Local Sports

Archers who're aiming for a spot on Team B.C. and hope to compete at 2015 Canada Winter Games will have to be at their best, said the provincial head coach. Ron Ostermeier, head coach for Team B.C.

There's a new club in town about to make waves on Ness Lake and West Lake. The Prince George Canoe and Kayak Club launched earlier this year, the first of its kind in northern B.C. The club is hosting an open house on Sunday, May 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Minor baseball in Prince George is alive and well.

Two years ago on home turf they were expected to win. Last year in Duncan their triumph at the provincial double-A midget baseball championship came right out of left field.

So who is this Greg Pocock fella? Well, with all due respect to former Prince George Cougars owner Rick Brodsky, he's the anti-Brodsky. At least in terms of being local.

2013 was the year of the Red Sox. In October, the Boston Red Sox capped a worst-to-first season with a World Series triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Goalie Avery Quiring, defencemen Kiana Wilkinson, and forwards Sabrina Knoop and Madison Fjellstrom, all of Prince George, are going camping this weekend. They are among 42 players selected to compete in this weekend's B.C.

National women's team Jessica Hewitt, Kamloops; Marie-ve Drolet, Chicoutimi, Que; Namasthe Harris-Gauthier, Montral; Valrie Maltais, La Baie, Que; Keri Morrison, Burlington, Ont; Caroline Truchon,Chicoutimi; Marianne St-Gelais,Saint-Flicien, Que.

It's a 12-hour drive from Fort St. James to Calgary but for short track speed skater Jamie MacDonald it's taken years to get there.

Monday result Westwood Pub Devils 20 Cowboy Ranch/Regional Security Stylers 4 Devils: Cameron Braun 4g 3a, Blake McIntosh 3g 2a, Jamie Klarenbeek 2g 4a; Stylers: Brandin Daychief 2g Wednesday game BX Pub Bandits vs. Northland Nissan Assault, 8 p.m.