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With three games left, two against Vernon, the Kings control their own fate

Last time the UNBC Timberwolves and Langara Falcons clashed, the difference between winner and loser was just two points. That time, a home game back in January, the only thing on the line was regular season standings, and the Falcons came out on top. When the two teams meet for the third time tonight at the BCCAA Men's Basketball Provincials in Kamloops, they'll be fighting for a whole lot more.

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With three games left, two against Vernon, the Kings control their own fate

Last time the UNBC Timberwolves and Langara Falcons clashed, the difference between winner and loser was just two points. That time, a home game back in January, the only thing on the line was regular season standings, and the Falcons came out on top. When the two teams meet for the third time tonight at the BCCAA Men's Basketball Provincials in Kamloops, they'll be fighting for a whole lot more.

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Kevin Smale was 10-years-old when he threw his first rock. It was 1951 and Prince George's curling community revolved around two natural curling sheets situated in the shade of Connaught Hill to prevent the sun from melting them. Smale's father had just finished a match and was letting his son get his first taste of the game by making a few practice shots in the empty rink. Within two years the rink had moved into the basement of the Civic Centre and Smale had become a genuine curling fanatic.

The Duchess Park Condors have hit the wall — now they're trying to climb it.

Carmen Hansford knows a few things that most other 12-year-old girls don't. She knows how to regulate her breathing and heart-rate. She knows about nutrition and pre-competition preparation. And she knows how to shoot a target the size of her fist dead-centre with a rifle while her heart is pounding in her chest.

Six people will be inducted into the PG Sports Hall of Fame at this year's awards banquet, March 9. It is the first time in the hall's four-year history that the maximum of 10 new inductees hasn't been reached.