Events
View all events| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Club champs and AGM | Saturday 14 December | Holmesfield Park Wood |
| Saturday Series 4 | Saturday 4 January | Whirlow Brook Hall & Limb Valley |
| Regional Event | Sunday 12 January | Greno Woods |
| Night Urban Event | Wednesday 15 January | Broomhill |
Results
View all results| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Series 3 | Saturday 23 November | Shire Brook Valley |
| Night Event | Wednesday 20 November | Ladies Spring Woods & Beauchief Golf Course |
| Regional Event | Sunday 10 November | Blacka Moor |
| Saturday Series 2 | Saturday 19 October | EIS&Olympic Legacy Pk |
About SYO
South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO) have 300 members ranging in age from 5 to 85. There is a wide range of ability and experience within the club from beginners to elite orienteers, who represent Great Britain all over the world. We offer a friendly and informal welcome to the sport - supporting adult and junior beginners and more seasoned orienteers alike with coaching and a programme of regular events.
South Yorkshire Orienteers is member of the Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) and British Orienteering.
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are as you can choose the course that's right for you and run, jog or walk it at your own pace. It is excellent for adults wanting to shape up, add some excitement and mental challenge to their running and meet new friends. It is also ideal for families as everyone can take part at the level that's right for them and it allows children to develop independence, confidence and decision making skills.
News
Logo Competition
The process of agreeing SYO's new logo is nearing completion. The 3 finalists of the SYO logo competition are Adam Bradbury, Marcia Bradbury and Julian Pieters. We would like club members to vote for their favourite. The one with the highest number of votes will become SYO's new logo. Please email
Logo A
Logo B
Logo C
Yvette Baker Trophy 2016
On Sunday 3rd July the SYO Junior team travelled by coach to the YBT final at Wormley Woods in Hertfordshire. More than 30 juniors ran on behalf of SYO, more than any other club! 13 English clubs competed in the competition with BOK topping the leader board on 874 points. Our noticeably young team performed incredibly well to finish in 6th place with a score of 848, only 3 points behind 4th placed Devon - last year's winners.
Well done to everyone who took part, but particular congratulations to those whose scores counted to the final result:
Name Class Score
Conrad Reuber Yellow Boys 99
Euan Tryner Orange Boys 99
Freya Tryner Yellow Girls 97
Freddie Emmett Yellow Boys 95
Alex Elliott Orange Girls 95
Jamie Lightfoot Orange Boys 93
Carys Phoenix Yellow Girls 93
Yasmin Field Green Girls 90
Louise Adams Green Girls 87
Next year's final is on Sunday 2nd July in Alnwick, Northumberland. Put the date in your diaries.......
South Yorkshire Schools Orienteering Final
Hunters Bar Y3/4 Girls Winners
216 pupils aged 7-11 from 28 schools across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, took to the scenic fields of Canon Hall Country Park to compete in the South Yorkshire School Games, Orienteering Finals. South Yorkshire Orienteers' Colin Best organised the finals in conjunction with South Yorkshire Sport to support and promote orienteering in the region.
It was wonderful to see so many of our regular schools' league competitors and club members qualifying with their school teams for the finals. The standard of orienteering was excellent, which is testament to the success of the Sheffield Schools' League in developing the sport of orienteering.
In the year 3/4 girls compeition, club members Ciara Keen and Freya Tryner were part of the winning team. Meanwhile, the year 5/6 boys competition was a very close fought affair. SYO's Daniel Hill played an integral part in leading Totley All Saints to a win, narrowly beating Hunters Bar in 2nd (Euan Tryner & Conrad Reuber - both SYO and classmate,Eddie Hall) and Nether Green, who were helped into 3rd place by SYO's Jamie Lightfoot.
The 2016/17 schools' league starts again in Endcliffe Park on Saturday 10th September from 1-3pm in Endcliffe Park and is open to all.