About a dozen track and field coaches gathered for a clinic at Diamond Jenness Secondary School over the weekend and learned the basics of the sport as well as effective ways to train young athletes in it. “We have a really good level of performance at a national level,” said Rita Moizis, a Grade [...]
Athletes in Hay River have been getting ready for weeks for the NWT Track and Field Championships – an event that draws more than 1,000 participants from around the territory. It begins June 6 and runs to June 8on the track at Diamond Jenness Secondary School. Thirty-seven athletes from Diamond Jenness have signed up to [...]
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From beginning to end, like the championships themselves, the 2011 Territorial Track and Field opening ceremonies were a blur of anticipation, noise, energy and encouragement. Cheers echoed off the concrete floor and wooden stands in the arena on Wednesday night and camera flashes illuminated clusters of students as they gathered on the floor in the [...]
As the Southern edge of the territory nears the longest day of the year, young athletes across all of NWT are getting ready to test their limits. The excitement for the preparation of Hay River’s Annual Territorial Track and Field Meet will culminate at tonight’s opening ceremonies at the Don Stewart Recreation Centre. The town [...]
This year’s Northwest Territories Track and Field Championships has come to a close, but another successful year is on Hay River’s record. Over 1,000 kids from 17 communities across the NWT were in Hay River from June 2-4 competing for a territorial title. Despite potential complications with the construction of the new trades centre at [...]
As usual, we have put together the Track and Field yearly supplement. Look inside for a list of events, past records, schedules and many many more! See you there!
This week 1,177 students from across the Northwest Territories will be meeting at the track field at Diamond Jenness for this year’s NWT Track and Field Championship. Out of all the participants, 339 will be locals, with 104 coming from Princess Alexandra, 16 from Chief Sunrise, 62 from Diamond Jenness, 76 from Harry Camsell and [...]
