Gunpowder and Lead” by Miranda Lambert.
Other contestants in the contest included Sarah Kate Griffith, Diego, Angela Springer, Olena Hinshaw, Cataleya Pagitt and Gracyn Kelly. The judges of the competition were David Martinez, Bonnie Rice and Teresa Purcell. The MC was Heather Bronkhorst.
Performing while the judges’ scores were being tallied were the 2024 Breck’s Got Talent winner, Abbi Duran; last year’s second place winner, Preslie Malcuit; and the 2023 Breckenridge Idol winner, Anthony Kelly. In 2024, the annual competition was changed from “Breckenridge Idol” to “Breck’s Got Talent.”
The Breckenridge Texan has more photos from the competition and will post them in a Photo Gallery as soon as possible.
Breck’s Got Talent coordinator and MC Heather Bronkhorst, right, congratulates the winners of this year’s competition, from left, Kayla Wood, first place; Bianca Gotschall, second place; and Hailey Berry, third place. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Heather Bronkhorst announces Romie Hinshaw as the winner of the younger category in the Breck’s Got Talent contest. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Hailey Berry sings “Gunpowder and Lead” by Miranda Lambert in Breck’s Got Talent. She placed third in the competition. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Romie Hinshaw plays the fiddle as part of her performance in the 2025 Breck’s Got Talent contest Saturday evening, May 3, during Frontier Days. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Abbi Duran, the 2024 Breck’s Got Talent winner, left, and last year’s second place winner, Preslie Malcuit, performed for the crowd while the judges’ scores were tallied for this year’s competition. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The 2023 Breckenridge Idol winner, Anthony Kelly, performed during a break in this year’s Breck’s Got Talent contest. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: The winner of the 2025 Breck’s Got Talent contest, Kayla Wood, plays the guitar and sings “I Let Him Love Me” by Laci Kaye Boothe on Saturday, May 3, during the annual Frontier Days event. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
