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With one week left in the WHL preseason, two players are tied for the league scoring lead, one a 20-year-old veteran, the other a 16-year-old rookie.

Prince George takes down Oil Kings at CN Centre

Fans of the Prince George Spruce Kings will be able to get more of their favourite team and players this season. The Spruce Kings have forged a partnership with the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, which will have six of the club's B.C.

Being part of the Prince George Cougars culture means a lot to Chase Witala. It means he gets to stay put in the city where he was born and raised, playing at the highest level of hockey possible for his junior age group.

The Warhawk is fueled and ready and there are NHRA Wally trophies up for grabs.

The UNBC Timberwolves know there's no ready-made formula to defuse the Brett Levis bomb. At least not within the rules of soccer.

Alan Alderson expects the growing pains to continue for the UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team in their second year in the Canada West Conference of the CIS.

CFL Picks, Week 10 After eight weeks in the CFL picks game: Ted Clarke: 2-2 last week; 17-11 overall Peter James: 3-1 last week; 24-8 overall Sheri Lamb: 4-0 last week; 21-11 overall Mark Nielsen: 3-1 last week; 21-7 overall Stampeders (7-2) at Eskim

The Edmonton Oil Kings are victims of their own success. When you win at least 50 of 72 in back-to-back seasons, claim the league championship one of those years and are league finalists the following year, the pros take notice.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are going mainstream. On Friday, the B.C. Hockey League club announced a new partnership with the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group in Prince George where they'll have a monthly feature game broadcast on 99.