St. Thomas More's Mia Beliveau faces a Southridge Storm defence during quarterfinal-round action at the 2025 B.C. senior girls Double-A basketball championships 02.27.25 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 02.27.25 Day 2 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-A Final Eight round!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final on our reports from the B.C. 4A, 3A and 2A games played at the Langley Events Centre tonight with reports from all 12 of the games played at South Court, Centre Court and the Fieldhouse gyms.We’ll be back again tomorrow with reports from all four tiers as Final Four Friday […]

The Vernon Panthers celebrate as part of a win over the College Heights Cougars during quarterfinal-round action at the 2025 B.C. senior girls Triple-A basketball championships 02.27.25 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Ryan Molag property Langley Events Centre-TFSE 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 02.27.25 Day 2 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-A Final Eight round!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final on our reports from the B.C. 4A, 3A and 2A games played at the Langley Events Centre tonight with reports from all 12 of the games played at South Court, Centre Court and the Fieldhouse gyms.We’ll be back again tomorrow with reports from all four tiers as Final Four Friday […]

Jordyn Nohr of the Brookswood Bobcats tries to battle through the intense first-half defence of GW Graham's Emily Sprott during quarterfinal-round action at the 2025 B.C. senior girls Quad-A basketball championships 02.27.25 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 02.27.25 Day 2 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Final Eight round!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final on our reports from the B.C. 4A, 3A and 2A games played at the Langley Events Centre tonight with reports from all 12 of the games played at South Court, Centre Court and the Fieldhouse gyms.We’ll be back again tomorrow with reports from all four tiers as Final Four Friday […]

Linden Martens of Unity Christian defend Kira James of Fort St. James during opening round action of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Single-A basketball championships at the Langley's R.E. Mountain Secondary School. (Photo by Gordon Kalisch property of FastTrackSportsPhotography 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL! 02.26.25 Day 1 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls SINGLE-A Sweet 16 opening round!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final at Day 1 of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Double-A basketball championships.Here are your game reports courtesy of the LEC’s Gary Ahuja for all eight games played Wednesday.BASKETBALLB.C. SENIOR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPSDAY 1SINGLE ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ANO. 1 PACIFIC CHRISTIAN 77 NO. 16 JOHN KNOX 18(BY GARY AHUJA, SPECIAL FOR VARSITY […]

Ella Tatlock of the MEI Eagles prepares to summon a little backspin as she attacks Kennedy McKnight and the Valleyview Vikings of Kamloops during opening round action of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Quad-A basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL! 02.26.25 Day 1 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-A Sweet 16 opening round! 

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final at Day 1 of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Triple-A basketball championships.Here are your game reports for all eight games played Wednesday.BASKETBALLB.C. SENIOR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPSDAY 1 TRIPLE ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ANO. 1 MEI 75 vs. NO. 16 VALLEYVIEW 29BY GARY KINGSTON (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — Athleticism, balance, experience and depth. […]

Calissa Haine (centre) of the Mt. Baker Wild grabs a rebound in front of Sadie Danks (left) and Mariia Maydan of the Argyle Pipers during opening round action of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Quad-A basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL! 02.26.25 Day 1 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Sweet 16 opening round!

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final at Day 1 of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Double-A basketball championships.Here are your game reports for all eight games played Wednesday.BASKETBALLB.C. SENIOR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPSDAY 1 QUAD ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ABy Howard Tsumura, Varsity LettersNO. 8 OAK BAY 75  vs. NO. 9 SEMIAHMOO 64LANGLEY —In the near two seasons which have […]

Holy Cross' Mia Wojciechowski (left) is guarded by Hazelton's Sophia Anderson during opening round action of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Quad-A basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL! 02.26.25 Day 1 reports from the 2025 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-A Sweet 16 opening round! 

LANGLEY — We’ve gone final at Day 1 of the 2025 B.C. senior girls Double-A basketball championships.Here are your game reports for all eight games played Wednesday.BASKETBALLB.C. SENIOR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPSDAY 1 DOUBLE ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ANO. 1 HOLY CROSS 82 vs. NO. 16 HAZELTON 24By HOWARD TSUMURA, VARSITY LETTERSLANGLEY — When was the last time the […]

On a night when he scored 36 points and earned tournament MVP honours, the expression tells it all for St. Pat's Dhyne Cotin during B.C. junior boys championship final at the LEC. (Photo by Garrett James property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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No. 2 St. Patricks shoot out the lights from three, Celtics top No. 1 Argyle Pipers to win an epic B.C. Junior title!

LANGLEY — All week long here at the 55th B.C. junior boys basketball championships, the St. Patricks Celtics proved that when it comes to playing fast, they have no peers in this province.In Tuesday night’s championship game, however, played before an overflow sell-out LEC South court crowd against North Vancouver’s Argyle Pipers, a funny thing […]

Duchess Park's Zahra Ngabo (right) is guarded by Notre Dame's Joana Pepe (left) and Emily Chan during TBI Select 16 Championship Saturday action 12.14.24 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2024. All Rights Reserved)
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On the road again! Checking in with Prince George’s Duchess Park Condors on their way to BC girls basketball championships!

LANGLEY — Ever ponder just how large the province of B.C. is?Try 944,735 square kilometres, making it larger than Washington, Oregon and California combined, or about four times the size of the United Kingdom.Prince George’s Duchess Park Condors (23-7) aren’t coming the furthest to take part in the 75th anniversary of the B.C. senior girls […]

Argyle's 6-foot-5 Ilia Maydan squares up to slow Lord Tweedsmuir's Gurtaj Hayer during Final Four action from the 2025 B.C. Junior Boys Basketball Championships, Monday, Feb. 24 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Ryan Molag property of Langley Events Centre 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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Argyle’s unflappable Ilia Maydan leads with his heart as No. 1 Pipers top No. 4 Tweedy for berth in B.C. JV title game!

LANGLEY — A generation ago in B.C. boys high school basketball, the thought of seeing a perfectly in-tune 6-foot-5 Grade 10 point guard would have been a rumour it not an outright lie.But on Monday, in the semifinals here at the 2025 junior provincial semifinals, a kid named Ilia Maydan was nothing but the truth.Maydan, […]