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Thomas Speirs was fighting for a Canadian title on the other side of the continent, 4,400 kilometres away from his home in Prince George, but felt like he had the boxing crowd in Membertou, N.S. in the palm of his fist.

Prince George's Jen Rusnell went into her Thursday evening draw on the verge of clinching a spot in the 2012 B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoff round.

When the Canadian National Blind Curling Championship gets underway Feb. 6 to 11 in Ottawa it'll be a Prince George squad representing British Columbia.

Hayden Molcak is in his second season playing on the D.P. Todd junior A boys' team, but it's more fun this year because his brothers are also playing.

A new challenge awaits the D.P. Todd junior A boys' basketball team.

Morgan Redding of the College Heights Secondary junior A girls basketball team showed why she was the MVP of the Cougar Classic tournament Jan. 20 and 21 as she easily fended off the Duchess Park Condors' Hannah Donovan in the final Saturday night.

In their first action of 2012 the Prince George WIC Female Bantam Tier 1 Cougars earned a pair of exhibition wins in Grande Prairie last weekend.

Like a strong wind the Prince George midget tier 2 Hurricane High Pressure Cougars blew through Dawson Creek last weekend, out-scoring their opponents 33-7 to nab the gold medal.

When Jim Armstrong wheeled into Prince George last weekend it brought back many fond memories.

In her first season competing for the Kansas State University Wildcats in Manhattan Alyx Treasure has jumped ahead of the competition. The graduate of D.P.