By Mitch Bach

VIDEO: High School track athletes on the prowl for provincial gold

May 16, 2018 | 3:18 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — High school track and field talent was on full display at Crescent Heights High School on Tuesday for the Medicine Hat City Championships.

For many, it’s a tune up ahead of the ASAA South Zone Championship next Thursday, where a select few spots at provincials are up for grabs in each event.

Madison Kane-Rissling, a senior for the McCoy Colts, cracked the provincial podium in long-jump in Grade 10 and 11. Entering her final year of high school competition, she’s setting the bar high in hopes of capturing provincial gold. 

If long-jump doesn’t work out, she has plenty more events to choose from. Kane-Rissling cruised to a first place finish in the SV girls 100m dash, along with high-jump and triple-jump.

Another stand-out Hat-product is new to the high school scene, but is already raising his coaches eyebrows. 

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Grade 10 Hat High Mohawk Kyle Spackman says hurdles are his specialty, but he’s showing massive strides in pole-vault — so much that his potential is being compared to former Mohawk and Olympian Sage Watson.

Mitch Bach of CHAT Sports brings an in-depth look into both track athletes, where their careers may take them, and how they plan on carrying through on a strong 2018 campaign.