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Orienteering SA Awards Party on Sunday 1^st Dec was a fast-paced frolic from start to finish, ably “emceed” by Erica Diment, supported by a slide show from events through 2024. A Sprint Course & Maze designed by trickster Nigel Dobson had several traps for the unwary, with map memory and pace/bearing incorporated. The Maze Duel was likewise a big hit. Nigel calculated there were over 100 sessions as many people collected the set of 4-course Maze practice runs, as well as the Maze Duel and the Sprint multiple times. For the younger a KID-O string course was available.

Most of our guests went away with prizes, which were sponsored by OSA, Aussie O Gear, the Fairgrieves, Kay Haarmsa, and others.

The major awards were

The Course Planners Award went to David Winters of Lincoln Orienteers for his much-talked-about Broccoli Hill Long Distance Championship event.
The Sue Millard Award for Most Improved Juniors were won by Austin Clem and Adeline Richmond.
The John Hall Award was presented to Leila Henderson

The 2024 Orienteer of the Year winners:

M21A Leith Soden
W21A Abigail George
M20A Jayden Bertram
W20A Gemma Burley
M16A Marcus Cazzolato
W16A Lucinda Fogarty
M35A Tyson Hillyard
W35A Lexie Ashforth
M45A Greg Morcom
W45A Jenny Casanova
M55A Steve Cooper
W55A Zara Soden
M65A Andrew McComb
W65A Robin Uppill
M75A Paul Hoopmann
W75A Carol Such
M55AS Aylwin Lim
W55AS Lan Kelly
W45AS Jacqueline Stephens
M65+AS Al Sankauskas
W65+AS Teri McComb
WOB Liz Farquharson

Thank you David Tilbrook for his excellent Sausage Sizzle. Thank you to Aylwin for action pics (see OSA Facebook), and all the helpers, cooks and bakers. Thank you to all who came along in support of your fellow orienteers and donated to the FoodBank Drive.

And a huge thank you to the Adelaide Angels Baseball Club. The venue was excellent - well-spotted Erica Diment!

Presentation Evening

This year's end-of-year gathering will be extra-special so don't miss out. Gather your friends and family and come along to celebrate another great year of orienteering.

WHEN: Sunday December 1, From 4.30PM till approx 8.30PM .

WHERE: The beautiful Adelaide Angels Baseball Clubrooms at Weigall Oval, North Plympton, just north of Anzac Highway. Enter from Oval Rd for closest carpark.

5pm

Novelty Sprint & Maze with some twist and turns

Christmas themed string course for the kids

6pm
Awards presentations for Orienteer of the Year, John Hall Award, Sue Millard Awards for Junior Encouragement, Course Planners Award and Kid-O awards.

Prizes will be awarded for all sorts of reasons during the formal awards, so come along to be in the running.

7pm (immediately following presentations)
- FREE Sausage Sizzle, with veggie patty option
- BYO drinks
- Bring salad and/or dessert to share

This large park setting is perfect. The venue is a lovely room with built-in screen for the presentations, and tables and chairs for your comfort so you can snack during proceedings. You can also BYO chair to sit outside.

Please enter numbers on Eventor to allow for catering and map printing:

https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/21564.

We look forward to seeing you all there! ##

By Schools Coordinator and Event Organiser Zita Sankauskas

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The 2024 SA Schools Orienteering Relay Championships was one of our most successful yet, attracting 81 teams, with 162 students from 13 schools to the event at Lochiel Park on 30th August.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of teachers and students, the following schools fielded teams: Adelaide Botanic High School, St John's Grammar School, Cornerstone College, Coromandel Valley PS, Crafers PS, Hawthorndene PS, Heathfield HS, Marryatville HS, Mitcham Girls HS, Stirling East PS, Urrbrae Agricultural HS, Warooka PS and Woodside PS.

So many special thank you’s to hand out.