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Camporall 2008

Mil Potrero Campground

On April 18th through 20th nearly 600 Scouts, Scouters and staff were on hand for the annual Scout competition, Camporall! Camped out under the pines at Mil Potrero Campground, the boys competed in all sorts of different events. Knot tying, blindfold tent assembly, archery, bb gun shooting, tomahawk throwing, friction bridge building, and an obstacle course were just a few of the events that were offered.

69 patrols from 34 troops opened up a new camp ground and endured unseasonably cold weather as temperatures dropped into the 20’s on Saturday night. Nevertheless, everyone was having a great time. “It was a terrific weekend,” said Council Program Director Jim McIlvaine. “This was a great way to open our new camp and have the Scouts engaged in some friendly competition.”

Troop 135 from Tehachapi carried away the top prize of Super Troop for their excellence in all events, including scoring of certain requirements in their campsite. Their unit number will be placed onto a flag as recognition of their hard work to win the top award. They beat out two time winner Troop 13 of OLPH in Bakersfield to take home the prize.

The Golden Tomahawk - Top Dog award went to the Senior Patrol from Troop 848 from Ridgecrest for having the highest score, 818 points out of 1300, in the Skill Challenge events.

The Senior Patrol took top honors last year, also.

The Camporall is a council-wide event that has been running in this capacity for the past 6 years. Previously known as Camporee the event was held in several areas of the council each year with all areas coming together to compete every other year. The renewed interest has allowed the council to hold the Camporall each year to have more competition and a lot more events.

Camporall 2009 will be in full swing at Mil Potrero again next year, April 17-19th. To join Scouting and be a part of the fun, contact the Southern Sierra Council at 661-325-9036. Mil Potrero Campground is also open for public camping in Summer 2008. To make your reservation please call the Scout Office at 661-325-9036.

2008 Camporall Scores

  Download the 2008 Camporall Handbook: PDF

  Download the 2007 Camporall Handbook: PDF

2006

2006 Handbook

2006 Camporall Super Troop Scores

2006 Camporall Top Dog Scores

2006 Photos - Noah

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