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MUSHING: Ryan Redington claims 38-minute win over Anderson; Kaduce is 3rd.

Dog mushing’s first family brought home another victory Sunday, this time in the race named after its patriarch.

Ryan Redington, grandson of the Iditarod founder, won the Knik 200-Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race on Sunday morning, beating Ken Anderson and Dan Kaduce to the finish by about 38 minutes.

Ryan Redington, who lives in Wasilla , crossed the finish line just after 9 a.m. He was the first into Skwentna Saturday evening, checking in at 6:11. Ryan’s brother, Ray Redington Jr., claimed fourth at 9:55 a.m.

Two Rivers’ Anderson, seventh in 2007, finished 20 seconds ahead of Kaduce at 9:38 a.m. despite being the 10th musher into Skwentna. He made up 34 minutes on Kaduce during the trek back to Knik.

Matt Hayashida rounded out the top five, coming in at 9:59.

The 32 mushers who left Knik on Saturday morning faced rough trail conditions at the start, but Ryan Redington plowed ahead to post a 34-minute advantage over Kaduce at Skwentna.

Sterling’s Mitch Seavey, the 2004 Iditarod champion and a prerace favorite coming off last year’s ninth-place showing, was almost four hours behind Redington into Skwentna, but shaved almost two hours off the deficit to post a 10th-place finish.

Zack Steer of Sheep Mountain, third last year and another prerace favorite, was third into Skwentna on Saturday night but faded to sixth on the return trip to Knik.

Mike Santos, fifth Saturday night, dropped back to 14th Sunday morning.

Gene Smith, a 64-year-old ex-rodeoer who has broken bones in his neck twice and is a cancer survivor, finished 12th, a little over two hours behind the winner Redington.

Jon Little, whose wrong turn in last year’s Knik 200 allowed Jeff King to come from behind and win, finished 13th. King did not return to defend his title this year.

As of Sunday evening, only 14 of the 32 who started the race had finished.

Knik 200-Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race

Sunday’s finishing times as of 6 p.m.

1.Ryan Redington 9:00:47 a.m.; 2. Ken Anderson 9:38:10 a.m.; 3. Dan Kaduce 9:38:30 a.m.; 4.Ray Redington Jr. 9:55:27 a.m.; 5.Matt Hayashida 9:59:47 a.m.; 6.Zack Steer 10:15 a.m.; 7. Sebastian Schnuelle 10:28:49 a.m.; 8.Gerry Wollowmitzer 10:29:57 a.m.; 9.Aaron Burmeister 10:36:58 a.m.; 10. Mitch Seavey 11:07 a.m.; 11. Jake Lynshyn 11:09 a.m.; 12.Gene Smith 11:10 a.m.; 13. Jon Little 11:30:12; 14. Mike Santos 11:45:39.

Ellis cruises to Su Valley win

Egil Ellis expanded his first day lead with a strong run on Day 2 and easily won his third Montana Creek Dog Mushers Association Su Valley Championship in four years on Sunday.

Ellis, who held a 31-second lead over his Willow neighbor Bill Kornmuller after Saturday’s run in the 10.5-mile open class, widened the gap to 100 seconds total with a combined two-run time of 57 minutes, 29 seconds.

Arleigh Reynolds, sixth at the start of the day, turned in the second-fastest time behind Ellis on Sunday and moved into third overall.

Daryl Hollingsworth and Eddie Dayton round out the top five. The open class race featured a $10,000 purse.

Montana Creek Dog Mushers Association

Su Valley Championships

At the Montana Creek Course

10.5-mile, Open Class — 1. Egil Ellis 57:29; 2. Bill Kornmuller 59:09; 3. Arleigh Reynolds 59:51; 4. Daryl Hillingsworth 60:09; 5. Eddie Dayton 60:35; 6. Ed Wood 60:47; 7. Jeff Conn 60:50; 8. Jill Schreiber 61:35; 9. Jason Dunlap 62:12; 10. Heather Hardy 62:18; 11. Marvine Kokrine 62:39; 12. Mari Wood 62:41; 13. Wendy Callis 63:07; 14. Chanelle Barron 63:11; 15.Trisha Seibold-Sonnicksen 63:32; 16. Michi Konno 65:11; 17. JP Norris 65:39; 18. Bob Chlupach 66:19; 19. Gary Markley 66:39; 20. Lyndon Thomas 67:21; 21. Scott L. Purkey 69:04.

8.5-mile, 8-dog — 1. Jennifer Sterling 48:38; 2. Christian Taveau 48:53; 3. Rob Downey 48:58; 4.Helen Lundberg 49:40; 5.Greg Sellentin 50:03; 6. Amanda Byrd 50:11; 7. Andy Seitz 50:32; 8. Evelyn Beeter 50:37; 9. Brenda Burge 51:36; 10.Mari Wood 52:42; 11. Jason Dunlap 54:49; 12. Beth Callis 56:15; 13. Debbie McGrath 56:22; 14. Bonnie Borba 59:24; 15. Jo Wood 61:21.

6.5-mile, 6-dog — 1.Jennifer Probert 36:49; 2. Trisha Seibold Sonnicksen 37:09; 3. Beverly Stevens 37:57; 4.Heather Hardy and Amy Gjetson 39:26; 6.Faith Gregory 40:02; 7. Carol Kaynor 43:25; 8. Sara Conn 44:07; 9. Dori Hollingsworth 44:37; 10. James Castro 45:27; 11. Jill Garnet 51:21; 12. Evelyn Beeter 62:01.

5-mile, 4-dog — 1. Kris Rasey 26:57; 2. Jennifer Probert 27:09; 3. Scott Campbell 27:42; 4. Jennifer Sterling 28:23; 5. Kimberly Wells 28:32; 6.Bud Rice 29:23; 7. Debora Summers 30:45; 8. Hannah Summers 30:49; 9. Dori Hollingsworth 34:43; 10.Jill Garnet 35:05; 11.Debra Prichard 36:05.

Source: The Anchorage Daily News