Local Sports

If you think the LJ Contracting midget Tier 2 Cougars are sticking around Prince George a lot more this season to play hockey closer to home, you're not under the wrong impression.

The College Heights Cougars senior boys team lives and breathes volleyball. They play it in school during class time, and long after most of the student population has left for the day.

The Prince George Polars' sack attack is intact.

The local sports community is rallying to the aid of lacrosse player Kevin Cunin, who was paralyzed in a rodeo accident Aug. 29 in Smithers. A fundraising dinner and silent auction is being planned for Thursday, Dec. 17 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club proved this year at the 2015 Canada Winter Games it can successfully host a high-level biathlon competition. The biathlon world has obviously taken notice.

When the Calgary Hitmen get pucks to the net, they're tough to beat. The Hitmen executed that game plan perfectly on Wednesday as they racked up 38 shots on net during a 3-1 win over the Prince George Cougars at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

The Kelowna Warriors have made it habit of punishing teams with their power play. The Prince George Kings learned that lesson the hard way Wednesday night at the Coliseum and it cost them a couple points in a 6-4 loss to the Warriors.

After a long stretch on the road that yielded very little in the way of points, the Prince George Spruce Kings are finally back on home ice. Tonight at the Coliseum (7 p.m. start), the Spruce Kings host the West Kelowna Warriors.

The Prince George Cougars will try to do their best impression of a rubber ball. Tonight in Calgary, they'll try to bounce back with a solid effort against the Hitmen after getting scorched on Sunday by the Kamloops Blazers.

Mckenzie Muir of the Northern Capitals, left, gets ahead of Emily Duchak of the Fraser Valley Rush as they chase the puck into the corner during a Saturday game at the Coliseum. The teams, which skate in the B.C.