Sled Dog Kid
While most parents might worry that their teenage children’s minds will turn to mush from too much television, video games, text messaging or Internet surfing, Gregg and Eileen Vitello of Brookfield never have to worry about that happening to their 14-year-old son, Bailey. He is well on his way to…
Open Mushers Ready To Roll-Rookie set to lead field of 19 racers in ONAC
Mike Fields doesn’t have to worry about trail conditions for Friday’s opening heat of the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race.It’s because the rookie from Circle drew the No. 1 starting position among 19 entries in the 67th edition of the three-day competition that begns and finishes on…
Top rookie: Salmon-fueled Sass is a Musher to Watch
Running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is normally a surefire weight-loss plan. Lose 19 pounds in nine days!But despite constant pedaling and ski-poling from the runners of his sled, Eureka musher Brent Sass looked in the mirror today and realized he’d actually packed on pounds during the 975-mile marathon…
Rookie of the Year
Brent Sass pulled into Nome under sunny skies to a cheering crowd. The loudest cheer comes from his dad, Mark Sass, who is a common figure in all the dog races Brent has entered. Both father and son are vibrant with energy, which translates to the appearance of his dog…
Dallas Seavey Crowned Youngest Iditarod Champ in History
On the biggest stage in dog mushing, Dallas Seavey from Willow finally bested the women he once chased futilely along the Iditarod Trail, rolling down Front Street in Nome to win the race 40th edition early Tuesday night.Three times Seavey had finished behind young female mushers in Junior Iditarods as…
Dallas Seavey Claims Victory in Iditarod 40
Dallas Seavey, a third-generation Iditarod musher, became the youngest champion in race history Tuesday.Seavey, 25, reached the finish line in Nome at 7:28 p.m. to win the 975-mile race that began March 3 in Anchorage.Kicking all the way down Front Street, Seavey arrived behind a team of nine dogs. He…
Mitch Seavey: Son Dallas parlayed team of puppies into Iditarod 2012 champions
As one Seavey sped toward Nome and a likely victory in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, another was sitting out the mandatory, eight-hour layover here and contemplating what might have been.Mitch Seavey from Sterling, the 2004 race champion and father of this year’s likely victor, Dallas, said he…
Zirkle Gives Chase; Seavey Charges for Nome
Aliy Zirkle has left White Mountain, chasing Iditarod leader Dallas Seavey west to Nome. Zirkle must overcome a 71-minute deficit, a nearly impossible task unless Seavey falters along the way.As Zirkle disappeared, Seavey’s father Mitch arrived a few yards behind defending champion John Baker.When Zirkle first arrived overnight at White…
Focused Smyth Doesn’t Waste a Second in Pursuit of Zirkle
Ramey Smyth wasted no time getting out of White Mountain late Tuesday morning. Seavey left like he was going on a leisurely run. Zirkle was punctual. But Smyth was meticulous in his departure down to the second.He had his team lined up in the chute — if you can call…
Seavey first to White Mountain
In sled-dog racing, pedigree matters.Dallas Seavey, 25, on Tuesday morning was the first musher to reach White Mountain, where he settled in for a mandatory eight-hour layover before beginning the king-making sprint to Nome.Among the mushers he’s left behind along the trail are his father and grandfather.And no one knows…