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Todd Fiddler's pro hockey dream has been realized. The Colorado Eagles of the East Coast Hockey League announced Wednesday afternoon they've signed the 20-year-old Prince George Cougars sniper to a pro contract.

Prince George Cougars forward Zach Pochiro has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. The Blues selected Pochiro in the fourth round (112th overall) in the 2013 National Hockey League draft.

When it comes to the playoffs, Mario Desjardins is a little nervous. But that's a good thing.

Emily Dickson's skis didn't arrive until Tuesday morning, but that didn't stop her from blazing a trail to a gold medal at the Haywood Cross-Country Ski championships in Corner Brook, N.L. a few hours later.

Kodiaks Red, a 16-and-under girls team, missed a medal by the slimmest of margins at a weekend volleyball tournament in Kelowna.

The Prince George Gymnastics Club scored 11 medals at the B.C. Artistic Gymnastics Championship last weekend in Kamloops. Miranda Doerksen earned gold on the floor and vault to secure a bronze place finish all-around in the Level 3 Open 1998+.

The Prince George Cougars will find out today what order they'll pick in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft.

The three Prince George judo clubs won more than 30 medals at the Edmonton International Tournament last weekend at West Edmonton Mall. The North Capital Judo Club sent 21 judokas to the Alberta capital and captured eight medals.

The Prince George Cougars suffered a 2-1 loss to the Burnaby Winter Club to open the Bantam Tier 1 B.C. Hockey provincial championship Monday at Kin 1 arena.

It's no secret that when it comes to short track speed skating, Quebec skaters are the best in the business.