Local Sports

The Prince George IDL Knights dropped their first game at the Western Canadian midget double-A baseball championship. Playing in Morden, Man., the Knights lost 9-5 to Swift Current. Next up for the locals is a Saturday morning game against Manitoba.

Shane Pilling was cut loose by the Prince George Cougars during the off-season after multiple concussions limited him to 24 games in 2011-12.

An Olympic medalist is coming to Prince George for the third annual Y Champions Hockey Weekend.

After 13 seasons patrolling the sidelines for the Duchess Park secondary senior girls volleyball squad, Richard Mintenko is heading across the river for the 2012 season.

Todd Jordan has found more inside size. Jordan, head coach of the UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team, has added six-foot-six Navjot Bains to his roster.

Drag racing fans who've been starving for the return of top-fuel funny cars are in for a feast.

Dan Hamhuis wasn't particularly surprised when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman rejected the NHL players association's proposal about 24-hours after receiving it. "Nothing Gary does is really that surprising," said the Vancouver Canucks defenceman.

The Prince George Cougars have parted ways with 20-year-old forward Greg Fraser after four seasons with the Western Hockey League club. Fraser played 252 games with the Cats, collecting 45 goals and 73 points.

The B.C. Hockey Major Midget League, which includes the Prince George-based Cariboo Cougars, has changed its playoff format for the upcoming season. Eight of the 11 teams will now qualify for the post-season, up from six in previous years.

You've read his words, and if you're a fan of the Prince George Spruce Kings, you'll now hear his voice. Peter James, a news reporter with the Citizen, has been selected as the new play-by-play man for Kings home games.