To Rocklea and beyond...
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 09:30
Uringa Orienteers hosted State League #10 at Belanglo State Forest, on a re-working of the Bunnygalore map renamed 'Beyond Rocklea'. Dave Lotty had again made a clear job of the intricate rock features and course setter Dick Ogilvie had made the most of it, limiting climb and maximising complexity. Winning times were slightly longer than predicted and on review by the setting team it was discovered that there was a slight inaccuracy in the map scaling. This was not apparent to all but the most dedicated of pace counters until results were compared at the finish - Josh Blatchford running around only 10min/km - that couldn't be right!
The event drew orienteers from across the State and from the ACT including Western Plains, Goldseekers, Waggaroos, Red Roos, Weston Emus and Bushflyers which meant more competition, particularly in the junior ranks. Tristan Miller M12A and brother Patrick Miller M14A showed some ACT Bushflyer class taking the wins on their courses. Full results can be found here.
2012 NSW Schools Team announced
- Last Updated: Monday, 27 August 2012 09:01
The 2012 NSW Schools team was announced after the NSW Schools Championships yesterday. These youngsters will travel to Tasmania at the end of September to contest the Australian Schools Championships in Tasmania for NSW. The team was chosen from the results of key selection races including the May State League events in Newcastle (SL 3, 4 and 5), Queens Birthday Carnival State League events in Armidale (SL 6 and 7), and Western Sydney State League events in July (SL 8 and 9). 
Junior girls: Melissa Annetts, Rebecca George, Georgia Jones, Samantha Wallace Travelling reserve: Kate Kennedy
Junior Boys: Scott Charlton, Callum Davis, Daniel Hill, Toby Wilson Travelling reserve: Alex Kennedy
Senior Girls: Felicity Barker-Smith, Nicola Blatchford, Michele Dawson
Senior Boys: Aidan Dawson, Matthew Hill, Lawrence Jones, Daniel Parton
The selectors congratulate the team on their selection and wish them the best of luck in the coming competition.
Weather cools down as competition hots up
- Last Updated: Friday, 24 August 2012 10:59
Runners in the State League races at Belanglo this weekend will be relieved that the hot weather of the last few days has broken, and whilst there are still some high winds today, by the weekend the forecast is for cool running temperatures of around 20'.
Saturday's State League #10 Middle Distance Race is hosted by Uringa and will use a fully re-worked Bunnygalore map now renamed 'Beyond Rocklea'; Sunday's race, State League #11 combines a Long Distance race with the NSW Schools Championships. State Juniors already selected for the squad travelling to the Australian Championships, will be out in force vying for the racing spots on the team.
Competitors can find their start lists and final information on-line now here
Newcastle powers home with 4 Championship titles in QLD MTBO Championships
- Last Updated: Friday, 24 August 2012 10:49
The NSW competitors in this year's Queensland MTBO Championships arrived at Woodford north west of Brisbane by train, plane and automobile. Most only made the trip for the weekend with a few taking the leisurely driving option. It was a long way to travel for two one hour races in the Middle and Long Distance Championships but for NSW it was all worth it with Newcastle carrying off combined wins over the two days in four classes:
Womens Open: Jenny Enderby Newcastle
Mens 50: Andrew Power, Newcastle
Mens 60: Greg Bacon, Newcastle
Mens 70: Graham Fowler Newcastle
Read Greg Bacon's report from the Queenland MTBO Championships here.
