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KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Charles Inglis beat Drew Owsley in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Prince George Cougars to a 4-3 victory over the Tri-City Americans in Western Hockey League action Saturday night.

The Vancouver Island Raiders are one win away from making junior football history.

Last season, Daniel Stratton and Caleb Cruse didn't win a single football game. This year, they didn't know how to lose. Together, they formed a lethal combination on the field Saturday at Masich Place Stadium.

The Prince George Spruce Kings are no longer dwellers of the B.C. Hockey League basement. For the third straight game the Spruce Kings left the ice on the winning side of the ledger.

Ty Rimmer can scratch that goose-egg off his list of WHL career shutout achievements.

They blew a two-goal lead late, but thanks to Nic DeSousa, the Prince George Spruce Kings left the rink a happy bunch.

For the first time in the seven-year history of the P.G. Bowl, the Prince George Polars are not leaving the dance early.

The College Heights Cougars believed it could happen. And for three quarters Friday night it looked like they just beat the undefeated Nechako Valley Vikings and pull off the biggest upset of the season in the B.C.

That's not how the Prince George Cougars planned on starting their work week. It certainly wasn't in the plan to give up seven goals to the last-place team in the Western Hockey League's U.S.

It's getting down to nitty-gritty time in the Northern Football Conference. Semifinals are on for today at Masich Place Stadium. In the early game at 4 p.m.