–The Prince George Northern Eagles are 0-2 in the BC Conference Football Tier 2 Junior League after a 19-6 loss to the Richmond Raiders. The Eagles have their home opener on Sunday against the North Delta Longhorns. P.G. lost to North Delta 50-0 in week one. The Eagles also host Richmond May 4th.
–The WHL Conference Finals resume Tuesday with Kelowna at Portland in the West and Edmonton at Medicine Hat in the East. The Rockets and Winterhawks are tied 1-1 while the Oil Kings lead the Tigers 2-0.
–With security tight along the 26.2-mile course, nearly 36,000 runners, including seven from Prince George, participated in the 118th Boston Marathon, one year after two pressure-cooker bombs went off near the finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 260. It was the second-largest field in the history of the Boston Marathon.
–Meb Keflizighi, a former Olympic medallist, won the Boston Marathon men’s title in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds.He is the first American to win men’s race since Greg Meyer in 1983. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo, the defending champion, won the women’s race in a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds.