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When Hallie Drezet sees a powerful serve or shot coming right for her, she doesn't hesitate at all.

Knights ride for B.C. crown The Southstar Equipment bantam Knights are taking their best crack at a provincial title this weekend in Richmond. The boys baseball team is stepping up to the plate at the 15-and-under B.C. Baseball double-A championship.

After nearly 11 years as a gymnast, 13-year-old Alia Wilson has developed a high pain threshold.

Kristian Kiland has been playing less and teaching more this summer and that seems to have helped his tennis game.

It was a moment that will stay with Kenny Lally for the rest of his life. It happened last Friday in a boxing venue in Oshawa, Ont. Lally, a 26-year-old pugilist from Prince George, was awarded a Pan Am Games bronze medal.

From Delta to Ontario, from Nova Scotia to Prince George, Luc Soares's hockey career has taken him on a cross-country tour.

Tyrese Van Koughnett-Melanson had dreams of being a carpenter, making lots of money and racing his BMX bike in the Olympics.

Kenny Lally didn't get into boxing to be a role model. Same goes for fellow Pan Am Games athletes Amanda Asay and Alyx Treasure.

When you're considered among the elite hockey players in Canada, summer is short. Three members of the Prince George Cougars are on Hockey Canada's radar this year and have been invited to national team tryout camps this week in Calgary.

Prince George's Linda Renner has won her first medal at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. Renner helped her Canada 2 team win a silver medal in 10-pin bowling Tuesday in the team competition.