Combined presentations for our three summer series were held at Brickworks Park Wallsend on 25 March and included prizes & awards for the 2025-26 Summer Street Series, 2025-26 BOSS (MTBO) and 2026 Urban Series (UFO), as well as recognition of Xmas 5 Days Carnival volunteers.The "Newcastle Maze Orienteering Championships" were also held as part of the proceedings (Maze Results).
2025/26 Summer Season Awards & Recognitions
2025/2026 SUMMER STREET SERIES
Open Women - 1st: Jenny Enderby; 2nd: Nicole Haigh; 3rd : Carolyn Matthews.
Open Male - 1st: Time Doman; 2nd: Alex Massey; 3rd : Justin Stafford.
Team - 1st: Oliver de Pietro & Daniel Smith; 2nd: Isobel Newton & Greg Newton; 3rd: Candice Sheriff, Conti Mills & Michelle Swift.
In-zone - Graeme Taplin (M); Clare Newton (W).
Line score - Matt Brown (M); Jessica Lawrence (W).
9 Minute - Jim Forbes (M); Ingrid Oblasser (W).
Efficiency Index - Malcolm Roberts (M); Nicole Haigh (W).
Full Attendance - Jim Forbes, Sam Howe, Carolyn Rigby, Malcolm Roberts, Tony Stein.
Encouragement Awards - Alex Doherty; Oliver de Pietro & Daniel Smith.
SUMMER STREET SERIES PLANNERS
1 Toronto West - Nicole Haigh; 2 Wallsend - Naomi Scouller & Presley Scouller-Evans; 3 Charlestown - Shane Hunter; 4 West Wallsend - Matt Brown; 5 Cameron Park - Gayle Quantock & Scott Simson; 6 Chisholm - Malcolm Roberts; 7 Raymond Terrace - Stuart Kurtz; 8 Shortland - Alex Massey; 9 Maryland - Karen Morante & Viola O'Connor; 10 Redhead - Paul Killen & Ingrid Oblasser; 11 Speers Point - Steven Roberts; 12 Merewether Heights - Adrian Plaskitt; 13 Cardiff South - Bridget & Felicity Whitehead; 14 Metford - Emile Altmann; 15 Teralba - Sam Howe; 16 Marks Point - Tony Stein; 17 Stockton - Renee & Trevor Wells.
2025/2026 BOSS (Bike Orienteering Summer Series)
Men Line Score - 1st: Tim Doman; 2nd: Steven Todkill; 3rd: Michael Ridley Smith.
Women Line Score - 1st: Carolyn Matthews; 2nd: Nicole Haigh; 3rd: Naomi Scouller.
Men All Score - 1st: Paul Youman; 2nd: Jeremy Dawes; 3rd: Shane Hunter.
Women All Score - 1st: Sam Howe; 2nd: Sally-Anne Todkil; 3rd: Dale Graham.
Team All Score - 1st: Craig Browett & Thomas Browett.
E-bike - 1st: Graeme Taplın; 2nd: Greg Bacon; 3rd: Graham Fowler.
2026 URBAN SERIES (Urban Foot Orienteering)
Long A Grade - Tim Doman (M) & Erika Enderby (W).
Long B Grade - Matthew Brown (M) & Carolyn Matthews (W).
Long C Grade - Shane Trotter (M) & Millicent Crowe (W).
Short A Grade - Baxter Peel (M) & Isobel Newton (W).
Short B Grade - Geoff Peel (M) & Maria Orr (W).
UFO SERIES PLANNERS/VETTERS
UFO Qual 1 Carrington - Baxter Peel/Geoff Peel.
UFO Qual 2 Raspberry Gully - Greg Newton/Daniel Orr.
UFO Qual 3 Hartley Point Parks - Adrian Plaskitt/Shane Trotter.
UFO Final Warabrook Wetlands - Alex Massey/Andrew Power.
XMAS 5DAYS ORGANISER & PLANNERS/VETTERS/CONTROLLERS
Carnival Organiser - Margaret Peel.
Day 1 Palmers Creek - Sam Howe/Steve Roberts/Glenn Burgess.
Day 2 Honeyeater Hideout - Baxter Peel/Geoff Peel/Glenn Burgess.
Day 3 Belford NP - Glenn Burgess/Arthur Kingsland/Geoff Todkill.
Day 4 The Poppethead - Bronwyn Stafford & Denis Lyons/Rob Vincent.
Day 5 Avondale University - Alex Massey/Geoff Todkill.
SPECIAL CLUB AWARDS
Darby Munro Award Recipient - Peter Orr.
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