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From the day he started playing atom football as a young kid, Rylan Matters was old beyond his years, seemingly always one step ahead of his peers.

Looking ahead to next season on the snowboard cross front, Meryeta O'Dine doesn't plan on seeing much of her Prince George hometown.

They've been building up for this all season in their respective judo dojos. Next Thursday in Calgary, 16 judokas form Prince George will begin their quests for medals at the Canadian Open national championships.

Jared Young graduated Friday from junior college in Oklahoma and it would be safe to say he's pretty happy with his report card, finishing his final semester in business studies with a 3.94 grade point average (on a scale of 4.0).

The Cariboo Cougars are holding their annual spring identification camp this weekend. Ice sessions start today at 9 a.m. and run through early Sunday afternoon at the Elksentre.

Taylor Gauthier has never scored a goal in his hockey career but give him time. As a goalie, putting the puck in the opponents' net is not part of the job description.

The West Kelowna Warriors are one win away from qualifying for the RBC Cup junior A hockey national tournament. They made that possible Thursday afternoon in Estevan, Sask.

Colton Kitchen was in school at Thursday morning at Prince George secondary school waiting to see his name on the list of 2001-born players taken in the Western Hockey League draft.

The Prince George Cougars made defenceman Francis La Roue their final pick in today's Western Hockey League bantam draft in Calgary. La Roue is a Surrey product who played for the Delta Wild this season.

The Prince George Cougars went back to the blueline with their eighth-round pick in the Western Hockey League bantam draft. The Cats selected right-shooting defenceman Eric Parker, who was a member of the Calgary Bisons this season.