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The desert heat was nearing triple digits on the Fahrenheit scale but Calvin Ruttan didn't mind. He was having too much fun winning on the softball diamond.

If the UNBC Timberwolves want to make the playoffs again this year, then they might as well face one of the top teams right away. The men's basketball squad tips off its 2015-16 season Friday (8 p.m.) and Saturday (7 p.m.

The top student-athletes at UNBC were recognized Tuesday at the school's annual Academic All-Canadian reception and donor recognition night.

If there's a day the Prince George Gymnastics Club will remember this season, it might be the first day of September. It was a Tuesday, and at 8:30 a.m. online registration for the fall session opened. Twenty minutes later, at 8:50 a.m.

Grace Northrop of Prince George is now competing against older women on the national judo stage this season but that hasn't impeded her path to the medal podium.

The Cariboo Cougars are getting into a tough part of their schedule. In a positive sign, they're doing it while on a four-game winning streak. Those four consecutive victories represent the longest string of success for the Cougars this season.

The College Heights Cougars put a serious fright into every opponent during a Halloween weekend tournament. The Cougars senior boys volleyball team tore through the Kelly Road Scary Spooky Halloween Jam without losing a single set.

When you're hot, you're hot. The Prince George Cougars line of Jesse Gabrielle, Brad Morrison and Brogan O'Brien combined for seven points to help lead the Cats to a 4-3 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes Monday night at CN Centre.

The Vancouver Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers tonight in a game broadcast across the province and there's no denying people in B.C. love their Canucks.

If Ty Edmonds keeps making saves like he did Friday and linemates Brogan O'Brien and Jesse Gabrielle continue their climb up the WHL scoring charts, the much-improved Lethbridge Hurricanes could be hard-pressed to reach their objective on the ice ton