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Jeff Zorn M.D. That new job title must have a nice ring to it for the former Prince George Cougar defenceman, this year's winner of the Western Hockey League's alumni achievement academic award.

Green was the colour of the new grass field in Kelowna, and silver was what shimmered in the pot at the end of the rainbow for the Prince George Kodiaks under-12 boys soccer team.

The Canada Winter Games host society is actively seeking a chief executive officer. And John Furlong is not a candidate the job.

The BX Pub Bandits would like nothing better than to repeat as playoff champions in the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association. Winning back-to-back titles will be no easy task.

Blake McIntosh plans to coach more lacrosse games than he coaches this season. The chance to teach his own kids in minor lacrosse is going to take precedent over opportunities to showcase his own impressive talents as a playmaker.

Darci Shelke was throwing against veterans of the game, folks who had been piling up strikes and spares for decades.

They were dominant from start to finish. Now, as provincial champions, Kim Thompson, Kelsy Hogh, Leighanne Paull, Darci Shelke, Mary Ann Sanders and Kayla Clark will try for a repeat performance on national lanes.

In the soccer hotbed of Italy, Edmonton Juventus gave a cool and collected performance and walked away with tournament gold.

The team of Jasen Florell, Iain MacRitchie, Chito Tecson, Paul Wilson, Bob Piner and Aaron Middlemiss bowled to bronze.

Martin Marincin has taken another significant step toward the National Hockey League. Marincin, a defenceman for the Prince George Cougars this past Western Hockey League season, has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.