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Nothing like tournament fastball to bring out the best in a ball player.

Kenny Lally and Jag Seehra hold their fates in their fists. If they win in the ring this weekend at the Western Canadian boxing championships in Red Deer, Alta., they will book themselves a place in the Canadian finals Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 in Toronto.

The Koops Classic Granfondo road race on Sunday, June 22 is not just a race for serious cyclists. It's an event that promises to have mass appeal for bike riders of all abilities.

To all the fans of the Prince George Cougars and the team's new ownership group, Troy Bourke says don't take it personally. He really doesn't want to come back to Prince George next season to play hockey.

Drag racing is legal again on Friday nights in Prince George. After a one-year experiment to switch to Saturday nights, management at Northland Dodge Motorsports Park has decided to return to Fridays for its street legal drag racing sessions.

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The New Concept Penguins female hockey team capped its spring season off with a 3-2 record at a tournament in Calgary last weekend.

Seven Prince George gymnasts conquered the 2014 Ogopogo Invitational meet in Kelowna on the weekend. And five of them returned with medals around their necks.

Competition was fun and light on the greens Tuesday morning. Four teams of four players were trying to roll their bowl as close to the white jack (target) as possible as two games were underway.

Luke and Jake Roderick are identical nine-year-old twins. It wasn't hard to tell them apart once the BMX races ended Sunday. Despite the 22 C heat of the afternoon, Luke was a wearing a wool full-face ninja balaclava.