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A lopsided defeat ended the season of the UNBC Northern Timberwolves.

In a shootout that seemed like it wouldn't end, Charles Inglis landed the Prince George Cougars in the Western Hockey League playoffs.

The Viking Construction Cougars have upsets on their minds. The Cougars are the host team for B.C. Hockey's peewee Tier 1 provincial championship tournament, which starts Sunday at the Kin Centre.

Michael Dahms will have to wait another year to try to win the B.C. mixed curling championship. The Prince George skip lost both of his games Thursday to drop to 2-4 at the eight-team tournament in Prince Rupert.

The UNBC Northern Timberwolves are still in the medal hunt. Friday in Oshawa, Ont., the UNBC men's basketball team defeated the host Durham College Lords 72-67 at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship tournament.

Heading into the last weekend of the WHL season, about the only thing certain about the Prince George Cougars' playoff chances is they control their own destiny.

UNBC men lose to Lethbridge at basketball nationals

In the late-1980s and 1990s Prince George was a hotbed for freestyle skiing. Based on the slopes of Tabor Mountain, Purden Mountain and the Hart Highlands ski hill, the Central Interior Freestyle Ski Club one of the best in the province.

The Prince George Mohawks have won just one game but have already booked themselves a spot in the Savage Cup final in Fort St. John.

The last time they skated against the Thompson-Okanagan Rockets, the Bursey Buryn Cougars pulled off the upset of the year in the B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA League. The Cats will be seeking a couple of similar outcomes this weekend.