On behalf of Troop 1998, we want to thank you and your Scouts and adults
for coming out to Bastrop State Park for the Third Annual Scout "O"
Challenge on January 19, 2002.  It turned out to be a beautiful day
(without the rain) even though it was a bit cold.  There was a great
turnout at the event.

We had 395 participants; with additional cub leaders that ran with their
boys, and other non-running adults and leaders, we are estimating about 500
people at the event. There were 139 teams formed from 46 Scouting units.
The units were from Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Kyle, Georgetown,
Smithville, Lexington, Buda, Round Rock, Edgewood (70 mi. east of Dallas),
Wimberly, Fredericksburg, Leander, Lewisville (Dallas area), Cedar Park,
Lakeway, Elgin, Katy, San Antonio, and Lockhart.

We had 14 Cub Scout Packs, 26 Boy Scout Troops, 4 Venture Crews, 2 Girl
Scout Troops and 1 Lone Scout Family!

We are always striving to improve the event.  If you have any comments or
suggestions about this meet or future meets, just send us an e-mail.

The date for the Fourth Annual Scout Orienteering Challenge will be
Saturday, January 18, 2003.  We hope you will put this date on your unit
calendars. You can expect us to send you the meet registration form next
fall for the meet.

Yours In Scouting,

Steve Nelson            Carolyn Nelson
Scoutmaster T1998   Committee Chair T1998


Listed below are the winners for the meet.  We intend to put a complete
listing of all the scores for every team on our troop web page which is
www.angelfire.com/tx4/troop1998.  This may take a week or two.

Overall Unit Winners

1st  Place    T403      678
2nd  Place    T256     639
3rd  Place    V2770   629


Top Three Packs*

1st Place     P404      654
2nd Place     P187     495
3rd Place     P1998    470

*Packs are in their own category due to adult supervision.

OVERALL TEAM AWARD (Youth Only)

1st Place     T187 Scorpions             315
2nd Place     T256 Team 3                284
3rd Place     T10  Team Whatever     265

CATEGORY: Webelos

1st Place     P489 Red Wall Warriors    246
2nd Place     P404 Green Hawks           244
3rd Place     P180 Cobras                     230

CATEGORY: Scout/Tenderfoot/Second Class

1st Place     T10  Team Whatever        265
2nd Place     T403 Wombats               220
3rd Place     T109 Team 3                   205

CATEGORY: First Class

1st Place     T80  Rock               215
2nd Place     T180 Whiskers       125
3rd Place     T165 Endeavor       115

CATEGORY: Star/Life/Eagle

1st Place     T256 Team 3             284
2nd Place     T403 The Bomb       229
3rd Place     T145 Team 4            215

CATEGORY: Mixed

1st Place     T187 Scorpions      315
2nd Place     T403 Tuna             229
3rd Place     T162 Trail Blazers  225

CATEGORY: Venture Crews

1st Place     V2770     Crew 2                220
2nd Place     V2770     Crew 3               220
3rd Place     V2770     Crew 1               189

CATEGORY: Girl Scouts

1st Place     T1354     Blue Sharks          190
2nd Place     T986 Spirits II                     55
3rd Place     T986 Spirits I                       55

CATEGORY: Leaders

1st Place     T80  Cruisers                  455
2nd Place     T104 Blazing Glory        420
3rd Place     T256 Team 2                  410