Club News by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org
OCTAVIAN DROOBERS WIN LAURIE BRADLEY TROPHY
The annual New Year’s Day West Midlands interclub competition, the Laurie Bradley Trophy, was this year organised by POTOC, (Potteries Orienteering Club) and held at Bathpool Country Park, near Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. Six teams competed for the trophy and club captain, Alistair Powell, was very pleased with club member’s outstanding performances around the very wet muddy park and woods plus finding additional controls in surrounding housing estates.
The winning score of 6020 points was achieved by Droobers top 25 runners across all ages. Each orienteer had to navigate and visit as many control sites as possible earning 10 points each within the 1 hour time limit. Harlequin Orienteers were 2nd with 2760 points and Wrekin 3rd with 2660 points.
Winner of the Junior Men Trophy was Felix Lunn who scored 310. The highest scorers for the club were Alistair Powell 340 points, Kirsten Strain 300, Andy Emmerson 330, Chris McCartney 320, Felix Lunn 310, Richard Gardner 290, Oliver Lunn 290, Dave Marr 280, Richard Steel 270, Philip Lunn 240, Nathan Chapple 240, Rob Smart 230, Jill Emmerson 220, Philip Kirk 220, Gerry Spalton 220, Peter Carey 210, Paul Gregson 210, Sheila Carey 210, Philip May 200, Kimberley Lunn 190, Trevor Simpson 180, Florence Lunn 180, John Ward 170, Pippa Smart 170 and Liam Chapple 170.
4th Jan 2017
OCTAVIAN DROOBERS ARE WEST MIDLANDS CHAMPIONS FOR 2016 AND
SIXTEEN CROWNED INDIVIDUAL WINNERS
Following successful runs at the Dymock Forest event in Worcestershire, organised by Harlequins Orienteering Club, the West Midlands Association announce the following Octavian Droobers are West Midlands Individual Champions for 2016.
Congratulations to the Juniors Champions: Tilly Flippance won the W10 category, Florence Lunn W12, Pippa Smart W14, Peter Markham M12, Cameron Williams-Stein M14. Senior women winners are: Kerrie Flippance W40, Lesley Ross W45, Liz Phillips W50, Elizabeth Urquhart W60, Sheila Carey W70 and Hilary Simpson W75, Senior Men winners are Ben Flippance M35, Chris McCartney M45, David Leadley M50, Barry Elkington M60 and Peter Carey M70.
After 11 events held at various venues around the West Midlands Octavian Droobers club members have accumulated an amazing 7162 points to become the West Midland League Champions for 2016. Wrekin Orienteers scored 6904 and Walton Chasers were in 3rd place with 6684 points. Contributing to this by scoring maximum points of 500 from their best performances at 5 league competitions were: Finley Flippance M12, Nathan Chapple M14, David Leadley M50, Liz Phillips W50, Barry Elkington M60, Peter Carey M70, Florence Lunn W12, Sheila Carey W70, Hilary Simpson W75, Sue Hallett W70. The following club members points were added to the total: Oliver Lunn M14 with 495, Lesley Ross W50 475, Liam Chapple M45 416, David Dunn M35 404 and Richard Steel M50 372.
13th Dec 2016