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After his second fight at the elite national boxing championships Thursday in Mississauga, Ont.,Kenny Lally looked a bit like Popeye. A punch above the eye drew blood, but despite the best efforts of Rodolfo Valasquez of Hamilton, Ont.

Brandon Manning is back in the bigs. The Philadelphia Flyers called up for the former Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Wednesday from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Flyers AHL affiliate in Allentown, Pa.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are back in high life again. Chad Staley's power-play goal midway through the second period made all the difference Wednesday night in Coquitlam.

Kenny Lally realized on Wednesday night one of the hazards of amateur boxing's decision to scrap the wearing of protective headgear.

Jacob Cundy showed Wednesday night he can make caviar out of mincemeat. The 15-year-old Duchess Park Condors quarterback proved that on numerous occasions Wednesday night on slick and soggy Masich Place Stadium field.

Jeremiah Luedtke is taking his game all the way to the college level next season. Luedtke, a 20-year-old hockey player with the Prince George Spruce Kings, has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage for the 2015-16 season.

The Prince George Spruce Kings traded a 20-year-old forward on Tuesday in exchange for another 20-year-old forward.

As a youth softball player, Jess Hudson remembers seeing Walter Colk on the diamond with his team. "He had a reputation for winning," she said Sunday. "Everybody wanted to be on his team." That was 20 years ago.

The Coast Inn of the North midget Tier 1 Cougars played three games in 24 hours and skated away with three wins against their Okanagan rivals on the weekend.

One goal was all that separated the D.P. Todd Trojans and Duchess Park Condors Thursday on the high school soccer pitch.