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Prince George's Megan Heinicke took time out of her busy Olympic schedule in Sochi as part of Canada's biathlon team to send her thoughts and observations to the Citizen.

Conor McGovern left the hot packs he's come to depend on this winter in the Manitoba team van.

The bad news from a Prince George Cougars' perspective was the Portland Winterhawks' road show continued to give the Cougars nightmares on the ice.

It took them a full three minutes to shed their nerves and find their wings but once they got their radar working there was no stopping the Duchess Park Condors.

The Cariboo Cougars will have the chance to clinch a playoff spot when they skate against the North Island Silvertips on Vancouver Island this weekend. Currently, the Cats are in sixth place in the B.C.

The D.P. Todd Trojans hope to fulfill one of their goals tonight. The senior boys basketball squad battles the PGSS Polars in the 2014 city championship game at the Northern Sport Centre. Tip-off is 8 p.m.

Dan Stark had always wanted to play college basketball in his hometown. Saturday night, he played his last home game with the UNBC Timberwolves.

As the final seconds ticked down at the Northern Sport Centre Saturday, the crowd roared. On the court, there were hugs, and there was laughter as four teammates came off the floor together.

A pair of junior teams met in Sunday's final of the Ladies Bonspiel at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Alyssa Connell's rink defeated Carly Connor's rink in the A final.

Megan Heinicke encountered some bad luck during her 10-kilometre biathlon pursuit race Tuesday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.