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Almost. The D.P. Todd Trojans came oh-so-close to knocking off the rival Nechako Valley Viqueens in the final of a Nechako Valley senior girls basketball tournament Saturday night in Vanderhoof. The Trojans were just moments away from victory.

Playing without Christine Kennedy wasn't easy. Saturday afternoon at the Northern Sport Centre, the UNBC Northern Timberwolves lost 70-60 to the Mount Royal University Cougars in a women's basketball exhibition game.

No nameplates will change inside the dressing room of the Prince George Cougars. The Cats, the first-place team in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League, made no moves in advance of the WHL trade deadline, which struck on Monday.

Dandeneau decides to delay her comeback from knee injury

Nobody would ever confuse a hockey puck with a vegetable. But with first place in the WHL's B.C. Division on the line, there were times that piece of rubber resembled a hot potato.

The decision was almost as painful as the original injury. Kady Dandeneau, an all-star forward for the UNBC Northern Timberwolves women's basketball team, has opted to sit out for the entire 2010-11 B.C. Colleges Athletic Association schedule.

Unlike previous Januarys, there will be no major tinkering with the Prince George Cougars' roster, just some minor tailoring. Dallas Thompson as much as guaranteed that.

As part of the Royal Canadian Chilcotin 202 Sea Cadets, Julia Rook has a multitude of activity choices. She learns survival skills, can join her squadron band, can learn sailing and seamanship, and receives firearms safety training.

Jeff Moleski's debut with the Washington Stealth came with a happy ending.

A bit of puck luck would have been welcome. The Freightliner Cougars settled for a 5-5 tie with Kitimat in their opening game of the Up The Creek Garment Company peewee rep hockey tournament.