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Sarah Beaudry nearly nabbed a podium position at worlds. Beaudry, an 18-year-old from Prince George, finished fifth overall in a women's individual race at the world youth biathlon championships in Austria on Tuesday.

It was a disappointing conclusion for the Prince George bantam tier 2 Cougars at their home tournament last weekend. The Cougars (1-4) wrapped up the tournament Sunday morning with a 6-4 loss to Kitimat in the seventh-place consolation game at Kin 3.

Sarah Beaudry nearly nabbed a podium position at worlds. Beaudry, an 18-year-old from Prince George, finished fifth overall in a women's individual race at the world youth biathlon championships in Austria on Tuesday.

Jake LeBrun had his first multi-goal junior A game for the Prince George Spruce Kings in a losing cause Sunday as the Coquitlam Express earned a 4-3 double overtime win.

A new coach has given some players on the Prince George Cougars a chance at a do-over.

From three-point land, the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades reduced the net to ashes.

When Mark Holick preaches the Prince George Cougars would be wise to listen.

Sarah Beaudry finished 28th in the women's 7.5 kilometre pursuit competition Sunday at the youth and junior biathlon world championship in Obertilliach, Austria. The Prince George product completed the course in a time of 32:04.

A flu bug knocked their best all-around player out of the game. With veteran swingman Sam Raphael on the sidelines, the UNBC Timberwolves couldn't keep pace with the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades.

At half-time, the UNBC Timberwolves trailed one of the best teams in the country by five points. A nice accomplishment, to be sure. In the second half, the Timberwolves lost their composure and, with it, their chance at pulling off a massive upset.