It has been a long road, paved with bruises. The Prince George Gnats have traveled it for decades and have finally been rewarded with the ultimate prize.
A B.C. championship.
Sunday in Penticton, the local men's rugby team defeated the Kootenay Selects 15-12 in the final game of the Provincial Independent Club Championship tournament.
"It feels great -- it was 25 years of pain for one victory," said 39-year-old Troy McKenzie, who plays standoff for the Gnats. "There are a number of guys that have been around for years that it means a lot to."
See Monday's Citizen for more.
