Local Sports

Team B.C., featuring local players Garnet Boese and Dave Johnston, won two of its first three games at the Canadian senior men's curling championship in Abbotsford. B.C. opened with an 8-2 Saturday victory against the Yukon.

The North Central open and masters badminton tournament will be held March 30 to April 1 at the College of New Caledonia.

Cougars versus Giants, again. For the third year in a row, the Cariboo Cougars and Vancouver Northwest Giants will battle for the playoff championship in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League.

The WIC bantam female Cougars got the start they wanted at their minor hockey provincial championship tournament. Sunday in the Victoria suburb of Colwood, the Cougars beat the South Island Royals 5-3.

They couldn't muster the energy to bounce back from a semifinal setback. The UNBC Northern Timberwolves finished the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men's basketball national championship tournament with a 74-62 loss to the St.

After a crushing 4-3 overtime loss to the Merritt Centennials Monday night at the Coliseum, the Prince George Spruce Kings are down to their last life in the B.C. Hockey League playoffs.

The WIC bantam female Cougars kept up their momentum Monday at the provincial championship tournament. The Cougars beat the West Kootenay Wildcats 2-1 in close, but dominant fashion.

For the Prince George Cougars, the 2011-2012 season ended the way it began with a victory over the Kamloops Blazers, unfortunately there were 70 games in-between that didn't always go the Cats' way.

Cougars versus Giants, again. For the third year in a row, the Cariboo Cougars and Vancouver Northwest Giants will battle for the playoff championship in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League.

It was no surprise when Drew Owsley skated out to accept the Prince George Cougars' MVP award for the 2011-2012 season before Saturday's final Western Hockey League game against the Kamloops Blazers.