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They are on a four-game winning streak to start the season. Naturally, the Cariboo Cougars would love to build on their success with a couple more wins this weekend.

The Prince George Spruce Kings dropped the first of two games with the Langley Rivermen 3-2 at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night.

Just weeks from now, the UNBC Timberwolves will experience life at the next level. As new members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, they'll have some painful nights.

Troy Bourke notched his first two goals of the season but it wasn't enough for the Prince George Cougars as they fell 7-5 to the Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets (3-3-1) managed a split of the doubleheader at CN Centre and handed their B.C.

It was a special win for the Cariboo Cougars. The Cougars remained undefeated in the B.C. Major Midget League season Saturday with a 4-0 win over the Vancouver NE Chiefs at CN Centre.

For Kenny Lally the pros will have to wait as the Prince George boxer has his sights set on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

A new lethal combination terrorized the Kelowna Rockets on Friday night.

Life without Sourosh Amani begins tonight for the UNBC Timberwolves men's soccer team. The T-wolves (0-8) are in Vancouver for a rare Friday night match against the UBC Thunderbirds (6-0). Game time is 7 p.m.

Partyka picked as a coach of the year

Troy Bourke is focused on what is and not what might have been. The Prince George Cougars forward lost out on his first chance to experience an NHL training camp when the league locked out its players last month.