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Michael Hengen will be on the bench as an assistant coach for the Prince George Cougars in 2014-15. Hengen will also serve double duty as the team's full-time strength and conditioning coach.

Their home base is one that includes never-ending skies on the horizon; acres upon acres of wheat and canola fields; and freshwater lakes. And of course it includes Riderville, home of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Wanted: Motorists who want to take their car out for a spin at PGARA Speedway. Any make or model of vehicle accepted. No race car driving experience necessary. The reward: earning the King of the Hill title and a unique racing experience.

Blair Scott isn't bringing his golf clubs with him on his trip to Cuba this week.

The Prince George bantam double-A Knights may have suffered a 1-3 record at the Sussex baseball tournament in Kamloops on the weekend, but that may help them in the long run.

The year was 1987. Thom Ross, a long-time YBC bowling coach, was asked if he'd consider coaching a group of enthusiastic Prince George Special Olympics bowling athletes. "I first said no, I wasn't sure," he recalled.

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed free-agent goaltender Ryan Miller. The three-year deal is reportedly worth US$18 million. Miller was seen as the best goalie on the free-agent market this year.

Custom Edge Sports/Juniors pitcher Adam Donnelly throws the ball in a game against Moricetown Saturday morning at the Spruce City Stadium during the Canada Day fastball tournament.

The under-18 Timberwolves will take it one game at a time this week in Burnaby.

Prince George Cougars goalie Ty Edmonds and defenceman Sam Ruopp waited anxiously watching their computer screens. Through seven rounds of the 2014 NHL draft, their names did not appear.