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Success comes with baby steps and on the weekend the Prince George major midget female Cougars stood tall against the top team in the hockey league.

There were a few tension-filled moments but the Cedars Christian Eagles prevailed in the gold-medal match of the north-central zone high school girls volleyball championship.

As battle-tested veterans tend to do, these ones found a way to win. Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre, the UNBC Timberwolves staged a fourth-quarter comeback and beat the UBC Okanagan Heat 81-74.

A night after leading Russia to the Subway Super Series championship Saskatoon Blades' goaltender Andrey Makarov shutdown the Prince George Cougars by a 4-0 margin.

It came down to three teams with only two berths available. When the dust settled the Kelly Road Roadrunners qualified, along with North Peace of Fort St. John, for the triple-A boys volleyball provincial championship in Kelowna, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1.

Led by their veterans, the UNBC Timberwolves staged a fourth-quarter comeback and beat the UBC Okanagan Heat 81-74 Saturday night at the Northern Sport Centre.

The Prince George Spruce Kings will try to snap a four-game losing streak tonight in West Kelowna where they face the Warriors.

A night after leading Russia to the Subway Super Series championship Saskatoon Blades' goaltender Andrey Makarov shutdown the Prince George Cougars by a 4-0 margin.

The PGSS Polars have struggled with their consistency this season. Now is the time for them to play their most complete volleyball. The Polars senior girls team will host the quadruple-A north central zone championship tournament today and Saturday.

To the Point JASON PETERS To be honest, I was a little worried. I was concerned that the National Hockey League lockout was going to end and that the three brightest stars of the Edmonton Oilers were going to get called back up to the big club.