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Boxer Kenny Lally has his eyes on the prize. He wants to fight at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and this week in Montreal he took another step towards accomplishing that goal.

The Northern Capitals brought their brand of B.C. Northern Interior hospitality Thursday to the plains of Saskatchewan. Prince George's triple-A female hockey team opened play at the Notre Dame tournament Wilcox, Sask.

The Chilliwack Chiefs know they can bank on Jordan Kawaguchi for goal production. He made that abundantly Thursday night at the Coliseum, making four separate net deposits on the way to a 7-3 victory over the Prince George Spruce Kings.

The LJ Contracting Cougars are getting used to gold. The Cats, a midget Tier 2 rep team from the Prince George Minor Hockey Association, won their third tournament of the season last weekend in Williams Lake.

To secure two points, the Prince George Spruce Kings will have to be at their best. In the lone game in the B.C. Hockey League tonight, the Spruce Kings will host the Chilliwack Chiefs (7 p.m. start, Coliseum).

When it comes to winning the Canadian Hockey League's goaltender of the week award, Ty Edmonds is two-for-two.

Don't look now, but the Prince George Cougars are hot on the tails of the top teams in the Western Hockey League. As hard as that is to believe, a third of the way into the season, it's true.

The month of December is going to be a busy one for the city's triple-A midget female hockey team. With two major tournaments looming this month on the Northern Capitals' schedule, they took care of some immediate business at home over the weekend.

The Cariboo Cougars handed out their Christmas present a few weeks early to the Thompson Blazers. They all chipped in and left the Blazers a big lump of Kolle.

Chase Witala recorded a hat trick and Jansen Harkins scored two goals to lift the visiting Prince George Cougars to a 6-5 win Sunday over the Vancouver Giants.