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Their bandwagon was burning but the road-weary Prince George Cougars found a way to turn on the extinguishers and snuff the Seattle Thunderbirds.

For the first time this season, the Prince George Spruce Kings lost back-to-back home games at the Coliseum. The visiting Nanaimo Clippers edged the Kings 2-1 Sunday night in B.C. Hockey League action.

Denied a chance to defend her crown last weekend when extreme cold cancelled her favourite multisport endurance race -- the Prince George Iceman -- Jacqui Benson applied her pent-up energy Sunday to ski racing on her home trails at Otway Nordic Centr

The UNBC Timberwolves snapped a 10-game losing streak and beat the host Mount Royal University Cougars twice last weekend in CIS Canada West women's basketball action.

Tablets and smart phones tuned into the Olympics had skiers gathered around their screens at Otway Nordic Centre between their races on the weekend for the Haywood Nor-Am Western Canadian cross-country skiing championships.

Ninety athletes from Prince George are competing in 15 sports this week at the 2014 B.C. Winter Games in Mission. The Games begin Thursday, Feb. 20 and continue until Sunday, Feb.

Denied a chance to defend her crown last weekend when extreme cold cancelled her favourite multisport endurance race -- the Prince George Iceman -- Jacqui Benson applied her pent-up energy Sunday to ski racing on her home trails at Otway Nordic Centr

Their bandwagon was burning but the road-weary Prince George Cougars found a way to turn on the extinguishers and snuff the Seattle Thunderbirds.

By the length of a ski tip, Phil Widmer's last-second kick across the finish line was just enough.

For nearly 45 minutes of a 60-minute game, the Prince George Cougars were beating the best major-junior hockey team in Canada.