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They have been waiting for a year. Now, finally, they're back where they want to be -- at the B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championship.

With a Friday night win, Brent Yamada would have advanced to provincials in the minimum three games. Instead, Yamada was on the wrong end of a 9-8 score and had to accept the fact that his opponent, Tom Buchy, was the owner of the B.C. berth.

The first game will be a test of mettle. But, in Patti Knezevic's view, so will all the rest. Knezevic and her team of Brenda Garvey, Chelan Cotter and Rhonda Camozzi start play at the B.C.

The Chilliwack Bruins came to CN Centre Saturday carrying a big bucket of White-Out. And they weren't afraid to use it on the Prince George Cougars to erase memories of the mistakes they made the previous night.

They have been waiting for a year. Now, finally, they're back where they want to be -- at the B.C. Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championship.

On a B.C. Cup weekend of bitter temperatures and too much snow at Otway Nordic Centre, Nikki Kassel wasn't worried about the cold. She had every limb moving fast enough to stay warm.

Their transition game won them the game. The UNBC Northern Timberwolves defeated the Quest University Kermodes 63-57 Friday in Squamish. In the B.C.

It's make or break time for Prince George boxer Jag Seehra.

There will be no provincial appearance for the Michael Dahms rink. Dahms and his Prince George Golf and Curling Club crew lost three consecutive Friday games and, in doing so, were eliminated from a Curl B.C. men's interior playdown.

The cold weather that has the city in its grip has forced organizers to change the format of today's B.C. Cup cross-country races. Instead of the sprints, skiers at Otway Nordic Centre will line up for a short freestyle technique race.