By Elton Bray
Starting the championship on Monday morning, in the first brace was Hale’s Smooth Touch (Shawn Kinkelaar) and Miller’s Extreme Heat (Mike Tracy). They broke away at 8:01 a.m. It was a chilly 39 degrees, but the sun was shining brightly. Touch was absent just after crossing the road, and Kinkelaar requested the tracker at 31. At the hour mark just under the Eagles' Nest, scout George Tracy called point for Heat. Mike was unable to produce game for his classy female. She finished the 90 minutes behind Big Lake.