Musher wins third straight

MONTANA CREEK — Amy Maclean sprinted to her third straight victory in the four-dog class during Montana Creek Dog Mushers Association action last Saturday at Montana Creek.

Maclean took advantage of a well-packed trail with temperatures hovering around 20 degrees to win the four-mile race with a time of 14 minutes and 16 seconds. Maclean was four seconds ahead of runner-up Skipper Stitt. Stitt also finished second in the six-dog race. Egil Ellis used a time of 43:37 to score his first win of the season in the open class.

4-dog 4 miles

1. Amy Maclean, 14:16, 2.Skipper Stitt, 14:20, 3.Dori Hollingsworth 14:56 4.Kathy Faryinarz 15:27.

Skijor 2-dog 4 miles

1.Kim Wells, 16:42, 2.Kathy Faryinarz, 17:45, 3.Teresa Hollingsworth, 30:21.

Skijor 1-dog 4 miles

1.Rebecca Knight, 15:40, 2.Lulie Williams 19:02, 3.Lorien Nettleton, 25:34.

6-dog 6 miles

1.Kim Wells, 17:22, 2.Skipper Stitt, 17:58, 3.Karoush Partow, 18:48.

8-dog 8 miles

1.Mari Wood, 26:25, 2.Kris Rasey, 26:52, 3.John Wood, 33:01, 4.Dave Tresino,38:33.

Open Class

1.Egil Ellis, 43:37, 2.Daryl Hollingsworth 44:07, 3.Mari Wood, 54:09, 4.Steve Geiger, 66:15.