Recap The inaugural Kent State Black Squirrel event was a great success! Thank you to all who participated. Based on the feedback, it seems that everyone enjoyed the beautiful Kent State campus, pizza, maybe a beverage, and running around in the hot sun. Some examples of feedback received: “That was really fun! Looking forward to […]
Recap The Skies were clear and the Seas calm at Walborn Reservoir. Well, there was a little rain toward the end of the event, but spirits remained high and the rain cleared out in a few minutes. We had a strong turn out and the competition was high in all categories. Thirty (30) controls were […]
Dave Kostanek took top honors by clearing the course in under 38 minutes! Big thanks to Jay Smink, who designed and set the course and to Dave, who collected all of the controls while we were enjoying our picnic lunch provided by Sanae and Chris Rogers. Here are the rest of the results: Name Gross […]
Recap This is our very first public event at Firelands Scout Reservation and we are excited to start building strong relationships with Lake Erie Council, BSA. The reservation is located at Wakeman, OH, about 40 minutes west from Cleveland. This is the good news for Cleveland West-siders and it gives us more diversified venues. The […]
Recap The Camp Butler “Snow”-O was a great success this year! A couple years ago, we had to change the date of this event two times, as it was just too cold to safely conduct it. We had no such problem this year. Temperatures neared 40 degrees, and Mother Nature afforded us the challenge of […]
SENECA DISTRICT KLONDIKE 2020 – ORIENTEERING STATION – January 18, 2020 Recap Given the success of the orienteering station at the Great Trail Council Seneca District 2019 Klondike, it was no surprise that Klondike coordinator Chad Roberts asked NEOOC to do it again for their 2020 edition. Bob Boltz designed another challenging course with 16 […]
Recap This Saturday’s event proved to be a fitting finale to the club’s 2019 schedule. The weather was chilly as befitting a late fall night, while the almost full moon lent its light to the participants for much of the evening. While the mass start for the score event was delayed for a few minutes […]
Recap The weather cooperated nicely with minimal winds and clear skies, but with a haunting chill. About 30 teams or individuals had starts thru out the evening including two local scout troops. The Shadow Stalker course was easily dominated by Tim Feasor. Followed by Team Johnson who were camping and star gazing at Ledgewood, […]
Results See the explanation at the bottom of this section, regarding the Xtra points assigned for the 10 hour course. ——————————————————————– Python 2019 – 3 Hour Results ——————————————————————– 3 hour (28/30) 30 Controls 830 Pts 3:00:00 time limit – 1pt/min penalty Pl Bib Name Pts Time Pty Score 1 774 Kostansek Dave 790 2:51:31 790 […]
Recap Congratulations to Shelley Tender, Interpretive Services Manager, of the Medina County Parks District. After several years of work she brought her first orienteering event to Allardale Park. Congratulations also to Bob Boltz for another fine inaugural map and addition to our club’s collection. The early September weather was upper sixties with only a hint […]