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Prince George lost out to Leduc, Alta., for the right to host the 2012 Telus Cup national midget hockey championship. Leduc was chosen over Prince George by Hockey Canada at its annual general meeting, which concluded Sunday in Montreal.

Not many guys know what it feels like to be a No. 1 draft pick. Tyson McCallum does.

For 10 years, he administered pain and absorbed it. On Saturday night, Bill Mahood dished out more than he took and went out a winner.

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Sprint car takes Hucul down anti-tobacco road

For Kenny Lally, the news was straight out of a dream.

There will be no shortage of Prince George representation at the upcoming junior national judo championships, set for Lethbridge the first weekend of July.

Kelly Road secondary is the host, but the Prince George Tennis Club is the venue. The zone high school tennis championships start this afternoon, 4:15 p.m.

Sarah Gomes is moving up the soccer pitch -- from Duchess Park and the youth level to the college ranks.

The Northern Interior Ice Kings were rulers of the rink for most of the weekend. Unfortunately, when a gold medal was up for grabs, they couldn't quite reach it.