Inter Club Championship results finalised at STAG Tinto Twin event

The 35th Tinto twin event and the 3rd Nox and Dies event held by St Andrew’s Orienteering Club (Glasgow) (STAG) was the final event of the 2024 Scottish Inter Club Championship.

The Scottish Inter Club Championships allows clubs to compete against each other over 12 events through the year. Events area selected to ensure a geographical spread and the event is subdivided into not only senior and junior divisions but also large and small clubs.

This year, the Large clubs senior division was retained by Forth Valley Orienteers (FVO) but it was a close rivalry with Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club (ESOC) who saw their best result at the Tinto Twin event but it was not enough to displace FVO from the top spot. Interlopers Orienteering Club (INT) were lying in third with the northern clubs Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) and Moravian Orienteering Club (MOR) having a tussle for 4th and 5th position.

The Small clubs senior division title was taken by STAG this year and Clydeside Orienteering Club (CLYDE) had to settle for second place for the second year running. It was down to the last event between STAG and CLYDE but STAG manged to repel CLYDE at the last push. Tayside Orienteering Club (TAY) and Edinburgh University Orienteering Club (EUOC) finished third and fourth respectively.

For the Large club junior division, FVO again took the title despite valiant efforts by MOR and INVOC for whom the last couple of events were a little too far to get their juniors out in order for them to have an opportunity overcome FVO’s lead.

In the Small club junior event, it was the same three clubs vying for the title again with TAY triumphing over Ayrshire Orienteering Club (AYROC) and Loch Eck Orienteering Club (ECKO) this year by a narrow margin.

Well done to all clubs involved and thank you to those clubs whose events formed part of this year’s rota. Prizes will be distributed at the first event of the 2025 Scottish Inter Club Championship which will be the Arthur’s Seat Classic race forming part of the EUOC’s Edinburgh Big Weekend on 26th January. A draft schedule for the 2025 Inter Club Championships but in the interim we would welcome any comments on the type or location of events used this year to allow us to refine the 2025 calendar. If you have any thoughts please contact either Nikki Howard nikki@scottish-orietneering.org or Steve Scott the fixtures secretary fixtures@scottish-orienteering.org before 16th December. Thank you