Local Sports

Trevor Esau may have put the C on his Prince George Spruce Kings' jersey for the first time this month but he earned it three seasons ago.

They scored their first goal in Canada West -- and held the lead for the majority of the game -- but the UNBC Timberwolves didn't have the legs to hold on for their first win.

Their home rink is gone, a victim of the wrecking ball. But, as the Cariboo Cougars prepare for a new season in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League, home-ice advantage may be a bigger factor than ever before.

The Cariboo Cougars opened the season with a 4-2 win over the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds. Both teams played a tentative, scoreless opening period of B.C.

It didn't come as a surprise when the Prince George Cougars named Brock Hirsche their captain for the 2012-13 season.

In the lingo of the young, anything but a playoff appearance will be an epic fail.

After two weekends away from home the UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team is ready to debut their moves in front of a home crowd.

Dan Gibb is running out of time to taste WHL playoff success.

After life-and-death scare, drag racer powers to record

Zach Matyas and Emma Balazs were the quickest high school competitors at the Cottonwood Island cross-country running meet, held Saturday in the local park.