Maddy Gobeil didn't let a re-aggravation of her injured ankle slow her down as South Kam topped St. Thomas Aquinas for a chance to repeat as B.C. champs on Saturday. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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South Kam’s Maddy Gobeil re-injures ankle, shakes it off to carry her Titans past STA and back to B.C. Double A final

LANGLEY — The last couple of seasons here at the B.C. senior girls basketball championships, there have been two distinctly different units of time measurement in place.There’s the regular ticking of the game clock which allocates 10 minutes per quarter over four quarters.And there is another kind of time, one usually reserved for fourth-quarter stretch […]

The Terry Fox Ravens used a suffocating defence to top Abbotsford's MEI Eagles and earn a berth in Saturday's B.C. JV finals. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL: No. 1 Terry Fox, No. 2 Kelowna clash head-on for gold in match-up of dream teams

BY GARY AHUJA, Special to Varsity LettersIt’s the No. 1 seed Terry Fox Ravens against the No. 2 seed Kelowna Owls in Saturday’s 1 p.m. championship final on the LEC’s Centre Court. Here’s a look at how both teams fared in their Friday semifinals:

Clad in pink with the 'We Are One' slogan across their hearts, Sir Charles Tupper Tigers players are standing up for the social and humanitarian causes they feel are most important. (Photo by Sir Charles Tupper Secondary 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Think Pink! Tupper Tigers boys basketball team set to don all-pink ‘We Are One’ uniforms tonight in Mainland AAA final

VANCOUVER — The power of a high school sports team to impact the power of positivity and togetherness in the province of B.C. and in turn, around the globe, may never be stronger than it is tonight (6:15 p.m.) at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

A smiling Marissa Rodde (left) and the rest of the Yale junior Lions gave one of the gutsiest performances in the history of B.C. high school basketball on Thursday at the provincial championships. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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With just three players left, gutsy Yale Lions JV girls force double OT in BC Elite 8! Here’s how they did it!

LANGLEY — Their dreams of a provincial championship had ended, yet wasn’t that a smile on Marissa Rodde’s face? “It’s still a win in my books,” the talented 5-foot-11 Grade 10 forward with the Yale Lions said. “To go to two overtimes with just three players… I am really proud of my teammates.”

Kelowna's Maddyson Greggor fades from the basket as she takes a shot against Surrey's Fleetwood Park Dragons in Elite 8 girls JV provincials Friday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: B.C. Junior Girls Basketball 2019: Varsity Letters’ Day 2 reports as Fox, MEI, Riverside, Kelowna all punch Final 4 tickets

LANGLEY — Thanks for your patience. The Final Four is set for the 2019 B.C. junior girls basketball championships with semifinals set for 6:30 p.m.and 8 p.m. tip offs Friday.

St. Thomas Aquinas' Jessica Clarke poses her way through the Britannia defence and to the hoop in B.C. AA quarterfinal action at the LEC. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
Tavia Rowell, on Tuesday selected the BCSSGBA's Player of the Year, scored 20 points Thursday to help Walnut Grove reach yet another Final Four a the BC AAA championships in Langley. (Photo by Wilson Wong property of UBC athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
Okanagan Mission's Elana Corrado cuts a swath to the hoop Wednesday as the B.C. junior girls championships opened at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: B.C. Junior Girls Basketball 2019: Varsity Letters’ Day 1 reports from the heart of the action at the LEC

We’re covering the Sweet 16 round here at the B.C. junior girls basketball championships. Today, veteran and award-winning sportswriter Gary Kingston lends his talents to the team at VarsityLetters.ca with his reports. Thanks for your patience. We have now completed our coverage of Day 1 at the 2019 B.C. Junior Girls Championships. All the game reports follow […]

Riverside's Tessa Burton digs in on defence against Royal Bay's Mikayla Strandberg during opening-round action Thursday at the B.C. senior girls Triple A basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2018. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION! 02.27.19 Day 1 edition from the B.C. senior girls Triple A basketball championships

Thanks for your patience. We have now completed our coverage of Day 1 at the 2019 B.C. Junior Girls Championships. All the game reports follow below, complete with photos, but first, a look at tomorrow’s championship draw schedule.

David Thompson's Maddy Wells (left) comes in hard against South Kamloops' Kendra Kaczur during fourth-quarter action Thursday from the opening round of the B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION! 02.27.19 Day 1 edition from the B.C. senior girls Double A basketball championships

LANGLEY — Welcome to the opening day of the B.C. senior girls Double A basketball championships. We’re final for the day with game reports and photos from all eight games: