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The B.C. champions are ready to swing their bats for an even bigger prize. The IDL Knights will leave Prince George this morning, bound for Morden, Man., host community for the Western Canadian midget double-A baseball championship.

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.

Kelly Road grad Brandon Deschamps hopes to lead the UBC Thunderbirds on the ground this season

Before they hit the ice the Prince George Cougars will hit the links this week for charity.

The mosquito Prince George Knights won the bronze medal at the B.C. Minor Baseball provincial championship in Cloverdale during the August long weekend.

At the Quesnel Fall Windup tournament held on the weekend several members of the Prince George Horseshoes Club took part. In the men's A event, Vic Vallee place first, while Mike Cunningham won the B and C events.

The Greater Strides Hockey Academy will set up in Prince George for a three-day hockey camp, Aug. 24-26 at the Kin Centre and Aquatic Centre. Former NHL player Georges Laraque is slated to make a special appearance at the camp.

There were 82 hockey players trying to impress Cariboo Cougars head coach Trevor Sprague this weekend in Prince George. The B.C.

Broken bones are a part of life for the Stewart clan. The five siblings from Gleichen, Alta., northeast of Calgary, were riding horses and having accidents before they were walking.

Betty Ann Shiels won her second straight Ladies Simon Fraser Open in 2012 chipping her way to glory at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club in the two-day tournament. Shiels shot a 77 on Sunday.