SA Schools Championships Belair NP

Monday, 3 August 2009

Over three hundred primary and secondary school students attended the SA Schools Orienteering Championships at Belair National Park today.  Fine weather enabled the competitors to enjoy the courses which ranged from 2.1 km for the under 10 year age classes to 6.3 km for the Open Senior Boys and 5.2 km for the Open Senior girls.

 
Receiving final instructions at the start

The Orienteering Association of South Australia and the organising club Onkaparinga Hills Orienteeering Club appreciate the support of the following organisations in presenting this event:

- SAPSASA - SA Primary School Sport
- SSSSA - Secondary School Sport SA
- be active
- Department of Environment and Heritage for access to Belair National Park

Full Results are now available.

The two interschool competitions were also decided as follows:

Williams Trophy for Primary Schools - East Adelaide
The point score was:

1. East Adelaide        64
2. Marryatville            25
3. Black Forest          24
4. North Adelaide       19
5. Hawthorndene        18

Wale Trophy for High Schools - Pembroke
The point score was

1. Pembroke         57
2. Marryatville      32
3. Glenunga          24
4. St John's Grammar    20
5. Underdale        13
6. Urrbrae and Westminster   12

The SA Schools team to attend the Australian Schools Championships in Victoria in late September was also announced. The team is

Junior Boys
Brodie Dobson-Keeffe
Keith Doddridge
Bryn McComb
Aiden Sullivan
Justin Valladares
Robbie Whittaker
 
Junior Girls
Evie Allcroft
Melanie Fuller
Katie Hill
Olivia Sprod
Sally Young
 
Senior Boys
Riordan Dose
Luke Hazell
 
Senior Girls
Helen Mason-Fyfe
Stephanie Mason-Fyfe

Pembroke College with the Wale Trophy