Mat-Su Ski Club hosts final race of season

PALMER — The Mat-Su Ski Club hosted the final race of its cross-country ski season, the Race to the Outhouse, April 5 at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer.

Dave Knopp won the men’s 7.5-kilometer freestyle race, clocking a time of 20 minutes and 7 seconds. Annika Hamestad won the women’s race, finishing at 25:12, five seconds faster than Hellen Wilson.

Mat-Su Ski Club members will continue to groom the Government Peak Recreation Area trails as long as snow conditions permit, according to an email sent to the Frontiersman, and then shift grooming efforts to Archangel Road, where they expect to groom the road until June.

Race to the Outhouse

Saturday, Government Peak Recreation area

Boys 2.5-K classic — 1. Gavin Block, 13:41.

Men’s 5-K classic — 1. Dan Harrison, 31:08; 2. George Coyle, 31:11.

Boys 7.5-K classic — 1. Nick Harrison, 24:47.

Women’s 7.5-K classic — 1. Anna Rix, 28:50.

Men’s 7.5-K classic — 1. Mike Norton, 37:56.

Girls’ 2.5-K freestyle — 1. Bella Block, 13:00.

Girls’ 5-K freestyle — 1. Jordan Block, 16:45; 2. 2. Nicole Bell, 22:40.

Boys 5-K freestyle — 1. Noah Hamestad, 19:52.

Girls 7.5-K freestyle — 1. Annika Hamestad, 25:12; 2. Hellen Wilson, 25:17.

Men’s 7.5-K freestyle — 1. Dave Knopp, 20:07; 2. Gunnar Hamestad 22:03; 3. Gino Del Frate, 23:26; 4. Dan Jenkins, 24:00; 5. Joshua Smith, 24:17; 6. Stephen Wilson, 25:18.