ABBOTSFORD — To an impressionable middle schooler, they served as his early mentors, a pair of giving gurus who would not only come to share a past with Fraser Valley Cascades’ guard Riley Braich, but a path towards a common goal.
Author: Howard Tsumura
LEC to play host to first-ever Canadian girls club basketball championships in August
LANGLEY — Canada’s first-ever national girls club basketball championships will tip-off in about six weeks time, right here in B.C.
Gladstone’s Michael Chany: How a ‘visionary’ kid paved his path to Capilano U hoops
VANCOUVER — There is an old saying about how having vision can help you to see the impossible.
TSUMURA: Photographer Richard Lam on his eight favourite Head of the Class ’17 photos
At one stage of preparations during the weeks of photo shoots that went into producing the 2017 Head of the Class special section, I thought lead photographer Richard Lam had lost his marbles.
TSUMURA: My 18 favourite memories from Head of the Class 2017
From initial athlete selection through interviews and later, to photo sessions, pre-production meetings, and finally to the finished product you see today on newsstands or on the browser of your choice. Head of the Class is a three-month journey from start to finish.
Proud to present my picks for The Province’s 2017 Head of the Class
VANCOUVER — Yes, it was hard to leave The Province after 26 years this past January. It was easy, however, to say ‘Yes’ when asked by my old employer to continue steering and guiding what I feel has become the benchmark in terms of high school sports journalism in our country.
UBC’s Conor Morgan: ‘Birds hoops star puts pro career on hold for final kick at national crown
VANCOUVER — Conor Morgan has a bright future ahead of him when it comes to the prospect of making a healthy living playing the game he loves.UBC Thunderbirds’ fans, in fact, may be surprised to learn just how close the nation’s second-leading scorer came during the off-season to hanging up his blue-and-gold jersey in exchange […]
Michael O’Connor: UBC’s QB-1 on how his humbled ‘Birds prep for redemption in 2017
VANCOUVER — In those on-field moments, when he breaks contain and puts his feet to work, UBC Thunderbirds’ quarterback Michael O’Connor is a guy that can make you miss.
Terry Fox Ravens: Varsity Letters’ No. 1 in 2017 preseason AAA football ranks
PORT COQUITLAM — When we last left the Terry Fox Ravens, back in early December at B.C. Place Stadium, the PoCo crew was recovering a stripped fumble from within a mass of Notre Dame Jugglers players, setting the stage for a walk-off field goal and one of the most dramatic B.C. championship titles in Subway […]
Epic 3,000m senior girls final put B.C. high school middle-distance front-&-centre
LANGLEY — As we get set to bid farewell to another season of B.C. high school sports, my mind can’t help but look forward to so many new plotlines, all enhanced by the happenings of an exciting 2016-17 season.