#29 FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE
“Evie”
Owned by Bente Kongsore
Handled by Bente Kongsore
Congratulations Bente and Evie!!
Saturday, June 20, 2026
And the Finalists Are ...
Congratulations to the 2026 NARC Finalists!
Owners: Lauren Hays and Glen Curtis
Handled by: Lauren Hays
17. FC Wood River's Bronze Star Cloud Journey (Rex), BLM
Owners: Eric Budd and Kay Spear-Budd
Handled by: Eric Budd
Owner: Bente Kongsore
Handled by: Bente Kongsore
Owners: Bill & Gay Fruehling
Handled by: Bill Fruehling
Owner: Judy Rasmuson
Handled by: Judy Rasmuson
53. FC-AFC Drake's Bay Izzy QA2 (Izzy), BLF
Owner: Rick Wilke
Handled by: Rick Wilke
54. FC-AFC Crocs Minneapolis Miracle (Diggs), BLM
Owners: Shane Olean and Jeremy Tims
Handled by: Shane Olean
70. FC-AFC Citori's Secret Order (Mason), BLM
Owners: Lynn & Michael Moore
Handled by: Michael Moore
83. FC-AFC Hooray For Henry (Henry), BLM
Owner: Marion Carey
Handled by: Marion Carey
86. FC-AFC Wight's Behind The Eight Ball QA2 (Molly), BLF
Owner: Tracy Wight
Handled by: Tracy Wight
Owner: Rick Wilke
Handled by: Rick Wilke
54. FC-AFC Crocs Minneapolis Miracle (Diggs), BLM
Owners: Shane Olean and Jeremy Tims
Handled by: Shane Olean
Owners: Lynn & Michael Moore
Handled by: Michael Moore
83. FC-AFC Hooray For Henry (Henry), BLM
Owner: Marion Carey
Handled by: Marion Carey
86. FC-AFC Wight's Behind The Eight Ball QA2 (Molly), BLF
Owner: Tracy Wight
Handled by: Tracy Wight
10th Series Recap
Saturday, June 20, 2026
10th Series – Water Quad with 2 Flyers and 2 Retired Birds
13 Dogs Were Called Back to run this Series
After the test was set up, Test Dogs began the Series this morning at 10:10 am, beginning with "Gauge," handled by Julie Coleand then "Valley," handled by Joel Bodenman.
After some test modifications were made, the first running dog for the 10th series was #54 FC-AFC CROCS MINNEAPOLIS MIRACLE, “Diggs,” with handler Shane Olean at 11:07 am.
The weather today was very moderate with party cloudy skies, and temps were reaching into the low 70's.
Here is how things turned out for the 10th Series…
Handles (5): 17 – 48 – 61 – 63 – 86
Double Handles (1): 35
Pick-Ups (1): 49
Broke (0):
Scratches (0):
Our last running dog for this series, and this National event was #29 FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” with handler Bente Kongsore. They completed the test this afternoon at 2:51 pm.
There were 13 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 44 minutes, which averages out to a little over 17 minutes per dog.
The 10th Series was officially in the books at 2:51 pm! We will find out who the Finalists are and who the Winner of the 2026 National Amateur is very soon – Stay Tuned!
There were 13 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 3 hours and 44 minutes, which averages out to a little over 17 minutes per dog.
The 10th Series was officially in the books at 2:51 pm! We will find out who the Finalists are and who the Winner of the 2026 National Amateur is very soon – Stay Tuned!
10th Series - Test Complete
Test Ended. Series 10 was completed and in the books at 2:51 pm.
**Finalists will be announced shortly and the Winner after that!**
**Finalists will be announced shortly and the Winner after that!**
RERUN 29. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” BLF, Bente Kongsore
FC-AFC Marshwind's Turbulence (Evie)
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FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie”
DOB 4/10/18
Sire: Marshwind's Eddy
Dam: Marshwind's Stormy Weather
Breeder: Bente Kongsore
Owner: Bente Kongsore
Handled by: Bente Kongsore
Came back to the line at 2:40 pm for their 2nd Rerun
LF - Straight line out the fall area and her flyer!
RF - Down off the line and through all the water out to the right - around and out to her bird.
LR - She went out long over the mound - continued into the water - out on the corner and to the bird. Got it.
RR - Down the hill and across the channels through the cover and into the water past the bridge - straight line in and out of the water and she was right onto her bird!
RERUN 14. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays
FC-AFC Bayou Teche Express (Ryan)
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FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays
DOB 9/27/17
Sire: FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball
Dam: Riverhills 2nd Chance Avery ***
Breeder: John Cejka
Owners: Lauren Hays and Glen Curtis
Handled by: Lauren Hays
Came back to the line at 2:22 pm for their 2nd Rerun ...
LF - Through the field - between the bales and to the area - a few circles and she got her bird
RF - Across the channels and right out to the bird
LR - Direct angle across the field and into the water - came out a bit left - worked her way to the right and dug out her bird. Got it.
RR - Straight line across the field - into the water and past the bridge - onto the peninsula - back in the water and then out on the spit of land to scoop up her bird. Got it!
PICK-UP RERUN 49. FC-AFC TO ALL THE PLACES I’VE NEVER BEEN, “Gypsy,” BLF, Ray Vreeland
FC-AFC To All The Places Ive Never Been (Gypsy)
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DOB 9/16/19
Sire: NFC Maxx's Surprise
Dam: Contender's Rock Paper Scissors
Breeders: Cory & Makennah Kienow
Owners: Kipp & Sara Erickson, Sarah Shull, and Ray Vreeland
Handled by: Ray Vreeland
Came back to the line at 2:07 pm for a Rerun
LF - Straight line across the field - arrived short - went left and then right and got it
RF - Through all the water and right to her bird
LR - Direct line across the field - through the corner of the water and missed the bird - did a small smart hunt and she got it!
RR - Off the line and across the front channels - moved left across the land and into the water - out close to the fall area - Was handled with a come in whistle - she slowly came back toward the fall area - verbal cast and she got back to the trees - way out to the left - had to have the gunners come out to help. Dog is picked up.
NO-BIRD 29. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” BLF, Bente Kongsore
Evie and Bente came back to the line and had a 2nd No-Bird, they will be back at the end for a Rerun
NO-BIRD 14. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays
Ryan and Lauren came back to the line and had a 2nd No-Bird, they will be back for a Rerun at the end
53. FC-AFC DRAKE’S BAY IZZY, “Izzy,” BLF, Rick Wilke
FC-AFC Drake's Bay Izzy QA2 (Izzy)
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DOB 10/1/15
Sire: NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse
Dam: FC-AFC Thieves Satin Breeze
Breeders: William & Kristina Tidd
Owner: Rick Wilke
Handled by: Rick Wilke
Came to the line at 1:32 pm
LF - Out to the area and straight to the bird!
RF - Out through the pond and right on the bird!
RR - Direct line out to the area - into the water and over the tip of the peninsula - swam to the spit of land and found his bird quickly.
LR - Through the channels - angled out across the field and into the water to the area and missed the bird (it landed in the marshy edge of the water) - got out of the water but quickly realized - came back and dug out her bird! Got it!
NO-BIRD 49. FC-AFC TO ALL THE PLACES I’VE NEVER BEEN, “Gypsy,” BLF, Ray Vreeland
Gypsy and Ray came to the line and had a No-Bird, they will be back for a Rerun
HANDLE 48. FC-AFC RIDGECREST’S IMPIOUS, “Imp,” BLF, Judy Rasmuson
FC-AFC Ridgecrest's Impious (Imp)
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FC-AFC RIDGECREST’S IMPIOUS, “Imp,” BLF, Judy Rasmuson
DOB 7/18/19
Sire: NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse
Dam: FC-AFC Ridgecrest's No Rhyme Or Reason
Breeder: Betsy Broyd
Owner: Judy Rasmuson
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FC-AFC RIDGECREST’S IMPIOUS, “Imp,” BLF, Judy Rasmuson
DOB 7/18/19
Sire: NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse
Dam: FC-AFC Ridgecrest's No Rhyme Or Reason
Breeder: Betsy Broyd
Owner: Judy Rasmuson
Handled by: Judy Rasmuson
Came to the line at 1:14 pm
LF - Down the hill - across the field through the bales and right to the bird
RF - Through the channels - out past the guns and grabbed it
LR - Across the field and into the water - between the marks - swam the open water to the far shore - out on shore and went behind the trees - headed right and then worked her way back left to get her long bird
RR - Into the water - got wide right - hit the spit of land - Handler whistles and handles her to this bird
DOUBLE HANDLE 35. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, “Lonzo,” BLM, Bill Fruehling
FC-AFC Wood River's Perfect Pass (Lonzo)
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FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, “Lonzo”
DOB 1/2/17
Sire: FC-AFC Wood River's Franchise
Dam: FC-AFC Creek Robbers Santa Ana Winds
Breeder: Ben Echevarria
Owners: Bill & Gay Fruehling
Handled by: Bill Fruehling
Came to the line at 12:59 pm
LF - Straight across the field - across the ditch and to his flyer
RF - Left off the line - down the hill and across the water right to the bird!
LR - Straight line out toward the bird - handler cast him to the right into the water and to the bird
RR - Out and slightly hesitant but continued through both of the 1st channels - handler cast him toward the water and lost sight of the dog - a second whistle out to the right - dog went back by the trees and then on his way back to the bird. Got it.
NO-BIRD 29. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” BLF, Bente Kongsore
Evie and Bente came to the line and had a No-Bird, they will be back for a Rerun
HANDLE 17. WOOD RIVER’S BRONZE STAR CLOUD JOURNEY, “Rex,” BLM, Eric Budd
FC Wood River's Bronze Star Cloud Journey (Rex)
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WOOD RIVER’S BRONZE STAR CLOUD JOURNEY, “Rex”
DOB 9/3/22
Sire: FC-AFC Wood River's Perfect Pass
Dam: Bigwoods Little Rascal
Breeder: Gail Henry
Owners: Eric Budd and Kay Spear-Budd
Handled by: Eric Budd
Came to the line at 12:39 pm
LF - Across the field - towards the guns but stopped and hunted short - works his way back and to the left on the wrong side - came back in short again but he figured it out and got this bird
RF - Through the water and right to his flyer
LR - Through both channels - angled across the field on a direct line to the long bird - through the water and scooped up the bird!
RR - Skimmed the corner of the second pond - across the field and into the water - a bit left but adjusted and hit the land spit - kept going - back into the water and up on the shore - handled back to the bird. Got it.
NO-BIRD 14. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays
Ryan and Lauren came to the line and had a No-Bird, they will be back for a Rerun
HANDLE 86. FC-AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, “Molly,” BLF, Tracy Wight
FC-AFC Wight's Behind The Eight Ball QA2 (Molly)
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FC-AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, “Molly”
DOB 5/15/2018
Sire: NFC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence
Dam: FC-AFC Wight's Goddess Of Victory MH
Breeder: Tracy Wight
Owner: Tracy Wight
Handled by: Tracy Wight
Came to the line at 12:47 pm
LF - Down the hill and across the field between the hay bales - circled left and then back to the right to get her bird
RF - Through the channels - came out left of the gunners - hunted the field to the left - pushed farther left before coming back around to locate her bird
LR - Headed out - skimmed the left corner of the near pond on a good initial line to this long bird - across the field just a bit too far - through the water and came out behind the gunners - quickly adjusted herself - headed right and got the bird
RR - Into the water to the far left -swam past the land and gunners to the far shore - got out and was handled to this bird.
83. FC-AFC HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry,” BLM, Marion Carey
FC-AFC Hooray For Henry (Henry)
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FC-AFC HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry”
DOB 11/29/2017
Sire: NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse
Dam: Poplar Forest One Lump Or Two
Breeder: Van Qualls
Owner: Marion Carey
Handled by: Marion Carey
Came to the line at 12:02 pm
LF - Out and across the field - through the hay bales - across the ditch - hunted back and forth circling the area and he got it!
RF - Down across the first channel - then the second channel - and out behind the gunners a little deep - but he came back around to grab his bird
LR - Straight line across the field and into the water - out a little early - looped around and located his bird
RR - Direct line off the mat across the 2 channels and out - straight into the next water past the bridge - back in the water to get his bird!
70. FC-AFC CITORI’S SECRET ORDER, “Mason,” BLM, Michael Moore
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FC-AFC CITORI’S SECRET ORDER, “Mason”
DOB 2/25/21
Sire: CK's Twenty Two
Dam: Citori's No Bailout
Breeders: Lynn & Michael Moore
Owners: Lynn & Michael Moore
Handled by: Michael Moore
Came to the line at 11:49 am
LF - Down the mound - across the field - between the bales and he grabbed his flyer
RF - Through both channels and he went right to the bird!
LR - Through the channels - across the field going long - into and through the next waters and out to quickly find his bird!
RR - Took a straight line out to the area - headed left of the bridge - through the water and onto the spit of land with his bird and GOT IT!
HANDLE 63. BUDDY’S WILD FRONTIER, “Boone,” BLM, Dan Doyle
Buddy"s Wild Frontier (Boone)
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DOB 2/12/22
Sire: Vang's Lucky Buddy MH
Dam: Diamond P Sea Storm Tesla
Breeder: Angela Zeyfang
Owner: Dan Doyle
Handled by: Dan Doyle
Came to the line at 11:36 am
LF - Straight out to the fall area and his bird
RF - Down the hill and into the water - out over land and into the 2nd water - arrived in front of the guns and had a little hunt in the area and got it
RR - Out through the water behind the Right Flyer area - into the back pond - swam and went over the point - into the next channel - out onto land and got the bird quickly!
LR - Out over the field and into the water - across to the field and into the 2nd water early - went to the Right Retired blind and was handled out to the far bank into the area in front of the guns and he got it!
HANDLE 61. SEASIDE’S SIPPIN AT THE SOGGY DOLLAR, “Jost,” BLM, Kelley Hall
AFC Seaside's Sippin At The Soggy Dollar (Jost)
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SEASIDE’S SIPPIN AT THE SOGGY DOLLAR, “Jost”
DOB 6/25/19
Sire: FC-AFC Seaside's Pompano Jack
Dam: Morning Sun From Wheels To Guns
Breeder: Kelley Hall
Owner: Kelley Hall
Handled by: Kelley Hall
Came to the line at 11:24 am
LF - Off the mat and across the field - took a right at the ditch and then went left - pushed farther out to the right and got his flyer
RF - Across and into the two pieces of water on the right - then left to the bird
LR - Straight line into the corner of the channel - to the corner in front of the guns and got the bird
RR - Across the land and into the first channel and back out - started to handle the dog - he started to come back in and a whistle drove him back out with a verbal command - 5 whistles in all to get his bird.
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