Local Sports

Brandon Manning never did play hockey for the Prince George Cougars but the Cougars alumni group was wise to invite him to last week's charity golf tournament. He's almost as good at golf as he is at hockey.

P.G. high jumper places in the money at Diamond League meet

If it's August in Prince George, that can only mean one thing. It's hockey training camp time.

In the end, it came down to a close shave for the Claude's Barber Shop/BX Pub Bandits.

For Max Bast, playing in the National Team Challenge Cup was the most intense volleyball he has ever experienced. Bast was one of four Prince George players who cracked the 16-and-under Team B.C.

Mountain biking is Mark Trumphour's lifeblood. Not only is he a hardcore rider but he makes his living off the sport as owner of a Prince George store that sells high-end downhill, free-ride and cross-country bikes, accessories and gear.

There was no tomorrow for Cole Paciejewski.

Next month, Prince George football players ranging in age from 12-18 will get a chance to audition to represent B.C. in the annual Alberta-B.C. Border Bowl games.

The Grande Prairie Storm is brewing up a pre-season stew to serve the Prince George Spruce Kings for the start of the junior A hockey exhibition season in the Alberta city, Aug. 31.

Winning a medal isn't the main objective, but it sure would be nice. For a group of local basketball players, that's the mindset as they prepare to compete as Cariboo-North East at the B.C. Summer Games in Abbotsford.