Funding still needed for better surface as work on Voght Park track begins
The City of Merritt is still looking to secure funds for a polymer track at Voght Park.
Category: Track
Voght Park track rebuild underway, city exploring polymer options
Rebuilding of Merritt’s athletic track is well underway, with a number of improvements coming for track and field users following the destruction of the original six-lane oblong track during the November 2021 flooding event.
Merrittonians win ‘Indigenous Youth Excellence’ sports award
Three young local Indigenous athletes have won the 2021 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport, being hailed for their commitment to sport, active living, education, and culture.
Panthers track and field athletes Provincials bound
Winning has been the trend with the MSS Panthers and the Track and Field Okanagan Championships proved no different. Both Michaela Nicholls and Timothy Scholtens finished in the top three among their respective teams. Their high ranking now ensures them a spot at the Provincials this week in Langley.
Panthers sprinter sets new 400m dash record time
A proud moment for the MSS Panthers as track athlete, Michaela Nicholls has set the new 400m dash record time.
MSS track and field athlete falls to injury
Unfortunate news coming from Kamloops this past weekend. MSS track and field athlete, Ryland Sheldon suffered a season ending injury.
Sheldon, Grade 9, was competing in the 100 metre dash this past Saturday at the Dylan Armstrong track meet held in the TRU Hillside Stadium.
Panthers compete in track and field for the first time in two years
The Merritt Secondary School’s track and field team competed in the ‘Battle of BC’ on Saturday, April 30, at the TRU Hillside Stadium in Kamloops.
This is the first meet MSS has entered since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I-SPARC to host track and field camp for aboriginal youth
The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I-SPARC) will be hosting BC Indigenous Athletics Development Camp on March 26-27 in Kamloops, BC.
Sloan 19th in Indiana, leads sports shorts
Former Merritt golfer Roger Sloan picked up his third top-20 finish this season on the PGA’s...
A whole lotta runnin’, jumpin’ and throwin’ going on
The track and field season is in full bloom this spring with plenty of action taking place at all...
MSS six strut stuff at Battle of the Border
Merritt Secondary School’s first track meet of the year was a learning experience for the group...
School sports underway
Another busy season of local elementary and secondary school sports has begun. At Merritt...
