VICTORIA — The Vancouver Island boys rugby championships have set the stage for zone’s top teams to write the final chapters of their respective 2019 campaigns.A total of 11 senior varsity sides from Vancouver Island will take part in the B.C. championship tournament which begins its four-day run Wednesday at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium.Varsity Letters thanks […]
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Why Brandon Bassi will never be forgotten: North Delta grad, SFU soccer player left a legacy of empathy, loyalty and integrity
NORTH DELTA — “You could say he was larger than life,” Jesse Hundal said. “People just gravitated to him.”
B.C. Girls AAA rugby: Shawnigan Lake expects a tough Carson Graham push as stage set for Saturday’s gold medal match
MILL BAY — Shannon Atkins knows the biggest challenge comes Saturday.
With its lone 2019 Quad-A loss avenged after win over Carson Graham, St. George’s Saints repeat as New Zealand Shield victors
VANCOUVER — The St. George’s Saints left no stone unturned in the season-long run-up to the week that matters most to every high school rugby program in B.C.
West Van derby for AA New Zealand Shield goes Cavaliers’ way, but B.C. draw pits Collingwood and Rockridge yet again
VANCOUVER — Once, twice, three times a rivalry. And we mean three times in the span of three weeks!
Brothers in arms: Marriott’s Takoda and Talon McMullin bring high drama to win over Yale in FV’s swan song title game
ABBOTSFORD — In the final Fraser Valley boys championship game ever played in any sport, the Brothers McMullin were the truest definition of rugby brothers in arms.Takoda McMullin’s successful convert kick at the absolute death of the game clock stood as the winning points Wednesday afternoon at Rotary Stadium, giving Surrey’s Earl Marriott Mariners a […]
B.C. boys JV rugby: Abby surge carries Panthers past Langley in FV final! Full junior boys B.C. Elite 8 draw is here
ABBOTSFORD — Lockhart MacGregor and Lennon Sharpe each scored a pair of tries and Ethan Beltran supplied a steady toe as the Abbotsford Panthers defeated the Langley Saints 34-27 at Rotary Stadium to win the Fraser Valley junior boys rugby championship..Locked in a 12-12 deadlock over the latter stages of the first half, the Saints […]
B.C. girls Sweet 16 Soccer! B.C. tourney draw revealed for May 29-31 championship in Surrey
SURREY — Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey will welcome the province’s best for a three-day run (May 29-31) beginning this coming Wednesday.
On the prowl again, defending champion Vernon Panthers hold AA No. 1 ranking as they take on tough encore assignment
Welcome to the fifth instalment of our five-team countdown to No. 1!Today, Varsity Letters presents our look at the No. 1 team in the preseason B.C. Double A coaches poll.Beginning Monday, we will start the countdown of the Top 5 Triple A football teams.VERNON — The 2018-19 B.C. high school sports season isn’t even 100 […]
SFU’s Lauren Fridman: How a second-chance wind swept the Clan senior and her rookie javelin all the way to NCAA nationals
BURNABY — Lauren Fridman always felt she had a second wind as a collegiate athlete, yet she never figured it would be strong enough to sweep her off her feet and give her the ride of a lifetime.