Results of Perth and Kinross Western Area Primary Schools Orienteering Championships 2006

Held at Glenalmond College, 18th April 2006

Organised by Perth and Kinross Sports Development Team (including TAY members Jane Anderson and Dave Prentice)

Report

Glorious Glenalmond perhaps summed up the Western primary schools orienteering championship on Tuesday and some of the 41 competing teams of three did literally gallop round the course, while others enjoyed a canter and yet others seemed to think the fastest way down some of the (dry) grassy banks was to roll down.

It was the third of the six 2006 area championships for primary 6 and 7 pupils organised by the Perth & Kinross Sports Development Team and was held in the beautiful grounds of Glenalmond College. The conditions were perfect and each of the five schools competeing produced some good results, each having at least one team in the top ten places, so each school will be invited to send teams to the Perthshire championships at Strathallan School on May 11th.

It is quite a challenge to go to each of the 27 controls in the 45 minutes available and in the three years Glenalmond College has hosted the event, no team has achieved the maximum 540 points. Fitness, teamwork, a good strategy and of course, the ability to read a map are all key success factors.

It was in fact Aberuthven Primary School with just two teams, the smallest school to enter, who scooped top place and the prize of compasses for each team member. Their team Aberuthven B (Tony McGuire, Kirstin Lilley, Blair Watt) finished with 490 points in a time of 47 minutes 10 seconds, incurring a 15 point time penalty to give a final score of 475 points. The second team with 450 points finishing in 42.09 was Three Musketeers from St Dominic's, though that is strictly Two Musketeers, (Joe Welsh, Christopher Bendall), with one musketeer being off sick. Whether this is a handicap or an advantage will be apparent in the Final when all three should be fit. Third was Tigers (Laura Head, Sarah Ross, Callum Jamieson) from Blackford with 435 points in 45.18.

Muthill with three teams in the top ten and Crieff with two teams maintained their good record in the event, and history has shown that it is not always the area winners who come in first in the finals.

Results

Score competition, 45 minutes, maximum possible score: 540 points

Place	Team Name	School	Score	Penalty	Total	Time
1	Aberuthven B	Aberuthven	490	15	475	47:10
2	The 3 Musketeers	St Dominics	450		450	42:09
3	Blackford Tigers	Blackford	440	5	435	45:18
4	Rainbow Dragonflies	Muthill	430		430	41:27
5	The Weedles	Muthill	420		420	43:35
6	The 3 Amigos	Blackford	440	20	420	48:09
7	The Cheeky Chimps	St Dominics	410	5	405	45:10
8	The Wiggly Worms	Crieff	410	5	405	45:35
9	The Treacherous Trio	Muthill	400		400	43:29
10	The Hawks	Crieff	430	30	400	47:28
11	The Troublesome 3	Muthill	400	5	395	45:42
12	The Trixie Ladies	Muthill	390		390	43:38
13	The Nothings	St Dominics	380		380	42:20
14	Blackford Quads	Blackford	370		370	41:40
15	Blackford All Stars	Blackford	360		360	40:56
16	Aberuthven A	Aberuthven	360		360	41:20
17	The Flying Pigs	Crieff	360		360	44:22
18	The Thunderbolts	Crieff	360	5	355	45:20
19	The Speedy Champions	Crieff	350		350	41:03
20	The Ferocious Lions	Crieff	350		350	42:05
21	Crazy Compasses	St Dominics	350		350	42:57
22	The Lightning Hawks	Crieff	350		350	44:45
23	The Three Musketeers	Crieff	360	10	350	46:28
24	The Golden Eagles	Crieff	350	10	340	46:22
25	The Cheeky Chimps	Crieff	350	15	335	47:05
26	The Cool Dudes	Muthill	330		330	43:58
27	The Incredible Lions	Crieff	350	25	325	49:12
28	Brainiacs	St Dominics	330	10	320	46:40
29	The Lightning Turtles	Crieff	320	10	310	46:21
30	The Flying Fish	Crieff	300		300	44:44
31	The Cool Crew	Muthill	290		290	43:45
32	The Flying Foxes	Crieff	280		280	43:35
33	The Wildcats	Muthill	270		270	40:46
34	Jaffa Cakes from Java	St Dominics	250		250	40:38
35	The Flamming Eagles	Crieff	270	20	250	48:11
36	The Fantastic Trio	Crieff	240		240	42:20
37	The Triumphant Trio	St Dominics	240		240	44:50
38	The Pirakas	Crieff	220		220	44:44
39	The Cossacks	Crieff	200		200	42:06
40	The Masters	Muthill	200		200	43:47
41	The Soaring Eagles	Crieff	170		170	44:12

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