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It took until Sunday but the Prince George IDL Midget Knights were finally able to blast away their jitters at the 2012 Western Canada Midget double-A championship in Morden, Man.

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.

It wasn't the start the Prince George IDL Midget Knights wanted. The Knights fell 9-5 in their opening game of the 2012 Western Canada Midget double-A championship in Morden, Man., to the Swift Current Indians on Friday.

Three local players will be wearing out-of-town jerseys at next week's Baseball Canada Senior Championship. Infielder Jay Cook and pitchers Jesse Dill and Jon Bourassa will play for the B.C.

Axemen all set for Baseball Canada Senior Championship

Emma Balazs is a national bronze-medalist. On Friday in Charlottetown, host city for the Legion Canadian Youth Track and Field Championships, the 17-year-old Prince George resident won bronze in the 1,500-metre run.

The Prince George IDL Midget Knights were edged 4-3 by Altona on Saturday morning at the 2012 Western Canada Midget double-A championship in Morden, Man.

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.