Local Sports

BCHL series to be decided Sunday night at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena

In their fourth season of trying to prove they are among the best on the province at what they do, the Farr Fabricating Tier 1 bantam Cougars made it all the way to the showcase game at the provincial championship in Nanaimo.

Mason Richey's value to the Cariboo Cougars was made crystal-clear Friday night at Kin 1, where they entered the semifinal playoff pool facing the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs in the opener of their B.C.

Now that the Prince George Spruce Kings are one step closer to taking the Surrey Eagles to the limit in their best-of-seven B.C. Hockey League playoff series, the real hard work begins tonight in Surrey.

The snow is only melting now, but registration will soon be frozen for the city's young baseball players. The deadline is approaching fast for Prince George Youth Baseball signup.

After putting up a diminutive human wall in the crease to survive an extended late-game power play and defeat the Kelowna Rockets 4-3, Viking Construction Cougars goalie Brady MacKay faced another onslaught as the final buzzer sounded.

Needing a win to stay alive in the playoffs against the Surrey Eagles, the Prince George Spruce Kings turned to the scientific approach that worked so well for them in the opening game of the series.

Local biathletes Cole Bender, Emily Dickson and Sarah Beaudry all found their way to the medal podium Thursday at the Canadian championships in Charlo, N.B.

The Viking Construction Cougars of Prince George will not be one of the last two teams standing tonight when they drop the puck at Kin 1 for the Tier 1 peewee provincial final. That was to be expected for the host club of the six-team tournament.

Anna MacDonald was the best of the aerial artists. The Prince George Gymnastics Club member competed at last weekend's Kamloops Trampoline Provincial Cup and placed first overall on the apparatus.