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Two important leadership positions in our junior development program are now open for nominations.
Orienteering NSW is looking for an assistant coach for the NSW Junior Squad for 2017-18 and a new manager for 2018 onwards.
The blue links above contain the job description for each position and how to apply.
One of the difficult things about setting on new maps, especially steep ones with lots of rock and a scale of 1:3000, is judging course lengths.
So the 188 hardy souls who turned out in glorious conditions for MetrO League 3 at Glengarry Girl Guide Camp in North Turramurra on Sunday got double their money's worth. And a glute workout to remember!
Setter Ian Jessup, also organising the event to raise funds for the NSW Junior Squad, thought he had courses about right - so he apologises now most profusely for what proved to be a challenging but arduous morning's orienteering.
Big Foot's Simon George (35:22) was the only runner to go under 44 minutes - as many people spent more than hour making several climbs and loops of the small venue.
Lots of rock, lots of loose leaf litter, and pockets of undergrowth all combined to slow participants - and place a premium on accuracy and route choice, as all courses should.
Having said that, there were enough attack points, catching features and handrails to guide the studious to the controls.
WHO Evers (Divn 1), UR-CC (Divn 2), Bennelong (Divn 3) and the WHO Hahs (Divn 5) remain unbeaten - and there were several upsets to make the points tables more interesting.
The Junior Squad wishes to thank Ian for setting, Mark Shingler for controlling, the GO SI team for results, and all the helpers on the day.
The MetrO League web page has links to results, Winsplits and Routegadget.
Sydney West just keeps setting attendance records at our annual round of schools champs.
Last year 395 primary and secondary students were at Fred Caterson Reserve at Castle Hill, with its lovely mix of sportsfields and bush tracks. Numbers were so great that thi year separate primary and secondary days were scheduled.
And on Thursday a new record was set - 402 primary students on hand, with a further 200 having to be accommodated later this year as we were already at bursting point.
Another superb sunny winter's day had the kid going in all directions - and loving the venture across the BMX track in particular.
This time it was a small army of WHO organisers, SI gurus and coaches in charge - making it 700 students in two days.
Age race winners came from Carlingford West, Crestwood, Mt Riverview, Baulkham Hills, Rouse Hill and Sherwood Ridge.
Relays were won by Blackheath and Crestwood.
More than 300 excited students showed their skills at the annual Sydney South West schools championships on Wednesday.
Gorgeous weather and a relatively dry course meant the kids could speed around Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park - as long as they read their maps carefully!
A small army of SHOO organisers, SI gurus and coaches ensured a seamless day capped off by the 3-person relay - always a hoot as 100+ students scarper off in different directions (see pic for a shot of the start).
Age race winners came from Tahmoor PS (2x), perennial champs Mawarra PS (2x), Holsworthy PS and Narellan Vale PS.
Mawarra then claimed a trifecta in the boys' relay and two of the three placings in the girls' relay.
