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Riverside's Caitlin Moore extends for a layin against GW Graham's Katie Schmitke during Day 2 action from the B.C. seniors girls Quad-A basketball championships played February. 26, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Quarterfinals!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Day 2’s quarterfinals are now complete at the 76th annual B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.The stage is now set for Friday’s Final Four.Here are the matchups in Triple-A being staged at the LEC’s South Court.6:45 p.m. — No. 1 Argyle vs. No. 5 Semiahmoo8:30 p.m. — No. […]

While guarded by J.L. Jackson's Jaidyn Danyluk, Credo Christian's Hailey Stam steps into a jump hook during Day 2 action from the B.C. seniors girls Quad-A basketball championships played February. 26, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-A Quarterfinals!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Day 2’s quarterfinals are now complete at the 76th annual B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.The stage is now set for Friday’s Final Four.Here are the matchups in Double-A being staged at the LEC’s Centre Court.3:30 p.m. — No. 2 Credo Christian vs. No. 3 St. Thomas More5:15 […]

Sa-Hali's Michelle Vorpahl keeps a close eye on Langley Christian's Gaby Vis during Day 2 quarterfinal action at the 2026 B.C. senior girls basketball championships Feb. 26, 2026 at the Langley Evrents Centre. (Photo by Mary Kessenich property of Vancouver Sports Pictures/Langley Events Centre 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-A Quarterfinals!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Day 2’s quarterfinals are now complete at the 76th annual B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.The stage is now set for Friday’s Final Four.Here are the matchups in Triple-A being staged at the LEC’s South Court.3:15 p.m. — No. 2 Langley Christian vs. No. 3 St. Michaels University […]

Bulkley Valley Christian's Emma Butler tries to get past Duncan Christian's Addie Nederlof during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Singlle-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the R.E. Mountain Secondary School. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls SINGLE-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls Single-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here reguarly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraSINGLE A (AT R.E. MOUNTAIN)NO. […]

Ari Brown of the Riverside Rapids is guarded by Lord Tweedsmuir's Nina Sauder during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Quad-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraDAY 1QUAD AROUND OF 16RIVERSIDE […]

Langley Christian's Gaby Vis is guarded by Alberni District's Amaya Parmar (centre) and Bryn Walter during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Triple-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls Triple-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here reguarly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraTRIPLE ANO. 2 LANGLEY CHRISTIAN […]

Credo Christian's Hailey Stam leans into her shot offering while surrounded by a pack of West Point Grey Academy Wolves in (left to right) Sienna Lalari, Lily Howard and Shoushan Kalpakian during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Double-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls Double-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here reguarly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraDOUBLE ANO. 2 CREDO CHRISTIAN […]

Vancouver College head coach Siamak Salehi and wing Ren Hethrington show the emotions that accompany a provincial title during B.C. junior boys basketball championship final Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Garrett James property of Langley Events Centre 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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BC Jr. Boys Final: Van College tops Burnaby South to capture crown, cap perfect 34-0 season as MVP Koen Li leads the way!

By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersLANGLEY TOWNSHIP — One of the greatest B.C. junior boys basketball champions of all-time?Even if the fantasy archive with all of the answers actually existed, the one where every score of every game of every season for the past 56 years had been recorded for posterity, so much of it would still […]

With the start of the B.C. girls high school basketball championships now one sleep away, STM head coach Cassie Lauang reflects all sides of its truest meaning. (Photo by Winston Brown property of STMC athletics 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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On the eve of tip-off 2026, STMC girls coach Cassie Lauang on appreciating both the teaching and learning moments in a most magical time!

(Editor’s preface — There is a no mistaking the special feeling that is in the air on the eve of the B.C. senior girls high school basketball championships.St. Thomas More Knights senior girls basketball head coach Cassie Lauang reflected on some of those, and they are the kinds of moments that every coach leading a […]

With a standout performance on both offence and defence, Vancouver College's Ren Hetherington helped lead his team to a 33-0 record as the Irish topped Brookswood 72-36 in the B.C. junior boys basketball championship semifinals Feb. 23, 2024 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Jordan Jouhal courtesy BC junior boys basketball 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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Jr. Boys Final Four: On a night when team defence carries the day, No. 1 Irish reach new level in win over No. 4 Brookswood Bobcats!

By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersLANGLEY TOWNSHIP — When you play maybe the best basketball game out of your entire season on its biggest and brightest stage yet, and it happens to push your overall record to 33-0, hyperbole can sometimes be your own worst enemy.A head coach must always pick and choose his post-game words with […]