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Jordan Boudreau and Brandon Jennings are in Trois Rivieres, Que., this weekend, fighting for top-three placings at the International Taekwon-Do Federation Canadian national championships.

Like most Prince George Cougar fans who have taken notice of the team's rise to the top of the major junior hockey charts in Canada, team president Greg Pocock is extremely encouraged by what he sees at the rink on game nights.

After dictating the outcomes in three of the four games played last weekend at the Northern Sport Centre, the UNBC Timberwolves men's and women's basketball teams should be inspired to try to make it perfect four-win weekend this time around.

Kyle Johnson and Ethan de Jong love playing for the Prince George Spruce Kings but wouldn't mind lending their considerable hockey talents to a different team in the month of December.

If Brendan Guhle was nervous before his audition with the Prince George Cougars he didn't show it.

Swimmer Jordan Vertue is a habitual record-breaker. That comes with the territory when you're ranked No. 1 in the country.

The Premium Truck & Trailer Cougars cranked their offence into high gear and nobody could catch them.

Sylvia Masich was ready to pack it in as a speed skater this past summer. Her leg muscles were giving her a lot of pain and at 15 she told her coach at the Prince George Blizzard Speed Skating Club (her mother Corine) she no longer wanted to race.

The D.P. Todd Trojans should have been out of fuel. Instead, they switched to their reserve tanks and locked up a somewhat unexpected berth in provincials.

After a loss to the Duchess Park Condors during round-robin play, the PGSS Polars raised their game. Their payoff was a zone title and a spot in provincials for the first time since 2009.