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After 3.9 kilometres of swimming and a 180 km bike ride, Prince George triathlete Angela Naeth was in sixth place heading into the run in Saturday's Ironman world championship in Hawaii when she was forced to make an agonizing decision.

The Prince George Spruce Kings suffered their fourth-straight loss Friday night, this time at the hands of the Trail Smoke Eaters.

Angela Naeth has been waiting for this day since she was 10 years old. On that day at her home in Prince George she watched the 1992 Ironman world championship in Hawaii on TV and that planted the seed. She decided then she wanted to be a triathlete.

Max Martin made the team, but barring a major miracle, his injured shoulder won't allow him to play in the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Aaron Jakubowski is living proof it's never too late to make the A-list. Last year at this time as a first-year midget hockey goatender, Jakubowski was playing at the bottom level of rep hockey on the Tier 3 midget Wayne Watson Construction Cougars.

The Westwood Pub Rec Hockey League is on a recruiting drive to find players for its Co-ed Division.

Playing with the NHL pros in Columbus was no picnic for Prince George Cougars defenceman Sam Ruopp. It was hard work, the likes of which the 19-year-old from Zehner, Sask., had never before encountered in his hockey career.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are off to their worst start in five years and Mike Hawes admits it's not a comfortable feeling. The Spruce Kings have just one win and an overtime loss to go with six losses.

"Every day my feet hit this ground, it's a good day." That's what equipment manager Bill Baldridge said while walking towards the Spruce Kings dressing room in the Coliseum.

Before Lyn Hall ever became the mayor of Prince George, or a city councillor, or a school board trustee, he was a soccer dad. First and foremost that was his main role.