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Mothers' Day Weekend 2012 16 Western
& Hills Orienteers competed in State Leagues 3, 4 and 5 at the
Hunter Valley. This is a great turnout for a small club. At the Newcastle University Sprints Barry Hanlon, Anna Fitzgerald and Janet Morris achieved first in their divisions. At the Middle Distance event on Saturday afternoon at Pelaw Main Lee Coady, Kevin Williams, Janet Morris and Barry Hanlon led their fields. On Sunday, at the Long Distance event in Werakata National Park club members leading their fields were: Lee Coady, Kevin Williams, Barry Hanlon and Lynn Dabbs The full listing with placings can be found here. . .
Next Club Event May 19. . . 
Saturday Afternoon Cunning Running 2012 Series continues at Beaumont Hills. Read more. . .
Information about the exciting 2012 Series is available here. . .
 Results for our "Cunning Running" season opener
at Rouse Hill Saturday April 21 can be found here. . .
The Score Course saw Andy Hill (WH) take the lead with 320 points followed by Daren Slater (GO) with 280 with Jeremy Fowler breathing down his neck with 270. Leading the field in the Line Course was Graeme Hill (WH) 21m 41s. Nicole Selin (GO) 28m 51s took second place followed closely by Mark Mueler accompanied by infant Hugo with a time of 29m 47s. After a week of heavy rains we were lucky to have top of the line running weather but our runners discovered that the water was lingering in several boggy patches and it was a lucky runner who crossed the weir at Caddies Creek with dry feet.
Hot off the press. . .
Read the April Club Newsletter now!
Just click on the newsboy!(NB. This is a low resolution version - Members received a high resolution version by email. If you would like a high resolution copy emailed to you, just click on "Mailform" and send us a request.
Several WHO members enjoyed The Easter 3-Days of Orienteering in Queensland
Our immediate Past President, Ted Mulherin achieved 3rd place in M70A with an overall time of 160:20 minutes against tough competition from Yarra Valley members Alex Tarr and Tim Dent who took 1st and 2nd places.
Dmitry Stukov achieved 3rd in M40A against tough competition from Rohan Hyslop (ACT) and John Baker (Enogeroos).
Top achiever was Anna Fitzgerald - 2nd place in W35A.
Mentioned in despatches were: Kevin Williams (M55AS 3rd Day 1); Barry Hanlon (M75A 3rd Day 1 and 3, 5th overall); Lynn Dabbs (W60A 2nd Day 2, 4th overall); Janet Morris (W70A 4th overall).
Photo: Alex, Tim and Ted on the podium.
WHO will have a stand at the Blacktown Festival Fete on Saturday 26 May. We need helpers at WHO's stall any time between 9 am and 4 pm?
Let Barry or Janet know. Phone 98722914.
We also need keen members to take part in the Fiesta parade. We have two to carry our banner. We need at least 4 more! You can find more information on the
Festival Week website here. . .
 CECIL HILLS MetroLeague #1 - The Curtain Raiser
The sound of shot from the Sydney International Shooting Centreat Cecil Hills did not put MetroLeague runners off making hard course decisions on the best way to navigate through the "sea" of long grass.
There was a big turnout for the first event on this new area. There were more competitors than team places. This meant a huge field of enter-on-the-day runners which included a special group from Southern Highlands that were being coached by Neville Fathers and other SHOO members. The hilly urban farmland with its mix of open and treed areas. rustic fences and some mowed vehicle tracks was a tough proposition for the earlier runners and challenging for those new to bush orienteering. The first starters had no option but create "elephant" tracks for later runners.
A special appreciation goes to planner Steve Holloway, controller Janet Morris and organiser James McQuillan. This was James first as oganiser of a bush event. He set a high standard and will be in demand for future club events!
CECIL HILLS MetroLeague #1 "The Curtain Raiser". Find results here . . .
Registrations for
The Sydney Metropolitan Turkey Trot, July 1, 2012
are now open
Click on the Turkey to go to the series website. . .
NSW Sprint Championships, 14 July 2012
UWS Hawkesbury Campus is to be the venue for the NSW Sprint Championships in 2012. Planning for the event is underway at ONSW level.
The campus has a very interesting history.
Click here to read its story. . .
Learn to use a compass. Just click here and watch the video. . .
Find out about the Oceania World Cup Carnival NZ January. Click here. . .
The final of the West Summer Series was run in perfect weather conditions on Sunday 4 March.
Click here to read all about it. . .
Western & Hills Orienteers'
 Annual General Meeting was held on 4 February
End of an era.
President Ted Mulherin bows out after nine years. Incoming President Steve Dunlop expressed the Club's thanks to Ted for his sterling service during crucial years of growth and change for the Club.
Ted's final Presidential address summarised the Club's highlights of 2011.
Read the details here . . .
And there's more here. . .
Club Notices:
Club championships
Your club secretary and statistician has been busy updating the Club Championship stats. You can now calculate how many Summer Series events you have to win in your age group to claim the ultimate prize - the Club Championship. More details. . .
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