Local Sports

The West Coast Avalanche stopped the Northland Dodge Northern Female Cougars in their tracks Saturday in Coquitlam. The Avs defeated the Cougars 6-1 to snap a 16-game winning streak the Prince George-based team was riding in the B.C.

The injury bug has bitten the Prince George Spruce Kings in a big way this week. For the second-straight game, the Kings will be without their top point-getters when they host the West Kelowna Warriors tonight in a B.C.

Climbing up to the medal podium is the ultimate in any individual sport and Braeden Davis maximized his time in the spotlight Saturday at the Steveston Judo Open tournament.

Nico Hiller and his sister Carolina of the Prince George Bllizzard Speed Skating Club served notice on the weekend in Calgary their speed skating talents are not confined to a short track rink.

On the ice, behind the bench and behind his desk, Pat Quinn was an imposing figure. "'The Big Irishman' is a guy that loves the game so much that when he walks in, you know hockey's in the room," longtime broadcaster and executive John Davidson said.

Swim racing wasn't even on the radar 10 years ago when Patricia Fortier 's parents, Pam and Tom, were considering sports activities to get their daughter involved. In Dryden, Ont. at that time there was no swim club.

UNBC's women's basketball squad came close, but not close enough to win its first game of the season Saturday.

After being eliminated from title contention in the quarterfinals, the College Heights Cougars finished off their season found their winning stride again at the junior boy provincial championship in West Kelowna. The Cougars No.

They knew they couldn't win the tournament before they lined up for the opening face-off Sunday morning at Kin 1 against the Quesnel Thunder. It didn't matter to the LJ Contracting Cougars.

When the St. Louis Blues decided last week it would be better for Josh Pochiro's hockey development if they returned him from the ECHL to the Prince George Cougars, they knew he'd have games like the one he had Saturday night in Vancouver.