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There have been some barnburner finals over the years to decide boys high school basketball bragging rights for the rest of the year in the Prince George City League.

Ty Edmonds did everything in his power to pave a path to victory Wednesday night in Calgary.

B.C. and Halifax are coastal opposites, with a lot of territory in between. But with their Nova Scotia connection behind the bench, assistant coach Brent Arsenault, the boys from B.C.

On Saturday, they dropped the puck in a ceremonial face-off between the Prince George Cougars and Edmonton Oil Kings at CN Centre. They signed autographs in the concourse during the first intermission.

Judokas Grace Northrop and Lavanna Laass tuned up for the Canada Winter Games with a pair of gold medals at the Youth Provincials in Langley on Saturday. Northrop and Laass, whose home club is the Hart Judo Academy, qualified to compete for Team B.C.

The top-four senior high school basketball squads will tip off tonight at Duchess Park secondary in the Prince George City Championship finals.

The task at hand was a tall one for UNBC's men's basketball squad on Saturday night.

The Cariboo Cougars road trip to Abbotsford on the weekend wasn't as hospitable for them as they would've liked.

Playing for the UNBC Timberwolves was better than what Jeff Chu expected. Recruited to join the men's basketball team by head coach Todd Jordan two years ago, the six-foot 195-pound guard quickly made an impact on the team.

Since the B.C. Hockey League's schedule was released last summer, the Prince George Spruce Kings knew what was in store for them in February. And that time has finally arrived.