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If there's such a thing as a good loss, this was it. The Prince George Cougars played an inspired and bruising brand of hockey against the Vancouver Giants Friday night at CN Centre but weren't rewarded on the scoreboard for their efforts.

A blustery north wind might blow cool next weekend in Fort St. John, but weather will not be a concern for a group of Prince George Blizzard Speed skating club members tracking down provincial titles.

Rain is never conducive to cross-country ski racing. The go together like oil and water.

LINEUP CARD COLUMN by Jim Swanson, Citizen Sports Editor We're all Canucks fans, aren't we? Well, if not, you should be. Canucks faithful or not, you should be wondering if the NHL took Alex Burrows seriously.

On the ice, the Prince George secondary Polars were hardly hospitable.

Life is rarely a holiday when you're a last-place hockey team. Just ask the Prince George Cougars -- even the return of Tyler Halliday failed to restore joy in Mudville.

Clarke Breitkreuz of the Cougars meets brother Brett, a Giant, tonight at CN Centre Brett Breitkreuz better keep his head up tonight when he steps onto CN Centre ice to face the Prince George Cougars.

They've crossed an ocean strait and flown over the coastal mountain range to get here. Now its time to see how the Brentwood College hockey team of Mill Bay stacks up against Prince George high school opponents. The Brentonians face off today at 1 p.

The rivalry renews itself on Friday. That's the night the UNBC Northern Timberwolves and Camosun College Chargers will meet in Victoria for a B.C. Colleges Athletic Association women's basketball game.

That was quite a weekend for Layne Ongman. Ongman combined for 10 goals to lead the DWB Consulting under-19 ringette team to an undefeated appearance in Quesnel, playing Northern League games.