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Knowing what's at stake this weekend at Otway Nordic Centre for cross-country skiers trying to qualify for Ski Tour Canada, Matt Neumann wasn't putting any pressure on himself to win his race Friday.

At last week's Fan the Flame Awards Banquet and Gala, seven individuals and one group were recognized for their athletic accomplishments and/or contributions.

Mike Norton has been to the cross-country ski resorts all over Europe, and knows how weather conditions are affecting the venues for World Cup and NorAm cross-country ski races this season.

The Ice Crushers were unstoppable. The Crushers, an under-12 team from the Prince George Ringette Association, skated to a championship at last weekend's Spruce Grove Sweetheart Tournament. In the final, they doused the Spruce Grove Fire 8-6.

Caelan McLean is a long way from his home in Whitehorse, Yukon, but returned to familiar surroundings Thursday afternoon at Otway Nordic Centre.

It didn't show it on the scoreboard, but the Prince George Spruce Kings actually played quite well Thursday night against the playoff-bound Langley Rivermen - for 40 minutes. Too bad about that third period. The Rivermen dominated it.

It's been a long hard painful climb for Max Martin to get back into the swing of things. This was supposed to be the season he got a taste of regular duty playing defence for the Prince George Cougars.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are not letting the fact they've missed the B.C. Hockey League playoffs get in the way of their objectives on the ice at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena the next two night.

Alia Wilson, Jade Jacobs and their Prince George Gymnastics Club teammates were in top form at the Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational meet, held last weekend in Langley.

It was raining lightly most of the afternoon Wednesday at Otway Nordic Centre - just the kind of weather Jim Burbee hates to see.