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The Quesnel Wildfire have cast aside any doubts which of the three teams is the early favourite in the upstart Cariboo Central Interior Intermediate League.

Now that speed skating season is over, Carolina Hiller has a new racing diversion, one that's guaranteed to get her heart racing through the warm-weather months.

Sixteen-year-old Liam Miller proved this week he can stand up to the punishment of grown men shooting lacrosse balls at him with all their might and still backstop his team to victory.

The comforts of home brought out the best in high jumper Alyx Treasure. The 21-year-old Prince George native tied her personal best record when she cleared 1.

Team B.C. hopes to roll into the playoffs at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling championships in Boucherville, Que. The B.C.

The axe has swung hard on the Vancouver Canucks. First it was president/general manager Mike Gillis losing his job, then this week it was John Tortorella's neck on the block after a tumultuous one-season reign as head coach.

Lee Sheppard has coached bowling for 19 years, but she's never guided a team to nationals, until now.

The Prince George Cougars chose 10 players in Thursday's WHL bantam draft and Dan Hamhuis broke the news to most of them.

The World Baseball Challenge - held in Prince George in 2009, 2011 and 2013 - is on track to return in 2015.

His hometown is listed as North Vancouver, but Justin Almeida was born and raised in Kitimat and next season Prince George will be his hockey home.