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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.

Clarence Wigmore and his Prince George Golf and Curling Club team of third John Thors, second Curt Vagt and lead Lionel Fraites will have to wait until next year to go after another provincial men's masters curling title.

The Duchess Park Condors put together four impressive performances and finished with a 2-2 record at the junior boys high school basketball provincials.

The Ken Laursen peewee female Cougars are on a two-game winning streak at provincials. The Cats, a rep team from the Prince George Minor Hockey Association, skated against Kelowna on Monday and emerged as 4-2 victors.

The game was already a loss, their best player (Brett Connolly) was on the sidelines for his 55th game on the injury shelf, and their dreams of making the playoffs had already come to a nightmarish conclusion.