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
SYO edge through to the CSC Final
A much reduced team - it's quality that counts - together with some tactical 'running up', ensured SYO just edged out AIRE, CLOK and EBOR at the CSC Qualifier at Gilling Woods last weekend. The juniors and middle-aged members that rose to the call did their stuff on the day with 5 class wins in total - 4 by juniors. Of particular note were Aidan Smith running up on Brown and winning, relative newcomers Pippa and Dominic Dakin both scoring highly, Jenny Peel for dragging herself out of her sick bed and a number of people scoring well who usually make up numbers - well done Karl, Dean, Paul, Marcia, Richard, Guy, Beryl and Jeff - you never know when your run will be that important. Team counters can be found at http://eborienteers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/compass_sport_cup_syo0.html
So we will be off to defend the cup on Sunday 30th September up int he boarders of Scotland. We'll probably organise accommodation and transport for such a long journey.
Congratulations to the 2012 Northern night champions
Congratulations to the 2012 Northern Night Champions:
M18 Simon Bradbury SYO (Northern), Adam Potter BOK
W18 Julie Emmerson OD
M21 Oli Johnson SYO
W21 Lucy Wiegand SYO (Northern) Alice Leake EUOC
M40 Steve Watkins AIRE
W40 Susan Skinner WCOC
M55 John Britton MDOC
W55 Jackie Barnes CLARO (Northern) Inara Gipsle TVOC
In fact congratulations to everyone who got there. I hope everybody made it home safely. The promised 10mm arrived before the event, but another 30 or 40 during it, so I'm afraid some had a difficult journey home. Sorry I left the M/W18s off my earlier post. PG
Club championships
The Club Championships were held on Saturday 10th December at Concord Park. It was a very cold day, but at least there wasn't snow on the ground like last year. The format was a handicap score-type event (controls in any sequence) with each competitor given a target number of controls
The new club champions are Philip Wiegand (junior – very closely followed by his brother Adam), Gemma Tate (w) and Kevin Randall (m). More details on the event page.
These photos just after the mass start and of Gemma finishing were taken by Ray Waight. Some more photos taken by Chris Littler can be seen on the photo page (go to the 'Members area' menu item and select 'Photos').
