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The Cuban baseball team is one powerful magnet. It has attracted scouts from across Major League Baseball to the World Baseball Challenge. One of those talent-seekers is Tim Hallgren, who is in Prince George on behalf of the Detroit Tigers.

With extra innings looming, and the likelihood of an upset win over powerful Cuba a very real possibility, the guys from the Toshiba-Japan baseball team might have been looking for a monetary reward if that had happened Saturday night at the World Ba

More than ever before, Volleyball B.C.'s provincial teams are being powered by talent from Prince George. A total of nine Prince George Youth Volleyball Club players -- seven boys and two girls -- have cracked Team B.C. rosters in various age groups.

Canada beats Bahamas but will need to be better

Alyx Treasure is a junior national champion. The 19-year-old Prince George Track and Field Club member won the high jump event with a leap of 1.81 metres Saturday at the Athletics Canada junior national championships in Winnipeg.

It was big news in Taiwan when they beat Cuba in Rotterdam, Holland on Sunday to win the World Port tournament.

Cuba and the Beijing Tigers were supposed to battle for a victory on opening night of the World Baseball Challenge. Instead, rain was declared the lopsided winner. Thanks to foul weather all day Friday, the game -- which was scheduled for 7 p.m.

So far, the Under-13 Kodiaks are putting together a perfect provincials. The boys all-star team from the Prince George Youth Soccer Association elevated its record in the provincial B championship tournament to 2-0 on Friday.

In a thriller that went right down to the wire, Cuba edged Toshiba-Japan 4-3 Saturday night at the World Baseball Challenge.

Danica Ludlow is close to the ocean now in Victoria at the Swim B.C. triple-A championships and she's swimming like a fish.