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James Nearing is the defending champion of the Prince George Citizen Open. For him to win it again this weekend, he knows he has to get through Kristian Kiland.

David Kowalski is still in the process of getting the most out of his pro modified race car. Having earned his pro mod license last fall, he's gradually increasing the power he gets out of his 2015 Corvette.

The Southridge Storm is going to get another shot at the Immaculata Mustangs for all the marbles in the provincial single-A girls soccer championship.

Baseball is booming in Prince George. The number of kids chasing down balls and hitting for the fences in the Prince George Youth Baseball Association has climbed to 515.

Hard-wired is the way to go for NITRO Motorsports Park.

Unlike the tradition of the Stanley Cup, which gives players on the winning team a chance to bring the trophy to their respective hometowns, no such sharing tradition exists for players who win the big prize in junior A hockey.

A sk Sbalyan Allan what he likes about boxing and his answer is not what you would expect. “I like getting punched in the face – it hurts but it’s pretty fun,” said Allan, a 13-year-old Spruce Capital Warriors Boxing Club member.

Early in his coaching career, while Richard Matvichuk was helping coach the Allen Americans to back-to-back Central Hockey League championships, the Americans found their power play suffering. Matvichuk had just the right tonic.

When general manager Todd Harkins went headhunting to find a new head coach for the Prince George Cougars, Richard Matvichuk was at the top of his list.

Richard Matvichuk, the former NHL defenceman, has been named the new Prince George Cougars coach. Follow the updates from today's announcement on our live blog below. [ View the story "Cougars name new coach" on Storify ]