VANCOUVER — With the ink still just five days dry on a what has been for them a revelatory regular season, the UBC Thunderbirds are being talked about in Canada West football circles as a team of tomorrow.Yet for a 3-3 team which was a fourth-quarter away from opening its six-game conference slate at 0-3, […]
Author: Howard Tsumura
B.C. girls high school volleyball rankings 11.10.21 edition, plus the complete wrap from Riverside’s blue-chip Red Serge Invitational!
LANGLEY — Quarterfinal victories at the Red Serge Invitational spurred the most significant movement within the B.C. Quad-A Top 10 senior girls volleyball rankings.And that movement came courtesy of two Kelowna schools.The Kelowna Owls moved up two places to No. 4 with a 2-1 win in the quarters over East Vancouver’s dynamic, Double A No. […]
Destination: B.C. Place Stadium! After weeks of uncertainty, the Subway Bowl 2021 semifinals and championship final will return to their home under the dome!
VANCOUVER — After three weeks of uncertainty, the Subway Bowl is coming back home to B.C. Place Stadium and will be the site of provincial semifinal and championship final action on back-to-back Saturdays (Nov. 27, Dec. 4).Such was the announcement made Wednesday by the B.C. Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) in conjunction with B.C. School Sports.In a […]
BC Boys High School Volleyball rankings 11.09.21 edition: AAA Delta Pacers, AA Rich Christian make big climbs, plus our full zone allocation chart for BC’s championships!
VICTORIA — Ladner’s Delta Pacers at AAA and the Richmond Christian Eagles at AA took the biggest moves up the charts in our latest B.C. Boys High School Volleyball rankings.With zone championships set to be finished by Nov. 20, here’s the latest at all three tiers, with the added bonus of a zone berthing guide […]
BCHSF’s AAA Western Conference All-Star Team 2021: Notre Dame’s Domino, Thomas and Belmont’s Fraser hoist MVP hardware!
LANGLEY — Welcome to AAA Conference All-Star week.It’s that special time in each B.C. High School Football season when recognition shines on individuals for their efforts over the course of the regular season.From here, the seeds of the final provincial all-star team are first planted.We started things off earlier today with the Eastern Conference, now […]
BCHSF’s AAA Eastern Conference All-Star Team 2021: Centennial’s Ziad Sabry, Terry Fox’s Alex Gagnon cop the MVP hardware!
LANGLEY — Welcome to AAA Conference All-Star week.It’s that special time in each B.C. High School Football season when recognition shines on individuals for their efforts over the course of the regular season.From here, the seeds of the final provincial all-star team are first planted.Today, we start things off with the Eastern Conference.The Western Conference […]
Subway Bowl 2021: The AAA Wildcard Round is here as Hyacks, Tweedy, Jugglers, Rams, Centaurs and Grizz all prepare to defend home-field advantage!
LANGLEY — For the first time, the B.C. high school AAA and AA seasons did not end on the same weekend.So while AA plays a handful of games this upcoming weekend to complete its Coastal Conference slate, the AAA ranks will open with its traditional Subway Bowl Wildcard Weekend draw.Keep in mind we are presenting […]
A SUNDAY READ: How to keep kids invested in B.C. high school sports? By using a unique no-pressure introduction, Elgin Park boys volleyball creates model success, and a B.C. Triple-A No. 2 ranking!
SURREY — To the wise and sage among us, the B.C. high school sports experience continues to represent the ultimate environment for student-athletes to glean the kinds of lessons which have always transcended the games themselves.Mike Jamieson needs no convincing in that regard, yet the teacher-coach at Surrey’s Elgin Park Secondary will be the first […]
TSUMURA ON UBC FOOTBALL: A reporter’s reflections on ‘Birds playoff-clinching win over Alberta, plus who’s in line for this week’s Game Balls?
VANCOUVER — A reporter’s reflections on a great day at the old ball yard on Saturday, watching the UBC Thunderbirds finish their six-game Canada West season by getting into the Hardy Cup playoffs with a dramatic, do-or-die 30-27 victory over the Alberta Golden Bears at Thunderbird Stadium.And all of this, of course, not possible unless […]
B.C. High School Football Report 11.07.21 edition: Sunday Recap Special sees Irish edge Jugglers in Nos. 1-2 Archbishops Trophy clash, while Hyacks take Kushnir Boot and Owls close strong!
LANGLEY — Welcome to the Sunday edition of the B.C. High School Football Report. Varsity Letters extends its deepest thanks for our exclusive game images, shot for Varsity Letters by Blair Shier.AAA WESTNo. 1 VANCOUVER COLLEGE 9 at NOTRE DAME 6VANCOUVER — Two teams with offences so vaunted they ran roughshod over the rest of […]