Local Sports

The long wait is over. The Prince George Spruce Kings finally have a home-ice victory to celebrate. They scored four times in the third period to defeat the Trail Smoke Eaters 6-4 in front of 637 spectators Thursday at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena.

Prince George Cougars goaltending prospect Tavin Grant is now a member of the crosstown Prince George Spruce Kings. The Western Hockey League's Cougars assigned Grant to the B.C. Hockey League's Spruce Kings on Thursday.

If Jared Bethune wasn't already on the radar of NHL teams as a Western Hockey League player to watch, he is now. He's brought that pro interest on himself, producing four goals and nine points in four games to start the season.

In a racing career that has spanned nearly 20 years, Logan Jewell has a new highlight. Jewell, a 26-year-old Prince George resident, clinched his first-ever season points championship in the WESCAR Late Model Touring Series on the Sept.

So far this season, the College Heights Cougars have entered two tournaments and won two tournaments. With their home event next on the schedule, they'd love to go three-for-three.

Braiden Epp had no idea when he woke up Wednesday morning it was going to be his last day playing hockey for his hometown Prince George Spruce Kings.

The local curling season is ready to rock, and fans of the sport won't have to wait long to witness a major event. The Central Interior Junior Cashspiel, a new addition on the B.C. Junior Curling Tour, will be held Oct.

The PGSS Polars were almost perfect. The local senior girls volleyball team played to a 7-0 match record on the way to a championship at a Thompson Rivers University tournament this past weekend in Kamloops.

The Prince George Cougars defeated the Vancouver Giants Tuesday evening in a high scoring game to keep their winning streak going.

Mike Winn is heading back to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.