Thanks to everyone who was able to come out and enjoy beautiful Beaumont and have some fun with fellow map and compass enthusiasts. Special thanks to David Fisher and his team (Beth Skelton, Ed Schaefer, Bill Croker, and more) for designing and setting great courses. Also, thank you to Nathan Graves and Kevin Minton for helping with registration/education at the Club table.
The club results are posted at the top of the page and the Scout results are posted at the bottom. Our next orienteering meet will be at Queeny Park on Saturday, 4/22. Mark your calendars. Jeff Ryan, director, has some fun in store for us. Details will be coming soon on the webpage.
| WHITE COURSE (MAP HIKE) | ||
| GROUP – Children | TIME | SCORE |
| 1. Rich Family: Tony, Debbie, Dorothy, Robert, David | 1:51:30 | 10 |
| 2. Dylan Eason, Jakob Farris, Dylan Hernke Group | 1:57:04 | 10 |
| 3. Lisa and Roscoe McNerney | 1:41:30 | 7 |
| INDIVIDUAL – Children | 36:56:00 | 10 |
| 1. Dennis Yurkuns | ||
| INDIVIDUAL – Adult | ||
| 1. Jim Egbert | 1:21:25 | 10 |
| GREEN COURSE | ||
| INDIVIDUAL | ||
| NAME | TIME | SCORE |
| 1. Neal Bockwoldt | 3:13:55 | 10 |
| 2. Robert Bart (had to leave early) | 1:01:22 | 5 |
| GROUP – Adults | ||
| 1. Tim Johanns, Donnie Reckert, Myka Miller | 1:08:00 | 10 |
| 2. Walter B and Walter S Schnurr | 1:10:30 | 10 |
| 3. Andrew Witthaus, Cory Tarrant, Chelsea, Chalon Knight, Ashley Knight | 2:08:00 | 10 |
| 4. Holly McGrath, Annette Rau | 2:55:51 | 7 |
| 5. Louise Bullock and Sandy Budde | 3:18:44 | 8 |
| GROUP – Children | ||
| 1. Frank Carr, Judah, Elias | 2:30:20 | 10 |
| 2. Bailey Fam: Kelly, Naomi, Karol, Josiah | 2:52:19 | 10 |
| RED COURSE | ||
| INDIVIDUAL | ||
| TIME | SCORE | |
| 1. Josh Borgmeyer | 0:54:44 | 13 |
| 2. Nathan Graves | 1:08:09 | 13 |
| 3. Jason Coleman | 1:15:40 | 13 |
| 4. Matt Sorgam | 1:20:50 | 13 |
| 5. Karl Schutte | 1:25:58 | 13 |
| 6. Jen Doias | 1:34:50 | 13 |
| 7. Tommy Doias | 1:37:14 | 13 |
| 8. Scott Shaw | 1:43:01 | 13 |
| 9. Mike Rhodes | 2:17:30 | 13 |
| 10. Vladimir Yurkuns | 2:32:45 | 13 |
| 11. Robert Bart (had to leave early) | 1:22:44 | 6 |
| GROUP | ||
| 1. Steven and Cynthia Truemper | 2:16:20 | 13 |
Dear Fellow Scouters:
On behalf of the St. Louis Orienteering Club and the Greater St. Louis Area Council I would like to thank you for attending the 19th John Smerek Scout Orienteering Festival. The weather was a little chilly, but that did not dampen the spirit. The rain held off until after the event so all the scouts and scouters had a great time. The festival attendance went up from 2022. This year we had 23 units with 130 participants.
Attached are the results from the 2023 Scout Orienteering Festival Score-O competition based on the punch cards received at the finish. The festival is designed to test a scout’s (buddy pair or three) map reading and strategic planning skills. The awards for the top finishers are embroidered neckerchief slides. The scores were very good this year.
Inside this package you will find the results and awards (neckerchief slides and I Did It ribbons) for the scouts from your unit. Please distribute these awards to the deserving individuals. The results will also be posted on the St. Louis Orienteering Club’s website http://stlouisorienteering.org. I had trouble reading the names on a few cards, so I apologize for any names that are miss spelled.
We are hard at work designing next years course. If you have any ideas on how to improve the festival or you would like to help please let me know. Please talk up the festival at your district’s roundtable and encourage all your neighboring units to attend next year.
Next year’s 20th John Smerek Memorial Scout Orienteer Festival is tentatively scheduled for March 9, 2024. I hope to see everyone back again next year. We are planning on putting on a “First Class Orienteering” course in October. Check the council schedule for the date.
If your scouts would like to do some additional orienteering the St. Louis Orienteering club puts on a local event each month, with courses for beginner to advanced orienteers. For more information visit the club’s website at http://www.stlouisorienteering.org.
The GSLAC Map and Compass Committee conducts adult leader training sessions for adults each year. Please check the Council Calendar for the date for the next session.
Yours in Scouting,
David Fisher
SCOUT RESULTS: 19th John Smerek Memorial Scout Orienteering Festival | |||||||
| March 11, 2023 | |||||||
| Total | |||||||
| Name(s) | # | Unit | Penalty | Points | Age | ||
| David Fisher | 1 | 496 | 330 | 67 | M | ||
| Owen Sward Jerry Franzel | 2 | 360 | 195 | 16 | M | ||
| Charlie Wunderlich John Morgan Will Washington Stefe Wunderlich | 4 | 627 | 160 | 13 | Y/A | ||
| Owen Terry Teddy Nieman | 2 | 360 | 150 | 13 | M | ||
| Landon Toebgen Brady Wing | 2 | 360 | 150 | 13 | M | ||
| Evan Searcy Kristen Philips | 2 | 462 | 150 | 25 | M/F | ||
| Teddy Hessel Jessy Baker Joey Samile | 3 | 360 | 110 | 14 | M | ||
| Gus, Xavier H | 2 | 776 | 110 | 13 | M | ||
| Mike Hefele Tom Stremlac | 2 | 776 | 110 | 55 | M | ||
| Ryan Thurman Gregory Fournelle | 2 | 179 | 105 | 15 | M | ||
| Henry Thorniton | 1 | 462 | 105 | 13 | M | ||
| Eric Searcy | 1 | 462 | 100 | 58 | M | ||
| Kylee Oiestelkamp | 1 | 462 | 100 | 42 | F | ||
| Payton Haddox Nick Schmiemeier Brady Pinnell | 3 | 409 | 90 | 16 | M | ||
| Evan Solecki Alex Potter | 2 | 776 | 85 | 16 | M | ||
| IsaacHeilman Wyatt Howell | 2 | 776 | 85 | 16 | M | ||
| Grant Pickett Sam Feldmar George Howard | 3 | 809 | 85 | 15 | M | ||
| Samantha Abemathy Ellis Fitzgerald | 2 | 1160 | 80 | 12 | F | ||
| Shannon Johnson Lydia Keck Emily Pickens | 3 | 3648 | 80 | 16 | F | ||
| Mason Ly Collin Bertish | 2 | 179 | 70 | ? | M | ||
| Jack Franklin Jasper Calvert Rylan VanSambeek | 3 | 179 | 60 | ? | M | ||
| Anthony Barry Ben Robert | 2 | 776 | 55 | 12 | M | ||
| Carter Phipps Joshua Wirthlin Tristan Byron | 3 | 776 | -240 | -40 | 12 | M | |
| Julian Harquetiz Wyatt Hewton Henry Wart Devin Kremer Justin Wingbermuehle Jeremiah King | 6 | 918 | Rec | 13 | M | ||
| Jaco Nielsen Matthew Waby Dylan Lay Jasen Pate Banon Basor | 5 | 918 | Rec | 12 | M | ||
| David Brinkmann Tim Jones | 2 | 462 | Rec | A | M | ||
| Competitors | 63 | ||||||
| Teams | 26 |