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Megan Tandy expected her guts to be churning before she stepped into her skis Saturday for the first Olympic biathlon race of her young career. It wasn't like that at all. Wearing No.

For only the second time in their 14-year history in the B.C. Hockey League, the Prince George Spruce Kings have missed the playoffs. A 7-0 loss to the Penticton Vees Sunday night in Penticton made that official.

Rob Braaten will have Cougars in his back yard tonight. The Braaten family, which resides in College Heights, was picked as the local winner of the nationwide Home Depot Back Yard Rink contest.

They moved the ball crisply, finished enough chances and defended well. Those three factors gave the Prince George Fury an upset victory against the Edmonton Drillers.

LINEUP CARD OK, I have to start with a story that was told to me on Sunday. Chances are you watched Friday's opening ceremony -- two-thirds of Canadians did, according to TV ratings.

Peter Krause knew he'd have to swim to win Sunday's 23rd annual Prince George Citizen Iceman. He just didn't think his front crawl would become so useful on the ice oval.

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Realistically, the Prince George Cougars had known for weeks that the playoffs were out of their reach. Ex-Cat Ian Curtis and the rest of the Portland Winterhawks made it official Saturday night at CN Centre.

Megan Tandy was a sharpshooter in her first Olympic biathlon race.

Cole Paciejewski is living a Delta dream. He found out last weekend he's destined to play lacrosse for the Delta Islanders. The Islanders picked the 16-year-old Grade 11 D.P. Todd student in the fifth round of the B.C.