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Van Diemen moves from Powell River Kings to Spruce Kings

Kristian Kiland is making his presence felt on the U.S. college tennis courts. The 20-year-old sophomore has been stringing wins together playing for the Doane College Tigers in Crete, Neb., in the NAIA Great Plains Athletic Conference.

Jason Nahal decided he needed to learn how to defend himself the day he came home from a schoolyard scrap with a black eye.

Prince George Cougars general manager Todd Harkins will be heading to Switzerland next week for two reasons. One is the fact his 17-year-old son Jansen will be skating for Team Canada at the world under-18 hockey championship.

Brad Morrison and Tate Olson weren't on NHL Central Scouting's midterm rankings of draft eligible players released in January. But after turning it on in the second half of the season, the two Prince George Cougars got the notice they deserve.

On the eve of the world under-18 hockey championship, Jansen Harkins has made it official. His birth certificate says he was born in Cleveland, Ohio and he does have dual American-Canadian citizenship.

The countdown is on in Cougarville. As of today, there are 173 days until the Prince George Cougars open the 2015-16 season at home.

Josiah Binnema churned his way to a spot on the Canadian junior national swim team last weekend in Toronto. The Prince George Barracudas member will now travel to Singapore for the 2015 FINA world junior championships in August.

A Prince George mixed bowling team rolled to fourth place at the B.C. 5 Pin Bowlers Association provincial open championships in Chilliwack on the weekend.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are inviting their fans and the public to the Coliseum's lobby Friday morning for a "major announcement." Kings general manager Mike Hawes wouldn't reveal Tuesday what the announcement is, but it's expected the B.C.