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Fifty goals in a season for one player is a magic number in any hockey league.

Ringette Thursday results of the provincial A ringette championships being played at the Kin Centre.

A week ago, they were teammates about to pull off a shocking upset at the B.C. Winter Games. On Thursday, they were back on familiar turf wearing opposing jerseys to renew the Quesnel-Prince George rivalry as junior foes at the B.C.

The Cariboo Cougars won't need a refresher course on how to beat the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs. The Cougars and Chiefs, rivals in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League, will start a best-of-three playoff semifinal series Friday (8:15 p.m.) at Kin 1.

It wasn't a win, but fans of the Prince George Cougars had a couple significant reasons to cheer Tuesday night at CN Centre.

Keep the Falcons from taking flight. That will be the first task for the UNBC Northern Timberwolves men's basketball team at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship tournament.

Jennifer Migabo just might flip if she lands her double flip combination. Migabo, a 17-year-old member of the Spruce City Skating Club, has yet to successfully complete the technically-challenging jump in the heat of competition.

Forget the fact the Prince George Cougars are headed for what will likely be their worst bottom-line performance since the franchise moved here from Victoria in 1994.

Megan Spooner admits her hollow leg makes a serious dent in the family grocery bill. As a goalie in hockey and ringette, the 16-year-old burns a lot of energy in her sporting endeavours and it takes a steady food intake to keep her going.

Three Prince George wrestlers battled their way onto the medal podium at the B.C. high school championships, held in Burnaby on the weekend.