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Bedard takes Peachland Half

For the second time in a fortnight, a Merritt runner has won an Okanagan half marathon race.

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Collettville sweeps elementary basketball titles

When the basketballs stopped bouncing, it was the Wildcats from École de Collettville who emerged with both the boys’ and girls’ titles.

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Thunder tykes hit the floor running

The Nicola Valley Thunder tyke lacrosse team saw its first game action on the weekend with a mini-jamboree with three visiting squads.

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Merritt bowlers headed to the provincials

A five-member team of bowlers from the Nicola Valley will represent Merritt at the Provincial Classifieds.

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Barbarians edged out in season opener

The Merritt Barbarians scored all of their points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as they fell 18-14 to the Penticton Harlequins.

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Volleyfest 2013 a B.I.G. hit

Merritt’s own Notorious B.I.G. emerged as one of five divisional winners at the annual mixed Volleyfest tournament on the weekend.

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MSS senior boys’ rugby team still perfect

The MSS senior boys rugby team improved its season record with a hard-fought 12-5 road win over the previously unbeaten Westsyde Whundas.

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Merritt Secondary rugby players headed to Ontario

Five members of the Merritt Secondary School senior boys’ rugby team will be taking their game to Ontario in a student-athlete exchange.

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Aabye wins OC half marathon in Kelowna

Merritt runner Hans Aabye topped a field of 210 competitors to win the Okanagan College Half Marathon on Sunday in Kelowna.

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Merritt Secondary sports teams take to the field

With the two-week spring break out of the way, an abundance of sports teams at Merritt Secondary School are busy getting into their seasons.

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Barbarians open men’s rugby season on Sunday

The Merritt Barbarians will begin another season of men’s rugby when they host the Penticton Harlequins on Sunday at Voght Park.

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Cents’ spring camp showcases some serious talent

There was a lot of hockey talent on display at the Merritt Centennials’ annual spring hockey camp on the weekend.

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Looking for something for your youngster to do?

There’s plenty of exciting sports activities in and around Merritt to enrol your child in. Here’s just a few.

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Cents' spring camp this weekend

Eighty young hockey prospects will descend on the Nicola Valley this weekend for the first spring camp put on by the Merritt Centennials.

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World-class PBR bull riding coming to the Nicola Valley

The first annual Smithbilt Ty Pozzobon Invitational is slated for June 1 at Merritt’s rodeo grounds.

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Local runners get Dirty Feet

Four distance runners from the Merritt area hit the high country on March 24 in the annual North Face Dirty Feet Trail Series.

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Jr. native hockey on the Easter weekend

Eighteen teams from all over Western Canada took part in the three-day event held at the Nicola Valley Memorial and Shulus Arenas.

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Centennials hand out year-end awards

Close to 150 people squeezed into the Royal Canadian Legion Hall last Tuesday for the Merritt Centennials’ 2012-13 Awards Night.

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The graduates

Seven Cents players are moving on and were honoured with game jerseys and graduating rings at the year-end awards.

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Cents’ season over; Warriors move on

The Merritt Centennials’ abbreviated post-season lasted all of seven days as they were beaten in their series by the West Kelowna Warriors.

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