NSW Schools Championships, 1-2 September:
On SaturdayGaringal hosted the two-race Sprint champs at Hills Grammar and Cherrybrook HS, with many hands on deck to ensure a smooth day. The majority of competitors are not regular orienteers, so ensuring they had an enjoyable day was paramount.
Times from the two sprints were added to decide the placings.
GO winners were: Nicola McConaghy W9A ; Ben McConaghy M10A ; Tim McConaghy M12A ; Iida Lehtonen W14A and Ellen Currie W16A. GO also recorded three seconds and a third.
Sunday was the Middle Distance schools champs, hosted by WHO at Wianamatta.
GO winners were: Ben McConaghy M10A ; Tim McConaghy M12A and Iida Lehtonen W14A. GO also recorded four seconds and two thirds.
Big thanks to our GO Organisers and Course Setters as well as the ever present SportIdent Team.
Lansdowne, 26 August:
The Molochs took out Division 4 after beating a depleted Monitors team 31-24 in an all-GO final at Boggabilla Park on Sunday.
The Monitors won the first round encounter back in March by a point but the Molochs turned the tables in the absence of the Jacobsons who are enjoying a well-earned break from all things O.
Robert Herkes was crowned individual champion in Division 4 with 57 points from the 6 events while in Division 3, John Bulman (Right in the Picture) won the individual medal with 59 points from the 7 events.
Final placing for Garingal teams were:
Div 1: Goannas 2nd
Div 2: Frill Necks 3rd, Dragons 4th
Div 3: Legless 4th, Skinks 5th
Div 4: Molochs 1st, Monitors 2nd
Div 5: Blue Tongues 3rd, Geckos 6th
All the results are on the ML web page: https://onsw.asn.au/index.php/events/metro-league
A big thanks to Jim Forbes and Jamie Kennedy who sorted out our teams for the series. And thanks to Uringa for a well run Final event. AND - Huge Congratulations to the people who'll move up to run in a higher division next year - Well Earned !
Kensington, 29 July: 
Garingal hosted the NSW Sprint Champs on a surprisingly warm winter's day at UNSW on Sunday - and came away with 5 wins, 10 seconds and 10 thirds.
Our State champions for 2018 are: Aniko Fozo-Kertesz (W35A), Jim Merchant (M70A dead heat), Duncan Currie (M20A), Lloyd Gledhill (M80A) and Robert Herkes (M21AS).
A big thanks to setter Jamie Kennedy, controller Carol Jacobson and organiser Graham Field who had to contend with last-minute Out-Of-Bounds additions on an ever-changing campus. Also, big thanks to the many helpers who ensured a smoothly run event and a quick pack-up.
