Local Sports

Cameron Lawson has secured a spot in the top ranks of U.S. college hockey for next season. Lawson, a 19-year-old forward for the Prince George Spruce Kings, has landed a scholarship at the College of the Holy Cross, located in Worcester, Mass.

The famine continued for the goal-starved Prince George Cougars. The Cougars, coming off 3-0 and 7-2 weekend losses to the Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets, were blanked 2-0 by the Swift Current Broncos Tuesday at CN Centre.

Garrett Hilton, Darren Hards and James Gordon combined for 10 points as the Prince George Farr Fabricating bantam tier 1 Cougars in the gold-medal game of their home tournament to secure the championship.

The Prince George Youth Soccer Association is looking for committed and energetic individuals to showcase the city and it's volunteerism spirit when it hosts the B.C. Soccer B Boys championship, July 4-7.

Mavia Nijjer led the Prince George secondary Polars girls to gold on the weekend at the Grande Prairie Senior Basketball championship.

In their final three home games of 2012 the Prince George Spruce Kings left their fans looking forward to the new year.

Sean Landrey is too nice and it frustrates his Prince George Spruce Kings coaches.

It may be a sunshine destination but for the Prince George Cougars the city of Kelowna is more like kryptonite.

The Cariboo Cougars snapped a two-game losing streak with an 8-4 win over the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in Abbotsford in a Saturday matinee.

The Kelowna Rockets stretched their home win streak to 12 games Saturday at Prospera Place with a 7-2 win over the Prince George Cougars in Western Hockey League action.