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By Marty Hastings

ON THE GRIDIRON

Merger plans hatched to save high school football season for Kamloops teams

Sep 24, 2025 | 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS — The B.C. High School Football Association season is underway and two teams from Kamloops will compete in the AA/AAA Varsity Interior Division.

Hopes for a Valleyview Vikings senior team did not materialize in time for the 2025 season and the Westsyde Whundas were short on numbers, so the schools combined to form a team that plays out of Westsyde.

The South Kamloops Titans are also in the division.

Meanwhile, the undermanned Vikings and Titans have combined to form a junior varsity team, while the Westsyde junior varsity squad appears to be thriving, with more than 30 players on the roster.

Coaches at South Kam and Westsyde say the changes were necessary, designed to nurture the future of the game and save the season for this year’s crop of students.

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