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Playing with a 4-0 lead in the second period of Sunday's Geotech Drilling midget tier 1 hockey tournament final, the Coast Inn of the North might not have realized it, but they were playing with fire.

The UNBC Timberwolves could have been excused Saturday for thinking they'd built themselves a fortress of lead to protect themselves from the Regina Cougars. Turned out it was about as solid as a house of cards.

Landon Smith and Evan Anderson are 1-2 in the BCHL scoring race but you can bet they're glad they've seen the last of the Prince George Spruce Kings this season.

After being held to just two points in the first half, Cassie Cooke knew she had it in her to finish a lot better than she started Friday against the UNBC Timberwolves.

BASKETBALL: CIS Canada West -- UNBC Timberwolves vs. Brandon Bobcats, women at 6 p.m., men at 8, Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre. HOCKEY: Coast Inn of the North midget Cougars Tier 1 midget tournament, CN Centre, Kin Centre. Cougars vs.

Michael Garteig is a big man on campus in Hamden, Conn. He's been lights-out as the go-to goalie for the Quinnipiac University Bobcats since the college hockey season started. And he's from Prince George.

Para-badminton is one of the lesser-known sports for people with mobility disabilities.

The Brandon University Bobcats have gone winless in their first six games. For the UNBC Timberwolves, there's danger in that fact.

Broken bones and other assorted injuries couldn't knock the D.P. Todd Trojans off stride at provincials.

This wasn't just a two-point opportunity, first place was on the line Thursday night at Langley Events Centre.