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Eight games into their season after finding success against their soccer peers from B.C. and Alberta, the Prince George Timberwolves under-14 girls have to be feeling good about themselves.

When Toronto FC landed striker Jermain Dafoe it was trumpeted as a "bloody big deal.

Two of Canada's premier track athletes will spend Saturday with the Prince George Track and Field Club's competitive athletes, aged 11-and-older, as part of a special day-long practice.

Northern Eagles slotback Daniel Weisgerber tries to evade a tackle by his North Delta opponent Sunday at Masich Place Stadium. The Eagles lost the game 45-0 in their final game of the B.C. Football Tier 2 Conference.

A late-inning rally by the Prince George Lomak Bulk Carrier bantam Knights led to an 11-10 win over Rutland and a third-place finish at the Grand Slam double-A baseball tournament in Tsawwassen on Monday.

The Prince George Athletics North track and field team stepped onto the podium numerous times at the annual Centennial Track Meet in Kamloops on the weekend.

A dozen high-powered trucks are about to tear up the track at PGARA Speedway Park. The SuperTruck Racing Series will be in town for the season-opener Saturday at the Prince George Auto Racing Association's race track.

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Lavanna Laass and Brendan Bellavance fought for, and won silver medals last weekend at the Canadian Judo Championships in Saguenay, Que. Laass, an 18-year-old judoka from the Hart Judo Academy, won silver in the senior women's -63-kilogram division.

It all started with the Hunger Games. That's when Dawn Procter's phone started ringing off the hook.