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Intimidation goes a long way towards winning hockey games. The Cariboo Cougars weren't afraid to use that tactic. They flexed their muscles early and often to draw first blood in their B.C.

The Prince George Cougars gave it everything they had trying to try to atone for their mistakes earlier in the game, but the Spokane Chiefs were not in a forgiving mood.

The South Island Royals delivered a huge playoff upset last year. The Cariboo Cougars don't plan on becoming the next victim. The Cougars and Royals will open a best-of-three B.C. Hockey Major Midget League quarterfinal series today at Kin 1.

The Northern Capitals have a new wrinkle in store for the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers. The Capitals have juggled their forward lines for this weekend's playoff series to try spark a sputtering offence which produced just 20 goals in their last nine B.C.

Avery Movold was already one of the top young swimmers in B.C. Then she and her family moved to Prince George so she could join the Barracudas. For the 15-year-old Movold, relocating from Prince Rupert has proven to be beneficial indeed.

Sam Ruopp remembers seeing the puck flying off the stick of Tri-City American shooter Tyler Sandhu as he dropped down on one knee to try to block the slapshot. But after that, his memories of that night 10 days ago in Kennewick, Wash.

Meryeta O'Dine continues to climb the world ranks in snowboardcross as one of Canada's future Olympic team hopefuls. She returned to North American soil this week and picked up right where she left off.

The fifth-ranked Duchess Park Condors defeated the No. 12-seeded Royal Bay Ravens of Colwood 56-26 Wednesday in their opening game at the junior girls provincial basketball championships in Langley.

Sarah Beaudry is having the time of her life. The 21-year-old Caledonia Nordic Ski Club member from Prince George is in Norway with Canada's national team, where she's been training for this weekend's biathlon world championships in Oslo.

It was a gritty effort, certainly not pretty, but it got the job done. The Vancouver Giants have been slayed and the Prince George Cougars wielded the swords.