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For Meghan Gatzke, judo has always been more about practice and less about competition. Her dedication to one led to gold in the other Saturday at the Civic Centre.

Jody Barber knows the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia are less than four years away and wants to be there.

The Fort St. John Flyers finally got to share in a hockey tradition that started 102 years ago. They took their first victory swigs out of the Allan Cup.

Build it, and they will come. The playing field is a padded floor at the Civic Centre, and if anybody named Joe shows up to compete in today's Prince George Judo Open, it's a guarantee that Joe will be shoeless.

Junior football teams wanted Brandon Deschamps. They're not going to get him. Deschamps, a Grade 12 student at Kelly Road secondary school, is going to make the jump straight from high school to university football.

The inaugural World Baseball Challenge had far-reaching implications for pitcher Corey Parsons. The Prince George event, held last July at Citizen Field, led Parsons to a pro baseball contract to play this season in Germany.

Kenny Lally was without an opponent and did not get to fight last weekend at the B.C. Golden Gloves boxing championships in Victoria. He was hoping his luck would change in Winnipeg, site of this weekend's Manitoba Golden Gloves.

One player will help immediately, the other will be a big-time contributor down the road. Sarah Moxley and Sarah Robin are the newest members of the UNBC Northern Timberwolves women's basketball team. Moxley, a forward/post from Sarnia, Ont.

A typical identification camp it was not.

A dozen Prince George minor hockey players were in their gear for the Under-16 B.C. Cup tournament, Friday through Sunday at CN Centre.