Local Sports

High school basketball City League Senior boys Wednesday result D. P. Todd 96 College Heights 56 DPT: Brendan Bhatoa, 16 pts., Haydn Molcak, 14; CH: Hunter Karvarti, 20, Riley Kidd, 16 Shooter's Pub P.G.

Jeff Moleski no longer has to clear customs to play home games as a professional lacrosse player and because that travel hassle has been eliminated he's still running the floor as one of the top defenders in the National Lacrosse League.

Ty Edmonds admits he had a lump in his throat as big as a hockey puck. Maybe it was that collection of butterflies fluttering up from his stomach.

For those who need a reminder, the Edmonton Oil Kings have a well-deserved reputation as one of the top teams in the Western Hockey League.

To the Point

For the UNBC Timberwolves, the playoff picture will come into focus in the next four games. The key stretch of their schedule starts tonight with a home date against the University of Victoria Vikes.

Aside from the ski slopes of Mount Washington, snow is in short supply on Vancouver Island, and that suits the Prince George Spruce Kings just fine.

TODAY BASKETBALL: CIS Canada West -- UNBC Timberwolves vs. Victoria Vikes, women's game at 6 p.m., men at 8, Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre. HOCKEY: WHL -- Prince George Cougars vs. Edmonton Oil Kings, 7 p.m., CN Centre. B.C.

UNBC athletics got a huge win on Thursday, and none of its teams were even in action. At the Northern Sport Centre on Thursday morning, Integris Credit Union pledged a $75,000 donation to the university's athletics program.

It's been a long time since CN Centre was close to sold out for a Prince George Cougars game. That just might happen this Saturday.