The race is on

Scout leader Dave McLeod stood in the center court of Holiday Village Mall Saturday at the annual Pinewood Derby.

Scouts had made their own miniature wooden cars and took part in the annual competition whereby the cars race in heats down a ramp as crowds cheer.

McLeod was a part-time master of ceremonies, part-time cheerleader.

He got the crowd worked up, inciting them to cheer for their favorites.

"If you stand behind the yellow tape, you can blow really hard and make them go faster," he said.

People didn't blow on the cars, but they certainly yelled loudly, letting Saturday afternoon shoppers know that something important was going on.

The cheering got progressively louder as the categories moved up from the young Scouts to the older ones.

Pinewood Derby Winners

Tigers (First grade)

1. Harrison Burton

2. Jameson Cole

3. Cooper Standiford

4. Noah Siemens

Bears (Second grade)

1. Jackson Siemens

2. Sal Ulano

3. Caleb Huseby

4. Noah Groves

Wolfs (Third grade)

1. Micah Cammon

2. Aaron Hargrove

3. Dolan Sunchild

4. Aiden Sorenson

Webelos (Fourth grade)

1. Spencer George

2. Braeden Stalford

3. Antone Rider

Webelos (Fifth grade)

1. Dylan Kuhn

2. Cory Simonson

3. Tyrese Sunchild

Finals (all the cars listed above)

1. Spencer George

2. Dylan Kuhn

3. Braeden Stalford

4. Micah Cammon

Open class

1. Jerid Simonson

2. Hiram Cammon

3. Kougar Lanier