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When Jon Cooper was running through the list of Tampa Bay Lightning players to take the shootout to settle a scoreless game Sunday against the Washington Capitals, defencemen Matt Carle and Michael Kostka jumped out at him.

Last time a Prince George team competed in the Coastal Insurance provincial open 5-pin bowling championship, it touched off a hometown celebration that literally rocked the house.

From Atlanta to San Diego to Chicago to Detroit, Jake Slaker has taken a convoluted route to a possible junior hockey future with the Prince George Spruce Kings. Slaker knows he wants to play next season in the B.C.

Gordie Defiel is no stranger to the RBC Cup.

Higher, farther, faster.

With a cast of 16 returning players expected when the Prince George Spruce Kings start their next training camp in August, fewer positions will be open for players hoping to stick with the B.C. Hockey League team.

Change isn't always a good thing. Such is the case with Canada West basketball and the realignment of the divisions for the 2014-15 season.

This weekend's Prince George Barracudas Medical Moose Meet is a last-chance provincial qualifier for 287 club swimmers entered in the three-day event.

Megan Heinicke wasn't sure if a third Winter Olympics was in her future.

Angela Naeth-Duncan had one unanswered question while struggling through her run at the Melbourne Ironman Asia-Pacific triathlon.