Local Sports

Lavanna Laass had a busy and productive weekend on the judo mats. Laass, a 17-year-old from the Hart Judo Academy, battled her way to a silver medal at the Canada West Open in Burnaby on Saturday.

High school basketball PGSS junior A boys tournament Saturday result Final Duchess Park 70 College Heights 67 (DP: Jasper Yutu, 15 pts.; College Heights, Ben Shand, 12 pts.) Shooter's Pub P.G.

Megan Heinicke was a hit on the World Cup biathlon range in Hochfilzen, Austria. She finished without a miss in the third leg of the women's 4 X 6 km relay to help Canada place 11th out of 23 teams.

The worst appears to be over for the Cariboo Cougars. Three consecutive weekends on the road against the top three teams in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League didn't help the Cougars much in the standings.

Four years ago, Bill Cameron and his Prince George crew were curling neophytes, absolute beginners in the sport. Now they're provincial men's qualifiers, and in two months they'll be taking on some of the best curlers in the world.

Tyler Mrkonjic was one of the most unlikely Prince George Cougars to get the fur flying on Teddy Bear Toss Night. The 17-year-old rookie from St. Albert, Alta., had but one goal in 29 games and that came in the Cougars home-opener on Sept. 27.

Tyler Mrkonjic was one of the most unlikely Prince George Cougars to get the fur flying on Teddy Bear Toss Night. The 17-year-old rookie from St. Albert, Alta., had but one goal in 29 games and that came in the Cougars home-opener on Sept. 27.

The Prince George Spruce Kings lost 6-3 on the road to the Coquitlam Express on Friday night. The Express took an early lead just after the six minute mark with a goal by Adam Rockwood.

Lucas Nickles was worth his weight in gold Friday to the Tri-City Americans.

The message Cariboo Cougars head coach Bryan MacLean has for his players this weekend is simple: play hard for a full 60 minutes and good things will happen.