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It had all the makings of a CIS women's soccer blowout, on paper. Try telling that to the UNBC Timberwolves. They shredded all the naysayers' predictions and gave the University of Alberta Pandas a drag-em-down, teeth-and-claws dogfight.

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For the Prince George Spruce Kings it was pure domination in their home opener. The Spruce Kings (1-2-0) picked up their first win of the B.C.

Home ice and a little bit of puck luck just might be the cure for the Prince George Spruce Kings' offensive woes.

Kenny Lally is headed to Kazakhstan. The Inner City Boxing Club fighter was among the five Canadian boxers chosen to represent Canada at the 2013 World Boxing Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan from Oct. 11-27.

Superstitious or not, Thomas Speirs will make his professional boxing debut this Friday the 13th. The 22-year-old will take on 34-year-old Gary Kopas at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton on the K.O. Boxing fight card.

The Prince George Cougars appear to have filled another piece of their 20-year old puzzle. On Wednesday the Cougars announced they've completed a trade with the Calgary Hitmen to acquire 20-year-old defenceman Peter Kosterman.

The Queensway Auto World Red Sox have claimed bragging rights in the Prince George Senior Baseball Association They did it with a victory by the slimmest of margins defeating the Shooters Gladiators 1-0 Tuesday night at Citizen Field.

Ronald Petrovicky can't remember a time when he played organized hockey and hitting wasn't part of the game.

One goal for the UNBC Timberwolves this season is simple - they'd like to earn their first win since 2009. The UNBC women's soccer team beat its B.C. Colleges Athletic Association rivals, UBC Okanagan Heat, 1-0 during the weekend of Oct.