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LINEUP CARD COLUMN It was about 5 p.m. on Friday when the bah-humbug attitude I admit I had toward the Olympics was taken away. Burned away, if you will, by a flame.

Just days from now, the Columneetza Cougars will be favoured to claim a zone championship title on their home court.

Running with the Olympic torch in Quesnel ‘part of history’ for P.G. man

Four points was the goal. The Cariboo Cougars had to settle for one. Entering a weekend doubleheader with the Okanagan Rockets, the Cougars were looking to continue their climb back to the top of the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League standings.

SPINNING SKATER -- Denis Ten, one of the world's top young figure skaters, will compete for Kazakhstan at the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, but this week he's using Prince George ice sheets to fine tune his programs.

Shooter's Pub P.G.

Who put the fire out? The Prince George Fury did -- the Fury extinguished the Wenatchee Fire, and in the process soothed a rash that came with being winless in their inaugural pro indoor soccer season.

These Gators, they have bite. The Alison's Embroidery atom girls hockey team from Prince George, which plays in the local Tier 1 division, captured top spot in a five-team tournament in Clearwater on the weekend.

When the Kelowna Christian Knights made their charge, the PGSS Polars didn't back down. Six minutes later, they were tournament champions.

Kazakh figure skating prodigy to prepare for 2010 Winter Games in Prince George The judges are scoring the Spruce City Skating Club's latest achievement a perfect Ten.