UBC’s straight-ahead approach impresses! Here’s 4 things I learned as No. 7 ‘Birds top No. 4 Regina in a 74-68 classic to clinch spot at Final 8 nationals!
By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersVANCOUVER — The deeper they get into their season, it seems, the muddier, grittier and more single-minded of purpose these UBC Thunderbirds seem to become.On Friday at War Memorial Gymnasium, UBC turned in its second straight pure-guts fourth quarter of their post-season, and as in last Sunday’s 75-69 win over the Alberta […]
On the eve of tip-off 2026, STMC girls coach Cassie Lauang on appreciating both the teaching and learning moments in a most magical time!
(Editor’s preface — There is a no mistaking the special feeling that is in the air on the eve of the B.C. senior girls high school basketball championships.St. Thomas More Knights senior girls basketball head coach Cassie Lauang reflected on some of those, and they are the kinds of moments that every coach leading a […]
Jr. Boys Final Four: On a night when team defence carries the day, No. 1 Irish reach new level in win over No. 4 Brookswood Bobcats!
By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersLANGLEY TOWNSHIP — When you play maybe the best basketball game out of your entire season on its biggest and brightest stage yet, and it happens to push your overall record to 33-0, hyperbole can sometimes be your own worst enemy.A head coach must always pick and choose his post-game words with […]
Jr. Boys Final Four: No. 2 Burnaby South’s defensive switch flips script on No. 3 Holy Cross, Rebels win 76-64 to earn place in Tuesday’s BC final!
By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.ca(Editor’s note — due to the ticking of the clock, older sportswriters must first get their proper sleep. Apologies, but the Vancouver College-Brookswood game report will hopefully materialize with the morning rooster! Hopefully not too much later. Here’s my Burnaby South-Holy Cross report. — Howard)LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Junior varsity basketball games may, at […]
BC Jr. Quarters: Holy Cross on its road to redemption from last season’s upset loss! No. 3 Crusaders top No. 6 Van Tech for first-ever Final Four berth!
By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersTOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY — Last season, as No. 6 seeds in the B.C. junior boys basketball championships, Surrey’s Holy Cross Crusaders had any thoughts of a deep run to tournament glory dashed on the first day of the competition.In hindsight, losing to No. 27-seeded Lambrick Park was a classic case of underestimating […]
