Local Sports

Mitch Williams used to score goals for the Cariboo Cougars. Now he's doing the deed for the Vancouver Northwest Giants, as the 17-year-old forward prominently demonstrated Monday night in North Vancouver.

OSLO, Norway -- Martin Fourcade of France earned his fourth gold medal at the biathlon world championships in the 20-kilometre individual race on Thursday.

Having blown away her own pre-season expectations on the Nor-Am ski cross circuit this winter, Tiana Gairns is about to find herself in some exclusive company at the Canadian championships.

The Kelly Road Roadrunners played better, but their long-range radar wasn't working for them and that spelled trouble at the B.C. boys double-A basketball championship in Langley.

Two weekends ago, the Kelly Road Roadrunners were celebrating as North Central zone double-A boys basketball champions.

Despite the early arrival of spring, hip waders and snorkels will not be required to complete the course Sunday in the Stride and Glide Sports Spirit of the Rivers Loppet.

Rosanna Crawford posted a career-best 14th-place result and her Canadian teammate Julia Ransom finished 20th in the women's 15-kilometre individual event Wednesday at the world biathlon championships in Oslo, Norway.

The third annual Northern Exposure roller derby tournament is set for this weekend at the Roll-A-dome.

Hannah Esopenko came back from provincials with a lot of extra weight hanging around her neck. Esopenko, a 16-year-old who trains with the Prince George Barracudas swim club, stroked to medals in all her events at the Swim B.C.

The good news is the Prince George Cougars have clinched a WHL playoff spot for the second consecutive season. The bad news for Cougar fans is they lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Kelowna Rockets Wednesday in Kelowna.