Recap Early light rain and a less than ideal forecast held attendance at the Oak Hill event to 32. The rain never came, but those who participated were treated to Hitchcockian attacks by Red Wing blackbirds on the Plateau Trail and a sighting by Richard Davies of the son of the Peninsula Python. Now Richard […]
Recap Location: Pine Lane, CVNP Cross Country: YELLOW, ORANGE, GREEN, RED Plus an ALL-CONTROLS Course Track: Firm Weather: Mid 70s,Partly Sunny skies, Occasional ominous clouds Event Director: Howard Montgomery Course Designer & Parking Attendant: Bob Boltz Registrar: Carrie King Starters: Phillip Wadsworth, Cindy Turik Control Collectors: Phillip Wadsworth, Cindy Turik, Bob Boltz, Sean & Amy […]
Recap It’s spring! The weather was clear and 62 degrees for our orienteering event on 4/22. More than 30 teams and solos enjoyed a brand new orienteering course and map at Richfield Heritage Preserve (aka Camp Crowell Hilaka). The new venue is quite scenic with 2 lakes, a waterfall, and many older and interesting buildings. […]
It was cold in the Cincinnati and Hamilton areas, but the NEOOC team came through with 5 Medals. The three day event accumulated all three venues’ scores into one overall score for each of the participants. Here are our Medal winners: Class Points Medal Andreas Johansson M35+ 1957.85/2000 Silver Kathy Jo Rufener F50+ 1296.47/2000 […]
Recap Four Short Cross Country Courses: WHITE, MEDIUM, MEDIUM ALTERNATIVE, LONG SPRINT Conditions: Track: Mixed (Mostly firm ground, some muddy trails, snow in spots) Weather: Upper: 30s, Clouds early, breaking into glorious high-sky Sun Volunteers: Event Director: Howard Montgomery Course Designer: Howard Montgomery Registrars: Steve Hendrix & Fred Mailey Starters: Henry Arthur, Gideon Kaine, […]
What a fantastic day for orienteering! A little cold, but not too bad, and the sun was out for part of it. In total, 43 people made it out to Camp Manatoc to enjoy courses at all levels. Our youngest competitor was 6, and our most veteran, 88. We even had a Guinness World Record holder in our midst…
RECAP Great weather in northeast Ohio at night in November? Yes! The coming storms held off until the next day and we all enjoyed a full moon with partially overcast skies. And temperatures started in the 50’s! Sliding down into the upper 40’s. But we had the fire going. Matt Muffett ran a tight ship […]
Wow! What a turn out, and what an amazing event! Thank you to all the racers, to all of our wonderful volunteers, and to the staff at Camp Butler for making the weekend work so well. Read the rest here…
Recap This second day featured Scout only activities as part of the North Eastern Ohio Scout Championships (NOSOC). Information about our ongoing Scout programs are available here. Staffing (all volunteers) Event Director: Ivan Redinger Course Designer and Setter: Steve Hendrix & Clan Training and instruction: Andreas Johansson and Howard Montgomery Registrar: Jeff Perry Timers/Starters: Steve Marsh […]
Recap Another great weather day in NE Ohio Mother Nature was cooperating with our two day event. The first day featured public and Scout Orienteering. All levels of courses (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) were available to the public at Camp Manatoc, the Boy Scout Camp in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. A portion of the Beginner […]