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King George's Leon Latinovic (left) guards Lleyton Kelly of Surrey Christian during the B.C. senior boys Single-A basketball championships quarterfinal round 03.05.26 at the Langley Event Centre. (Photo by Mary Kessenich for Vancouver Sports Picture 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 03.05.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior boys DOUBLE-A Quarterfinals!

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2026 B.C. senior boys Double-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraBOYSDOUBLE-A (at Field House)DAY 1NO. […]

Kelowna's Wells Grundy takes the play to Francesco Coltellaro and the St. George's Saints during the B.C. senior boys Quad-A basketball championships quarterfinal round 03.05.26 at the Langley Event Centre. (Photo by Wilson Wong 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 03.05.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior boys QUAD-A Quarterfinals!

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2026 B.C. senior boys Quad-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraBOYSQUAD-A (at Arena Bowl)DAY 2NO. […]

Summerland's Matteo Ducheck proves elusive for the Southridge Storm during the B.C. senior boys Double-A basketball championships opening round 03.04.26 at the Langley Event Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura for Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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BREAKING: Summerland’s Mateo Duchek scores 59 points! It’s the second-highest known single-game total on draw’s championship side in 80 years!

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NO. 14 SUMMERLAND 90 NO. 3 SOUTHRIDGE 70By Howard TsumuraVarsity Letters(Note to our loyal readers, due to its historical nature, this story will appear as both a standalone story and as part of out package of Day 1 Double A game reports.) LANGLEY — Mateo Ducheck is still 16 and hasn’t yet progressed past his ‘L’ […]

Dover Bay's Dane Schmidt finds the paint plugged as he battle the North Peace Grizzlies during the B.C. senior boys Quad-A basketball championships opening round 03.04.26 at the Langley Event Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura for Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 03.04.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior boys QUAD-A Sweet 16!

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior boys Quad-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraNO. 7 SEMIAHMOO 54  NO. […]

Mt. Baker's Alex DiAngelis (right) comes face to face with the defence of St. Pat's Jayden Henwood during the B.C. senior boys Triple-A basketball championships opening round 03.04.26 at the Langley Event Centre (Photo by Howard Tsumura for Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 03.04.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior boys TRIPLE-A Sweet 16!

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior boys Triple-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraBOYSTRIPLE A (AT CENTRE COURT)DAY […]

Notre Dame head coach Cam Wright talks with his Jugglers during a time-out against Fernie during the B.C. senior boys Double-A basketball championships opening round 03.04.26 at the Langley Event Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura for Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 03.04.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior boys DOUBLE-A Sweet 16!

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior boys Double-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraDOUBLE A (AT SOUTH COURT)DAY […]

St. John's Remi Anderson-Francois (left) tries to disrupt Queen Margaret's Ethan Chen during the B.C. senior boys Single-A basketball championships opening round 03.04.26 at the Langley Event Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura for Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL: 03.04.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior boys SINGLE-A Sweet 16!

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior boys Single-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraBOYSDAY 1No. 1 ST JOHN’S […]

Let's go back in time to the girls TBI of 2018! Walnut Grove's Sophia Wisotzki (left) wasn't afraid to work in the trenches as her Gators' turned back Katherine New (centre), Ava Krepp and the Langley Christian Lighting in the TBI 2018 quarterfinals at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2018. All Rights Reserved)
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TBI 2026: New dates this December for boys and girls Super 16 and Select 16 pools, plus other news as we turn 15 this year!

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By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersLANGLEY TOWNSHIP — The Tsumura Basketball Invitational turns 15 years old this December, and that’s enough time that our traditional weeks on the B.C. boys and girls senior basketball calendar have put down some pretty deep roots.This coming December, however, the dates of the boys and the girls have been moved ahead […]

St. Patricks' Riley Santa Juana splits the defence of Caleb Gomez (left) and Luka Guzina during TBI Super 16 championship final played Dec. 6, 2025 at the Langley Event Centre's South Court. (Photo by Jacob Mallari property of Langley Events Centre 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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As BC boys Sweet 16 set for morning tip, we give you BCBM’s analytical take on all four March Madness brackets!

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By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersLANGLEY — All season long, Varsity Letters has teamed with B.C. Basketball Metrics to present an analytics-driven view of the B.C. senior boys high school basketball world.With opening tip now just one sleep away, we’ve got more to whet your appetite heading into Wednesday’s four 8:30 a.m. opening tips at the LEC: […]

Thirty-four years after leading SMUS to the 1992 top-tiered B.C. Triple-A title, Canadian sports icon Steve Nash holds court once again, this time with 79 others on the 80 For 80 list of the greatest players to play at the B.C. championships across all four tiers. (Photo property of B.C. Boys High School Basketball 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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80 For 80: On the eve of the 80th B.C. senior boys tourney at LEC, an anniversary committee selects its 80 greatest players from all tiers!

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By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.caLANGLEY — The old grey-haired wonder is still giving us all a show, and by just about every metric you check, it’s more popular than its ever been.Today, in honour of the 80th birthday of the B.C. High School Boys Basketball Tournament, set to tip off its four-day run tomorrow morning at 8:30 […]