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If they ever change the rules of soccer to allow hand contact with the ball, Odilichukwu (Dilly) Ohuegbe likely would not object.

The Prince George Posse proved they can run with the best, coming within a goal of winning a medal at the prestigious Hyack Invitational A2 level bantam lacrosse tournament over the Victoria Day long weekend in New Westminster.

It's never too early for the Prince George Gnats to start swarming. They were pests all weekend to their opponents at the Edmonton Rugbyfest sevens tournament over the weekend in Edmonton, winning three of four games to finish third overall.

Darren Hards played through serious illness at the West Coast Classic inline hockey tournament Sunday, leading his team to victory.

Desert-like conditions on the weekend spurred record-setting efforts from Prince George Track and Field Club members Emma Balazs and Brooklyn Stauffer at the Kamloops Centennial meet. Balazs, 18, a D.P.

The LTN Contracting Knights, a peewee select team of 12- and 13-year-olds from the Prince George Youth Baseball Association, won three of five games at a long-weekend tournament in the Okanagan.

The Prince George Senior Baseball League throws out the first pitch of the season tonight as the Midget Knights face off against the Dawn Till Dusk Contracting Titans at Citizen Field, 6:30 p.m.

The Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League captured the 2013 RBC Cup on Sunday with a 3-1 win over the host Summerside Western Capitals.

Prince George was well represented at the 11th annual CIS East-West Bowl as two former high school players, Jordan Botel and Brandon Deschamps, cracked the rosters to showcase their talent.