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Call the Prince George Spruce Kings the comeback kids. The Kings (8-4-1-1) only lead at the Langley Events Centre on Friday came when Mitch Eden found the back of the Langley Rivermen (5-5-0-2) net in overtime to give the visitors a 5-4 victory.

It was a lucky 13 for the UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team. The T-wolves (1-13) earned the first soccer win in the CIS, Canada West conference, for UNBC with a 3-0 victory over the Mount Royal Cougars (4-8-1) on a snowy field in Calgary.

In the double-A division, the Duchess Park Condors are now No. 1 in B.C. The Condors senior boys volleyball team ascended to the top of the provincial list after a third-place finish at last weekend's Best of the West tournament in Kelowna.

The Kootenay Ice haven't won a game and have been outscored 45-5. The Cariboo Cougars, on the other hand, are one of the elite teams in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League.

It was a better effort then the Prince George Cougars put out a couple days earlier but with the same result Thursday as Jordan Cooke backstopped the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-0 win.

The UNBC Timberwolves will need Emily Kaehn to play some bruising basketball for them this season. Her performance Friday in Calgary bordered on perfection.

Both teams wanted a rematch. They'll get it, and the winner will take home a championship. After semifinal victories Thursday night at Masich Place Stadium, the PGSS Polars and Duchess Park Condors will clash in junior varsity football's P.G.

Call the Prince George Spruce Kings the comeback kids. The Kings (8-4-1-1) only lead at the Langley Events Centre on Friday came when Mitch Eden found the back of the Langley Rivermen (5-5-0-2) net in overtime to give the visitors a 5-4 victory.

The Prince George Figure Skating Club is sending out an open invitation to its birthday party. Today at Kin 2, the club will celebrate its 56th year in the city. As part of the festivities, it will offer free skating for youngsters aged four to 12.

He's listed at five-foot-eight. Stand beside Joel Rybachuk and you'll discover that measurement to be a tad generous. He's more like five-foot-seven. But that makes his story even better.