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Mavia Nijjer led the Prince George secondary Polars girls to gold on the weekend at the Grande Prairie Senior Basketball championship.

In their final three home games of 2012 the Prince George Spruce Kings left their fans looking forward to the new year.

Sean Landrey is too nice and it frustrates his Prince George Spruce Kings coaches.

It may be a sunshine destination but for the Prince George Cougars the city of Kelowna is more like kryptonite.

The Cariboo Cougars snapped a two-game losing streak with an 8-4 win over the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in Abbotsford in a Saturday matinee.

The Kelowna Rockets stretched their home win streak to 12 games Saturday at Prospera Place with a 7-2 win over the Prince George Cougars in Western Hockey League action.

Brett Zarowny made 30 saves in the Prince George Cougars net but it wasn't enough as the Kamloops Blazers were too much for the young Cats, notching a 3-0 win at the Interior Savings Centre.

It was a surreal moment for Prince George Cougars head coach Dean Clark when team captain Brock Hirsche was forced into retirement from junior hockey due to a shoulder injury this week.

Down, down, down the Prince George Spruce Kings have gone since they made their lone appearance on the Canadian Junior Hockey League's top 20 list a month ago. The Spruce Kings (12-9-1-5) have dropped the first four games of a seven-game B.C.

As a member of the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack, Nic Balazs has never been better.