Greenwich, KNOX retain NSW schools champs titles
- Last Updated: Monday, 03 September 2018 18:44
It was a case of deja vu at our annual NSW schools champs in western Sydney at the weekend, as Greenwich PS (Primary), KNOX Grammar (Secondary) and CIS (region, pictured) retained the trophies won in Wollongong a year ago.
On Saturday, Garingal put on two demanding sprints at Hills Grammar and Cherrybrook Tech High School. The irregular shapes and angles of the buildings made navigation trickier than it looked, and the warm day sapped energy levels.
You can see all Saturday's results and splits via Eventor here.
Sunday morning was much cooler as WHO hosted us on the flat bushland of Wianamatta Regional Park. The grid of roads and tracks in the former defence land offered navigational security for beginners and more challenging cross-country options for the tougher courses.
You can see all Sunday's results and splits via the Eventor page here.
It was fantastic to see students from more than 50 schools in attendance. This reflects the tireless work by our network of coaches in the Sporting Schools program and at the various regional schools championships.
And it was great to see students who had travelled from as far as Grafton and Wagga to compete.
A big thank you to the organising clubs, setters, organiser and controllers; and Lyn Malmgron and her team of helpers who ensured the students got underway confidently at each event.
Double dose of MTBO action in October
- Last Updated: Thursday, 30 August 2018 14:28
Entries are now open for the NSW and ACT MTBO champs on consecutive weekends in October.
Mountain bike orienteering is a load of fun, excellent cross training, and a great way to do some navigation without all the hard running of Foot O. It's also a lot harder to get lost!
The ACT Champs (Oct 13-14) feature a return to the fantastic Kowen Forest, used a lot in the early 2000s but not much since, and Pierce's Creek. It's a huge area with tremendous route choice possibilities.
The NSW Champs (Oct 20-21) are at Appin, with a brand new map awaiting competitors north of Wedderburn aerodrome. Ori Gudes (Middle) and Mr Versatile Hamish Mackie (Long) are course setting.
For beginners, there is a Recreational category - and even one for e-bikes!
Entries are via Eventor and close a week prior to each.
Waggaroos retain Interclub Trophy
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 August 2018 12:45
Waggaroos have comfortably retained the annual Interclub Trophy after dusting off Albury-Wodonga in the eighth and final round on Sunday.
Each contest offers two hard, a moderate and an easy course. Points are awarded for each starter, and bonus points based on your position in your course.
While Waggaroos scraped home 46-42 on the day, they had led throughout the year and finished 370-313 in front.
Nail Can Hill offered shortish, steep courses. The forest had splashes of colour throughout, with the early season wildflowers starting to bloom. The numerous bike tracks were a mixed blessing; simultaneously assisting negotiating the hillsides and confusing the navigation.
Wagga juniors were at the forefront. Jack Janetski and Cameron Mc Dougall finished second and third respectively on the 3.4km Hard course, Joannah McDougall finished second on the 2.4km Moderate Course and Rob McDougall won the 1.6km Easy course.
We thank John Oliver for his reports throughout the year. We'll be in the Wagga area for next year's Oceania carnival.
Metro spoils shared in 2018
- Last Updated: Sunday, 26 August 2018 19:39
Sparse forest and plenty of road/track options made for fast times at our MetrO League finals at Lansdowne on Sunday.
The five divisions were won by five different clubs, as rain threatened to dampen the champions' parade.
Much to everyone's disappointment there were only a few drops and we hope for decent falls across the land.
This was our third outing on the revised Boggabilla map, and setter Jim Mackay got his course lengths spot on - with the quicker runners thankful for times a bit under 35 minutes for a change.
Big Foot (pictured) already had Division 1 in the bag before beating Garingal, but couldn't repeat their 2017 quinella as Uringa-Central Coast took out Division 2.
Bennelong knocked over SHOO-IKO in Division 3, the Molochs won the all-Garingal Division 4 final, and WHO's all-female team triumphed in Division 5.
Our champions for 2018 are:
Division 1: Big Foot. Individual: Alastair George (BF).
Division 2: Uringa-Central Coast. Individual: Shane Doyle (UR).
Division 3: Bennelong. Individual: John Bulman (GO).
Division 4: Garingal Molochs. Individual: Robert Herkes (GO).
Division 5: WHO. Individual: Melanie Christie (UR).
Our MetrO League web page has been updated with all today's results.
Thank you to all the clubs, participants, setters, controllers, organisers and results gurus for another great year.
