Local Sports

Junior hockey players need homes Or to be more precise, a home away from home.

Mike Legg was a little bit concerned when his opening drive found the rough during men's night Thursday at Aberdeen Glen Golf Course. He needn't have worried. Known as a long-ball hitter, Legg did have to settle for a bogie on No.

Prince George Cougars captain Brett Connolly did not skate at Canada's world junior team summer development camp Friday. He needed assistance to get off the ice in the previous evening's scrimmage.

One stroke made all the difference in the world last year at the Ladies Simon Fraser Open golf tournament.

Jeff Moleski is returning to the National Lacrosse League for the next two seasons. The 29-year-old from Prince George this week agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Washington Stealth. Moleski was traded to the Everett, Wash.

Photo by Troy Zohner KNIGHTS OF THE DIAMOND TABLE -- IDL Projects midget Knights catcher Lyndon Toews slides successfully into third base during the Knights' tournament-opening 10-3 win over Kelowna at the provincial double-A midget baseball champion

Haley Black is in record form at the age group national swimming championships in Montreal. Black, a 14-year-old Prince George Barracudas Swim Club member, won gold and established a new standard of 2:18.

Ranked first in Canada in four events, Danica Ludlow is a marked swimmer this week at the age group national championships in Montreal.

The summer of 2011 is shaping up to be a memorable one for Kirstin Jorgensen of Prince George -- for all the right reasons.

Swimmers Katie Mann and Grace Ni are at the crossroads. Each is about to leave behind the better part of their youths spent swimming laps at the Prince George Aquatic Centre for the next phase of their lives as university athletes.