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It had been a long wait between wins for Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Sam Tanguay but his hard work on the ice finally paid off Thursday night at the Coliseum. The 20-year-old from Beauport, Que., played a key role in ending a four-game B.C.

The hole the Prince George Spruce Kings have dug themselves into is deep, and with the season more than half complete, time is running out. If the season ended today, the fifth-place Spruce Kings (7-21-0-2) would miss the B.C.

The LJ Contracting Cougars pushed an undefeated streak to 10 games after a pair of ties against the Williams Lake Timberwolves last weekend.

The College Heights Cougars have a plan, one they hope puts them on the fast track to gold at the double-A boys volleyball championship in Kelowna.

Kenny Lally is on the move again. The six-time national boxing champion leaves today for Montreal for the Canadian Olympic team trials which start Sunday and run through Thursday.

With players ranging from 17 to 20, the Prince George Spruce Kings aren't just developing players. They are also developing people. That's where the team chaplain Jim Brown comes in.

Don't look now but the Prince George Cougars are getting hot and they're plotting a move into the Western Hockey League's high-rent district. Kody McDonald used his stick to come up with a down payment to help the Cougars' cause.

The Portland Winterhawks were in town tonight to take on the Prince George Cougars in the first of two games in two nights. The Cougars were able to hold on for a 3-2 victory and the same two teams will meet again on tonight.

A 2-1 victory against an upper-echelon team was a hard-earned and welcome result. The 6-1 loss that followed was nowhere near as satisfying.

The Prince George Cougars have nine games left until Christmas -- still plenty of opportunity to go shopping for points before they get a week-long break from the grind of the Western Hockey League schedule.