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Braxtyn Shawara is the pride of McBride. She's also the B.C. Hockey Female Midget Triple-A League's player of the month for November. In six games last month the five-foot-six rookie forward collected eight goals and two assists for 10 points.

Buffalo Sabres return 19-year-old defenceman to Prince George

Brennan Malgunas forced his way onto the roster of the Cariboo Cougars. Before the Cougars started their B.C.

The Cariboo Cougars now know the first four teams that stand in their way of winning the Mac's AAA Midget Hockey Tournament.

At a little more than five-foot-seven and still climbing, 13-year-old Claire Brown of the Prince George Barracudas Swim Club knows what an advantage it is to be tall in a swim race.

Skiers and snowboarders might disagree, but all this cold weather without snow is a blessing in disguise. The deep freeze that has the city in its grips has created ideal conditions for making outdoor ice.

Call it good timing for the Prince George Cougars, but there's a chance they might not have Mathew Barzal to worry about tonight when they play the Seattle Thunderbirds in a two-game set at CN Centre. He's expected Saturday in Blainville, Que.

Winning in the B.C. Hockey League is sweet. Beating a divisional opponent is positively heavenly. The Prince George Spruce Kings got that feeling Thursday in a come-from-behind 5-3 victory over the visiting Langley Rivermen.

Basketball T-wolves forward Loukas named athlete of the week Still buzzing from posting back-to-back wins for the first time in their Canadian university sports history, the UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball team has another accolade to celebrate.

Winning at home is always sweet. For the Crossfit Northern Ice Cougars, it was even more special because of the obstacles they had to clear along the way.