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Mike Willams Jr. Wins Holiday Classic

Katie Basile
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Mike Williams Jr. pulled out at narrow victory in this weekend’s 50 mile K300 Holiday Classic. This is Williams Jr.'s first win of the year, and he finished with a time of 3:25:06. KYUK caught up with Williams Jr. after the race.

KYUK - "Can you tell me about what the conditions were like today?"

Williams Jr. - “The conditions were pretty good. Hard and kind of icy, but there’s a sheet of snow and frost over the ice; it wasn’t too slippery.”

A musher races to the finish of the Kuskokwim 300 sponsored Holiday Classic Sled Dog Race in Bethel on  January 8, 2017.
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Greg Larson of Napaskiak finishes in second place at the Holiday Classic Dog Sled Race on January 8, 2017 in Bethel.

KYUK- "How have you been training this year?"

Williams Jr. - “Started off with the four-wheeler; started in October. The conditions here had been pretty good until last week when we had that heavy rain and warm weather for over a week.”

KYUK - "And how did your dogs do today? I noticed you had one on the sled."

Williams Jr. - “They did pretty good. The dog I loaded in the sled got kinda hot and I wanted to take him out before he got overheated.”? 

Williams Jr. went home with $2,400 out of a $20,000 purse. Greg Larson, who has also been doing well this year, won second. Robert Larson came in third. 

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Robert Larson finishes the Holiday Classic Dog Sled Race in third place with $2,100 and a smile.

1st: Mike Williams Jr, 3:25:06, $2,400

2nd: Greg Larson, 3:27:49, $2,250

3rd: Robert Larson, 3:28:15, $2,100

4th: Maurice Andrews, 3:33:21, $2,000
5th: Jackie Larson, 3:39:47, $1,850
6th: Matt Scott, 3:42:59, $1,700
7th: Jonathan Simon, 3:46:22, $1,450
8th: Lewis Pavilla, 3:46:52, $1,250
9th: Thomas Carl, 3: 49:56, $1,050
10th: Solomon Olick, 3:51:36, $900
11th: Jim George, 3:51:52, $750
12th: Joe Demantle, 3:51:56, $600
13th: John George, 3:53:18, $450
14th: Myron Angstman, 4:02:35, $350
15th: Victoria Hardwick, 4:02:40, $300
16th: Schouviller Wassalie, 4:03:46, $250
17th: Casie Stockdale, 4:10:01, $200
18th: Nate DeHaan, 4:40:46, $150

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