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The9Searchers
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MGS Awards History

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2004


Geocacher Of The Year -

robert


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year -

NCPositronics


Geocacher Hider Of The Year -

woodysix8


Best Cache Hide Of The Year -

Fergus for Dark - GCH1GM


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year -

AdamWalworth for CAM 2004 Western Maryland - GCHYTN
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2005


Geocacher Of The Year -

robert


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year -

Vince Hayter


Geocacher Hider Of The Year -

Woodysix8


Best Cache Hide Of The Year -

Team Shadyside for CAM 2005 Needwood – GCN61D

runner up (tie)
BJ&Snurt101 for Ana Bab Tyst – GCM05P
SoMDCacherz for Crossword Conundrum - GCJZHJ


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year -

AdamWalworth for CAM 2005 Swallow Falls – GCN33T

runner up
DasheyFam for CAM 2005 High Rock - GCMZVP
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2006


Geocacher Of The Year

CacheDetectives

Honorable Mentions:
Dancingfool, Flyingmoose, SnaggleT, BJ & Snurt 101, Vinny & Sue Team, VinceHayter, The Dam Trolls, Calvertcachers, Trevelyns R & R


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

Bocco

Honorable Mentions:
eXtremeJeep, Fireguy 15, Maxboost 1998, MarylandSteelersFan, TomBearr, Lpyankeefan, Redlights


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Vince Hayter

Honorable Mentions:
GoldenHawk, Phideo, Vinny & Sue Team, CacheDetectives, SAM, NCPositronics, DaisyChain & FBS67


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Vinny & Sue Team for Psycho Urban Cache #8 - Ghost in Ancient Citadel - GCT66Z

Honorable Mentions:
Vyper4 & Snurt for Catz Eye - GCTJA6
Tonylama for MicroTour of Chester Town - GCTKT9
NCPositronics for There and back again - GCRN64
GoldenHawk for Captain Thomas Smith’s Revenge - GCP200
SAM & Legendpilot for Night Crawler - GCQ3PG
NCPositronics for The Ropes Redux: No Noose is Good Noose - GCTQF3
Meyers6 for How much wood would a woodchuck chuck - GCNK8B
spotted dog for On the Spot - GCKDE5
L33T_hacksta for Hacksta’s World Series of Poker - GCQN1F
CAM 2006 - Rocks - GCTP59


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

(tie)
Julia51 for Remember When - GCTKFA
DaisyChain & FBS67 for CAM 2006 - Washington Monument - GCTP4H

Honorable Mentions:
CacheDetectives for CAM 2006 - Green Ridge - GCTP4W
CAM 2006 - Rocks - GCTP59
Vyper4 for IZZY - GCVXEN
Vyper4 & Snurt for Catz Eye - GCTJA6
Trevelyan’s R&R for Packy’s Cache - GCRNE5


Special Recognition
DancingFool and FlyingMoose for your daring rescue of the project APE cache during a local weather emergency.
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2007


Geocacher Of The Year

(tie)
Snurt
Legendpilot


Rookie Of The Year

Richeym1


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Calvertcachers


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Calvertcachers


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

CAM 2007 Gateway to the West – GC11D2B


Favorite CAM Hide

Patuxent Pirates for Where Eagles Dare – GC11D1W
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2008


Geocacher Of The Year

Richeym1


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

(tie)
CodyHollowFarm
Lalynya


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Eastern - Run&Hike

Central - Bocco

Western - LPYankeeFan


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Eastern - TonyLama for Jungle Jim Slightly Psycho - GC18CYE

Central - Richeym1 for CAM 2008 Myrtle Point - GC19X2Z

Western - Deep Creek Local for CAM 2008 Cascade Falls - GC1A44D


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

Eastern - Run&Hike for CAM 2008 Mattaponi Overlook - GC19X4X

Central - Richeym1 for CAM 2008 Myrtle Point - GC19X2Z

Western - Deep Creek Local for CAM 2008 Cascade Falls - GC1A44D
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2009


Geocacher Of The Year

Calvertcachers


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

Moonpie10


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Eastern – Party_of_Eight

Central – Bocco

Western – BJ&Snurt101


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Eastern – HiTech MD for Maryland Municipal League Geotrail - Trappe - GC1J5VT

Central – Eagleblazer for Masonic-Cornerstone - GC1HPGY

Western – BJ&Snurt101 for Bovalexia - GC1PPXZ


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

Eastern – Run&Hike for OC Inlet Earthcache - GC1D39A

Central – CodyHollowFarm for Municipal League Geotrail - Chesapeake City - GC1J8BR

Western – Rev Mike for Maryland’s Highest Waterfall - GC1H890
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2010


Geocacher Of The Year

_JohnnyCache


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

sircurly


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Eastern - Run&Hike

Central - Ump35 & Bee

Western - BJ&Snurt101


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Eastern - Hitech MD for SSB St. Michael's Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - GC22AM5

Central - M&JThomas for Gimme Back My Bullets - GC1PH5K

Western - BJ&Snurt101 for Nine/Eleven Tragedy on the C&O Canal - GC1Dx2C


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

Eastern - Hostanut & LadyH for CAM 2010 Martinak State Park - GC24G0P

Central - Terri & Billy for SSB Piney Point Lighthouse - GC22AMN

Western - KG8GN for O What a View - Town Creek - GC1YE03
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2011


Geocacher Of The Year

The8Searchers


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

Spikep


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Eastern - The8Searchers

Central - czar7

Western - _JohnnyCache


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Eastern - CAM 2011 - Hoopers Island [GC2MKEG] by The8Searchers

Central - What a Waste! [GC2PHKJ] by HKSFARM

Western - PMCx - Listening Post [GC1V3NZ] by Clue Seeker


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

Eastern - CAM 2011 - Hoopers Island [GC2MKEG] by The8Searchers

Central - CAM 2011 - Jerusalem Mills [GC2MKDW] by Hurricane61

Western - CAM 2011 - Dan's Mountain [GC2MK0P] by eXtremeJeep
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2012


Geocacher Of The Year

Nighthawk700 and the9Searchers (tie)


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

nytepyre


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Eastern - Run&Hike

Central - nytepyre

Western - tomulus


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Eastern - NIGHT CACHE -If You go Down in the woods tonight, [GC3G80Y] by My2Gr8Dogs

Central - Bright Idea Night-time Cache [GC37GJP] by CupcakeParty

Western - NITW Bocco 2 [GC3E9KJ] by Bocco


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

Eastern - CJS - Port Deposit [GC2X51K] by The Dam Trolls and Captain John Smith

Central - The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay [GC3ECVM] by Bocco

Western - LoZ Series: Mountain Temple Boss - Trinexx [GC30BEE] by
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2013


Geocacher Of The Year

BethanyInWonderland


Geocacher Rookie Of The Year

OhMelli


Cache Log of The Year

Hixon for Spring - SP#11


Geocacher Hider Of The Year

Eastern - HiTech MD

Central - deepdish23

Southern - spikep

Western - WVTim & WVGrammy


Best Cache Hide Of The Year

Eastern - Some Turtles Allowed by Run&Hike

Central - Sleepless in Bethesda by ari54321

Southern - Zombie Horde - Bring a snickers Mr B by spikep

Western - MML 2013 - Myersville District 6 by BJ&Snurt101


Most Scenic Hide Of The Year

Eastern - OC Sunset by The9Searchers

Central - LPT - 19 - The Waterfall by czar7

Southern - MML 2013 - North Beach District 4 by Calvertcachers

Western - Brunswick crossing by sircurly
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2014


Geocacher of the Year

deepdish23


Geocacher Rookie of the Year

ProdigiousOne


Cache Log of the Year

Nighthawk700 for GC3NB2J - Degobah

ProdigiousOne for GC4HZ9G - Streaking Through Mount Airy - 2


Geocache Hider of the Year

Western - Hixon

Central - ProdigiousOne

Eastern - Old_School_Skater

Southern - ohmelli

Southern - The Daymudes


Best Cache Hide of the Year

Western - The Capitol – A Historic Frederick Geo-Adventure (GC513WZ) by deepdish23 and Hixon

Central - The Fort Scott (GC4JE09) by Corfmania

Central - Endless Crack (GC4Z8AF) by Death Wish Dave

Central - You Sank My Battleship (GC50K3V) by USN Radio Chief

Eastern - WGD 2014 - Courtyard (GC51NTF) by WicomicoCounty

Southern - The Amazing GeoRace (GC3PM3R) by coupleocachers


Most Scenic Hide of the Year

Western - WCG - Devils Backbone Park (GC4EFW1 by WASH COUNTY GeoTrail

Central - Where's Walldoe? (GC4W0JD) by ProdigiousOne

(There was a tie in three different categories and a few categories did not have any nominations.)
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2015


Geocacher of the Year

The GeoWoodstock Steering Committee
(Calvertcachers, cooley1103, Corfmania, Snurt)


Geocacher Rookie of the Year

Deep Concern

fuzzydave


Cache Log of the Year

alzarius for GC5TG99 - Exterminating the ManGoose


Log Photo of the Year

Nighthawk700 for GC502QX - Pirates of the Potomac 7: The Ghost Fleet


Geocache Hider of the Year

Western - CacheNCarry45

Central - ProgKing

Eastern - Old_School_Skater

Southern - spikep

Southern - ZippyFinn


Best Cache Hide of the Year

Western - GR8Caches for GC5DN6X - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Central - georick402 for GC5DKJ2 - Georick's Travel Bug Hotel

Eastern - mortards for GC5HC40 - Paul's Scrap Parts #5

Eastern - mortards for GC5HFQX - Barking Blue Crab

Southern - ZippyFinn for GC5FWZX - The Princess Bride : As You Wish


Most Scenic Hide of the Year

Central - alzarius for GC5HGAY - CAM Bonus: A View to a Kilgore


(There was a tie in three different categories and a few categories did not have any nominations.)
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2017 (covered June 2016 thru December 2017)


Geocacher of the Year

wizardofmd69 (awarded posthumously)


Geocacher Rookie of the Year

DadTwins

Cache Log of the Year

ZippyFinn for GLRK85EA - The Test That Stumped Them All


Log Photo of the Year

Tied:
Serrabou for GC6T7KB - Sally Bettina’s House of Voodoo: The Final Mix
and
ZippyFinn for GC259YA - Paddle Faster, I Hear Banjos


Geocache Hider of the Year

Western - lpyankeefan

Central - Phos4s

Eastern - mortards

Southern - ZippyFinn


Best Cache Hide of the Year

Western - deepdish23 for GC6YQ2T - Historic Buckeystown Multi

Central - lostsole68 for GC6WC01 - Bihy Cemetery

Eastern - mortards for GC7549R - A Day At The Beach

Southern - ZippyFinn and ProdigiousOnefor GC6T7KB - Sally Bettina’s House of Voodoo: The Final Mix


Most Scenic Hide of the Year

Western - THC73* for GC6TREX - High Rock Overlook

Central - Phos4s and jaf430, for GC6NP68 - HCWHA: Union Mills Homestead

Eastern - mortards for GC7549R - A Day At The Beach

Southern - ZippyFinn for GC7AEQ6 - The Heart of Te Fiti: Tamatoa
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2018

Geocacher of the Year… deepdish23

Geocacher Rookie of the Year… kbittner14

Cache Log of the Year… GnomeGCer for GLXGRZ81 - Psycho Urban Cache #8 - Ghost In Ancient Citadel

Log Photo of the Year… lifehacksss for GLX16B1H - SCBC 2 Altitude Cache


Geocache Hider of the Year

Western: up & down

Central: LuxGirl1969

Eastern: KSullivan

Southern: QUE3NBE3


Best Cache Hide of the Year

Western: GC7KD30 - Maryland Covered Bridge, by BrierPatch

Central: GC7J42G - CAM 2018 Bonus - Duck Inside, by Snowsox

Eastern: GC7KB08 - FYC - Vienna Waterfront Park, by Find Your Chesapeake (w/ assistance from KSullivan, Pegasusmoon, and Pyro1970)

Southern: GC7KB0R - FYC - Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary, by Find Your Chesapeake (w/ assistance from QUE3NBE3 and BlurryFac3)


Most Scenic Hide of the Year

Western: GC7R9VC - The Catoctin Mountain Geology Tour, by LestISmiteThee

Central: GC7JWVD - Lake Needwood’s Giant Turtle, by Georick402

Eastern: GC7KB24 - FYC - Pickering Creek Audubon Center, by Find Your Chesapeake (w/ assistance from Ddubz1 and mm52)

Southern: GC7KB0Y - FYC - Patuxent River Park, by Find Your Chesapeake (w/ assistance from QUE3NBE3 and BlurryFac3)


Most Traveled Trackable of the Year

TB7YYT8: Our Sweet Jimmie, owned by FatBaldOldMan


Most Interesting Trackable of the Year

TB2ARY9: Another Crappy Trackable, owned by lostsole68
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2019 ANNUAL AWARDS


STATEWIDE

• Geocacher of the Year: GR8Caches

• Geocaching Rookie of the Year: Sheeva86

• Cache Log of the Year: ZippyFinn found There and Back Again, Again, GC5DCQA

• Cache Log Photo of the Year: Awesnap found Release the Kraken: 31, GC7WAWG

• Most Interesting Trackable of the Year: "I AM GROOT", TB6CT78

• Most Traveled Trackable of the Year: "I AM GROOT", TB6CT78

WESTERN

• Geocache Hider of the Year: AlwaysLost00

• Best Cache Hide of the Year: Sideling Hill Creek Preserve, GC88Z1A

• Most Scenic Hide of the Year: Frederick Watershed - Pond View, GC89CZY


CENTRAL

• Geocache Hider of the Year: WJ family

• Best Cache Hide of the Year: MoCo Clue - Final, GC816TP

• Most Scenic Hide of the Year: Liberty Battleship: I-7, GC82YHZ




SOUTHERN

• Geocache Hider of the Year: QUE3NBE3

• Best Cache Hide of the Year: UNLACED: Purple Rain, GC82CMW

• Most Scenic Hide of the Year: Golden Ammo Can for ZippyFinn: AKA, Inhale, Exhale, GC84H0M


EASTERN

• Geocache Hider of the Year: Ddubz1

• Best Cache Hide of the Year: 1 aMAZEing cache, GC84AR0

• Most Scenic Hide of the Year: CAM 2019 Bonus Cache - Spaghetti And Meatballs, GC84CQ0
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