The Simon Fraser Clan said they wanted to start their 2019-20 women’s basketball season against the best competition they could find.On Friday, they quite literally got just that.Junior forward Claudia Hart put forth her first career double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds, however the Clan had a hard time early coming to grips with […]
Author: Howard Tsumura
B.C. Girls Volleyball Rankings 10.31.19: OKM’s Huskies new Triple A No. 1, things looking up for Semiahmoo, WPGA and York House
LANGLEY —Surrey’s Semiahmoo Totems climbed two spots into the top four of the B.C. senior girls Quad-A volleyball rankings this week, while North Delta’s Seaquam Seahawks found their way back into the Top 10 after a one-week absence.At Triple A, Kelowna’s Okanagan Mission Huskies moved into the No. 1 slot at Triple A following its […]
Varsity Letter’s B.C. High School Football Weekend Survival Guide 10.31.19 edition: Top 5 games, schedules, rankings, scoreboards
LANGLEY — Once again, here’s your survival guide to the weekend ahead in B.C. high school football.Keep in mind, it’s the final slate of regular-season games with four weeks of Subway Bowl playoff action set to follow!We’ve got our Top 5 Games of the Week, as well as the full schedule by tier and conference. […]
Trinity Western men’s basketball: Who are these guys? With 10 newcomers and a first-year head coach, Spartans begin new adventure Friday at TRU
LANGLEY — It’s hard to paint the precise picture that best captures the state of the 2019-20 Trinity Western Spartans men’s basketball team.First, you start with the basics: A team coming off an 0-20 conference season a year ago, with a brand new head coach and 10 new players, many of whom had likely never […]
New West’s dynamic RB duo: With Greyson Planinsic and Michael Udoh, the whole & the heart of these Hyacks always greater than the sum of its parts
NEW WESTMINTSER — Their running styles are a study in contrasts, and the length and the breadth of their respective resumes couldn’t be any more different.Yet the bottom line in the New Westminster locker room following every Hyacks football game this season is the single-mindedness which drives every post-game gab-fest between running backs Greyson Planinsic […]
Argyle boys volleyball: On the road to a B.C. AAA breakthrough season, North Van’s No. 6-ranked Pipers find their own way to seize the day
NORTH VANCOUVER — With seniors like Christian Wels-Lopez, Eric Roundhill and cannon-armed Colby Soolsma there is a veteran-laden side to the Argyle Pipers’ senior boys volleyball team that is hard to miss.
Varsity Letters PODCAST 10.30.19: STM football’s Steve De Lazzari, UBC women’s hoops coach Deb Huband, Yale girls’ hoops coach Bobby Braich
It’s Wednesday, and as we reach midweek, it means its time for the launch of another episode of Varsity Letters — The Podcast. Today we focus on football and basketball. Joining us to begin the program is St. Thomas More Knights football coach Steve De Lazzari, who talks about all the little things which have […]
B.C. boys volleyball rankings 10.29.19 edition: Abby Christian, Oak Bay finding the right time to hit peak form
LANGLEY — The defending B.C. AA champion Abbotsford Christian Knights are picking the right time to begin their peak.At Double-A: The Knights cut a huge swath all the way through to the title at the B.C. Christian Schools Championships which they hosted Friday and Saturday.Stationed at No. 6 to begin the week, the Knights beat […]
The rise of New West boys volleyball: Huh? Yes, these 7-0 Hyacks ride a different spike in fortunes with star setter Toews leading the way
NEW WESTMINSTER — Sure, football may be king in the land of the Hyacks, but they aren’t the only team in the provincial spotlight as the 2019 fall season of B.C. high school sports begins to wind its way towards championship conclusions.“I haven’t seen any of them in the crowd when we play, but maybe […]
Varsity Letters’ Big 5 B.C. High School Football Rankings 10.28.19 edition
LANGLEY — The final weekend of the regular season is upon us.After a season of jockeying on a week-to-week basic, powers flexed their muscle this past week and kept a calm hold on the ranking sheet.Yet all that did was set up key battles for conference AAA titles on the final two days of play […]