LANGLEY — In grade school years, Montreal’s Vanier Cheetahs would, at first inspection, seem to be lacking a lot in terms of their overall experience.
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A better Boettcher? You bet! Trinity Western’s Aaron Boettcher older, wise, happier in his last trip to U Sports nationals
LANGLEY — Aaron Boettcher’s greatest skill had always been his ability to rise above the crowd and block out any obstacles that came his way.
CCAA nationals 2019: Underdog Langara Falcons embracing their offence as they prepare for tournament fave Holland Hurricanes
LANGLEY — One more sleep until tip-off here at the 2019 CCAA men’s national basketball tournament, and if one thing is certain, the Langara Falcons are not attempting some grand, over-night re-invention of their hoops persona.
The wisdom of the beginner’s mind: On the road to becoming a veteran CCAA coach, VIU’s Matt Kuzminski has never stopped learning from others
LANGLEY — His has been a coaching career filled with successes.
This Royce rolls with the punches! Langara’s Royce Sargeant majors in comebacks as Falcons host CCAA nationals at LEC
LANGLEY — Just call him the Rolls Royce of mid-season roster additions…at any level of college basketball.
A SUNDAY READ: How a legend’s text fuelled an epic rally and lifted the Tweedsmuir Panthers to a turnaround title for the ages!
LANGLEY — It arrived as intended, as a stern message from the heavens to go quietly into the night, to abandon what now appeared to be a futile quest to win their school’s first-ever B.C. senior boys basketball championship.
A SUNDAY READ: An old ring on a clenched fist! How the North Delta Huskies won their first B.C. title in three decades
LANGLEY — All around him, in the frenzied aftermath of victory, as the delirious North Delta fans stormed the Langley Events Centre Court, the old ball coach was standing off to the side, soaking in a feeling he hadn’t experienced in very nearly three decades.
B.C. Double-A final: The reign of the Rainmakers! No. 1 seed Charles Hays delivers a third title to its Rupert faithful
By Gary Kingston, Special for Varsity LettersNo. 1 CHARLES HAYS 78 No. 7 GEORGE ELLIOT 51LANGLEY — Battled-tested by playing against men over the summer and Quad A teams this winter, the composed, tough-as-nails Charles Hays Rainmakers completed a demolition of B.C.’s Double A boys basketball ranks Saturday by claiming the school’s third provincial title.Dominating […]
Super Saturday’s Single-A finale: Red-hot start pushes Kelowna Christian Knights past Credo’s Kodiaks in B.C. title clash
LANGLEY — The tournament committee seeding the 16 teams for this season’s B.C. senior boys Single A championships were vindicated by Friday’s Final Four when the top four seeds all advanced to the frenzied semi-final round.Yet come championship Saturday, No. 2 Kelowna Christian revealed the fact that it may be ready to start something of […]
TRIPLE A: After 33 years, Vernon’s churnin’ Panthers return to a B.C. final! Says coach Reid “…there is a football factor there for sure.”
LANGLEY — Heading into tonight’s B.C. Triple A championship final, it’s fair to say that the North Delta Huskies have a J.D. Jackson-like presence in their line-up in the form of long-and-explosive senior guard Suraj Gahir.