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Prince George has been good to Parker Colley, Kyle Johnson and Liam McCloskey. A month ago they swooped into town with the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs and beat the Cariboo Cougars twice on Prince George ice to complete the sweep and win the B.C.

Jansen Harkins and his Team Canada teammates are ready to take on the world. The 17-year-old Prince George Cougars centre is in Zug, Switzerland, for today's opening game at the IIHF World Under-18 hockey championship against Latvia (6:30 a.m., TSN).

Tom Masich wants to see the stadium which bears his name get a facelift. But he's convinced there's no need for a massive earthshaking makeover at Masich Place Stadium. Two weeks ago city council voted to apply $3.

The call of the moose is beckoning the Prince George Barracudas Swim Club.

Six-year-old Johnny Price of the North Capital Judo Club, left, tries to get a grip on five-year-old Caleb Bond of the Prince George Judo Club during the P.G. Open judo tournament, held Saturday at the Northern Sport Centre.

Prince George Special Olympians spent Saturday in the fast lanes capturing top-three finishes at the annual Special Olympics B.C. swim meet in Kelowna.

Hot bats, solid defence and timely pitching helped the Prince George double-A bantam Knights capture the Best of the West title on the weekend in Kamloops.

When the North Cariboo Senior Soccer League presented Glen Thompson with a lifetime achievement award recently, he was surprised at the honour.

Tristina Howse made the most of her first appearance on the national stage at the Canadian cadet wrestling championships in Fredericton, N.B., on the weekend. She won a silver medal.

Prince George gymnast Samantha Thomas grabbed a gold medal on the uneven bars at the B.C. provincial gymnastics championships in North Vancouver on the weekend.