Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Bartlett High School 67 participants competed in the Bartlett Score O where competitors had 45 minutes to gather as many controls/points as possible. 20 pt penalty per minute late was assigned. Mother nature waited until the last finisher in to open her skies. Besides a few wasp stings everyone had a … Read more
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Ruth Arcand Park Approximately 50 people showed up for a fun Score-O in the sun this Wednesday at Ruth Arcand Park. Competitors were given 45 minutes to find as many controls as possible. Controls could be found in any order, with ties favoring the faster competitor. The event was dominated by … Read more
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park – Mile 2.2 125 orienteers from age 0 to 89 turned out on a very warm, sunny evening of fun and challenging orienteering at the Bivouac Trailhead at mile 2.2 of Basher Road in Far North Bicentennial Park. Ian Moore won the longest, most technical Red course … Read more
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park from the Abbott Ball Fields Toby Schwörer won the long expert course in southwestern Far North Bicentennial Park on Wednesday evening. Nick Treinen, Jill Follett, and Diana and Dave Evans beat the men, women, and teams on the short expert course. 130 other participants enjoyed challenging expert, … Read more
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Earthquake Park The intricate terrain and dense mosquitoes of Earthquake Park challenged 110 racers on Wednesday evening. Ian Moore narrowly outran Cory Smith on the long expert course for men, and Jen Joliff handily beat the other women on the same course. Jeremy Johnson won both the advanced beginner and short … Read more
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park White course (2.0km, 9 controls) Men 1)David Anomn, 58:00 Women 1)Kathy Sutton, 1:04:24; 2)Diane Blas, 1:04:25 Team 1)Rob, Laura, Brooke, and Aly Long, 36:00; 2)Matt, Cassie, Addie Ann, and Thale Randall, 37:00; 3)Sara Stanley, Rachel Williams, and Brian Hilmes, 41:00; 4)Linda and Talia Smith, 48:28; 5)Beth, Ben, … Read more
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Bear Valley Elementary school Perfect temperatures greeted the 71 people who tested their orienteering skills in Bear Valley. Lindsey Flagstad was the quickest woman on the more difficult red course and Ian Moore had the fastest time in the men’s class on the same course. Many families with young kids had … Read more
Thanks to a generous grant from Healthy Futures, kids under 19 can orienteer for free for the entire 2016 orienteering season. Kids, come on out and be healthy! In addition, if you have never orienteered before, regardless of your age, the orienteering club would like you to try it for free. Just let the meet director know … Read more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Alaska Pacific University Eighty-five people completed last Wednesday’s score-O at APU on a beautiful spring evening. Participants attempted to find as many of the 31 controls as possible in less than 60 minutes. Ian Moore managed to find all controls in 56:27 for a total of 960 points. Cory Smith (890 … Read more
Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Kincaid Park Over 40 participants braved the windy and cold weather to participate in this Score-O style orienteering meet in Kincaid Park. They used the same course that approximately 950 Anchorage School District students used earlier in the day. The team of Bill and David Spencer had the highest point … Read more