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The last time he saw a Prince George Cougars jersey on the ice, Aaron Macklin had his bare fists clenched around it.

The Prince George Cougars would be wise to stay out of the penalty box this weekend. They'll be shorthanded before they even step out onto the ice at CN Centre for a two-game set against the surging Vancouver Giants.

It came down to one head-to-head match Thursday afternoon to decide the fate of the College Heights Cougars and the D.P. Todd Trojans at the double-A boys provincial volleyball championship in Kelowna.

The best record in the league. Tops in virtually every department. That's what the Prince George Spruce Kings will have to deal with Sunday afternoon at 3 when they host the Powell River Kings in their only regular season visit to the Coliseum.

Losing by one point to the Regina Cougars on a last-second play Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre does not sit well with the UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team.

Nobody said it was going to be easy. And nobody knew that better than Chase Witala. The Prince George Cougars winger bailed his team out in a big way Friday night in an old-fashioned shootout at the CN Centre corral.

The Cedars Christian Eagles are through to the medal round in the hunt for the single-A girls provincial volleyball championship in Duncan.

The Northland Dodge female midget triple-A Northern Cougars are not staying put in Prince George over the Christmas holidays. For the second straight year they've earned an invitation to the Mac Midget hockey tournament in Calgary.

Saturday is Sports Day in Canada and the Prince George Ringette Association is encouraging more participation in their sport by offering a free tryout.

Too little, too late. For the Prince George Spruce Kings, their 2-1 fall from grace Wednesday night at the Coliseum at the hands of the Langley Rivermen came with a stiff price.