South Surrey Athletic Park
Encyclopedia
South Surrey Athletic Park is a popular recreational park in the White Rock
/South Surrey
community. The park is bound by 18th avenue to the south, 148th street to the east, 24th avenue to the North and Sunnyside Urban Acres Forest to the west.
The park has three baseball
diamonds, an indoor baseball training facility, tennis
and volleyball
courts, six soccer fields and an outdoor red urethane oval track. There are also four multi-purpose fields adjacent to Semiahmoo Secondary School
that are commonly used for football, rugby
and soccer. The park also has a skateboarding
facility, an outdoor waterpark, a mountain bike
park, a youth community centre and a Rotary Field house.
South Surrey Atletic Park is home to two large establishments: Softball City, a softball complex with four diamonds that is host to the annual Canada Cup
international women's fastpitch tournament, and South Surrey Arena, a hockey arena that is home to the South Surrey Eagles.
Many other local teams play their home games at South Surrey Atletic Park, including: The White Rock Tritons of the B.C. Premier Baseball League
, the Big Kahuna Rams
, the Peace Arch Soccer Club
and the Bayside Sharks
.
Scenes from the 1998 film Air Bud: Golden Receiver
were shot at South Surrey Athletic Park.
White Rock, British Columbia
White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...
/South Surrey
South Surrey
South Surrey is a neighborhood of Surrey, British Columbia. It borders on the city of White Rock, and at 10,535 people, South Surrey has the largest concentration of persons over the age of 60 of all Surrey's town centres...
community. The park is bound by 18th avenue to the south, 148th street to the east, 24th avenue to the North and Sunnyside Urban Acres Forest to the west.
The park has three baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
diamonds, an indoor baseball training facility, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
courts, six soccer fields and an outdoor red urethane oval track. There are also four multi-purpose fields adjacent to Semiahmoo Secondary School
Semiahmoo Secondary School
Semiahmoo Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia and is part of School District 36 Surrey. Founded in 1940 as the first senior secondary school in South Surrey, Semiahmoo spans grades 8 through 12. The school currently has a student population of 1481 and a faculty of 96,...
that are commonly used for football, rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
and soccer. The park also has a skateboarding
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
facility, an outdoor waterpark, a mountain bike
Mountain bike
A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...
park, a youth community centre and a Rotary Field house.
South Surrey Atletic Park is home to two large establishments: Softball City, a softball complex with four diamonds that is host to the annual Canada Cup
Canada Cup (softball)
The Canada Cup is an annual international women's softball tournament held at the Softball City Complex in South Surrey, British Columbia.-Format:...
international women's fastpitch tournament, and South Surrey Arena, a hockey arena that is home to the South Surrey Eagles.
Many other local teams play their home games at South Surrey Atletic Park, including: The White Rock Tritons of the B.C. Premier Baseball League
B.C. Premier Baseball League
The British Columbia Premier Baseball League, commonly referred to as the BCPBL or the PBL, is a competitive youth baseball league consisting of 13 teams located throughout British Columbia, Canada...
, the Big Kahuna Rams
Big Kahuna Rams
The Langley Rams are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Langley, British Columbia. The Rams play in the six-team B.C...
, the Peace Arch Soccer Club
Peace Arch SC
Peace Arch SC are an Canadian soccer team, founded in 2007. The team is a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League , a recognised Division III league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.Peace Arch...
and the Bayside Sharks
Bayside Sharks
Bayside Rugby Football Club is a Canadian rugby union club that is based in White Rock, British Columbia.The Bayside Sharks Rugby Football Club was established in 1987....
.
Scenes from the 1998 film Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Air Bud: Golden Receiver is the 1998 sequel to Air Bud. This family film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is also the last of the Air Bud films to be released theatrically. Outside the United States the film was often titled 'Air Bud 2.' This is also the last Air Bud film to star...
were shot at South Surrey Athletic Park.