A healthy knee and an even healthier outlook have UFV Cascades' senior Shayna Litman poised for a breakthrough season. (Dan Kinvig/UFV Cascades athletics)
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Shayna’s shine: Fraser Valley Cascades forward Litman gets her bounce back

ABBOTSFORD — There is an old saying which tells us that success can be measured by the height of one’s bounce after hitting the bottom. By those metrics, it would have been easy to doom Fraser Valley Cascades senior forward Shayna Litman for a university basketball career defined by its mediocrity.

Late October means Seniors Day at programs around the province. Last week, Crusaders' head coach Conrad Deugau greeted his Grade 12s playing their final home games at the Surrey school. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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10.25.17: Varsity Letters’ All U Can Eat guide to the weekend in B.C. High School Football

The regular season in B.C. high school football is quickly winding down.In fact after this weekend, we’ve just got one more left until we embark on the month-long road to Subway Bowl 2018 at B.C. Place Stadium!Hunkering down for another weekend of ewxciting gridiron action?Varsity Letters has you ready with our weekly All U Can […]

Windsor Dukes quarterback Ryan Baker looks to thread a needle as Holy Cross' defensive lineman Markus Beauchamp rushes the passer Saturday afternoon in Surrey. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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10.21.17: Varsity Letter’s B.C. High School Football Report, Saturday night final edition

Welcome to Varsity Letter’s Saturday Night Fever B.C. high school football report. We cover all of Saturday’s action as well as late Friday filings and additional details from the AAA clash between South Delta and Notre Dame.

UBC defensive backs Stavros Katsantonis (left) and Malcom Lee set the old-school tone prior to Saturday's massive 17-16 win at Manitoba, by putting in the study prep necessary to make a defensive impact. (Richard Lam/UBC athletics)
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Like blue-collar Boy Scouts, UBC defensive backs Katsantonis, Lee came prepared, then stole victory from Manitoba Bisons

Like a pair of Boy Scouts living up to their famous motto, UBC defensive backs Stavros Katsantonis and Malcom Lee challenged each other in the week leading up to Saturday’s crucial clash at Manitoba to ‘Be Prepared’ for any and all eventualities. And when their turn came to turn a tight game on its ear, each […]

Jake Ounsted led the Mt. Douglas defence with six tackles Friday in its win over Carson Graham. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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10.20.17: Varsity Letter’s B.C. high school football report, Friday Night Light Lights edition

Welcome to the Friday Night Lights edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report. Please continue to check back throughout the evening as we update senior varsity action at the AA and AAA tiers from throughout the province.

Simon Fraser Clan senior Miryam Bassett (513) has been rock solid in leading her team to a top five national NCAA Div. 2 cross-country ranking. (Photo courtesy UW Sundodger Invitational)
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SFU cross-country: Coach Brit loves her ‘local girls’ as Triple Crown of GNAC, region and national meets await

BURNABY — Simon Fraser has become one of the frontrunners in the world of NCAA Div. 2 women’s cross-country running. The question now, as the 2017 season enters its Triple Crown stretch drive of conference, region and national championship races?

UBC women's volleyball coach Doug Reimer shares a championship moment last season with returning players left to right: Ciara Hanly, Samantha Patko and Victoria Behie. (Richard Lam/UBC athletics)
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UBC women’s volleyball: Voices from a dynasty ago offer meaning as ‘Birds begin U Sports national title defence

VANCOUVER — Doug Reimer has coached UBC women’s volleyball in two different centuries, parts of three different decades and most historically, to seven U Sports national championship crowns. That’s the long way of saying he’s seen it all.