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The Northland Dodge Cougars can now claim top spot in the B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA League for themselves.

After five years playing hockey in Minnesota, Canadian Jared Bethune has returned north of the 49th parallel, all the way to Prince George and the Western Hockey League. Bethune, a 17-year-old left-winger from Fort Frances, Ont.

Their top two goalies may be a little banged up, but that hasn't stopped the Cariboo Cougars from climbing to the top of the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League.

Grace Northrop, Lavanna Laass and Kristen Yawney now know where they'll be in February. The three judokas from Prince George were selected on Saturday to compete for Team B.C.

It was a family affair for Shawn Young and his three sons at the B.C. Judo Championships in Abbotsford on the weekend. Shawn won gold in the senior men intermediate -73-kilogram division, while son Asher won gold in the under-12 -30kg division.

The College Heights Cougars proved they were tough enough on the volleyball court on the weekend.

It appears some extra shut-eye helped the Prince George Spruce Kings earn a 5-4 victory against the host Alberni Valley Bulldogs Sunday. After arriving late Saturday night from Nanaimo, the Kings had a chance to sleep in prior to their B.C.

Left with two broken arms after falling off a stair railing earlier in the week at school, Prince George peewee Purple quarterback Dawsen Powley was in no shape to play football Saturday.

How do the Prince George Cougars account for Saturday's 9-1 loss to a Vancouver Giants team they'd beaten twice at home the previous weekend? That's a question they will have to answer many times over the next few days in practice when they're gettin

In a battle of the unbeatens that could have gone either way, the Duchess Park Condors found the path to paydirt.