Orienteering 2017
On Friday the 18th of May a group of 18 students from PNBHS travelled to the Esplanade to compete in the local Manawatu Secondary Schools Orienteering competition. The weather for the previous few days had not been great, however the rain cleared and the day turned out fine albeit with a very muddy course. Once checked in, many of the group proceeded to warm-up then, one by one, at two minute intervals, the boys headed off. Mrs Neale and Mr Finch cheered each competitor on as they headed out around the secondary section of the course which was approximately 3km long, taking the competitors into and over various terrain, amongst bush, around the rail track and over bridges. It was a very successful competition with PNBHS taking out the Boys Secondary section of the competition in a clean sweep of the top 18 spots. This year proved to be Adam Martin’s year. He took out the number one spot for the first time with a course time of 14 minutes 27 seconds. Second place getter was Caleb Bottcher with a time of 16 minutes 10 seconds and Josh Van Rynback came in third with a time of 19 minutes 36 seconds. Well done to all those who competed, especially those who competed for the first time.
