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Ted CLARKE Citizen staff They got to the final through the back door but their timely finish left the Prince George Timberwolves hogging the spotlight at the 3D Basketball Western Canadian under-17 girls championship in Langley.

The day she became a third-generation stock car racer, 14-year-old Megan Arronge got news she didn't want to hear in the pre-race drivers meeting.

Omar Medina beat the heat and went the distance. On a blazing 38 C day in Kelowna at the Jack Brow Memorial track and field meet, the 17-year-old Medina won the senior boys long jump, traveling 6.45 metres.

The NB Hawks of Regina are back in Prince George this weekend to try to defend their title as champions of the Canada Day fastpitch tournament and they've been tuning up their act lately against one of the best teams in the world.

Andrew Heitman wasn't allowed to play lacrosse in Edmonton this past weekend with his Prince George Posse teammates. Not after undergoing surgery on June 19 to remove an inflamed appendix, a day after his 16th birthday.

The Prince George Cougars have added a Bison to their herd and he's a rare breed indeed.

As a three-time Canadian seniors tennis champion and top-eight world championship finisher, Sandra Sutton has seen her share of nice tennis facilities. Until recently, what Prince George had to offer was nothing much to brag about.

In May 1976, Murray Gardner and his buddy drove 16 hours one way from Vancouver to northern California just to fire 36 rounds from a handgun in a unique high speed pistol shooting sport.

Prince George Cycling Club champions will be crowned Saturday. But first they'll have race each other to the top to get there, as in a gruelling hill climb from North Nechako Road up Foothills Blvd. to East Austin Road. The 5.

The UNBC Timberwolves will tip off their 2015-16 season in the comfy confines of home court on Nov. 6 against the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack. The Wolfpack will return to the Northern Sport Centre on Nov.