Local Sports

Ten and counting. The Prince George Cougars lost their 10th consecutive Western Hockey League game Tuesday night at CN Centre. The Cats allowed five first-period goals to the Medicine Hat Tigers and were eventually the victims of a 9-3 thrashing.

There's only one reason city high school senior basketball is taking a week off -- because academic pursuits are more important than athletic endeavours.

Now that they know who they'll fight, Jag Seehra and Kenny Lally can narrow their fist plans. The two Inner City Boxing Club punchers are in St. Hyacinthe, Que.

It's been a busy month for a local bantam hockey club, but a productive one. The Roga Contracting Tier 3 squad, which took third place at a tournament in Burns Lake two weeks ago, captured top prize at an event in Grande Prairie.

P.G. Women's Rec Hockey League Monday result BX Bullies 4 Herricanes 1

Shooter's Pub P.G.

Standout local skier Alix Wells excited to light the Olympic cauldron on Friday Alix Wells didn't know she was on the list of Olympic torch bearers until her name was drawn last summer.

The Farr Fabricating Cougars would have welcomed a bit of puck luck. It didn't happen, and the absence of a kind bounce contributed to a winless record at the prestigious John Reid Memorial hockey tournament in St. Albert, Alta.

No matter what level, or even what sport, winning three tournaments in a season is an impressive feat. Even moreso when a team has only entered three tournaments.

The Kelowna Junior Rockets fought off a third-period comeback by the Prince George Viking Construction Cougars, winning 6-4 in Sunday's final at Kin 1 to claim the Citizen Tournament of Champions title.