Local Sports

The Northern British Columbia Volleyball Club's F.S.J. Ice Blue U16 boys volleyball team tied for fifth place at the 15U/16U Canadian West Open in Calgary over the weekend. This is their highest placing of the season.

Two years into the Kodiaks' spring hockey program and the coaches and parents say they couldn't be more pleased with the progress of the team.

Though Fort St. John's Jade McMullen had to move to Edmonton for his hockey career, the 15-year-old is representing his community very well.

Dawson Creek's Anton Wolf has qualified in racewalking for the B.C. High School Track and Field Championships June 4-5 in Burnaby after the zone competition late last week in Prince George.

Thirty Dawson Creek Seals will test their mettle against other northern swimmers this weekend in Prince George.

It's lunchtime at North Peace Secondary School and the soft pings and pops of a little plastic ball being paddled back and forth against the green table tops fills the workout area above the gym.

The Northern British Columbia Volleyball Club U18 girls Fort St. John Ice won gold in Division 2 Tier 3 of Canadian Open in Abbotsford.

While parts of the South Peace were suffering through electrical outages this long weekend, there was no shortage of sparks amongst the 80 players who showed up for the Rage camp in the EnCana Events Centre where they competed for a spot on the North

Carlee Shenton and Kortney Gallagher of the Fort St. John Figure Skating Club went the highest they could go in the skills category - gold.

The Tigers and IKON took the top spot in their divisions at the Fort St. John Mixed Slowpitch Society's Icebreaker tournament Monday. In the A division, the Tigers beat Kalmor 16-9 in Monday's final.