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Julia Gagnon is a seasoned runner and there's nothing like a race to stoke her competitive fire.

Evan Bichon came oh-so-close to winning two snowboardcross medals this week at the Youth Olympics in Lillihammer, Norway. The 17-year-old from Prince George finished just off the podium in Monday's individual event, placing fourth in the big final.

The Cariboo Cougars needed to be in playoff mode. That was the message from coaches to players this past weekend. The guys wearing the jerseys responded.

Four teams from Black Diamond Lanes rolled to zone gold on Sunday and will now take aim at B.C. titles.

In their last B.C. Hockey League road trip of the season, the Prince George Spruce Kings started and ended their three-day journey with a loss, but did manage to return home with an unlikely point.

The UNBC Timberwolves will always be wondering how much better their 2015-16 CIS Canada West season might have turned out had Billy Cheng been able to finish his career on the basketball court.

Kylie Pozniak had a few good reasons to put together one of her best basketball games of the season Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre. Mired in a six-game losing streak, Pozniak's UNBC Timberwolves hadn't won a single game at home.

Rockets centre gives Kelowna a CN Centre sweep

Gene Sagmoen was a salesman with a gift for reading the thoughts of his customers and that made him good at his job. He knew when to apply a bit of pressure and when to back off to make a sale.

Rourke Chartier was the scoring hero with a hat-trick effort but he wouldn't have been able to take that curtain call for the Kelowna Rockets if not for a lights-out display of goaltending from Michael Herringer.