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Cariboo Cougars battle Canadians The undefeated Cariboo Cougars play host to another undefeated squad today at Kin 1 arena as the third weekend of B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action gets underway.

Josh Anderson can forget about playing hockey for the Prince George Cougars in early November. His talents as a Cougars defenceman have been co-opted by Hockey Canada.

He's only two years old and already he carries the name of a knight.

Tyler Bouck mixed a little business with pleasure on his trip to Prince George last weekend.

The UNBC Timberwolves bit off a little more than they could chew on the women's basketball court at the Northern Sport Centre last weekend.

The B.C. Hockey League is already two weeks into its 2014-15 season and the Prince George Spruce Kings have yet to play at home. Until this weekend. The Kings take their 4-1 record into the Coliseum for 7 p.m.

Cross-country runners hit the trails at Cottonwood Island Park Saturday in the first high school meet of the season. Sydney Casey of Duchess Park was third in the bantam girls (Grade 8) division, posting a time of 18 minutes 23 seconds on a 4.

Quarterback Rylan Matters tossed four touchdown passes to help guide his Duchess Park Condors to a 55-26 victory against Vernon's Clarence Fulton secondary Friday night.

Tara Green was nervous. Her heart started racing. Then she settled down. The 24-year-old had reason to be jittery. She was the first Prince George athlete competing in the by-invitation-only Olympia Pro Powerlifting meet Sept.

Marc McNulty scored the winner half-way through the third period to give the Prince George Cougars a 5-3 victory over the visiting Swift Current Broncos Tuesday night at CN Centre.