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TODAY BASEBALL: Teams to be announced, 1 p.m., Sportsnet (Cable 23), Fox (Cable 27), Toronto Blue Jays at St. Louis Cardinals, 4 p.m., Sportsnet (Cable 23). HORSE RACING: Queen's Plate, 1:30 p.m., CBC (Cable 5).

Hit to pass carnage in the works tonight at PGARA Speedway

Mid-distance runner Geoff Martinson took one step closer to a medal Friday at the senior national track and field championships in Calgary. The 25-year-old from Prince George qualified for the men's 1,500-metre final, winning his heat in 3:49.

For Reid Roberts, it's been like training for a Star Trek mission. His final frontier is 80 kilometres of rugged mountain terrain between the start and the finish of Sunday's Scorched Sole Ultra in Kelowna.

Prince George Senior Baseball League Thursday results Inland Control Services Tigers 14 Westwood Sports Pub Predators 1 District Clothing TQ Titans 2 Barry Yip Re/Max Shooters Gladiators 10

TODAY AUTO RACING: Prince George Auto Racing Association Chieftain Auto Parts Hit to Pass Extravaganza, racing at 7 p.m., PGARA Speedway Park. LACROSSE: P.G. Senior League playoffs, semifinal, BX Pub Bandits vs. Shooters Pub Devils, 6 p.m.

Hockey season has just ended but it's never too early to think about next season. In a little more than two months, the Prince George Cougars will be starting their pre-season. The Cats released their exhibition schedule Thursday.

When it comes to the junior national judo championships, getting there will be half the battle for a group of nine Prince George athletes.

Angela Naeth is coming soon to a newsstand near you. The 29-year-old from Prince George is off to a scintillating start on the pro triathlon circuit and Naeth and her efforts on the 70.3 mile (half-Ironman) circuit have not gone unnoticed.

Two years ago, Terri Mosure watched her brother Leon get a player's-eye view of the World Baseball Challenge ball diamond when he played five games for the host Prince George Axemen.