Breckenridge Texan

By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan

The 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show wrapped up Saturday morning with the cattle show, Jacob Jackson Master Showman competition and the buckle presentation, followed by the annual livestock sale.

This year’s show included 101 young exhibitors showing animals in 71 classes. The show started on Thursday evening with the Rabbit Division. On Friday, the contests included Poultry, Goats, Sheep, Swine and the livestock judging competition. Friday’s events also included the Pee Wee Show and the judging ag projects and art show. On Saturday morning, the interviews for the Herdsman Awards were held, followed by the cattle contest, the showman competition and the awards presentation. The General Show Chairman for the 68th annual SCJLS was Nick Reynolds.

Jacob Jackson Master Showman Award

Sylee Mitchell, center, the winner of the 2026 Jacob Jackson Master Showman Award, poses for a picture with her parents, Sy and Halee Mitchell, left, and the presenters of the award, Addalyn Jackson, Jacob Jackson’s daughter, and Tye Jackson, his brother. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Sylee Mitchell was chosen as the Jacob Jackson Master Showman on Saturday morning, competing against five others for the annual award.

The showman contest focuses on the skills the students exhibit as they show their animals throughout the livestock show. Each year, the final competition includes the senior showmanship winners from the SCJLS divisions of poultry, rabbit, sheep, goat, swine and cattle.

At the end of each division’s competition throughout the SCJLS, the exhibitors may participate in the showmanship contest. The winners from each division then compete for the master showman award. In final contest, each exhibitor shows a chicken, rabbit, sheep, goat, swine and steer/heifer, regardless of which category they originally won in. The contestants often borrow the other animals from their friends and fellow exhibitors and seek out advice on showing the animals they are not accustomed to showing. The winner receives a framed belt buckle and $1,000.

The award is named after the late Jacob Jackson, who died in 2014 at the age of 33. He had been active in the SCJLS for years.

Winning the Showman awards in each category were:

• Collom Perkins — Rabbit Division Senior Showmanship winner
• Kole Wright — Poultry Division Senior Showmanship winner
• Sylee Mitchell — Goat Division Senior Showmanship winner
• Brenna Groene — Sheep Division Senior Showmanship winner
• Adison Kinder — Swine Division Senior Showmanship winner
• Isabelle Biddison — Cattle Division Senior Showmanship winner

Sylee was presented with the award by Addalyn Jackson, Jacob’s daughter, and Tye Jackson, his brother.

This year’s Jacob Jackson Master Showman contest was judged by Ingrid Tusa of Stamford, who was joined by her daughter, Georgia.

Not only are the competitors judged on their abilities to show the animals, but the judge also talks to each one individually, asking them questions about the animals and other related topics. For example, Tusa said, she asked them why they thought they should be the Master Showman and, if not themselves, who else they thought should win.

“That was interesting, and they all handled that extremely well, because that’s a lot to talk about,” she said. “…They all came through it just wonderfully. I was really proud of you all for that, and it was also fun to see who they thought, ‘If not me, who should be the winner?'”

Another point Tusa made was that all of the contestants talked about work ethic.

“We’ve always tried to teach our children, you never know who’s watching; you always should try to do the best job you can, work hard, do what’s right, because at the end of the day, that’s that’s what life is about, being a good person, being a good human being, helping others and working hard,” she said. “And so, … that was neat to hear them talk about.”

In addition to the Senior Showmanship winners competing for the Jacob Jackson award, younger exhibitors compete for the junior showman award in each of the livestock divisions.

Sylee Mitchell is congratulated by some of her fellow contestants after she was named as the winner of the 2026 Jacob Jackson Master Showman Award. Pictured from left are Adison Kinder, Sylee Mitchell, Brenna Groene and Collom Perkins. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Complete Results

Based on the results posted during the livestock show, the following are the complete results in each division.

Rabbit Division

The 68th annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show started with the Rabbit Division on Thursday evening, Jan. 8.

Here is a complete list of the Rabbit Division winners:

Senior Showmanship: Collom Perkins
Junior Showmanship: Evelyn Halari
Rabbit Bred and Born: Kasen Ferguson

BREEDING RABBITS

Class 1 –Polish Senior Bucks – 1. Gabe Morehart; 2. Lucas Gonzales; 3. Berkley White; 4. Siler Morehart
Class 2 – Polish Senior Bucks  – 1. Millie Walling; 2. Sawyer Langham; 3. Berkley White; 4. Siler Morehart
Class 3 – Polish Senior Bucks – 1. Davis Morehart; 2. Berkley White; 3. Jackson Morehart; 4. Gabe Morehart
Class 4 –– Polish Senior Doe  – 1. Berkley White; 2. McKinley Gonzales; Siler Morehart; 4. Davis Morehart
Class 5 –– Polish Junior Doe – 1. Berkley White; 2. Gage Morehart; 3.  Berkley White
Class 6 –– AOB Bucks – 1. Lydia Moreno; 2. Izabelle Voyles; 3. Paisley Thibodeaux
Class 7 –– AOB Bucks – 1. Gabe Ethridge; 2. Ashlyn Owen; 3. Evelyn Halari; 4. Lucy Wade
Class 8 –– AOB Bucks  — 1. Glen Thibodeaux; 2. Grayson Ethridge; 3. Evelyn Halari; 4. Pate Gill
Class 9 — AOB Bucks  — 1. Zane Diaz; 2. Evelyn Halari; 3. Alyssa Riddle; 4. Baylee Willis
Class 10 — AOB Doe — 1. Collom Perkins; 2. Gage Ethridge; 3. Elsie Freeman; 4. Berkley White; 5. Ashlyn Owen
Class 11 — AOB Doe — 1. Ashlyn Owen; 2. Izabelle Voyles; 3. Shane Halari; 4. Kaezal Araujo
Class 12 — Tan Bucks — 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Caitlynn Dillard; 3. Jonathan Carrion; 4. Kasen Ferguson; 5. Sarah Moreno
Class 13 – Tan Doe – 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Lydia Moreno; 3. Kasen Ferguson; 4. Caitlynn Dillard; 5. Adalyn Kinder

Grand Champion Doe: Collom Perkins
Reserve Champion Doe: Kasen Ferguson
Grand Champion Buck: Kasen Ferguson
Reserve Champion Buck: Gage Ethridge
Best of Show: Collom Perkins
Reserve Best of Show: Kasen Ferguson

MARKET RABBITS

Class 14 — Heavy Weight — 1. Ashlyn Owen; 2. Maleya Willis; 3. Davis Morehart; 4. Collom Perkins
Class 15 – Medium Weight — 1. Siler Morehart; 2. Kayley Carrion; 3. Gabe Morehart; 4. Kaezal Araujo
Class 16 – Heavy Weight — 1. Kelsey Carrion; 2. Gabe Morehart; 3. Davis Morehart; 4. Siler Morehart

Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits: Ashlyn Owen
Reserve Champion Pen of Rabbits: Siler Morehart

Click here to see more photos from the Rabbit Show.

Collom Perkins shows her rabbits during the market division on Thursday, Jan. 8. She won the Senior Showmanship competition in the Rabbit Division, as well as showed the grand champion doe. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Poultry Division

The second day of the 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show began with the Poultry Division on Friday morning, Jan. 9.

The results of the poultry competition are listed below:

Senior Poultry Showmanship: Kole Wright
Junior Poultry Showmanship: Natalie Cooper

Class 17 – Light Weight – 1. Tristan Diaz
Class 18 – Medium Weight — 1. Natalie Cooper; 2. Kole Wright
Class 19 – Heavy Weight – 1. Grayson Holman; 2. Violet Fitch; 3. Timothy Wright

Grand Champion – Pen of Poultry: Grayson Holman
Reserve Champion – Pen of Poultry: Natalie Cooper

Chris Beard, of Albany, right, judges the Poultry Show early Friday morning, Jan. 9. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Sheep Division

The Sheep Division of the 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show took place Friday, Jan. 9.

The results of the Sheep Division are as follows:

Senior Showmanship: Brenna Groene
Junior Showmanship: Tristan Diaz
Bred & Born Lamb: Sutton Street

BREEDING SHEEP

Class 20 – Breeding Lambs – 1. Sutton Street; 2. Maleya Willis; 3. Kadee Wimberley
Class 21 – Breeding Lambs – 1. McKlane Roberts; 2. Levi Rainey
Class 22 – Breeding Lambs – 1. Adison Kinder; 2. Audra Wimberley
Class 23— Breeding Lambs — 1. Thea Trammel; 2. Maleya Willis

Champion Medium Wool Breeding Lamb: McKlane Roberts
Reserve Champion Medium Wool Breeding Lamb: Adison Kinder

Champion Southdown Breeding Lamb: Thea Trammel
Grand Champion Breeding Lamb: McKlane Roberts
Reserve Champion Breeding Lamb: Thea Trammel

MARKET SHEEP

Class 24– Market Lambs — 1. Codie Perry; 2. Brenna Groene; 3. Colom Perkins
Class 25— Market Lambs — 1. McKlane Roberts; 2. Stella Ray; 3. Trinity Backman; 4. Zane Diaz
Class 26 — Market Lambs — 1. McKlane Roberts; 2. Stella Ray; 3. Brenna Groene
Class 27 — Market Lambs – Medium Wool — 1. Brenna Groene; 2. Brenna Groene; 3. McKlane Roberts; 4. Tristan Diaz

Champion Medium Wool Market Lamb: McKlane Roberts
Reserve Champion Medium Wool Market Lamb: Brenna Groene

Grand Champion Market Lamb: McKlane Roberts
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Brenna Groene

Ingrid Tusa and her daughter, Georgia, right, talk to Adison Kinder during the Jacob Jackson Master Showman’s sheep category on Saturday morning. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Goat Division

This year’s Goat Division in the Stephens County Junior Livestock Show featured five classes of breeding goats and four classes of market goats.

Sylee Mitchell leads her goat into the arena during the Jacob Jackson Master Showman contest on Saturday morning. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The results of the Goat Division are as follows:

Senior Goat Showmanship: Sylee Mitchell
Junior Goat Showmanship: Natalie Cooper
Born and Bred Goat: Sylee Mitchell

GOATS — BREEDING

Class 28 — Breeding — 1. Grayson Holman; 2. Kason Hutchins; 3. Audra Wimberley; 4. KaDee Wimberley
Class 29 — Breeding — 1. Sylee Mitchell; 2. Ruby Biddison; 3. Natalie Cooper; 4. Ashlyn Owen
Class 30 — Breeding — 1. Sylee Mitchell; 2. Camdyn Moreno; 3. Bailey Hitchcock; 4. Violet Fitch
Class 31 — Breeding — 1. Sylee Mitchell; 2. Bryce Biddison; 3. Sylee Mitchell; 4. Audra Wimberley
Class 32 — Breeding — 1. Bailey Hitchcock; 2. Ruby Biddison; 3. Camdyn Moreno

Grand Champion Breeding Goat: Sylee Mitchell
Reserve Champion Breeding Goat: Bryce Biddison

GOATS — MARKET

Class 33 — Market — 1. Sylee Mitchell; 2. McKenzie Brumley; 3. McKenzie Brumley
Class 34 — Market — 1. Ashlyn Owen; 2. Audra Wimberley; 3. Audra Wimberley; 4. Gracyn Kelly
Class 35 — Market — 1. Siler Morehart; 2. KaDee Wimberley; 3. KaDee Wimberley
Class 36 — Market — 1. Siler Morehart; 2. Sylee Mitchell; 3. Sylee Mitchell

Grand Champion Market Goat: Siler Morehart
Reserve Champion Market Goat: Sylee Mitchell

Swine Division

The Swine Division of the 2026 Stephen County Junior Livestock Show was the largest category with 15 classes of market gilts and 14 classes of market barrows on Friday, Jan. 9.

Adison Kinder, center, shows her hog during the Jacob Jackson Master Showman competition on Saturday, Jan. 10. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The results of the Swine Division are as follows:

Senior Swine Showmanship: Adison Kinder
Junior Swine Showmanship: Rhyder Patterson
Champion Bred and Born Swine: Rhyder Patterson

Gilts

Class 37 —Black OPB — 1. Zane Diaz; 2. Hanna Carrion; 3. Tristan Diaz
Class 38 — Black OPB  — 1. Adison Kinder; 2. Jonathan Carrion; 3. Marcus Koger
Class 39 — Black OPB  — 1. Kassidy Whitaker; 2. Wheatley Johnson
Class 40 – Duroc – 1. Kassidy Whitaker; 2. Kassidy Whitaker; 3. McKenzie Brumley
Class 41 – Hamp  – 1. Swenson Shortes; 2. Claire Wimberley; 3. Samuel Carrion; 4. Adison Kinder; 5. KaDee Wimberley
Class 42 – Hamp  – 1. Swenson Shortes; 2. Hannah Carrion; 3. Jace Bruton
Class 43 – Hamp – 1. Rhyder Patterson; 2. Kassidy Whitaker; 3. Wyatt Burns
Class 44 – Berk  – 1. Samuel Carrion; 2. Elizabeth Carrion; 3. Wheatley Johnson; 4. Dustie Lowrey; 5. Hadley Fulgham
Class 45 – Berk – 1. Zane Diaz
Class 46 — York — 1. Zane Diaz; 2. Tristan Diaz; 3. Hannah Carrion
Class 47 –  Light Cross – 1. Thea Trammel; 2. Tristan Diaz; 3. Hadley Fulgham; 4. Elizabeth Carrion
Class 48 – Light Cross – 1. Samuel Carrion; 2. Timothy Wright; 3. Hagen Johnson
Class 49 – Dark Cross – 1. Adison Kinder; 2. Audra Wimberley; 3. Jonathan Carrion; 4. Addison Lowrey
Class 50 – Dark Cross – 1. Wyatt Burns; 2. Hannah Carrion; 3. Jonathan Carrion; 4. Lily Brown; 5. Elizabeth Carrion; 6. Timothy Wright
Class 51 – Dark Cross – 1. Thea Trammel; 2. Kassidy Whitaker; 3. Zane Diaz; 4. Marcus Koger; 5. Mark Carrion

Grand Champion Market Gilt: Rhyder Patterson
Reserve Champion Market Gilt: Thea Trammel

Champion Black OPB Gilt: Zane Diaz
Reserve Champion Black OPB Gilt: Adison Kinder
Champion Duroc Gilt: Kassidy Whitaker
Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt: Kassidy Whitaker
Champion Hamp Gilt: Rhyder Patterson
Reserve Champion Hamp Gilt: Swenson Shortes
Champion Berk Gilt: Zane Diaz
Reserve Champion Berk Gilt: Samuel Carrion
Champion York Gilt: Zane Diaz
Reserve Champion York Gilt: Tristan Diaz
Champion Light Cross Gilt: Thea Trammel
Reserve Champion Light Cross Gilt: Tristan Diaz
Champion Dark Cross Gilt: Thea Trammel
Reserve Champion Dark Cross Gilt: Kassidy Whitaker

Barrows

Class 52 – Black OPB – 1. Kason Burchett; 2. Lilly Brown; 3. Rhyder Patterson
Class 53 – White OPB – 1. Tristan Diaz; 2. Adison Kinder
Class 54 – White OPB – 1. Kason Burchett; 2. Wyatt Burns; 3. Emma Condor
Class 55 – Duroc – 1. Kasen Furguson; 2. Kason Burchett; 3. Emma Condor; 4. Eli Brown; 5. Kasen Furguson; 6. Adison Kinder
Class 56 – Duroc – 1. Kason Burchett; 2. Claire Wimberley; 3. Hadley Fulgham; 4. Zane Diaz
Class 57 – Duroc – 1. Zane Diaz; 2. Marcus Koger
Class 58 – Hamp – 1. Kason Burchett; 2. Adison Kinder
Class 59 – Hamp – 1. Rhyder Patterson; 2. Samuel Carrion
Class 60 – Hamp – 1. Rachel Burchett; 2. Blaine Begeman
Class 61 – Berk – 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Rachel Burchett; 3. Lilly Brown
Class 62 – Light Cross – 1. Rachel Burchett; 2. Kasen Ferguson; 3. Samuel Carrion; 4. Eli Brown
Class 63 – Light Cross – 1. Kasen Ferguson; 2. Kason Burchett; 3. Elizabeth Carrion
Class 64 –  Dark Cross – 1. Cayden Creager; 2. Wyatt Burns; 3. Karli Bartley
Class 65 – Dark Cross – 1. Rhyder Patterson; 2. Marcus Koger; 3. Eli Brown; 4. Eli Brown
Class 67 – Dark Cross – 1. Tristan Diaz; 2. Brayden Begeman

Grand Champion Market Barrow: Kason Burchett
Reserve Champion Market Barrow: Kasen Ferguson

Champion Black OPB Barrow: Kason Burchett
Reserve Champion Black OPB Barrow: Lilly Brown
Champion White OPB Barrow: Tristan Diaz
Reserve Champion White OPB Barrow: Kason Burchett
Champion Duroc Barrow: Rhyder Patterson
Reserve Champion Duroc Barrow: Kasen Ferguson
Champion Hamp Barrow: Kason Burchett
Reserve Champion Hamp Barrow: Rachel Burchett
Champion Berk Barrow: Kasen Ferguson
Reserve Champion Berk Barrow: Rachel Burchett
Champion Light Cross Barrow: Kasen Ferguson
Reserve Champion Light Cross Barrow: Kason Burchett
Champion Dark Cross Barrow: Cayden Creager
Reserve Dark Cross Barrow: Tristan Diaz

Cattle Division

The final livestock contest of the 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show was the Cattle Division on Saturday morning, Jan. 10.

Krawford Kennedy leads his Grand Champion Heifer into the arena on Saturday morning for the Cattle Division. He also won the Junior Showmanship award and showed the Reserve Champion Market Steer. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

There were four classes and six participants.

The results were:

Senior Cattle Showmanship: Isabelle Biddison
Junior Cattle Showmanship: Krawford Kennedy
Champion Bred and Born Cattle: McKlane Roberts

Breeding Heifers

Class 68 —English Heifers — 1. Krawford Kennedy; 2. Kinsley Kaylor; 3. McKlane Roberts
Class 69 — Exotic Heifers – 1. Sage Parker; 2. Isabelle Biddison

Grand Champion Heifer: Krawford Kennedy
Reserve Champion Heifer: Kinsley Kaylor

Champion English Heifer: Krawford Kennedy
Reserve Champion English Heifer: Kinsley Kaylor
Champion Exotic Heifer: Sage Parker
Reserve Exotic Heifer: Isabelle Biddison

Market Steer

Class 70 — Steers-English — 1. Krawford Kennedy
Class 71 — Steers-Exotic — 1. Kadynce Kennedy

 Grand Champion Market Steer: Kadynce Kennedy
Reserve Champion Market Steer: Krawford Kennedy

Kadynce Kennedy thanks Cattle Division judges Ingrid Tusa, center, and Georgia Tusa, right, after showing the Grand Champion Market Steer. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Ag Mechanics

This year’s Ag Mechanics competition included a variety of entries, ranging from a hay ring and a multi-purpose feeder to a deer blind and a utility trailer. In the “recreation” category, there were items, such as a coat rack, a bench and a picnic table.

In the Farm category, Sylee Mitchell and Kole Wright won the Grand Champion-Farm and the Grand Champion-Overall with their carry on utility trailer. Rihana Fuller won Reserve Champion-Farm with her deer blind.

In the Recreation category, Siler Morehart’s livestock transport box won Grand Champion-Recreation and Reserve Champion-Overall. Reyse Hash’s two-seat bench won Reserve Champion-Recreation.

Art Show

This year’s SCJLS included an art show. Exhibitors could enter drawings, paintings or photographs in three age groups. The theme for the contest was about celebrating the history of Breckenridge, which will celebrate 150 years this year.

The winners of the art show are:

Senior Division

Best of Show — Lexington Boulevard, photo
Reserve Best of Show — Adison Kinder, drawing

Intermediate Division

Best of Show — Wyatt Burns, painting
Reserve Best of Show — Jackson Morehart, painting
Second Place — Berkley White, photo
Third Place — Natalee Cooper, painting
Fourth Place — Violet Fitch, photo

Junior Division

Best of Show — Baxli Miles, photo
Reserve Best of Show — Swenson Shortes, drawing
Second Place — Charlotte Cawley, painting
Third Place — Baylee Willis, photo
Fourth Place — McKlane Roberts, painting

All of the winners in the 2026 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show lined up to receive their belt buckle prizes at the awards ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 10. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Kyle Fambro was the announcer for this year’s livestock show. On Saturday morning, he was joined by his family, wife Maritza Fambro, and sons Jack and Jude. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Cutline, top photo: Sylee Mitchell is congratulated as the 2026 Jacob Jackson Master Showman Award winner by judge Ingrid Tusi. Also pictured are Addalyn Jackson, Jacob Jackson’s daughter, center; co-judge Georgia Tusa; and Tye Jackson, Jacob’s brother. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)