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The Tracey Jones and Patti Knezevic rinks may have large cheering sections at this week's B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but home ice advantage at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club may be overrated.

In the first International Biathlon Union Cup event of her career, Prince George's Sarah Beaudry made quite the statement. At a Monday race in Italy, Beaudry placed 33rd in a field of 89 competitors. The 19-year-old finished a 7.

The Prince George Northern Eagles are making plans for a spring migration. They plan to be on the road for at least five games against their B.C. Football Conference tier 2 junior opponents for the April-to-May season.

When the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League holds its annual all-star game, three members of the Cariboo Cougars will be in uniform.

Two teams from the Prince George Golf and Curling Club have qualified for the B.C. Winter Games, which will double as the juvenile provincial championships.

Lightning struck twice Sunday evening for the Prince George Spruce Kings. A pair of bolts flashed off the sticks of Justin Rai and Brent Lashuk, who each scored by the time the game was 26 seconds old.

Biathlon comes first for Claire Lapointe, but her love of cross-country skiing led her to a lofty perch among her peers in B.C. biathlon's top class. You can't shoot on the range unless you arrive on skis.

Kristen Fewster spent most of her 27 years living within a stone's throw of the Prince George Golf and Curling Club. The ice that will decide the 2014 B.C.

Shooter's Pub P.G.

It would be easy for Kelly Scott and her Kelowna curling rink to file the B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts under the been-there, done-that category.