Local Sports

One of the most successful seasons in the history of the UNBC women's basketball program came to an end on Saturday with a loss to the No. 1-ranked team in the country.

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.

Several Prince George Skating Club skaters returned from the regional figure skating championship in Quesnel on March 9 to 11. Emma McCarville won silver in the pre-preliminary freeskate and bronze in the primary showcase event for her category.

Their chance for gold is gone.

Defenceman Ryan Gagnon fired a pair of goals for the Cariboo Cougars in a 6-2 playoff victory against the high-powered Vancouver Northeast Chiefs Friday night at Kin 1.

It was a tough start for the Prince George Spruce Kings in the British Columbia Hockey League playoffs.

Spencer Asuchak had two goals in his final Western Hockey League game to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 4-2 win over the Kamloops Blazers.

It was a case of poetic justice as the Prince George Cougars' slim playoff dream was crushed in Kamloops in the 71st game of the Western Hockey League season.

It was close but the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves lost the dream of a 2012 CCAA women's basketball championship.

Men lose in semifinal round