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The Burnaby Central Wildcats, pictured here at the recent Mizuno UBC Invitational, continue to hold a spot in the B.C. AAA Top 15. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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10.09.18 B.C. boys volleyball Big 15 rankings: OKM’s Huskies make sharp climb, put four Okanagan schools in AAA’s top seven

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LANGLEY — It’s an Okanagan log-jam just outside the top three of this week’s B.C. senior boys AAA volleyball rankings.

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Doing a double take? Yes, that is Oak Bay's resident basketball star Diego Maffia, this year the starting setter for the Barbers' Top 10 AAA volleyball team, and the leading scorer on the Bays varsity soccer team. Remind you of another Victoria wunderkind of the past? (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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A Sunday read: Oak Bay’s star multi-sport student-athlete Diego Maffia shares a high school resume strikingly similar to you know who!

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VICTORIA — He’s the reigning Vancouver Island AAA MVP in one sport. In another, at it’s 2017 B.C. AAA championship tournament, he was the event’s second-leading scorer. And finally, in the sport of basketball, the one he calls his speciality, he is easily among a handful of the best long-range shooters our province has seen in the […]

At darkness fell in the second half Saturday at Humboldt State, the Clan offensive line seemed to gain a spark and quarterback Miles Richardson spread his passing magic to six different receivers. (Photo by Brad McLeod property of SFU athletics)
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For Simon Fraser Clan football, it’s an oh-so-close loss at Humboldt State as last-ditch drive comes up achingly short

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A last-ditch scoring drive late in the fourth quarter with a chance to win a conference game on the road?

Carson Graham linebacker Mahyar Hosseini led his team in tackles Saturday as the Eagles avoided the post-Buchanan Bowl blues with a comeback win in North Delta over the Seaquam Seahawks. (Photo by Blair Shier property of www.Blair.photo)
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FINAL 10.06.18 edition: Varsity Letter’s Saturday B.C. high school football report tracks an Irish squeaker and a Carson rally!

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Welcome to the Saturday edition of the B.C high school football report.

Notre Dame's Will Clark (centre), pictured earlier this season against Seaquam, engineered the big plays on both defence and offence Friday as the Jugglers defeated B.C. AAA champ New Westminster at Burnaby Lakes. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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Will the Thrill: Notre Dame pivot Will Clarke wills Jugglers to improbable victory over B.C. champion Hyacks

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BURNABY — When you put together a 15-game win streak dating back to the end of the 2016 season like the New Westminster Hyacks (4-2, 3-1) had, and along that journey, you win a provincial title, you know it’s going to take a special effort from the opposition to beat you.

Lord Tweessmuir Panthers Nathan Gernon (left, 55) and Colton Cameron put the bookend squeeze on St. Thomas More Knights' running back Julian Valerio on Friday during AAA Eastern Conference clash in Cloverdale. The home team came away 27-21 winners. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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FINAL EDITION: 10.05.18 Friday Night Lights Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report

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LANGLEY — Welcome to Friday Night Lights final edition.It’s a wrap for tonight. Just a note, we’ve got a full scoreboard first with re-caps underneath. The New Westminster vs. Notre Dame game report will be published Saturday. 

The evolving front-court chemistry between second-year Grant Shephard (left) and freshman international Jonah Morrison will be one of the most curious plot lines to follow as the Thunderbirds open their 2018-19 season at home Friday with the opening game of UBC Invitational at War Gym. (Grant Shephard photo by Richard Lam/UBC athletics; Jonah Morrison photo property of FIBA Basketball)
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As UBC men’s basketball hosts Laval to open new season, ‘Birds new pairing of Shephard & Morrison is one to watch

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VANCOUVER — Mason Bourcier plus incoming star transfers Jadon Cohee and Manroop Clair has all the makings of as vintage a UBC Thunderbirds back court as you could imagine.

Abbotsford running back Jalem Catlin rushed 32 times and gained 283 yards as the Panthers topped Kelowna in Eastern Conference AAA action. (Photo by Becky Szmutko/Abbotsford Secondary athletics)
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Varsity Letters’ Top 10 Performances of the Week: Cat’s out of the bag for Catlin, Abby running back rushes for 283 yards and 3 TDs

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Once, again, we are happy to bring you the best of week that was in B.C. high school football. Week 4 featured some huge numbers along the ground and through the air.

Surrey's Earl Marriott Mariners opened the season at AAAA No. 1 and remain among the province's top teams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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B.C. girls Top 10 volleyball: Two-time B.C. champion Belmont back on top at AAAA, all four tiers ranked here

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The Bulldogs are back and they’ve still got a bite.Two-time defending B.C. AAAA champion Belmont Secondary of Victoria has surged to the top of the provincial Quad-A rankings from this week. The Bulldogs opened at No. 3 two weeks ago in the preseason rankings.The second poll of the season also paints a pair of big […]