Winning King David head coach David Amram is hoisted on the shoulders of his players after the Lions beat Unity Christian on Saturday in the B.C. senior boys Single-A high school basketball championship final, March 11, 2023 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Wilson Wong 2023 by special permission. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Single A final: Rally-minded King David tops No. 1 Unity Christian! Vancouver’s No. 2 Lions claim first-ever B.C. senior boys hoops title!

BY GARY AHUJA(The Langley Events Centre)LANGLEY — The King David Lions pulled off the upset, denying the Unity Christian Flames an opportunity for a third consecutive provincial banner.Trailing by eight points with 7:35 to play, the second-seeded Lions scored 12 of the final 16 points to deny their Chilliwack opponent’s three-peat bid. The two teams […]

Victorious King George coach Darko Kulic celebrates in a sea of fans after his Dragons put on a record-setting defensive clinic to beat Brentwood College during final day action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships, March 11, 2023. (Photo by Mark Steffens property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Double-A final: MVP Bakare’s 41 points and a good luck charm help No. 2 King George to resounding win over No. 1 Brentwood College!

By Gary Kingston(Special for Varsity Letters)NO. 2 KING GEORGE DRAGONS 63  NO. 1 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE 33LANGLEY  – A rock. A simple little rock handed to him by his two-year-old daughter, Aria, was the good luck charm that King George Dragons head coach Darko Kulic kept in his pocket for four months.On Saturday at the Langley […]

Fleetwood Park's Izaec Oppal (21) celebrates after he drains one of his three straight triples in the fourth quarter 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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1ST-EVER ALL-SURREY B.C. SENIOR BOYS FINAL tips off 8 pm tonight at LEC! Dragons upset of Oak Bay means Fleetwood v Semiahmoo makes history across all 4 tiers & 77 years!

LANGLEY — For the first time in 77 years, two Surrey schools will meet to decide the B.C. senior boys basketball championship.And while the No. 1 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds were convincing 96-68 winners over the No. 5 Kelowna Owls in its B.C. Quad-A semifinal clash Friday at the Langley Events Centre, the historic all-Surrey derby needed […]

Torian Lee (centre) of Semiahmoodrives between Kelowna's Max Gainey (left) and Walker Sodaro 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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QUAD-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, […]

Faisal Shaw (left) of the King George Dragons blocks a shot attempt by John Barsby's Jonny Durkan during Day 3 Final Four action at the B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships, March 10, 2023.. (Photo by Mark Steffens property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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DOUBLE-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final for the night.Here are the recaps of tonight’s two Double-A semifinal contests.ALL STORIES BY AARON MARTIN (Special for Varsity Letters)2 KING GEORGE 74 NO. 6 JOHN BARNSBY 48LANGLEY, BC – The Dragons will have one more to chance to roar on the biggest stage.The No 2-ranked King George squad earned […]

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 […]