The encore to victory didn’t go as planned for Simon Fraser.
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Thunderbird Stadium was a ‘Land of Opportunity’ for youthful UBC football in 2019, Saturday loss in Calgary turns page on next chapter
In his 20-plus seasons as a U Sports head football coach, Blake Nill has made a habit of his coaching his teams into national-title contention.When exactly the opposite happens to the degree with which it did this season, it’s no wonder that the UBC Thunderbirds’ veteran football boss was having a tough time coming to […]
FINAL EDITION Varsity Letters’ 10.26.19 BCHSF Saturday Night Report; Abby, Marriott, South Delta all secure big AAA wins
LANGLEY — Welcome to the Varsity Letters’ Saturday edition of the B.C. High School Football Report.We’ll do our very best to bring you game reports from today’s three Triple A contest, so keep checking back over the course of the day.We’ve also got a host of late reports from Friday games as we reach the […]
South Delta’s Ben McDonald injured: B.C.’s best high school high school QB may be lost for year after hurting collarbone today
TSAWWASSEN — The best quarterback in B.C. high school football may have been lost for the remainder of the 2019 season.Ben McDonald, the starting quarterback of the No. 1-ranked South Delta Sun Devils, suffered what his head coach suspects may be a broken collarbone, when he was tackled late in Saturday’s eventual 28-14 home win […]
FINAL EDITION: Varsity Letters’ Friday Night Lights 10.25.19 B.C. High School Football Report
LANGLEY — We’ve gone final for the night.Check back with us tomorrow for late games as well as Saturday’s schedule of contests.FRIDAYAAAFRIDAYWESTERN CONFERENCENo. 2 VANCOUVER COLLEGE 41 AT HANDSWORTH 0NORTH VANCOUVER — Five different Irish players scored touchdowns, and the while the balance was evident in its offence, the defence made its mark, too, pitching […]
B.C. Boys High School Soccer AAA Rankings 10.25.19 edition: Panorama, St. George’s still top pair as post-season sweepstakes begins
LANGLEY — Surrey’s Panorama Ridge Thunder, a runaway 7-1-0 atop the South Fraser zone’s South Division standings, will retain its No. 1 record heading into the B.C. senior boys AAA post-season sweepstakes.The Thunder wrapped up league play Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Tamanawis.In the South Division, the top five finishers (in order) were Panorama […]
Varsity Letter’s B.C. High School Football Weekend Survival Guide 10.24.19 edition: Top 5 games, schedules, rankings, scoreboards
LANGLEY — The weekend means it’s time for football, so to better navigate all of the gridiron traffic, here’s another edition Varsity Letter’s B.C. High School Football Weekend Survival Guide.The five best games, the complete schedules by tier and conference, last week’s scoreboard, and another look at our Big 5 rankings!VARSITY LETTERS TOP 5 GAMES […]
Terrel Jones: He’s Lord Tweedsmuir’s old-school Football Jones! Panthers’ senior pivot epitomizes the complete team player
SURREY — It’s hard not to speak in superlatives when you’re talking about one of the most complete football players in Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers’ football history.
B.C. Girls Volleyball Rankings 10.24.19: KSS Owls rule the roost, Byng and Handsworth in Battle Royal, LFA and MEI a pair of new No. 1’s
LANGLEY — For the first time this season, half of B.C.’s four senior varsity tiers have new No. 1’s!Here are the latest B.C. senior girls Top 10 volleyball rankings:At Quad-A, the host KSS Owls claimed first place at their own Best of the West and retained their top spot at the province’s highest tier.Immediately beneath […]
B.C. Boys Volleyball Rankings 10.24.19: Richmond’s McRoberts Strikers, Victoria’s St. Andrews Sabres the week’s big climbers
LANGLEY — Here are the latest B.C. senior boys high school volleyball rankings.Note — The B.C. boys volleyball commission will rank AAA and AA as Top 15 and A as Top 12.Here’s a look at all three tiers:TRIPLE A1 Earl Marriott Mariners (Surrey) (LW-1)2 Kelowna Owls (2) 3 Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (3)4 Mt. Boucherie Bears (Kelowna) […]