Local Sports

It rained on all 10 days of the World Baseball Challenge but that failed to put a damper on what was unquestionably a successful tournament.

Local high jumper Alyx Treasure has added to her collection of loot. Treasure, a 19-year-old representing the Prince George Track and Field Club, leaped to gold at the B.C. Athletics Jamboree, held in Coquitlam on the weekend.

Nobody came close to catching Jamie Yeomans. In Sunday's Prince George Citizen Triathlon, Yeomans did the women's sprint race -- a 0.75-kilometre swim, 20km bike ride and 5km run -- and was the dominant athlete in the field.

When Sam Lazar crossed the finish line in the Prince George Citizen Triathlon, he had no idea he had just won the Olympic distance race. He was given that welcome piece of news a few minutes later, while he was cooling down.

The Prince George Spruce Kings will start the new B.C. Hockey League season with a home-ice doubleheader against the Merritt Centennials. The Kings will skate against the Cents on Sept. 23-24, a Friday and Saturday.

For Trevor Sprague, the ultimate goal is always to skate in -- and win -- the Telus Cup national midget hockey championship. But, this coming season, the head coach of the Cariboo Cougars will be even more motivated to lead his team into nationals.

Tristan Pearce didn't miss many serves at the Prince George Tennis Open.

When Sam Lazar crossed the finish line in the Prince George Citizen Triathlon, he had no idea he had just won the Olympic distance race. He was given that welcome piece of news a few minutes later, while he was cooling down.

Beating Cuba at the World Port baseball tournament was small potatoes for Chinese Taipei compared to they accomplished Friday night at the World Baseball Challenge.

A first-inning grand slam by Greg Wallace and a three-run homer by local product Brooklyn Foster kept Canada's title hopes alive and knocked the Bahamas out of the World Baseball Challenge.