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Chelsea Raful has spun further than other Prince George figure skaters this season.

In an attempt to encourage reading the Prince George Youth Soccer Association has plans to hand out free books to its players.

For Brock Hirsche, it has been a season to forget with the Prince George Cougars. Not only is the Western Hockey League club stuck in the cellar of the league, but their chances of capturing a playoff spot are slowly fading away.

The Prince George Cougars played with an open flame. The result was predictable. Tuesday night in Portland, the Cougars faced a Winterhawks team that entered the game with the top-ranked power-play in the Western Hockey League.

In the space of one year, they made huge strides forward. At the provincial Tier 2 field lacrosse championships, held in Victoria on the weekend, Prince George and northern players did themselves proud.

The D.P. Todd Trojans are in position to be a true dark horse at provincials. The Trojans junior boys basketball team hasn't lost a single game all season and qualified for the B.C. tournament by going 4-0 at zones in Quesnel on the weekend.

Zone 8 team in for learning experience at B.C. Games

They were relentless on defence and created an abundance of scoring chances. Playing such a complete game kept the Duchess Park Condors high above their competition. Their payoff was a district championship title.

The Prince George Barracuda Swim Club had 10 athletes competing last week at the 2012 Speedo Western Canadian Championship in Winnipeg from Feb. 16 to 18 at the Pan Am Pool. The women finished in fifth-place overall and the men finished 12th overall.

PGSLA Midget Draft The Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association held its midget draft on Sunday. The list of players chosen, as provided by the PGSLA, is as follows: Round 1 1. P.G. Stylers, Dane Chapman; 2. Shooter's Pub Devils, Liam Barwise; 3.