Dorset Schools Orienteering League

Dorset Schools Orienteering League Season 2006-2007

Season 2005-6

Latest News (20 July)

I am beginning to compile next season's fixtures. Trying to fit in schools fixtures into what is a very busy fixture structure is proving difficult. What is more, there are a number of new schools hoping to take a team to the British Schools at Bovington, who need experience of White/Yellow/Orange courses in forested areas. The rough schedule appears on the schools section of the Message Board. I will try finalise things and update the pages during August, although I am away quite a lot on international duty with the GB Trail-O team. The actual league dates are fixed - its trying to fit the extra dates in which is difficult.

League

Congratulations to Burgate School on their victory in the league. South Wilts GS are again second, with the small but consistent team from Colfox, Bridport coming third and pushing last year's champions, Blandford School, into fourth position.

All trophies and age group medals were presented at the Schools Championships at Moors Valley on May 11th

Score Championships

There were some excellent performances at this year's score championships - there were initially over 100 entries, well up on the last couple of years, but unfortunately two schools were unable to come because staff illness on the day meant they had no one to drive their minibus! The first six home scored maximum points with Tom Butt being the fastest runner overall.

In the team competition, where we take the best four performances from a schools team, Hale were the winners, with Swanage Middle School fairly close behind them, whilst the Secondary Schools competition resulted in a tie for first place, with Burgate and South Wilts GS level on points. With their star runner Emily Benham missing, unable to compete because of an ankle injury sustained at the British Championships the previous week, this was a strong team showing by Burgate, whilst for South Wilts, Alice Butt, who has missed most of the season through injury, was their strongest performer and the leading girl overall.

Afterwards, the prizes and medals were again presented by our junior internationals, Alice and Emily,

Team winners from Hale Primary, South Wilts GS and Burgate School at the prizegiving

League Events

All events offer colour coded courses from White to at least Light Green + something for local adult club orienteers (either a Green, Blue or a Score course). Some events such as Galoppens offer the full range of colour coded courses, but schools competitors only use White to Green. Most events will offer SI punching, bagged & pre-marked maps (late-comers may find they have to use master maps if stocks of overprinted maps run short).

2006 - 07

There are normally eight events over the school year, with only one event, plus the score championships, in the summer term.

Sept 10 Dorset Schools League 1 - SOC event, Red Shoot, nr Ringwood See SOC website for more details. EMIT punching

Oct 7 (Sat) League event 2 - Blandford Camp, Blandford Starts 2.00-4.00 pm

Oct 29 League event 3 - Somerley Park, Ringwood

Nov 12 League event 4 - Ringwood Forest North. This event is also WIM's SW Galoppen event

Nov 19 British Schools Championships - Bewdley, W Midlands

Dec 3 League event 5 - SARUM Galoppen, Tidworth

Jan 7 League event 6 - SOC event ,The Reptile Centre

Feb 4 League event 7 - Inside Park, Blandford

Feb11 - QO event, Ham Hill, Yeovil - ge

Mar 4 League event 8 - SOC event, New Copse

April 1 League event 9 - WSX Galoppen, Rushmore

Friday 11 May - Score Championships & league prizegiving

RULES

The Dorset Schools Orienteering League is run by Wimborne Orienteers in close co-operation with all the other local orienteering clubs (WSX, SARUM, SOC). It is open to anyone attending schools in Dorset, S Wilts, & W. Hants ( & indeed schools from the Isle of Wight & the Channel Islands may occasionally attend.)

There are usually about 8 league events during the season (this year we manage nine) and we count the best 5 performances for each runner & each school. Points are awarded on a time basis: the winner in each school year group gets 100 points, subsequent runners get points according to the formula

points = 100 x your time/winners time

Pairs share the points. If you run down a course, you get half points. Younger runners on White shadowed by parents also get half points.

Courses

White - Year 6 and below Girls & Boys

Yellow - Year 7 Girls & Boys and Year 8 Girls

Orange - Year 8 & 9 Boys and Year 9 & 10 Girls

Light Green - Year 10 & 11 Boys, Year 11 Girls

Green - Year 12+ Boys & Girls. If there is no Green course (perhaps because the area is too small or simple to support it), these year groups also run Light Green

Blue - Where these are available, older runners may also run this course and qualify for schools points

If you run up a course, your scores are calculated from the performance of the course winners. If you are the leading runner on the course, points are calculated from your time ( eg at Rockford in Sept 2000, Stefanie Blomquist (8G) was the first girl on Light Green so she got the 100 points and the Years 10 & 11 Girls scores were calculated from her time. Alice Butt (6G) ran up on Orange but wasn't the first girl home - her scores were calculated from the winner's time.)

School teams acquire points by taking the best 4 performances per League event.

We try to notify all interested schools and mail them at regular intervals, but details don't always get through to the right people. If you want to enter yourself or your school in the league, please e-mail the league administrator, Dick Keighley

Schools League Tables 2006-7

Boys

Fraser Smith	4B	Ver1st	0	100	100	56	100	59	100	0	0	400
Adam Bentley	5B	Down	37	41	0	0	97	100	77	79	0	353
Diggory Turner	1B	GillP	24	0	31	33	28	50	21	0	0	142
Robert Haddow	4B		0	71	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	96
Harvey Stocks	1B	Swan	0	0	20	21	0	0	18	0	0	59
George Kelly	4B	Hale	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	50
Thomas Boulton	3B	Ver1st	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
Scott Bentley	3B	Down	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	47
Edward Haines	5B	CPS	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	30
Joe Donn	1B	E Knoyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	28
James Burns	1B	Harnham I	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	23
Max Pasley	1B	Swan	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	21

Harry Butt	6B	Hale	100	0	0	100	100	53	100	100	100	500
Jamie Hicks	6B	Bitterne	100	0	0	0	100	63	100	100	0	463
Thomas Haines	6B	CPS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			0	0	0	0					0	0

George Butler	7B	Colfox	65	100	100	100	0	0	100	100	81	500
Sam Giles	7B	BWS	70	0	73	72		99	96	0	0	410
Martin Paley	7B		0	0	0	0	0	0	81	0	0	81
Adam Turnbull	7B	Bland	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

Jack Benham	8B	Burgate	100	50	100	84	100	100	0	100	100	500
Tristan Knapp	8B	Burgate	0	44	0	0		80	0	93	0	217
Jacob Collings	8B	Burgate	0	0	91	0		0	92	0	0	183
Jake Moody	8B	Bland	35	32	0	85		0	0	0	0	152


James Crickmore	9B	PGS	68	100	0	66		50	76	0	0	360
George Complin	9B	Clay	0	38	65	66		0	0	0	0	169
Ashley Davey	9B	Clay	0	38	0	0		0	0	0	0	38
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											0	0

Thomas Butt	10B	BWS	0	0	100	100		100	100	100	100	500
Tom Stubbs	10B	Burgate	0	91	42	50	71	100	100	100	0	462
Andrew Houlder	10B	Uplands	100	96	66	89		76	73	60	0	434
Gareth Haskins	10B	Castle	0	0	0	97		50	51	89	97	287
Luke Young	10B	Bland	74	100	0	0		46	48	0	0	268
Ben Collings	10B	Burgate	0	0	79	0		0	0	0	0	79
Harry Rundle	10B	Uplands	0	60	0	0		0	0	0	0	60
Dory Morris	10B	BWS	0	0	0	42		0	0	0	0	42
James Pawsey	10B	Clay	36	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	36
Thomas Hunt	10B	Bland	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

Martin Yeo	11B	Hounsd	100	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	100
Tom Bignold	11B	Bland	0	47	0	40		0	0	0	0	87
Hugo Purdue	11B	Clay	35	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	35

Terence Furlong	12B	PGS	100	100	94	91	100	0	100	100	100	500
Liam Howlett	12B	Warm	0	0	100	89	100	95	0	0	0	384
Nick Smith	12B	P&B	0	64	100	100		0	76	0	0	340
Matthew Whipple	13B	Christch	100	0	0	100		100	0	0	0	300
Jake Dixon	12B	Clay	0	50	0	91		0	0	0	0	141
Ed Goates	12B	Clay	0	50	0	89		0	0	0	0	139
Jac Heale	12B	Clay	0	0	0	84		0	0	0	0	84
William Miles	13B	Clay	0	61	0	0		0	0	0	0	61
Ryan Walker	12B	Clay	0	60	0	0		0	0	0	0	60
Zhong Ming Zhang	13B	Clay	0	41	0			0	0	0	0	41
Jamie Wilson	12B	Clay	0	18	0			0	0	0	0	18
Thomas Andrews	13B	Clay	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

Girls

Place	Name		School	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H		Score

5	Imogen Giles	4G	W Down	49	100	100	61	91	81	40	100	100	491
10	Mollie Turner	5G	GillP	50	0	46	97	100	62	0	35	0	355
19	Rachel Robinson	5G	New Milton	0	0	63	97		100	0	0	0	260
21	Lizzie Turner	5G	GillP	50	0	46	41	49	62	0	0	0	248
22	Sophie Smith	2G	Ver1st	0	50	20	46	50	0	50	0	0	216
32	Hope Chapman	4G	Manor Park	0	0	0	26		0	50	50	0	126
33	Caitlin Chapman	5G	St Osmund's	0	0	0	24		0	30	47	0	101
36	Olivia Smith	5G	BroadM	0	0	30	48		0	0	0	0	78
45	Hannah Collings	5G	W Down	0	0	60	0		0	0	0	0	60

9	Katherine Hodge	6G	BroadM	53	96	86	62		47	0	64	0	361
24	Georgina Cant	6G	Hale	59	0	0	0		100	46	0	0	205
25	Alex Howlett	6G	Warm	52	0	78	62		0	0	0	0	192
34	Sophie Boulton	6G	Emmanuel	0	45	0	55		0	0	0	0	100
43	Jennifer Haddow	6G		0	44	0	0		0	25	0	0	69
51	Connie Cant	6G	Hale	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0		40


1	Katie Reynolds	7G	Colfox	59	100	100	0	72	100	100	100	100	500
14	Emma Crickmore	7G	Yarr	69	81	0	0		0	100	73		323
50	Holly Taylor	7G	Burg	0	0	0	0		0	43	0		43

1	Lucy Butt	8G	S Wilts	100	0	0	100		100	100	100	91	500
26	Flora Burns	8G	SWilts	100	0	0	91		0	0	0		191
27	Rebecca Houlder	8G	BSG	51	0	60	0		0	0	58		169
37	Ellie Kendall	8G	S Wilts	0	0	0	76		0	0	0	0	76
40	Lois Baker	8G	Swan	0	0	0	72		0	0	0	0	72
41	Beth Cutler	8G	Swan	0	0	71	0		0	0	0	0	71
42	Rebeca Sawyer	8G	Swan	0	0	70	0		0	0	0	0	70
56	Tilly Marcilio	8G	Bland	21	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	21
59	Minna Gawler-Wright	8G	Swan	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
59	Alice Norman	8G	Swan	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

7	Sophie Davie	9G	S Wilts	0	100	62	67		100	68	60	100	397
18	Claire Hodge	9G	Parkstone	45	57	48	36		79	0	55	0	284
23	Juliet Knapp	9G	Burg	0	85	0	0		53	0	70	0	208
30	Jennifer Spring	9G	S Wilts	0	0	0	46		0	0	97	0	143
31	Lisa Moody	9G	Bland	27	50	0	59		0	0	0	0	136
47	Olivia Frost	9G	Clay	0	0	0	50		0	0	0	0	50
47	Izzy Nixon	9G	Clay	0	0	0	50		0	0	0	0	50
53	Helena Diffey	9G	Parkstone	0	0	0	36		0	0	0	0	36


1	Lucy Benham	10G	Burg	100	100	100	100	76	100	100	100	74	500
6	Elizabeth Reynolds	10G	Colfox	81	69	86	61	100	0	77	100	100	444
11	Laura Hillman	10G	Burg	47	58	46	53	100	47	55	75	58	341
13	Tamara Giles	10G	S Wilts	73	0	100	69		87	0	0	0	329
16	Briony Cleall	10G	Burg	80	85	44	0		0	100	0	0	309
29	Poppy Cleall	10G	Burg	0	76	78	0		0	0	0	0	154
44	Amber Cunnington	10G	Clay	67	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	67
46	Emily Henderson	10G	St Josephs	0	0	0	54		0	0	0	0	54
47	Lara Dayeh	10G	Clay	0	0	0	50		0	0	0	0	50
55	Madeleine King	10G	BSG	0	0	0	0		0	23	0	0	23

8	Anne Bolton	11G	Bland	100	73	85	59		73	63	0	0	394
11	Jemma Davie	12G	S Wilts	87	0	75	59		0	59	61	0	341
17	Alice Butt	12G	S Wilts	0	0	0	100	100	58	50	0	0	308
20	Helen Miller	11G	Bland	65	100	85	0		0	0	0	0	250
35	Emma Spring	12G	S Wilts	0	0	0	14	36	0	0	31	36	81
37	Maresa Mai	12G	Clay	0	76	0	0		0	0	0	0	76
39	Stephanie Wedge	12G	Clay	0	73	0	0		0	0	0	0	73
54	Abi Burns	12G	S Wilts	0	0	0	33		0	0	0	0	33
57	Sophie Bower	12G	Clay	0	18	0	0		0	0	0	0	18
58	Christabel S-Bradle	12G	Clay	0	15	0	0		0	0	0	0	15

1	Emily Benham	13G	Burg	100	0	100	100	100	100	100	0	100	500
15	Joanne Pickering	13G	Brock	100	0	0	0	100	0	75	44	0	319
28	Isabel Eeles	13G	Swilts	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	0	164
52	Neneh Koroma	13G	Swilts	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38

Schools League points

Place

School

Score

1	Burgate	327	376	391	337	276	400	400	393	371	1960
2	S Wilts	368	272	237	367	200	245	277	221	191	1529
3	Colfox	204	272	286	233	281	0	295	300	281	1434
4	Blandford	274	325	170	243		170	111	0	0	1182
5	Clay	138	300	65	330		0	0	0	0	833
6	BWS	70	0	73	214	100	199	196	100	0	809
7	PGS	168	200	94	157	100	50	176	100	100	801
8	Gillingham Primary	124	0	123	171	177	174	49	35	0	769
9	Hale	159	0	100	100	100	153	236	100	0	748
10	Verwood 1st	0	198	129	102	150	59	130	0	0	709
11	Warminster	52	0	178	151	100	0	0	95	0	576
12	Western Downlands	32	100	100	61	91	81	40	100	100	551
13	Downlands, Blandford	37	126	0	0	97	100	124	79	0	526
14	Uplands	100	156	66	89	0	76	73	0	60	494
15	Bitterne Park	100	0	0	0	100	63	100	100	0	463
16	BroadM	53	96	116	110		47	0	64	0	439
17	Yarrells	69	81	0	0		100	72	73	0	395
18	Poole & B'mouth Coll	0	64	100	100		0	76	0	0	340
19	Brockenhurst College	100	0	0	0	100	0	75	40	0	315
20	Parkstone GS	45	57	48	72		79	0	55	0	311
21	Christchurch	100	0	0	100		100	0	0	0	300
22	Swanage Middle	0	0	161	114		0	0	0	0	275
23	New Milton	0	0	63	97		100	0	0	0	260
24	B'mouth School for Girls	0	0	60	0		0	23	58	0	141
25	St Osmund's	0	0	0	24		0	50	47	0	121
26	Manor Park	0	0	0	26		0	30	50	0	106
27	Emmanuel Middle	0	45	0	55		0	0	0	0	100
28	St Josephs	0	0	0	54		0	0	0	0	54
29	Clayesmore Prep School	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	30
30	Harnham Infants	0	0	0	23		0	0	0	0	23

Electronic punching

With the help of a grant from Sport England, WIM purchased a set of SI equipment for electronic punching together with notebook computers etc. At the moment we have about 50 punching stations which means that we can use the equipment for small events and hire extra boxes for major events like Regional & Galoppen events. WSX have bought a similar set with their grant which means that working together we can cater for big events as well. SARUM events use their new EMIT kit or use the army's EMIT kit. SOC have their own EMIT equipment.

(WIM also intend to use some of the equipment in local schools and have applied for a further lottery grant for that purpose. Orienteering is not only on the National Curriculum for PE but the SI equipment allows cross-curricular links to IT etc.)

Where possible, we use electronic punching at most schools league events. We can't use it for all events - some areas like Bryanston are very public and with the control stations costing £60 each we can't afford to lose any, so areas where we have had control vandalism in the past may still use control cards and pin punching.

E-cards for punching cost £17or so to buy or 50p/event to hire. WIM have got 200 cards for hire and we allow schools to use them for free at league events and we are considering fitting extra wrist straps on them to make them difficult to mislay in the forest. However schools should be aware that any lost cards must be paid for. At events using EMIT there is usually a small hire charge for the e-card

British Schools Championships Wyre Forest, Bewdley November 21

Lots of great results for Dorset Schools League runners at the British Champs. Amongst the school teams, Clayesmore School retained their title as champions in the Small Secondary Schools class, an outstanding result when you take into account the fact that no-one remained from last year's winning team and the coach Colin Evans has had to start again from scratch.

In the Large schools class, South Wilts GS came 5th overall and Burgate 10th.

There were individual wins for Emily Benham in G13 (beating 3 GB Junior internationals), Alice Butt in G12, and Harry Butt in B6. Lucy Butt was 2nd (by 1 second) in G8, Lucy Benham was 3rd in G10, Jack Benham 4th in B8, Flora Burns 6th in G8 & Terence Furlong 6th in B12. Alice's victory by a massive margin of over 6 minutes must have been one of the performances of the day.

In the age group teams, the girls of S Wilts were third in both G8 & G9, and Burgate were 3rd in G10, whilst the boys from Burgate were 3rd in B8 and Clayesmore were 3rd in B12

Overall some outstanding performances. Next year's British Schools Champs are to be held in Dorset organised jointly by Sarum & WIM, and we are hoping that more of those of you who compete regularly in our league will be able to persuade their schools to enter teams.

Clayesmore win the small schools trophy yet again

Lots more pictures from Chris Branford here or on the BSOA site.

Season 2005-6

Congratulations to The Blandford School, league winners for 2005-6, and to Burgate School & Swanage Middle School, who won the team competitions at the Score Championships at Moors Valley. The web page for the 2005-6 season and the league scores are available here.

Members of the Blandford School team which won the l2005-6 Dorset Schools League after the trophy presentation at Moors Valley

Congratulations are also due to Emily Benham & Alice Butt, who ran for the English Schools team at the World Schools Champs in Slovakia last week, and were part of the English team which won the team gold in their age group. Congratulations also to Julia Blomquist, of SARUM and a former member of this league in her time at Clayesmore Prep, who won an individual gold in the short race in her age group