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Posts Tagged ‘Mike Morgan’

Prevailing Against Former Snowmachine Race Champions, Tre West Wins 2018 Kotzebue Race

By Davis Hovey | April 10, 2018
Tre West

The 2018 Archie Ferguson/Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race is in the books, and as the overall winner and the winner of the C Class, Tre West of Nome takes home more than $8,000 in prize money.

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Jarvis Miller Wins 2018 Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race; One Woman Injured

By admin | March 12, 2018 | 2
Racers line up at the start of the 2018 Nome-Golovin snowmachine race (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)

Nome’s Jarvis Miller won for the first time in his fourth Nome-Golovin race. But the race’s high speed took its toll: a racer collision left Samantha Richards injured at the finish.

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Close Finish At End of 2018 Iron Dog; Morgan and Olds Come Out On Top

By Davis Hovey | February 26, 2018
Checkered flag, Nome-Golovin 2015

Team #10 of Morgan and Olds maintained their lead from checkpoint to checkpoint after leaving the halfway point in Nome, eventually reaching Fairbanks first at noon on Saturday. Brad George and Robby Schachle of Team #6 caught up to within five minutes of Morgan and Olds, but couldn’t pass them at the end.

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Morgan and Olds Hold Lead Into Ruby Layover, But Another Iron Dog Team Has Better Course Time

By Davis Hovey | February 23, 2018 | 2
Minnick/Olstad Arrive in Nome

Team #10 of Morgan and Olds continues to lead the pack, as they checked into Ruby at 12:36 for an 8-hour layover. Even though third-positioned Brad George and Robby Schachle are currently resting in Galena, behind Morgan and Olds on the trail, they have a total course time of 28 hours and 56 minutes which is about 35 minutes ahead of Team #10.

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Top 5 Iron Dog Teams Out of White Mountain After Early Restart

By Karen Trop | February 23, 2018
Chris Olds at Halfway-finish in Nome, Iron Dog 2018.

After an early morning restart, the top 5 Iron Dog racers are already checked out of White Mountain.

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Iron Dog Racers Prepare For Early-Morning Race Restart

By admin | February 22, 2018
Casey Boylan of Team 14 and Brad George of Team 6 at the Public Works garage for layover maintenance work (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)

Racers in the 2018 Iron Dog will now head out from Nome four hours earlier than planned, starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning.

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Iron Doggers Awarded Their Prizes During Halfway Ceremony for 2018 Race

By Davis Hovey | February 22, 2018
Mike Morgan of Nome and racing partner Chris Olds receive awards for being fastest team into Nome in 2018 Iron Dog race. Photo Credit: Gabe Colombo, KNOM (2018)

Jim Wilke, President of the Board of Directors, gave out awards to top Iron Dog racers last night, such as $8,000 from the Bering Sea Lions Club for the fastest time overall from White Mountain to Nome, which went to team #10, Chris Olds and Mike Morgan, along with $10,000 in gold coins from Donlin Gold.

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Nome’s Morgan, Olds Lead Pack at Iron Dog Halfway

By admin | February 21, 2018 | 2
Nome's Mike Morgan hugs his daughter after crossing the halfway finish line in Nome (Photo: Karen Trop, KNOM)

Morgan and Olds of Team 10 crossed the halfway finish line at Nome’s East Front Street early this afternoon, at 12:43. For Morgan, it’s a hometown welcome.

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And They’re Off! Lead Iron Dog Racers Depart Unalakleet Bound for Halfway Point in Nome

By Davis Hovey | February 21, 2018
Team #8, Aklestad/Johnson, reviewing their sleds

Iron Dog race marshals made the decision yesterday to hold at least the top nine racers in Unalakleet for 30 hours, due to weather conditions in the Norton Sound area. And now race leaders Tyson Johnson and Tyler Aklestad are off and running.

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Iron Dog Racers’ Layover Extended at Unalakleet; Nome Banquet Still Planned for Wednesday

By Davis Hovey | February 20, 2018
Team #8, Aklestad/Johnson

As of Tuesday mid-day, the top racers in Iron Dog 2018 are still in Unalakleet. With severe weather along the coast, race marshals decided this morning to extend the layover.

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