Hounds take to the sky

 

 

 

By Andy Dimmig

A local championship for the 2011 Hyperflite Skyhoundz Canine Disc Championships was held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Wickham Park. Eighteen canine/human teams competed in the novice division and twenty-eight teams competed in the competitive division of this distance/accuracy event.   

 
The winners in the novice division were: in third place, Ruby, a Chocolate Lab, and owner Joe Schoettle, from Vero Beach, FL with a total of 9 points; second place, Bailey, an American Staffordshire Terrier, and owner Greg Segallis, from Melbourne, FL with 10 points; and first place, Rylie, a Border Collie, and owner Todd Reed, from Mims, FL with 15.5 total points.
 

In the competitive division the winners were: in sixth place, Mesa, a Border Collie, and owner Kerry Stevens, from Lighthouse Point, FL with 16 points; fifth place was Fergie, a Border Collie, and owner Gary Duke, from Wesley Chapel, FL with 17 points; fourth place, Nyx, a Border Collie, and owner Kerry Stevens, from Lighthouse Point, FL with a score of 22.5 (in 12 throws); third place went to Molly, a mixed breed, and owner Mike Dillon, from Tavares, FL with 22.5 points (in 8 throws); second place was Bandit, an Australian Shepherd, and owner Chris Engel, from Leesburg, FL with a score of 23; and first place in the competitive division went to Flight Time Kota, an Australian Shepherd, and owner Chris Engel, from Leesburg, FL with a total of 26.5 points.

To view the 2011 Hyperflite Skyhoundz competition schedule or to learn about Skyhoundz Competition rules and regulations, please visit www.skyhoundz.com.  Another local championship will be held on September 24, 2011 at Palm Bay Regional Park in Palm Bay.  For more information, please call Brevard County Parks and Recreation at (321) 255-4400.

 

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