Brent Sass drops out of Iditarod 2017 lineup

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The Iditarod Trail Committee announced late Friday night that a well-known name in the mushing community would not be hitting the trail for this year’s race.
Without further explanation, the ITC made the announcement of 35-year-old Brent Sass’ voluntary withdrawal from the 2017 lineup on Facebook.Sass scratched from the 2017 Yukon Quest in Central on Feb. 12, according to the race’s website.
“Sass requested assistance via his Spot Tracker approxima