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The UNBC Timberwolves will try to build on a four-game winning streak when they face the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack tonight at the Northern Sport Centre.

Stephen Meakin's Christmas bonus came more than a month early and it was the perfect gift, a rarity he will likely cherish the rest of his life.

For eight games, Sam Ruopp stewed on the sidelines serving a suspension before he was allowed to return to the Prince George Cougars' lineup Tuesday in Langley, where he shared in the spoils of their 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Giants.

The Chilliwack Chiefs left Prince George knowing they dodged a bullet. The Prince George Spruce Kings had the Chiefs in their sights and from the opening puck-drop dictated most of the play, more than doubling their opponents in shots 48-21.

Introductions weren't required.

Knowing he was one shot away from perfection, Spencer Schouwenburg was shaking as he drew his bow string back and tried to line up the pin of his sight.

Brett Mennear's immediate thought when he found out last spring he'd been traded from the West Kelowna Warriors to the Prince George Spruce Kings was he was in for a precipitous slide, from first to worst.

The Prince George Cougars took an early lead, lost it, then clawed back for a 4-3 overtime win against the Vancouver Giants in Langley on Tuesday.

One lopsided win and one nailbiter qualified Alyssa Connell and her rink for the B.C. junior women's curling championship.

The College Heights Cougars were one of the favourites to bring gold away from the junior boys volleyball provincials. Instead, they settled for sixth place in the 24-team tournament, which concluded Saturday in West Kelowna.