05/04/2026
Well first day of the North Central Sectional Classic started today with Jim Douglas & Meredith Mays in the saddle judging the Limited All Age. Temps got pretty warm but we finished. There were 8 dogs drawn, Keith & I had 4 bye dogs. The winner NGSPA dogs came from the last brace which Keith ran Chief owned by Jake Phipps and I ran Molly owned by Mary & Brooks Carmichael. It was an exciting brace and brother & sister complimented each other. Both had 2 or 3 finds and a back each and finished strong to the front. Junior is owned by David O’Brien and he handled Junior he also had a nice couple finds and finished strong. 4th was Tater owned by Terry & Kirk Bomer ran in the first brace. Tater had a very huge race gone some and had two finds and also finished strong. BIG THANKS TO BOB & JAN ERBE, BOBBIE & HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER, BROOKE BURKE AND ALWAYS ARE JUDGES JIM & MEREDITH!! BIG KUDDO’S out to DAVID O’BRIEN & JOE BURCH FOR HELPING SCOUT!!! Y’all are AWESOME!!! Pictures taken by Jan Erbe who was also and is our dog wagon driver!! Thank You all!! PS Before ya ask Keith had Mohs surgery for skin cancer on his nose April 24th and April 30th he had plastic/reconstructive surgery and today’s he’s running dogs. He’s doing well and cancer was a carcinoma and all cancer is cleared and gone.