Event report: Summer Sprint 3 & Summer Series

The last event of the Summer Season 2025-2026 was a sprint, held at Perry Lakes Reserve. After the event, the overall winners of the summer series were announced. Read more below.

Summer Sprint 3

"tRicky here reporting on the Perry Lakes event that I planned, lovingly crafted, and then somewhat failed to attend. I drew the map, set the courses, admired my own handiwork work… and then work! got in the way of actually putting out the controls. One minor detail.

Luckily, my lovely, charming, and suspiciously patient wife stepped in. With zero complaints, she placed the controls, and set up the start and finish while I was otherwise occupied with my employment. The event ran smoothly and by all accounts, competitors absolutely loved the tRicky courses. Technical, fun, and just mischievous enough to keep everyone honest. There were some mis-punches due to the tRicky placing of controls, which is my usual MO and I hear it on good authority that my wife warned competitors at the start to check their control descriptions.

There was, however, one slightly misplaced control. One. On such a tRicky course, this is entirely understandable. Thankfully, Rachel West discovered it mid-course and calmly fixed it, preventing any lasting confusion. Some runners (allegedly) didn’t even notice, which was a true testament to how engaging the courses were.

So good were the courses that many competitors came back for seconds, with a large group even running the short course again in an informal mass start. Chaos, laughter, and excellent navigation ensued.

The event also marked the final results of the Metro Series, with fantastic prizes generously supplied by BIX Vitamins. Congratulations to all our well-deserving series winners, listed below.

A big thank you to our setters for this season. Thanks to Mark Lommers, our charismatic MC and prize giver. Rachel West, Craig Dufty and the rest of the West/Dufty clan for the free Kid-O which was hugely popular (especially for the larger kids), Melinda on the computers, our first timers Nhi Do and mum who also helped set up the registration, and our control collectors Paul and Jack Dowling, Chris Drury, Carolyn Read, Joseph Coleman, Kate and Ceri Braid, and Susan and Matt Coleman for packup.

I must finish this article with my heartfelt thank you to my wife who is my whole world, and who also cooked dinner when we got home. I could not do without her and I clearly owe her a special date, probably an MTBO (Mountain Bike Orienteering) picnic and ice cream on 15 March 2026 in Attadale. Romance, but with maps, she will love that!"

Results are in Eventor.
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MetrO Series 2025-26

At the Perry Lakes Sprint event the overall winners of the 2025-26 MetrO Series were announced and recognised.
The final results are on Eventor.

Congratulations to first three placegetters:
Short Junior Male: Fraser Brownlie (497), Hudson Goodchild (390), Theo Yeates (291).
Short Junior Female: Sheridan Ellery (497), Rosemarie Drury (398), Daisy Goodchild (196).
Short Senior Male: Nathan Seal (496), Tony Simpkins (493), Ken Brownlie (487).
Short Senior Female: Carol Brownlie (499), Rosalie McCauley (495), Christine Brown (485).
Medium Junior Male: Eli Goodchild (499), Jonathon Drury (296), Tucker Ellery (198).
Medium Junior Female: Neve Lommers (499), Josephine Burns (494), Anastasiia Maksymova (298).
Medium Senior Male: Nick Dale (496), Tom Brownlie (494), Ron Marcus (487).
Medium Senior Female: Ceri Pass (499), Liisa Hirvonen (496), Carolyn Read (493).
Long Open Male: Joseph Coleman (498), Sten Claessens (497), Rohan Braid (493).
Long Open Female: Veronika Vavrova (499), Tracy Burns (498), Nicki Rehn (200).

A big thank you goes to BIX Vitamins and Vlad for generously supporting our MetrO Orienteering Series this year! Their contribution of prizes has helped us recognise and reward the fantastic efforts across our Short, Medium, and Long senior divisions. We’re grateful for their support of our community and for backing a sport that keeps us all active, outdoors, and exploring. If you’re looking for high‑quality hydration and nutrition products, be sure to check out BIX Vitamins and join us in thanking them for getting behind Orienteering WA!

Sprint Series 2025-26

At the Perry Lakes Sprint event the overall winners of the 2025-26 Sprint Series were announced and recognised.
The final results are on Eventor.

Congratulations to placegetters:
Easy: Sheridan Ellery (1st), Dale Hawkins (2nd), and Duncan Sullivan (3rd).
Short: Duncan Sullivan (1st), Ian Fletcher (2nd), and Tony Simpkins (3rd).
Long: Joseph Coleman (1st), Liam Dufty (2nd), and Rohan Braid (3rd).

Finally, a massive thank you for the WA Nomads who brought to us an amazing series of events this season! A big thank you also to everyone who helped throughout the season, in any capacity.

Photos: by Ken & Helen Post, and Tash Thackray.