It just gets better. The latest points table for the CSW Classic Championship has Hutt school and OHV members at the top of 8 of the 10 championships grades. In addition there are...
OHV members Tim and Laura Robertson are competing in a Sprint World Cup this weekend in Switzerland. They both survived the qualifying round of a Knockout Sprint, and finished well in an Interval Sprint.
Hutt Valley schools and OHV members dominate the Collegesport Wellington points table, just out following the Kaukau event. Of the 10 championship grades we have 7 firsts and 6 seconds. And its depth too.
A start high above the Stratton St roadend gave a new perspective on the Belmont Bunkers, and the network of MTB tracks returned runners to the valley. Jake McLellan won SB in spite of illness. And a shout-out to Isla Te One who went down to JG Std...
Placings are hard to achieve in the steadily growing NZ Orienteering Championship. But four members placed in all three individual disciplines over Easter.
A rare fine day up among the Belmont Bunkers for the second round of the CSW Classic Orienteering series today. Pressure is mounting in the Intermediate and Junior grades.
In spite of 30 more sprinters at Petone last night, the senior, intermediate and junior grade winners were exactly the same. So lets look at the runners-up.
Days before returning to Sweden, Tim Robertson won the long 3.2km course round Upper Hutt College tonight. In the CSW stakes, Jake McLellan and Ali Power (both Onslow College) were the fastest seniors, McLellan just seconds behind Robertson.
In their first 24hr rogaine, Welly rogainers Arran Whiteford and Hamish Laing placed 3rd overall in the Australasian Rogaining Champs over the weekend.
72 teams that took the start in the Big Trig at Whareroa Farm yesterday finished by lazing on the grass in warm sunshine. Top of the 6hr category which reached into the Akatarawa bush was Worms Adrift, while Chilli con Carnage won the 3hr.
Most of our own high fliers were missing from last night's short event in the bush of Oma Rapeti. Though world medallist Tim Robertson, just off a plane for a visit home, was there.
Sherlock Drew was our star at the NZ Orienteering Champs in Hawkes Bay at the weekend. He was unbeaten in M12A over the sprint, middle and long distance races.