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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.

Losing the game may not have been as devastating as losing their captain. In Game 1 of an opening-round Western Hockey League playoff series Friday night in Kelowna, the Prince George Cougars fell 4-1 to the Kelowna Rockets.

The Integris Credit Union Cougars fell one win short of a B.C. banner. The Cougars, Prince George's bantam Tier 2 rep hockey team, finished second at their provincial championship tournament, which wrapped up Wednesday in Fort St. John.

Cariboo Cougars head coach Trevor Sprague is determined to get the best out of his Major Midget hockey team, and sometimes that means using scare tactics right out of the gates.

Losing the game may not have been as devastating as losing their captain. In Game 1 of an opening-round Western Hockey League playoff series Friday night in Kelowna, the Prince George Cougars fell 4-1 to the Kelowna Rockets.

AUTO RACING: NASCAR racing -- Sprint Cup: Autoclub 400 practice, 12:00 p.m., qualifying, 4:00 p.m. Nationwide Series: Fontana practice, 1:30 p.m., qualifying, 7:30 p.m. on SPEED (Cable 41).

Kayla Gordon, a student at Cedars Christian school has been selected to try out for the national Cadette (under 16) basketball team.

Difficulty putting the puck in the net on one side and a hot goaltender on the other is seldom a recipe for success. And it wasn't for the Viking Construction Pee Wee Cougars. The Cougars finished their run at the 2011 B.C.

The People's Republic of China is sending a delegation to Prince George this summer. But this is not the typical business delegation - they'll be decked out in ball caps and spikes instead of suits and ties.