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The ice was hard and fast on Saturday, until Mother Nature let out a breath of spring over the Exhibition Park speed skating oval.

Lucas Hiller was just a little guy the last time he raced on an outdoor speed skating oval in Prince George. Now he's 19 and the novelty of racing outdoors in his hometown was not lost on him Sunday at the Exhibition Park ice oval.

RUHPOLDIONG, Germany (AP) -- On a day when Prince George biathlete Megan Heinicke posted one of her best -ever World Cup results, Fanny Welle-Strand Horn of Norway won her first World Cup race on Friday by edging three-time Olympic champion Darya Dom

The Cariboo Cougars have taken their first-place record to Victoria this weekend. The Cougars, who lead the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League with a 23-4-1 record, battle the seventh-place South Island Royals (13-12-2) today (4:30 p.m.

SEATTLE — Russell Wilson hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into overtime to lift the Seattle Seahawks to an improbable 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship game.

Kate Stuart knows it's a longshot for her to play goal for Team B.C. in the Canada Winter Games.

How fitting that this one went to a shootout.

The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack extended their winning streak to eight Friday night. And it came at the expense of the host UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball squad with a 62-44 victory in their first visit of the season to Prince George.

It's been nearly a month since David Soltes suited up for the Prince George Cougars. He hasn't played for the Cats since Dec. 17, when they lost at home to the Spokane Chiefs. But it's not like Soltes was idle all that time.

It's been a few years since Chris Fox last took a metal-studded dirt bike for some high-speed laps on a frozen lake.