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It was a hard-fought, one-goal loss against a powerhouse team. Unfortunately, it didn't help the Prince George Cougars inch any closer to a spot in the Western Hockey League playoffs.

In their quest to qualify for provincials, the Hurricane High Pressure Cougars had no lives left to give. They responded by playing two of their best games of the season.

For Prince George Cougars defenceman Michael Mylchreest, attention is not something he craves. "I don't like to get too flashy," said the product of Gilroy, Calif. "I like to keep things pretty simple and I want to move the puck.

Roger Turgeon made an impact on and off the race track

While they tried their best to keep the crowd energized, a more dejected atmosphere permeated the Roll-A-Dome on the weekend night as the Rated PG Rollergirls failed to notch another win. The fast and feisty Raggedy Rollers pushed the P.G.

With the PACWEST Athletic Association provincial championships just days away, the UNBC Northern Timberwolves basketball teams have both climbed in the national rankings.

One berth in provincials had already been claimed. One was still there for the taking. In a true cat fight, the College Heights Cougars ripped it away from the Columneetza Cougars.

The Cedars Christian School Eagles will enter provincials as champions of the north central zone. The Cedars girls basketball team already had a berth in the B.C.

All their players were in uniform. With a full complement of bodies, the Duchess Park Condors were too strong for the Nechako Valley Vikings.

Powered by Prince George players, the Zone 8 Cariboo North-East girls hockey team skated to bronze at the B.C. Winter Games. In the medal contest, Sunday in Vernon, Cariboo North-East beat Thompson-Okanagan 3-1.