Local Sports

Amanda Asay of Prince George has been a fixture on the national women's baseball team since 2005 but has never been involved in a large-scale multisport event. She can strike that off her bucket list next month in Ajax, Ont.

Dawson Creek and Fort St. John will co-host the 2015 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge, Oct. 30 to Nov. 7. It will be only the second time the tournament has been held in British Columbia.

UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball recruit Emily Holmes is well known to the principal of Duchess Park secondary school. But you don't get on the Principal's List for bad behaviour.

The Prince George Cougars open the 2015-16 WHL season at home with a two-game weekend series against the Everett Silvertips. The Cougars will play eight of their first nine games at CN Centre and all but two of those games, Oct.

Jansen Harkins is heading to Orlando next week for a family vacation, where he'll get to check out Disney World or maybe visit Universal Studios.

Prince George Cougars fans can now circle a few more dates on their calendars. The Western Hockey League team released its pre-season schedule Tuesday. It includes six exhibition games - five on the road and one at home at CN Centre.

To be the best, you've got to beat the best. The PGYSA Under-18 Timberwolves girls were up to the challenge when they tackled the host Kamloops Blaze in youth soccer's Interior A Cup qualifier on the weekend.

Cameron Braun and Parker Woolcox combined for 11 points to lead the Westwood Pub Devils past the Northland Nissan Assault in a 20-4 victory Monday night in Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association action.

The B.C. Northern Exhibition has roped a rodeo into its fold this summer. The B.C. Rodeo Association's Great Northern Rockin' Rodeo will stop in Prince George during the BCNE on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16.

Handgun enthusiasts will display their speed and accuracy in a two-day match this weekend at the Prince George Rod and Gun Club's Blackwater range.