Sports

Black Press newspaper reporters and readers from across B.C. live-chat the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Competing and contesting in a sport where you have to pay an entry fee seems to bring out the will to try harder in most people; the sport of rodeo — even more so as the competitors usually bear all of the expenses involved themselves.

Representatives of the Central Interior Hockey League voted to accept applications from the Quesnel Kangaroos and the Lac La Hache Tomahawks to join the league for the 2011-12 season, and created three divisions for the new season’s schedule.

On Sunday, June 12 the Williams Lake Cycling Club will be hosting the fourth annual Pedal by the Puddle mountain biking event.

Hundreds of racing fans at Williams Lake’s Thunder Mountain Speedway were in for a treat Saturday as the ARCA West OK Tire Challenge Series cars lit up the track.

The Columneetza Cougars golf team is headed off to compete at a provincial championship.

This past weekend’s Peel Out Mountain Bike Festival drew 140 participants to the trails at Fox Mountain and the Boitanio Bike Park. Here, Williams Lake’s Derek Turnbull practices a few tricks Saturday afternoon in the Boitanio Bike Park.

The Williams Lake Cycling Club hosted the second annual Peel Out Mountain Bike Festival this past weekend in Williams Lake.

There’s a little-known gem tucked away at the Esler Sports Complex.

What’s become a May tradition for many cross country motorcycle riders in the lakecity is now beginning to be recognized throughout B.C.