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Every time Kassidy Johnson steps up to the line at Black Diamond Lanes during practice, she has a checklist of sorts. Getting strikes. Picking the corners. "I'm aiming for strikes and spares," said the 15-year-old.

Steven Kidwell sure knows how to make an entrance. In his first-ever game in the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association, Kidwell scored four goals for the Prince George Bandits in their 14-4 win against the Cowboy Ranch Stylers.

Former resident Jim Swanson, who still has ties to the World Baseball Challenge that happens every second year in Prince George, is on the verge of becoming a part owner of the Victoria HarbourCats.

What began two years ago when he joined a summer strength and conditioning program for teenaged hockey players run by his parents has developed into a lifestyle passion for Liam O'Beirne.

Nicole Schlick is taking her basketball game from Prince George all the way to the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario. Schlick, a former standout with the Duchess Park Condors, with whom she averaged 22.

As Saturday came to a close, the 18-and-under Kodiaks Black had dug themselves into a deep hole.

A knee replacement six years ago forced Bill Jones, at the age of 71, to retire from the soccer pitch and the game he so dearly loves.

Three years ago when UNBC entered the university varsity ranks, the school hired Alan Alderson as head coach of the men's soccer side. Alderson took over from Sonny Pawar, who had guided the team as head coach in the B.C.

Terry Carter may have hung up his boots and kit four-and-a-half years ago, but you can still find him hanging around the clubhouse at the North Cariboo Senior Soccer League fields.

It's never easy throwing the rule book at a swim racer. It is, without question, the least favourite part of Larry Chrobot's job.