Overall Results

Position	Competitor 1	Competitor 2	Score Event 1	Score Event 2	Score Event 3	Score Event 4	Score Event 5	Total
1	Carol Dredge	Sarah Dredge	100	98		93	94	385
2	Jonathan Howell	Oliver Howell	54	100	83	0	83	320
3	Mike Thompson	Jo Thompson		80			97	177
4	Gareth Little	*Duncan Ireland			83		76	159
5=	Matt Crane	Ray Collins					100	100
5=	Stuart Clayton	Beth Clayton				100		100
5=	Andy Yeates	Emily Garside			100			100
8	Rob Little	Gareth Little	98					98
9	Emily Garside	Mark Garside					97	97
10	Matt Crane	Rob Little				97		97
11=	Carol Dredge	Matt Crane			93			93
11=	Andy Yeates	Jane Christopher		93				93
13	Michael Collins	Ben Burgin	19	74				93
14	Andrew Collins	Ray Collins	0	85				85
15	Garry Langston	Amy Langston	84					84
16	Craig Barnes	Mark Garside	81					81
17	Chris Horwill	Lewis		78				78
18	Jane Christopher	*Colette Hibbs	68					68
19	Mark Garside	Andy Yeates				67		67
20	Dave Thomas	Phil Green					64	64
21	Tim Gray	Doug Peel	46					46
22	Paul Averis	Chris Horwill				8		8
23=	Abi Bagshaw	Alex Fellows	0					0
23=	Helen Clayton& Charlotte	Tim Gray				0		0
N/C	Tim Gray	**Holly Stodgell		Lots!				Lots!
N/C	Doug Peel	**Holly Stodgell			Lots!			Lots!

* Never orienteered competitively, given a reduced handicap

** Declared Non Competitive as she put the controls out

The first event of the Chasers Summer Handicap Relay League saw a close race, with the Little boys being overhauled by the Dredge girls who took home a small lead in the League, and more importantly, their winners mugs!

The second event took place at Stone Common, an area never previously used by the club. The terrain was less complicated than Gentleshaw and produced some excellent sprint-O, with the father and son combination of Jonathan and Oliver Howell just beating Carol and Sarah Dredge to the win.

For the third event, Park-O hit Stafford. Rowley Park in a heat wave will hopefully prove to be excellent speed training for Matt Crane before he heads off to the World Champs in the next few weeks. However, his team was beaten into second place by Andy Yeates and Emily Garside, full of confidence after her selection for the English team for the Home Internationals in October.

The fine weather held for the fourth event on Hednesford Camp. Several newcomers to the league joined in the action, with the Stuart and Beth Clayton winning narrowly from Matt Crane and Rob Little. The new league leaders are the Dredges, who leapfrogged the Howells, following their close third position. Paul Averis has challenged anyone and everyone to a cake eating competition following his performance.

At last Matt Crane found a partner he could win with at the 3rd attempt! In fading light, a close competition saw Matt and Ray take the mugs – the fifth winning team in 5 events. It was a close finish, with Ray just ahead of Mark Garside and Mike Thompson in 2nd and 3rd place. Competitive and consistent running from Carol and Sarah Dredge saw them take over 90 points in the 4 events they competed in, taking the overall title, with Ollie and Jonathan Howell in an excellent second position.

Feedback from the series would be appreciated so it can be developed and improved for next year.

Thank you to everybody who ran over the series, particularly to those who collected in controls for me at the end of the evening!

Cath.