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The VHI races this year will take place in Wales on the weekend of 1st and 2nd of October. We are excited to announce those selected to represent Scotland at the event. Thank you to the team selectors, congratulations to those selected and good luck in October!
Although schools are back now and summer seems a long time ago it was a summer of firsts for us. We worked with new partners supporting the delivery of non-residential summer camps and trained up new young leaders, giving them their first taste delivering orienteering sessions.
Following the event at Grandtully on Sunday, held as part of the Junior Inter-areas competition hosted by the West area, the 2022 Scottish Inter- Club Championship league table has been updated. The updated table can be viewed via this link Scottish Inter-Club Championship Table – 04/09/22 .
After 23 events so far, Forth Valley Orienteering Club (FVO) have overcome Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club’s (ESOC) previous lead to top the Large Clubs division but ESOC are not far behind. With an increased number of events in the north area for the remainder of the year can MAROC, MOR or INVOC use weight of numbers to climb up the table and challenge FVO and ESOC?
In the Small Clubs division Roxburgh Reivers (RR) currently retain their lead but Tayside Orienteers (TAY), St Andrew’s Orienteering Club(Glasgow) (STAG) and East Lothian Orienteers (ELO) are chasing close behind.
FVO and ELO continue to lead the Junior Inter-Clubs.
With new events having being added to the calendar, the opportunities for clubs to gain points have increased. The remaining dates are listed below:-
18/09/22 Muirton (Perth) SOUL 8 TAY
24/09/22 Elgin SOUL 9 MOR
25/09/22 Anagach SOL 4 INVOC
02/10/22 Crathes Regional GRAMP
08/10/22 Loch Vaa Regional INT
09/10/22 Creag Dubh SOL 5 BASOC
15/10/22 Stirling City Race (SOUL 10) FVO
23/10/22 Galloway SOL 6 AYROC
29/10/22 Tinto Twin Night Race ESOC
30/10/22 Tinto Twin Day Race ESOC
30/10/22 Carse of Ardersier Regional INVOC
06/11/22 Scottish Score Championships STAG
12/11/22 ESOA Championships, Teviothead RR
13/11/22 Devilla Regional KFO
13/11/22 MAROC Regional MAROC
20/11/22 Deans (Livingston) SOUL 11 INT
26/11/22 Haddington SOUL 12 ELO
27/11/22 Saltoun Big Wood SoSOL ELO
12/12/22 Balmedie Regional GRAMP
We are delighted to announce the Scottish teams for the Junior Inter Regional Competition (JIRCs) and the Junior Home Internationals (JHIs). The teams have been selected taking into account availability and to provide as many juniors as possible with the opportunity to race whilst also sending strong teams to both events.
The Junior Inter Regionals (JIRCs) will see Scotland compete against teams from all 12 British Orienteering Regions. They will be held in Northern Ireland on the weekend on 24/25 September.
The SOUL series restarts after its summer hiatus, with the next events in Perth and Elgin later in September. Entries are open for both.
The headline news is that we’re now back to thirteen events in the series. Having lost one event early one due to ‘permissions’, a replacement for it has been recently added. Accordingly, the series will revert to being being the best seven scores for all senior classes. although the junior classes will remain best six scores.
Read More…The weekend saw the return of the Junior Inter-Area competition. Juniors from East, North and West gathered in Pitlochry for a weekend stay which allowed juniors from 12 clubs to compete as teams for their region in relay and individual races. The overnight stay allowed them all to mix and meet other juniors outwith their club/ region.
All juniors gathered at Black Spout on the edge of Pitlochry to start the weekend with the relay races. North won the relay by 28 points claiming 1st and 2nd in the open category and 1st and 3rd place in the junior girl category. West claimed the other podium places but East can claim credit for fielding juniors from each of their member clubs!
Read More…Having put it on hold through the pandemic, we decided it was time to update and restart our Young Leaders programme. Juniors can mix and match modules depending on their own areas of interest. Training will be provided free of charge by the SOA and juniors will be mentored in clubs.
STAG’s 23rd Glasgow Parks Orienteering Championships (3Parks in 1 day) was held in the south-west of our City on Sunday 21st August 2022 with around 90 competitors from near and far.
This event was born out of The Park World Tour Race in Kelvingrove Park in June 1999 as a vehicle to encourage orienteers to experience the joys of orienteering offered by our Dear Green Place and has proved successful but there is still room for many more to participate/compete as they desire. Orienteers from France, Germany and Norway have combined a visit to Glasgow with competing at our unique GPC.
Club secretaries will recently have received an email from British Orienteering to outline new anti-money laundering leglisation which may impact clubs. Our partners at Harper MacLeod have put together a helpful guide and further details. We urge all clubs to read and consider if this applies to them because action in the form of registration may be required by 1st September.
