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Ilijah Colina had just wrapped up his rookie season in the Western Hockey League as a 16-year-old with the Portland Winterhawks when he received a text from his mother.

A weekend sweep of the South Island Royals moved the Cariboo Cougars into third place in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget League standings. The Cougars downed the Royals 9-2 on Sunday, after a 7-0 victory on Saturday.

Nick Poisson pots two in 5-4 win over Langley Rivermen

Nick Poisson was due for a net-filling celebration. Held without a point since Nov.

Jackson Kuc remembers all too well that feeling of being kicked in the gut and getting robbed. So do his Duchess Park Condor senior boys basketball teammates who were with him on the court at the Langley Events Centre last March.

Veteran forward scores twice in Surrey to start weekend with a win

A generation ago, when hockey enforcers and their intimidation tactics were an accepted part of the game, Rob Pfoh had a reserved seat in the penalty box.

Presto magic, the Prince George Spruce Kings made their losing streak disappear. To be more precise, it took the hockey wizardry of 20-year-old centre Preston Brodziak to finally put the boots to that six-game B.C. Hockey League slide.

The Duchess Park Condors-D.P. Todd Trojans matchup everyone was waiting for happened Friday night in the final of the Condor Classic basketball tournament.

Craig Horswell was probably wishing he brought a megaphone with him when he stepped behind the bench to coach the College Heights Cougars hockey team.