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Saturday Orienteering for 2012 continues on 19 May at Farrer Ridge off Athlon Drive. 10.30am to 12 noon starts. All are welcome to take part. For information click here. The first four weeks include the "Map Mates" series run by the Blue Sparks especially for juniors and their parents. 

Matt Crane Wins Treble in Hunter Valley

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Canberra Cockatoos Matt Crane (Senior Men’s Division) (pictured top right) was the only competitor to win all three stages of the National Orienteering Series held in the Hunter Valley over the weekend. His fast times helped the Cockatoos to win all Senior Men’s races in the National League.  Olle Poland (pictured left) also went close to a treble, finishing a close second in the Sunday’s 13.9 km Long Distance race, beaten by just 17 seconds after winning both the Sprint and Middle Distance races on Saturday. Lizzie Ingham (pictured bottom right) won the Middle Distance race and finished third in the Sprint and Long Distance races. The complete results and splits for all classes for the three events will be available here, meanwhile the National League/Series placings are:

SILVA NATIONAL LEAGUE
Saturday: At Newcastle University
Stage 10: MEN: Senior: Canberra Cockatoos 53m20s, Victorian Nuggets 54m53s, NSW Stingers 57m48s; Junior: NSW Stingers 60m 13s, Tassie Foresters 60m22s.
WOMEN: Senior: Queensland Cyclones 54m27s, Southern Arrows 58m51s, Canberra Cockatoos 59m07s; Junior: Queensland Cyclones 1h03m22s, NSW Stingers 1h09m11s.
Saturday: At Pelaw Main, Hunter Valley
Stage 11: MEN: Senior: Canberra Cockatoos 1h46m42s, NSW Stingers 1h54m03s, Victorian Nuggets 2h00m40s; Junior: NSW Stingers 2h10m01s, Tassie Foresters 2h18m28s.
WOMEN: Senior: Victorian Nuggets 1h49m03s, Southern Arrows 1h50m19s, Queensland Cyclones 1h51m26s; Junior: NSW Stingers 2h04m22s, Queensland Cyclones 2h08m01s.
Sunday: At Kitchener, Hunter Valley
Stage 12: MEN: Senior: Canberra Cockatoos 6h02m17s, Victorian Nuggets 3h38m16s, NSW Stingers 7h1m52s; Juniors: Tassie Foresters 5h29m11s, NSW Stingers 5h39m45s.
WOMEN: Senior: Victorian Nuggets 4h50m58s, Queensland Cyclones 4h56m11s, Southern Arrows 5h03m41s; Juniors:  Queensland Cyclones 5h09m51s, NSW Stingers 6h17m34s.
SILVA NATIONAL SERIES
Saturday: At Newcastle University
Stage 10: MEN: 3,000 metres: Senior: M Crane (CC) 16m54s, S Uppill (SA) 17m04s, T Scott (Nzl) 17m29s; Junior: O Poland (CC) 17m58s, B Nankervis (TF) 18m58s, A Massey (NS) 19m37s.
WOMEN: 2,600 metres: Senior: R Effeney (QC) 16m13s, G Crane (TF) 17m26s, L Ingham (CC) 18m02s; Junior: L Burrill (QC) 20m04s, H Muir (QC) 20m07s, N Blatchford (NS) 22m26s.
Saturday: At Pelaw Main, Hunter Valley
Stage 11 (Middle Distance): MEN: Senior: 6.4 km: M Crane (CC) 34m30s, S Uppill (SA) 35m25s, D Shepherd (CC) 36m04s; Junior: 6.0 km: O Poland (CC) 33m24s, 2 O McNulty (WN) 37m37s, A Nankervis (TF) 39m42s.
WOMEN: Senior: 5.2 km: L Ingham (CC) 32m13s, V Round (SA) 32m26s, A Prendergast (VN) 34m48s; Junior: 4.8 km: H Muir (QC) 38m13s, M Dawson (NS) 39m48s, L Burrill (QC) 41m32s.
Sunday: At Kitchener, Hunter Valley
Stage 12 (Long Distance - WRE): MEN: Senior: 18.1 km: M Crane (CC) 1h52m09s, J Bradshaw (Nzl) 1h54m42s, B Keely (VN) 2h00m50s; Junior: 13.9 km: B Nankervis (TF) 1h34m22s, O Poland (CC) 1h34m39s, O McNulty (WN) 1h36m32s.
WOMEN: Senior: 11.6 km: V Round (SA) 1h27m37s, A Prendergast (VN) 1h34m25s, L Ingham (CC) 1h34m38s; Junior: 9.0 km: H Muir (QC) 1h31m01s, M Dawson (NS) 1h37m12s, L Burrill (QC) 1h37m48s.
News
Matt Crane Wins Treble in Hunter Valley Sunday, 13 May 2012 Canberra Cockatoos Matt Crane (Senior Men’s Division) was the only competitor to win all National Series races over the weekend
Flat Open Fast Then Hilly Rocky Slow Sunday, 6 May 2012 Competitors in the 2012 ACT Middle and Long Distance Orienteering Championships faced contrasting challenges
Blue Lightning school holiday training a hit! Friday, 27 April 2012 Sixteen juniors and ten adults enjoyed participating in a challenging array of orienteering training activities during the April school holidays.
Canberra Cockatoos Men’s Teams Double Up Monday, 9 April 2012 Canberra Cockatoos men’s teams notched up another double and clinched a quinella
Olle Poland Flies Flag for Cockatoos Sunday, 8 April 2012 Olle Poland was the Canberra Cockatoos only winner in the SILVA National Series stage 6 at Talgai State Forest, Pratten, Queensland