18-01-2016 18:14 via alaskapublic.org

Kaiser wins 2nd K300, Bethel crowns hometown champ again

Bethel’s Pete Kaiser wins the Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race for the second year in a row. Last year he became the first local musher to win the race in 29 years. Sunday at 11:05 a.m. he joined Myron Angstman, the competition’s founder, as the only other Bethel local to win the premier mid-distance race two times.
Pete Kaiser of Bethel claims his second consecutive K300 victory. (Photo by Chris Pike/KYUK)
Surrounded by a cheering crowd, Kaiser shot up the race chute into the arms o
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