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A pair of Prince George wrestlers grappled to silver medals at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo on the weekend. Colton Illingworth won silver in his boys 63-kilogram weight class, while Tristina Howse secured silver in the girls 69kg division.

Rest and relaxation are scarce commodities for Brett Connolly. Hockey is a full-time job, even in the summer, and time is precious while he prepares for the rigours of an NHL season.

As a pro hockey player in France and Japan, Rob Millar spent a lot of time spinning his wheels on a stationary bike. It's what hockey players do to get their legs in shape and work out the lactic acid buidup after a game.

When the Prince George Cougars hired Todd Harkins as their new general manager and signed him to a four-year contract, the wheels of the moving van were set in motion.

For now, the race will go on. That's the message organizers are sending to those competing in the annual Prince George Triathlon Sunday at West Lake.

After seven seasons of pro hockey, Nick Drazenovic remains as determined as ever to earn a regular gig in the NHL. He's been close ever since he left the Prince George Cougars in 2007, and has had short stints as a forward with the St.

Eric Brewer can bury a slapshot past an NHL goalie from 40 feet away but can he drive a golf ball 300 yards? Dan Hamhuis is a master of the hip check and can launch big league behemoths right into the first row of seats but how good is he at executin

The Williams Lake Prospects were short of players and needed to expand their horizons in order to compete for the under-14 boys provincial fastball championship.

If blood is the tie that binds a championship softball team, the B.C. junior boys squad is packing a plentiful supply for the 2014 North American Aboriginal Games in Regina.

John Makowsky slept in Thursday morning and the extra long rest was well-deserved.