2023-09-16 David Frei Memorial Kirkwood Night O

Great job everyone! Thank you for remembering our friend and mentor, David Frei.

DAVID FREI MEMORIAL KIRKWOOD NIGHT-O RESULTS 2023
GROUPS:
NameScoreTime (min)Time Penalty
1. Troop 3232444:37
2. Scherrer Family2342:55
3. Jeff and Sam Ryan2236:31
4. David and Kaitlyn Beattie1944:23
5. Mary Piper with daughters Shannon and Abby1944:51
6. Patrick Geldmeier and Sophia1842:50
7. Lucy and Angie Ryan1844:33
8. Jeff Adams Family1844:47
9. Renee Clarkston Family Team1740:20
10. Keith and Katie Merrill with Charlie and Jane1743:23
11. Michael and Thomas Christman1744:51
12. John and Julie Koehler, Renee Clarkson1640:20
13. Purple Cobras!1644:53
14. Cats (Marquette ROTC)1544:59
15. Rowan, Alex, Sam, Devan1437:18
16. Blattel Family1444:20
17. JV Lafayette ROTC1141:561
18. Unnamed Passport1143:42
19. Freshman Lafayette ROTC1143:48
20. Francis Young and Lora Welch1038:45
21. Varsity Lafayette ROTC940:45
22. Stephen and Graham Smith945:201
23. Owls (Marquette ROTC)839:09
24. Rotties (Marquette ROTC)844:00
INDIVIDUALS:
1. Bryan Niehaus3136:53
2. Jon Torrance3139:15
3. Gannon Niehaus2943:11
4. Vladimir Yurkuns2743:44
5. ? Haveman2642:45
6. Yvonne Deyo2443:21
7. Tommy Ryan2447:503
8. Mark Yurkuns2244:14
9. Jeff Sona2144:09
10. Jerry Young1948:104
11. Carrie Sona1637:44
12. Dennis Yurkuns1545:00

2023-08-12 Creve Coeur Lake Park Paddle O

What a great day to be on the lake. It started with a pretty wild overnight
thunderstorm but that seemed to cool the air and calm the lake.  So after my car
broke down in the driveway, and I had to have some club members and parents
(thanks Mom, Dad, and Bryan) come to the rescue, the course was finally up, the
HQ was set and we were ready to roll about 9:30am. Thanks to Bryan, Mark, Scott,
Kevin, and David who all came out early to help with set up and logistics.
Thanks to Scott, Kevin, Robert, Mark, David, Bryan, and Joe for helping with breakdown
and course pick up.

 

We had several divisions this time around with winners everywhere. The
course was designed to be just a little too long to complete, forcing you to
decide which controls you would go for and what you had to punt. There were two
controls you could get to by foot if you chose (no one did) and five controls
of higher point values to tempt you to paddle farther and make tough choices.  Each minute over 60, starting with 60:01 was a penalty point so the penalty was steep, and did make a difference in the end.

 

It was great to be out there with everyone. Thanks for coming and playing in
the water.

 

2023-07-11 Tilles Park ScoreO

Thanks to all who braved the heat for a mad dash around Tilles Park! At least it was a dry heat…. On the agenda for this evening was a 33 control, Score-O (find in any order), with a 20 minute time limit. Yep, 33 controls in 20 minutes! Much ado was made over the 5.9 km distance that OCAD included on the clue sheets. Nope, it wasn’t 5.9 k, unless you chose a random path through the park. By my calculations, the optimal route was 2.7 km, red line.

An optimal route:

There were two “mass” starts: An early start at 5:50 pm for a group of 5 or 6 that had other commitments later in the evening, and the primary start at 6:30 pm. Oh, no looking at the map prior to the start. 🙂

I think a few runners went north, but I think the majority went south to start. Only two sweeps. There was lots of conversation after the finish.

And before moving on to the results, a huge, special thanks to the many who helped clean up after the event! Paul, Bryan, Gannon, Angie & Jeff & Tom, Eric, Manoj, Josh, Nathan, Laura. I hope I didn’t miss anyone.

And last but not least, my apologies to Angie for giving her the wrong map at the start.

NameCourseClassTimePointsPenaltyTotal
Bryan NiehausScoreOInd17:1433033
Brian RodenbeckScoreOInd19:0633033
Matt HelbigScoreOInd19:0632032
Jeff RyanScoreOInd18:1131031
Nathan GravesScoreOInd17:2030030
Jerry YoungScoreOInd20:0630129
Jason ColemanScoreOInd20:2030129
Gannon NiehausScoreOInd21:2831229
Robert BartScoreOInd19:3928028
Manoj SoodScoreOInd20:0829128
Josh BorgmeyerScoreOInd20:3529128
David WinterScoreOInd19:2026026
Vladimir YurkunsScoreOInd19:5424024
Tommie HavilandScoreOInd22:0727324
Tom RyanScoreOInd20:0424123
Heidi AbbottScoreOInd17:5517017
Angie Ryan**ScoreOInd18:4616016
Rene ClarkstonScoreOInd19:0316016
Douglas and
Chase Sickbert
ScoreOGroup19:5018018
Paul GuernseyScoreOOpen41:192828
Heath MoylanScoreOOpen24:051914
Tyson CharbonnierScoreOOpen24:051914

2023-06-27 Laumeier Results

Thanks to all the participants! We had a great turnout for a Tuesday evening event. Laumeier Sculpture Park is definitely a treasure. Thank you for allowing me to indulge in a bit of whimsy…I doubt you’ve seen “crack in the Earth”, or “watch for deer poop” as control point clues before. Also thanks to the Brennan family for reminding me that this location was their first orienteering experience… A class given in partnership with the Saint Louis County Parks (where I was the instructor)…oh and that was in 2007…yikes! Finally, a big thanks to Jeff and Tom Ryan for the control pickup.

NameCourseClassTimeCP’sP
Matt Helbig, Paige HelbigSprintGroup with C0:23:0316
Bryan NiehausSprintIndividual0:24:0616
Jeff RyanSprintIndividual0:25:0716
Vladimir YurkunsSprintIndividual0:26:2716
Eric BuckleySprintIndividual0:27:1216
Scott KelleySprintIndividual0:30:4616
David WinterSprintIndividual0:31:2416
Nathan GravesSprintIndividual0:31:2816
Tom RyanSprintIndividual0:31:5516
Tim JohannsSprintIndividual0:34:2016
Melissa KelleySprintIndividual0:36:0516
Abby WildeSprintIndividual0:40:1216
Mike RhodesSprintIndividual0:42:2116
Jerry YoungSprintIndividual0:47:5216
Brian RodenbeckSprintIndividual0:29:54MP 235
Katie Helbig, Murphy HelbigSprintIndividual0:42:26MP 235
Heidi AbbottScore-O 30Individual0:27:57150
Chad & Ainsley Goodwin,
Jonathan & Evan Taulbee
Score-O 30Group with C0:33:2020-3
Patrick Geldmeier & Sophia SmithScore-O 30Group – Adults0:32:4113-2
Steve Brennan, Tim BrennanScore-O 30Group – Adults0:39:099-9
Dan SchimpfScore-OIndividual0:47:1520
Rob Ellis & Joel DauveScore-OGroup – Adults0:47:1520
Tyson CharbonnierScore-OIndividual0:56:1120
Robert & Cassie BartScore-OGroup – Adults1:01:5120
Neal & Susan BockwartScore-OGroup – Adults1:11:0120
Mary Piper, Shannon Piper, David FreiScore-OGroup-Adults0:47:5417
Miles KelleyScore-OIndividual0:59:5811
Andrew RScore-OIndividualDNS0
Ashley RuffScore-OIndividualDNS0

2023-06-13 Tower Grove Sprints Results

A big “Thank You!” to everyone who came out for the sprints at Tower Grove last evening! The weather was perfect, and for whatever reason, the gnats, flies, and mosquitoes were no-shows!

And also, many thanks to Matt S for help with registration and to the many who helped with control pickup and cleanup after the meet (Matt, Bryan, Gannon, Josh, Jeff, Tom, Mark G, Nathan, who’d I forget?)

2023-04-23 Queeny O meet results

Congrats to everyone who came out for a beautiful spring course. The sun was out, the woods were open, some got lost, and most found themselves finishing with a smile.

Congrats to Brian Rodenbeck for the Win! And thank you to Tim Johanns, Mark Geldmeier and Brian R for helping pick up a controls. Thank you to Kevin Minton for helping get everyone in the computer and their Epunch sticks. Help is always appreciated!

2023-03-11 Scout Orienteering Festival at Beaumont – Results

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 – ChildrenTIMESCORE
1. Rich Family: Tony, Debbie, Dorothy, Robert, David1:51:3010
2. Dylan Eason, Jakob Farris, Dylan Hernke Group1:57:0410
3. Lisa and Roscoe McNerney1:41:307
INDIVIDUAL – Children36:56:0010
1. Dennis Yurkuns
INDIVIDUAL – Adult
1. Jim Egbert1:21:2510
GREEN COURSE
INDIVIDUAL
NAMETIMESCORE
1. Neal Bockwoldt3:13:5510
2. Robert Bart (had to leave early)1:01:225
GROUP – Adults
1. Tim Johanns, Donnie Reckert, Myka Miller1:08:0010
2. Walter B and Walter S Schnurr1:10:3010
3. Andrew Witthaus, Cory Tarrant, Chelsea, Chalon Knight, Ashley Knight2:08:0010
4. Holly McGrath, Annette Rau2:55:517
5. Louise Bullock and Sandy Budde3:18:448
GROUP – Children
1. Frank Carr, Judah, Elias2:30:2010
2. Bailey Fam: Kelly, Naomi, Karol, Josiah2:52:1910
RED COURSE
INDIVIDUAL
TIMESCORE
1. Josh Borgmeyer0:54:4413
2. Nathan Graves1:08:0913
3. Jason Coleman1:15:4013
4. Matt Sorgam1:20:5013
5. Karl Schutte1:25:5813
6. Jen Doias1:34:5013
7. Tommy Doias1:37:1413
8. Scott Shaw1:43:0113
9. Mike Rhodes2:17:3013
10. Vladimir Yurkuns2:32:4513
11. Robert Bart (had to leave early)1:22:446
GROUP
1. Steven and Cynthia Truemper2:16:2013

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)#UnitPenaltyPointsAge
David Fisher149633067M
Owen Sward Jerry Franzel236019516M
Charlie Wunderlich John Morgan Will Washington Stefe Wunderlich462716013Y/A
Owen Terry Teddy Nieman236015013M
Landon Toebgen Brady Wing236015013M
Evan Searcy Kristen Philips246215025M/F
Teddy Hessel Jessy Baker Joey Samile336011014M
Gus, Xavier H277611013M
Mike Hefele Tom Stremlac277611055M
Ryan Thurman Gregory Fournelle217910515M
Henry Thorniton146210513M
Eric Searcy146210058M
Kylee Oiestelkamp146210042F
Payton Haddox Nick Schmiemeier Brady Pinnell34099016M
Evan Solecki Alex Potter27768516M
IsaacHeilman Wyatt Howell27768516M
Grant Pickett Sam Feldmar George Howard38098515M
Samantha Abemathy Ellis Fitzgerald211608012F
Shannon Johnson Lydia Keck Emily Pickens336488016F
Mason Ly Collin Bertish217970?M
Jack Franklin Jasper Calvert Rylan VanSambeek317960?M
Anthony Barry Ben Robert27765512M
Carter Phipps Joshua Wirthlin Tristan Byron3776-240-4012M
Julian Harquetiz Wyatt Hewton Henry Wart Devin Kremer Justin Wingbermuehle Jeremiah King6918Rec13M
Jaco Nielsen Matthew Waby Dylan Lay Jasen Pate Banon Basor5918Rec12M
David Brinkmann Tim Jones2462RecAM
Competitors63
Teams26

2023-02-25 Tame The Dragon 8HR ROGAINE

Congrats to all for a tough and fun day in the woods. Big shoutout to Gary Thompson for all his volunteered time and energy. The Course was perfect and his point system was masterful!

Also big shoutout to a lot of newer folks to the sport, well done!