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It's not confirmed yet, but there's a chance tonight's roller derby could become a woodchoppers ball. But that's only if Sistah Viberosis brings her chainsaw.

SATURDAY CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING: Otway Run, girls race at 11 a.m., boys race at 11:30 a.m., Otway Nordic Centre. HOCKEY: Western Hockey League -- Prince George Cougars vs. Tri-City Americans, 7 p.m., CN Centre. B.C.

It doesn't pay him one red cent, but Chris Arronge loves his job in the Prince George Auto Racing Association.

In a battle of first-versus-worst, the Powell River Kings defeated the Prince George Spruce Kings 5-0 on Wednesday. Goalie Michael Garteig returned to his hometown and made 35 saves for the shutout as the game's first star.

Baseball Canada Senior Championship returning in 2012, P.G. bid successful

After back-to-back wins, the Prince George Cougars were running a temperature. Certainly no cause for concern there for a team that won just 12 times all of last season.

Prince George will host the 2012 Baseball Canada Senior Championship at Prince George Citizen Field and Rotary Park August 23 to 26, 2012. Ten provincial men's amateur champion teams will compete for the national title.

The regular season is a little more than two weeks away. And, for members of the UNBC Northern Timberwolves women's basketball team, it's still unclear as to when their head coach will return.

On Monday, he was selected as the Western Hockey League player of the week. On Tuesday, Sena Acolatse accepted another honour, and this one was nationwide.

The Prince George Spruce Kings continued the overhaul of their roster on Monday. The Spruce Kings, the last-place team in the B.C. Hockey League, acquired 19-year-old forward Zac Ashdown from the Coquitlam Express in a future considerations deal.