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Jag Seehra has at least five obstacles standing in his way of the 64-kilogram title at the B.C. Golden Gloves boxing championships. There are already five other boxers in his weight class who have the same goal in mind.

Bill Mahood is coming home to end his mixed martial arts career and he'd love to mark the occasion of his last fight in front of a big crowd. At 43, he's come to realize it's just about time to listen to what his body is telling him.

Brandon Atherton has waited three seasons to make a name for himself in the National Lacrosse League.

Mary Kate Dalla Lana has podium plans. Dalla Lana, who trains at the Prince George Gymnastics Club, will be in Langley this weekend for the B.C. championships. The meet will be the biggest of her season and probably the toughest.

Top Timberwolves 2009-10 UNBC athletics award-winners, as announced Tuesday night at the Ramada.

They failed to climb the wall that stood between them and the national championship tournament. Sarah Moxley sees herself as someone who can help push the UNBC Northern Timberwolves over the top. Moxley, a 25-year-old forward from Sarnia, Ont.

Head coach Loralyn Murdoch figures she has three available roster spots for the 2010-11 UNBC women's basketball team. A trio of players put themselves into contention for those jobs during a weekend identification camp at the Northern Sport Centre.

Jordan Yu, head coach of the national-champion UNBC Northern Timberwolves. If the cards had landed a little differently, the above phrase could have been true.

UNBC president Dr. George Iwama is confident the school will gain acceptance into the Canada West Universities Athletic Association for men's and women's basketball.

PacificSport's Northern B.C. branch is in no danger of closing its doors. However, general manager Kristen Harrott admitted the local organization is facing monetary challenges. "We are not secure right now, financially," Harrott told The Citizen.