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With their captain and best player watching from the seats, the Prince George Cougars had no trouble scoring enough goals to win. The problem is, they didn't. Now, they are facing playoff elimination at the hands of the Kelowna Rockets.

For Brett Bulmer, games against the Prince George Cougars always have a little more meaning.

The link between the Toronto Blue Jays and the World Baseball Challenge is now stronger than ever. On Tuesday, organizers of the 2011 WBC announced that the Blue Jays have become a major presenting sponsor.

Three members of the Prince George Blizzard Speed Skating Club powered their way to overall gold medals at the Western Canadian Short Track Championships, held in Kelowna on the weekend.

Sarah Beaudry's treasure chest is starting to overflow with national loot. Beaudry, a member of the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, raced to two gold medals and one silver at the Canadian Biathlon Championships, which concluded Sunday in Charlo, N.B.

The Prince George Cougars are facing a must-win situation. They'd dearly love to have their captain and leading scorer in the lineup, but they may have to find a way to beat the Kelowna Rockets without him.

A former top Canadian figure skater and international performer has taken over the head coach position of the Spruce City Skating Club. Coach Rory Allen skated with the Canadian national team for three years from 2001-02 to 2004-05.

KELOWNA -- Adam Brown took one for the team on Saturday night, a slapshot to the head. That save, stinging as it was, helped turn a lost cause for Kelowna into a winning one.

Frank LaBounty was trying to reclaim national gold. Instead, he and his Team B.C. rinkmates had to settle for fourth place at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship. At nationals, held in Edmonton, B.C. lost 6-4 to Manitoba in a Saturday 3 vs.

Shane McColgan had three assists to lead Kelowna, as the Rockets came back from a two-goal deficit with five unanswered goals to beat the Prince George Cougars 7-4 in Western Hockey League playoff action Saturday night in Kelowna.