Local Sports

The PG Youth Soccer Association's under-16 girls tried, but they couldn't score the equalizer against visiting Kamloops Sunday to have a chance to qualify for the single-A Cup provincials.

Reece Halovich would like to eventually do the Prince George Iceman. And she had every intention of competing in it this year, except the annual January multi-sport race was cancelled this year due to cold temperatures that were unsafe for athletes.

The Prince George Gnats Rugby Club and the newly formed Highlanders Rugby club are joining forces on Saturday, July 5 for a one-day skills camp. The free camp, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Blaine Radford was a 15-year-old from Fort St. John when he moved to Prince George with his family. He didn't know anybody when he arrived and the best friend he had with him was his skateboard.

Pedal to the metal Racing fans can get their fill of burned rubber, bumper-to-bumper, and metal-to-metal fast-paced action tonight at PGARA Speedway. It's the annual Hit-to-Pass Extravaganza, with time trials starting at 6 p.m.

Glenn Ormsby has played in a lot of high-stakes fastball games and Friday's opener in the Postkin-Ghostkeeper Memorial tournament wasn't one of them.

The CFL pre-season concludes this weekend prior to kicking off the 2014 regular season June 26. South of the border, players are reporting to their NFL teams.

Blake McIntosh is looking forward to the end of lacrosse season.

In the classroom and on the NCAA running track, Emma Balazs's versatility took her to new heights as a student at the University of Idaho.

Question of the day: will Ty Edmonds of the Prince George Cougars be selected in the 2014 National Hockey League draft? Without psychic abilities or a crystal ball, it's impossible to give a definitive answer.