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Mato Mikic has been around the Rossi twins long enough to know how to tell them apart. He just has to watch their soccer instincts kick into action to spot the difference.

SATURDAY AUTO RACING: ARCA West Sportsman Series White Spruce Enterprises/Mr. Quick Lube and Oil 100 and Prince George Auto Racing Association mini stock and street stock races. Time trials at 6 p.m., racing starts at 7 p.m. MOTOCROSS: B.C.

It's a new track, but the object of game remains the same. Get across the finish line first, but do it safely. That's never easy in motocross, as riders in this weekend's B.C. Motocross Association at Prince George Motorsports Park will be reminded.

Here's a trivia question for all you sports buffs.

Brett Connolly is back in the mix to make Team Canada's under-20 team for the 2012 IIHF world junior hockey championship.

Troy Bourke better have his passport ready. The 17-year-old Prince George Cougars forward might need it for a trip to Europe this summer.

It took a couple a high fences and a water hazard or two but Emma Balazs finally found a way to distance herself from Regan Yee.

James Pederson was practically halfway to Quesnel when he lined up for his putt for dough on the second playoff hole at the Aberdeen Glen Men's Open. And with one stroke of the club, the Quesnel golfer ended the suspense.

The Prince George Cougars could still play in the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup, but they won't be hosting it.

The rematch is on. The Prince George Gnats are determined to prove they're a better team than the one that lost 33-0 to the Williams Lake Rustlers two weeks ago in Williams Lake. The Gnats will get that chance on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m.