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The list at the Prince George Spruce Kings spring prospects camp read like a who's who of the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League and Midget Tier 1 ranks. Cougars, Thunderbirds, Chiefs, Royals, Rockets and Hawks.

After running and sometimes stumbling through a desert for the better part of a day, Reid Roberts was starting to hallucinate.

Before he started playing for the Accelerated Physiotherapy/earls Rhinos in the final month of the Westwood Pub PG Rec Hockey League season, five years had passed since Mark Currie last had a regular gig in goal.

Brad Stephen was 16 years old when he started playing rec hockey in Prince George. Back then, it was really was men against boy and Stephen was the exception to the rule.

Caleb Bond admitted he was nervous. He had reason to be. It was one of the first times the five-year-old judoka from the Prince George Judo Club competed in front of a big crowd, such as the one gathered in the bleachers at the P.G.

Colton Bilawchuk came out with a strong opening round in his boxing debut Friday in Langley.

The Calgary Roughnecks have won four of their last seven games and are in a National Lacrosse League playoff position for the first time this season. The Roughnecks hung to defeat the West Division-leading Edmonton Rush 9-8 Friday night in Calgary.

Brandon Manning's latest audition with the Philadelphia Flyers has done wonders for advancing his prospects for long-term employment in the NHL. It's also helped boost his bank account.

The start gun is about to go off on the Prince George Track and Field Club outdoor season. Registration takes place today between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Masich Place Stadium.

Three hours after he was unveiled as the new bench boss of the Prince George Spruce Kings, Chad van Diemen got right to work at the Coliseum - evaluating talent at the team's annual spring prospects camp.