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Football B.C. High School, Double-A Varsity Northern Conference Friday result Duchess Park 44 College Heights 12.

Three games in three days - no problem for the Northland Dodge Northern Female Cougars of Prince George's hockey team. The Cougars (2-0-1) opened the B.C.

Scott DeBianchi was a snake in the grass all game for the Westwood Sports Pub. The guys from Mr.

Brandon Deschamps carried the UBC Thunderbirds to their second win of the season Saturday in CIS football action.

That message was drilled into the heads of the Prince George Cougars during a season-opening weekend tour of the WHL U.S. Division and on Sunday they took it to heart, remaining disciplined in a 2-1 win over the host Tri-City Americans.

A win still eludes them, but the UNBC Timberwolves women's soccer team earned a come-from-behind point in Lethbridge on Saturday afternoon. The T-wolves (0-4-1) battled the Lethbridge Pronghorns (0-3-2) to a 1-1 draw in Canada West action.

British Columbia Hockey League Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 Prince George Coliseum Trail Smoke Eaters 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 First period: 1. Trail Jake Kauppila 2 (Lamont, Witala) 1:54 2.

As the youngest team in the B.C. triple-A Midget Hockey League the Prince George Cougars took their lumps last year. They were forced to climb a steep learning curve playing against older players and it showed in their 6-17-5 league-worst record.

CFL Picks, Week 13 After 12 weeks in the CFL picks game: Ted Clarke: 3-1 last week; 22-14 overall Peter James: 2-2 last week; 29-11 overall Sheri Lamb: 3-1 last week; 25-15 overall Mark Nielsen: 3-1 last week; 25-11 overall Eskimos (2-9) at Blue Bomb

If the Prince George Cougars had to depend on their win-loss record in recent years for sustenance, they'd be starving right now.