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It's called the Mad Moose Marathon. But, for the first time in its history, the popular trail race will stretch beyond the 42.2-kilometre distance. The Mad Moose will hit the ground running at the Otway Nordic Centre on Sunday morning.

Riley Flannagan picked a good time to try a different position.

B.C. gold is in the flight plan. Last season, the Duchess Park Condors pounded their way to a fourth-place finish at the senior boys volleyball double-A provincial championship tournament.

They'll be good this year. But, watch out for the D.P. Todd Trojans next year. And the year after that. The D.P.

Jonathan Richards and Alex Childs were honoured as the top graduating members of the Prince George Youth Soccer Association on Saturday.

Brandon Manning will have to wait a little longer to crack the Philadelphia Flyers starting lineup with the NHL in lockout mode since Saturday night.

Global Securities Chris Calder chases down Arnold Ngabo of Silent Cabinets during Sunday's North Cariboo Senior Soccer League semifinal game as GS goal keeper Jamie Massicotte prepares for a shot. Silent Cabinets advanced to the final with a 3-0 win.

In advance of their season-opening game, the Cariboo Cougars have their leadership team in place. The Cougars, who compete in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League, will be captained this season by Ryan Forbes, a 17-year-old forward from Kitimat.

Each year, Miles Webster has been asked the same question. "Why didn't you pick me?" His answer hasn't changed. And it won't change during this year's Statler vs. Waldorf Fall Classic either. "Because I didn't have first pick," he'll say.

It was almost like a deja vu for the Prince George Spruce Kings in their second home game of the BCHL season.