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It was standing-room only Friday at CN Centre, the first time the Prince George Cougars had sold out the joint in nearly a decade.

Unseasonable warm and rainy conditions the past week have wreaked havoc on local ski hills and the speed skating oval but the show will go on for this weekend's Western Canada Ski Cross Series event at Tabor Mountain Ski Resort.

Megan Tandy's decision not to ski the World Cup pursuit race a few days ago in Germany paid off in spades for the 28-year-old Prince George biathlete Thursday in Italy.

When the moment came to step out onto the biggest stage of his figure skating career, Justin Hampole knew there was no place to hide. So with his nerves in check, he simply went out and skated the performance of his life.

For the Duchess Park and College Heights senior basketball teams, first place in the city was up for grabs. In both cases, Duchess found ways to come out on top at the final buzzer.

The Prince George Spruce Kings know they're heading right into a bee's nest tonight in Wenatchee. The honey they're after is kept locked up in the Town Toyota Center, guarded tenaciously by the Wenatchee Wild.

Nikita Popugaev is looking forward to his chance tonight to impress his former teammates.

The Prince George Cougars knew they were getting a potential first-round NHL draft pick when they acquired winger Nikita Popugaev last week in a trade from the Moose Jaw Warriors.

With the eyes of the country watching his every move on the ice, Justin Hampole did his city proud. The 15-year-old Hampole, a member of the Northern B.C.

A search for northern B.C.'s next Olympian - or Olympians - will take place at the Northern Sport Centre on Saturday.