Ezra Heayie (right) of Vancouver's King David Lions plays the take-away game with the Aberdeen Hall Gryphons during Day 3 Final Four action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships, March 10, 2023. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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SINGLE-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Final Four Friday here at the Langley Events Centre.To the best of our ability’s the Varsity Letters team will attempt to provide live game reports on each of the two B.C. semifinal games being played tonight at this tier.Timing will all depend on our writing, photographic and broadcasting demands this evening, […]

Dover Bay's Luke Linder scored a game-high 42 points in his team's win over the North Delta Huskies during Day 3 Final Four action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships, March 10, 2023. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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TRIPLE-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final.Here’s a look at our two semifinals tonight at the BC boys AAA championships.STORY BY HOWARD TSUMURATRIPLE AFINAL FOURNO. 2 DOVER BAY 91 NO. 6 NORTH DELTA 59LANGLEY — Luke Linder likes to start off small and build towards the bit-hit moments which are such a highlight of his shooting game.Yet […]

Kelowna's Nash Semeniuk doesn't let anything slow his path to the basket against Elgin Park during Day 2 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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All of this in just 7.3 seconds? In one of B.C.’s tourney’s most dramatic finishes, Owen McParland’s 33-foot bank-shot triple lifts Kelowna past Elgin Park, into Friday’s Final 4!

LANGLEY — It was the craziest 7.3 seconds on record at the B.C. senior boys basketball championships in many, many a moon.And when its trio of incredulous moments were complete, emotions reached a zenith of polar opposites,Kelowna guard Owen McParland stepped into a short return pass from teammate Nash Semeniuk and banked home a 33-foot […]

Noam Lambertz of Brookes-Westshore is bookended by King David Lions; Are Steen (left) and Brian Yona during Day 2 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Mark Steffens property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved
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SINGLE-A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Single-A boys basketball championships!

LANGLEY — Here are the reports for all four of Thursday’s Single-A quarterfinals at the B.C. high school championships:STORIES BY GARY AHUJA (Special for Varsity Letters)SINGLE A(All games at Field House)DAY 2ELITE 8TOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT A3 ABERDEEN HALL 87 NO. 6 DEER LAKE 81LANGLEY — It was a first half to forget for Kelowna’s Aberdeen […]

King George Dragons' Jose Zuluaga helped his Vancouver city squad to win over Langley Christian during Day 2 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Wilson Wong 2023 by special permission. All Rights Reserved)
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DOUBLE-A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Double-A boys basketball championships!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships.It’s Elite 8 Thursday and we will give you the full scoop here.Please check back throughout the day for coverage of all four quarterfinal games at this tier.TOP HALF DRAWSTORIES BY AARON MARTIN (Special for Varsity Letters)NO. 2 KING GEORGE 85 […]

Fleetwood Park's Grade 10 sensation Rohan Dhanoa (right) rises to put some air under an offering under the defensive glare of Vancouver College's Roko Maric during Day 2 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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QUAD-A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Quad-A boys basketball championships!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships.TOP HALF DRAWSTORY BY DAN KINVIG (Special for Varsity Letters)NO. 6 FLEETWOOD PARK 89 NO. 3 VANCOUVER COLLEGE 71LANGLEY — You couldn’t have blamed the Fleetwood Park Dragons if they had a strong sense of déjà vu walking into the […]

North Delta Huskies' Grade 11 point guard Harvey Hothi (right) keeps College Heights points guard Gaurav Bains at at arm's length during Day 2 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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TRIPLE A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Triple-A boys basketball championships!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships.It’s Elite 8 Thursday and we will give you the full scoop here.Please check back throughout the day for coverage of all four quarterfinal games at this tier.TOP HALF DRAWSTORY BY HOWARD TSUMURANO. 6 NORTH DELTA 69 NO. 14 COLLEGE […]

Unity Christian's Ethan Volryk plays it physical inside against Sir Alexander Mackenzie during Day 1 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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SINGLE A: Game reports from Day 1 of the 2023 B.C. Single-A boys basketball championships!

The final week of the B.C. high school basketball season is now underway with Day 1 of the 2023 B.C, boys basketball championships.Please check back here throughout the day for continual live game report updates on this tier.ALL STORIES BY GARY AHUJA (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY —DAY 1SWEET 16TOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ANO. 1 UNITY CHRISTIAN […]

Slowing up his dribble as he hits the half court, Brentwood College's Dylan Gage (left) is guarded by Archbishop Carney's Tristan Llego during Day 1 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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DOUBLE A: Game reports from Day 1 of the 2023 B.C. Double-A boys basketball championships!

The final week of the B.C. high school basketball season is now underway with Day 1 of the 2023 B.C, boys basketball championships.Please check back here throughout the day for continual live game report updates on this tier.DOUBLE-ATOP SIDE DRAWSTORY BY  STEVE FROST (Special for Varsity Letters)1 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE 97 NO. 16 ARCHBISHOP CARNEY 65LANGLEY […]

St. Patrick's Irish Coquia rises up for a shot against J.L. Crowe's Daniel Fang during Day 1 action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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TRIPLE A: Game reports from Day 1 of the 2023 B.C. Triple-A boys basketball championships!

The final week of the B.C. high school basketball season is now underway with Day 1 of the 2023 B.C, boys basketball championships.Please check back here throughout the day for continual live game report updates on this tier.STORIES BY  BRAD ZIEMER (Special for Varsity Letters)TRIPLE A(All games at Centre Court)DAY 1SWEET 16TOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ADAY […]