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ewcastle Orienteer of the Year series wraps up
The 2025 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series class winners were decided on Sunday 7 September with the last event, NOY 8, on the "Little Burkes Creek" map northwest of Killingworth. Around ninety orienteers enjoyed courses set by Geoff Todkill. The 2025 NOY trophies, which are awarded to the leading male & female in the Hard Long class, were won by first time winner Justin Stafford and defending champion Erika Enderby.

Placegetters in each NOY class for 2025 were:
Very Easy: 1. Lucy Jenkins, 2. Alyse Newton, 3. Koen Stafford.
Easy: 1. Hayley Jenkins, 2. Hannah Stafford, 3. Carol Pearce.
Moderate Short: 1. Viola O'Connor, 2. Carl O'Connor, 3. Andrea Hackney.
Moderate Long: 1. Graeme Taplin, 2. Presley Scouller-Evans, 3. Trevor Wells.
Hard Short: 1. Rudi Landsiedel, =2. Graeme Hill, =2. Jim Lee.
Hard Medium: 1. Baxter Peel, 2. Andrew Haigh, 3. Glenn Burgess.
Hard Long: 1. Justin Stafford, 2. Alex Massey, 3. Stephen Craig.
Final 2025 NOY Series Pointscore
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