Published 25th June 2017

We had a fantastic end to the 2016/17 schools' league last weekend. People seemed to enjoy the score event format and the children made the most of the hot weather and water post event. Many thanks to all the volunteers who have made the league such a success.

Well done to the following prize winners:

 

Y4G - 1st Ella Baxter, 2nd Emily Morgan, 3rd Annabelle Maltby
Y4B - 1st Robbie Lightfoot, 2nd James Wilson, 3rd Joseph Diacon
Y5G - 1st Freya Tryner, 2nd, Connie Watton, 3rd Isla Caudwell, Lotte Sykes, Kassia Smith.
Y5B - 1st Samuel Taylor, 2nd James Bryant, 3rd Evan Jenkinson
Y6G - 1st Imogen Pieters, 2nd Rania Maaranen, 3rd Hannah Taylor
Y6B - 1st Jamie Lightfoot, 2nd Conrad Reuber, 3rd Matthew Diacon
Y7G - 1st Josie Conduit, 2nd Amelia Phillips, 3rd Carys Phoenix
Y7B - 1st Euan Tryner, 2nd Freddie Emmett, 3rd Henry McDonald
Y8G - 1st Naomi Thornton, 2nd Phoebe Mead, 3rd Erin Yeardley-Monach
Y8B - 1st = Alfie Hall & William Garnet, 3rd Liam Astill
Y9G- 1st Alex Elliott, 2nd Hannah Dixon, 3rd Isobel Reuber
Y9B - 1st Sam Doyle, 2nd Jack Page, 3rd Luke Mallinson
Y10B - 1st Dom Dakin, 2nd Tom Fryers

In the schools' competition, the primary category was won by Hunters Bar with Nethergreen and Dobcroft 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the secondary competition High Storrs took the victory with Notre Dame in 2nd and Tapton in 3rd.

If you weren't able to attend the prize giving and would like to collect your medals and certificates, please get in touch. The 1017/18 league kicks off in Endcliffe Park on 9th Sept. 

 

Published 8th May 2017

 There was great success for SYO members at the British Individual & Relay Championships in the Lake District this weekend. 

The Individual Championships were held on High Dam - a mixed area of open fells and runnable but steep woodland with extremely intricate contour detail. Courses were very physically and technically challenging, producing worthy British Champions.

Congratulations to the 4 SYO British Champions: Freya (W10), Imogen (W12), Pippa (W20E) and Nick B (M40). There were silver medals for Robbie (M10), Charlie (M50) and Tim T (M55) and bronzes for Peter G (M70) and Jenny P (W45). Lucy (W45), Jamie (M12) and James (M10) all just missed out on a medal in 4th place. Kim Baxter also narrowly missed out on a podium position finishing 5th on W21 Elite (as a W40) less than a minute off 3rd place.

There was also success in the short and B classes. Well done to Ryan 2nd (M18L), Isobel 1st (W16B), Louise A 1st (W20L), Laura G 1st (W21S), Louise P 1st (W35S) and Mo (1st W45S). The results in the W10B for 8 year olds Charlotte, Ella and Alice bode particularly well for the future with SYO taking 1st, 2nd & 3rd!

Day 2 arrived with gorgeous blue skys and bright sunshine to provide perfect relay weather. Summerhouse Knott is an excellent relay venue with intricately contoured woodland for the harder courses and a good path network for the younger junior classes. The relays proved even more fruitful than the individual day with many class wins and podium positions for SYO.

 

In the mini relay SYO showed the strength of its juniors with 4 teams entered. SYOung Blood (Jamie, Conrad & Imogen) retained the title, with SYO's 2nd team (Robbie, James & Freya) finishing 4th. In the M14 relay SYOungsters (Sam, Max & Euan) overcame older more experienced teams to take an unexpected victory, whilst in the W14 relay SYOh dear (Hannah, Alex C & Alex E) narrowly missed out on a podium position finishing 4th.

In the senior classes it was gold in W40 for SYO Queen Bees (Amanda, Lucy & Jenny P) and silver in M40 for SYO Bee Sting (Andy, Pete T & Nick B). In the M50 class SYOn Fire (Martin, Tim T & Charlie A) took the victory while SYO's 2nd team (Nick L, Bill & Paul T) got the bronze. There was victory for SYO Bees Knees (Aislinn, Pippa & Kim) in the women's premier but the team was later declared non competitive as Aislinn is Australian! 

Published 4th May 2017

Over 60 members travelled to the South East to compete in the 50th JK and enjoyed a wonderfully sunny weekend. The JK is the biggest annual competition in the UK which takes place over 4 days every Easter. Competition is tough and those members who achieved podium positions showed they really are the country's best orienteers. 

Day 1 is always the sprint competition, which this year was held at Brunel University. We had 9 medallists - sprint is clearly a discipline that SYO excels at! Congratulations to Robbie (M10), Nick B (M40), Dave P (M50), Freya (W10), Imogen (W12) and Jenny P (W45) who were awarded gold. Well done also to silver medalists Tim (M55) and Dom (M16) and bronze medalist Jeff C (M35).

The results from days 2 & 3 are added together to calculate the results in the overall competition so you need to pull together that perfect run 2 days in a row. This year day 2 was a middle distance race on Ambersham Common, whilst day 3 was a classic (long) race on Holmbush. Congratulations to our JK champions Freya (W10), Nick B (M40) and Tim (M55). Well done also to Imogen who was 2nd on W12 and Cat & Brian who were 3rd on W21E and M75 respectively.

The final day is always the turn of the relays which this year were held at Pippingford Park. Team captain, Tim excelled himself with the team name selections replacing the very boring SYO1, 2, 3 etc with a variety of names mostly along the bee theme, although he refused to call the women's open team SYO Honeys! Yet again there was great success for SYO with victories in the women's open class by SYOn Fire (Aislinn, Pippa & Cat) and the men's vet class by SYO Bee Sting (Charlie, Paul & Tim). There were also bronze medals for the SYO Queen Bees (Amanda, Pauline & Jenny P) in the Senior Women relay and the SYO Mini Bees (Robbie, Oscar & Freya) in the mini relay.