Stanley wins Michigan back-to-back!

Onsted, MI – Odds makers in the land of the big lakes had better learn not to count Cecil Stanley of Adria n, Michigan out when April and PKC State Championship time rolls around. For the second year in the row, Stanley’s big Walker male Burt has beat the best of Michigan’s best to capture the PKC State Champion title. The back-to-back State Champion win for Stanley comes on top of the PKC State Leader title Burt earned in the 2003 season. His Open money total of $2,063.38 beat his nearest competitor, Stylish Stubby by nearly $500 in the 2003 race.

The high-scoring dog in the early round of the Championship was Ray Stein hunting the amazing Plott female Anne, co-owned by Adam O’Donnell, that brought in the high score early with 875 plus. The cast treed ten single coons and Anne had five of them to herself in yet another stellar performance for the tiny female. Clyde Osborne, hunting Stylish Stubby served as guide of the cast.

Here’s the way the Final Four finished:

2004 PKC Michigan State Championship
Friday, April 16, 2004
Onsted, Michigan
16 entries

1st and PKC Michigan State Champion
Stanley’s Burt
Walker male
Cecil Stanley, owner/handler
250 plus

2nd – Lexus
Walker female
Fairchild/Scoggin, owners
Erick Fairchild, handler
125 plus

3rd – Buckeye Anne
Plott female
Adam O’Donnell and Ray Stein, owners
Ray Stein, handler
100 minus

4th – Crocker’s Bear CK. Jake
Walker male
Crocker or Crocker, owners
Ben Crocker, handler
Withdrew

The judge of the Final Cast was Troy Williams. The guide was Mike Lennon.

PHOTO – LEFT: The Final Four, left to right: Cecil Stanley with Burt, Ray Stein with Anne, Ben Crocker with Jake, and Erick Fairchild with Lexus.

PHOTO – RIGHT: 2004 PKC Michigan State Champions, Cecil Stanley with Stanley’s Burt.