Mawarra win again
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 03 July 2019 19:39
Mawarra are creating a winning streak to rival Queensland in State of Origin after taking out yet another Sydney South West primary schools championships.
Their maroon colour matches that of the "Cane Toads" and they again featured in many of the age-class top-3 placings at Camden Equestrian Centre on Wednesday.
We had more than 300 eager students in Years 4-6 go for a map walk with a coach, then do an age race, and finally a mass start relay that is always the highlight of the afternoon.
We loved overhearing one teacher - who is retiring on Friday - say: "I wish I had known about this day years ago. It's fantastic."
A huge thank you to organisers Sandy Stewart and Lyn Malmgron and their team of helpers. You can see photos of the day on our Facebook page here. Feel free to download them for personal use.
Last week the SHOO club hosted the Southern Highlands high schools gala day at Mittagong, where Macarthur Anglican College prevailed at their first attempt.
Newcastle Shorts offer brief break from bush
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 02 July 2019 09:43
Newcastle added some novelty to the halfway point of the bush season with four quality sprint events at the weekend.
Two races each on Saturday and Sunday in a mixture of urban, campus, parkland and benign bush with no street crossings made for a nice break from the forest.
Around 80 competitors on Saturday were on hand at Cardiff High School and Hunter Sports High, while Sunday saw 55 people at Avondale College in Cooranbong (Sydneysiders were by then back home at the MetrO League).
You counted your best three runs, and the winners in the long class were Jenny Enderby and Alvin Craig, and in the short class were Erika Enderby and Andrew Power.
A big thank you to the Rigbys for co-ordinating this terrific weekend. You can see Tony Hill's great photos here.
Boronia Park update wows Metro mob
- Last Updated: Monday, 01 July 2019 22:46
Another 200+ attendees lapped up the new and improved Boronia Park map for MetrO League round 1 on Sunday.
This was rescheduled from May and gave Garingal's Jim Merchant more time to turn what was a summer series map with random rock and some tracks into a highly accurate depiction of the terrain.
It allowed setter Ian Jessup to contain Divisions 3-5 within the park, while stretching Divisions 1-2 out to Sugarloaf Point on some long legs. The unusual map scales meant legibility was enhanced.
The track network in Boronia Park undid some competitors, but not the KNOX boys who continued their strong unbeaten runs in Divisions 3 and 5.
Garingal Goannas broke their drought in Division 1 against previously unbeaten Bennelong, while the GO Frill Necks are unbeaten in Divison 2. In Division 4, Garingal, SHOO-IKO and Big Foot have a four-point gap over the rest of the field.
The next round is July 28 at Galston, also hosted by Garingal.
You can find all the result on the ML web page here.
Brickworks Park permanent course opens
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:23
Our Newcastle club has installed a new permanent course at Brickworks Park in Wallsend.
It opened on Saturday and is available to do at any time. The information panel has been erected next to the shared path at the turning circle at the end of Iranda Grove.
ONSW offers a big thank you to the Rigbys for their work on this project, and to the City of Newcastle for their financial support. This is Newcastle's third such course.
There are 3 ways you can get a copy of the Brickworks Park map:
* pick one up at Wallsend Library
* download and print copies from the Newcastle permanent course web page
* download the MapRun smart-phone app and follow the instructions on the Newcastle club or ONSW web page
Brickworks Park has barbecues, toilets and a small playground, as well as the bird hide next to the pond in the old brickpit, so come and enjoy the facilities of one of your local parks.
