Brent Sass withdraws mushing team from Iditarod

Brent Sass, placed second in the Kuskokwim 300, has withdrawn his team from the 2017 Idiatrod. (Photo: Katie Basile / KYUK)Just days after a surprising scratch on the Yukon Quest trail, Eureka musher Brent Sass withdrew his team from the 2017 Iditarod.
The race’s Trail Committee made the announcement early Saturday morning. No other information was provided.
The news comes after Sass took himself out of this year’s Quest toward the end of the race while running in the lead. According