LANGLEY — Ahead of the start of the 2019 B.C. senior boys Triple A soccer championships at Burnaby Lake on Nov. 21, the nitty-gritty of the new zone championships are coming together to reveal yet another talented field of provincial contenders.The latest top 10 rankings are below.On Thursday at Newton Athletic Park, South Delta and […]
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UBC’s Nicola Symonds: Some 14 years and a stone’s throw later, gutsy ‘Birds harrier returns to her Calgary course and wins race of her life in CW final
VANCOUVER — Ask any devoted harrier to define their love of cross-country running, and many will tell you that on their best days, it’s an act which takes them back to being a kid at recess, running unbridled through their old school yard.Last Saturday, at the age of 22, UBC Thunderbirds’ senior Nicola Symonds had […]
11.04.19 BC High School Football Big 5 rankings: At Triple-A, East champ Knights parlay perfect season into new perch at No. 3
LANGLEY — Six teams between B.C.’s two tiers will take this coming weekend off, the reward for earning opening-round byes as the chase for Subway Bowl 2019 gets underway.The rest will all be back at it at turf fields around the province this Friday and Saturday.This week’s big mover? Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Knights move […]
As Subway Bowl playoffs approach, B.C. High School Football names its 2019 Triple-A conference all-star teams
LANGLEY — A galaxy of stars brought their talents to the field throughout the 2019 B.C. high school football AAA regular season which wound up Saturday.On Sunday, the BCSSFA’s coaches huddled within their respective leagues to choose their Western, Eastern and Pacific All-Stars.Congratulations to all of the honoured players:TRIPLE AWESTERN CONFERENCEOFFENCEMVP — Ben McDonald (quarterback, South […]
The stars who shone brightest! B.C. Double A high school football conference all-stars announced Sunday
LANGLEY — All season long, they’ve made the plays that have mattered most for their respective teams.On Sunday, they were honoured as B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association conference all-stars .Congratulations to all of those honoured. Check back later in the week for the addition of Northern Conference all-stars:DOUBLE AWESTERN CONFERENCEOFFENCEMVP — Ben Chomolok (quarterback, Parksville-Ballenas […]
A Sunday Read: Could tiny Vernon Christian’s 2019 boys volleyball team be B.C. high school’s best Single-A team, across all sports, of all time?
LANGLEY — It’s hard not to call the tall-timbered senior boys volleyball team from tiny Vernon Christian School one of the biggest outliers in the history of B.C. high school sports.After all, what are the chances that a gaggle of kids, together since the sixth grade at a kindergarten-through-Grade 12 school which competes at the […]
Simon Fraser football 2019: Greenhouse growth spirals among Clan freshmen like cornerback Jerrell Cummings
BURNABY — He caught a touchdown pass on the turf at B.C. Place Stadium in his final high school game last Nov. 17 for East Vancouver’s Notre Dame Jugglers.Late Saturday afternoon, less than 365 days after that 35-21 Subway Bowl quarterfinal round loss to the Terry Fox Ravens, Jerrell Cummings walked off the field at […]
Subway Bowl’s 2019 opening-round schedule: We’ve got the full opening-round match-ups set to run Nov. 8-9!
LANGLEY — Final dates, times, locations and venues are still to be confirmed by the B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association, but here are the opening-round matchups for Subway Bowl’s 2019 playoff season set to run this coming Friday and Saturday (Nov. 8-9) at sites around the province.TRIPLE A(Note — Eastern and Western conference champions each […]
FINAL EDITION: Varsity Letters’ Saturday night B.C. High School Football Report 11.02.19 regular-season finale edition
LANGLEY — Welcome to the Saturday edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report.Check back with us throughout the course of the evening for results from the final day of regular-season play in the 2019 season.We’ve indicated playoff matchups throughout the following report and we will soon post the complete AA and AAA draw. […]
FINAL EDITION: Varsity Letters’ 11.01.19 , Friday Night Lights B.C. High School Football Report
LANGLEY — We have gone final with reports from all of tonight’s games. Remember, the regular season also includes action on Saturday so check back with us later in the day for the final regular-season reports of 2019.FRIDAYTRIPLE AEASTERN CONFERENCENo. 4 LORD TWEEDSMUIR 14 at No. 5 ST. THOMAS MORE 34BURNABY — You know what […]