There was a moment on Saturday afternoon — midway through the third quarter — when the Vernon Panthers must have felt like their bid to qualify for the Subway Bowl quarterfinal round was destined to evaporate before their eyes.Yet as a Prince George Polars’ ball carrier scampered on a 50-yard run which had taken him […]
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UBC Football 2021: Gutted by playoff loss to Huskies, Birds’ coach Nill won’t skip steps that turns young team’s cache of promise & talent into its fully-realized potential!
The 2021 Canada West football season revealed a level of promise within the ranks of the UBC Thunderbirds that is darn near impossible to ignore.Yet in the immediate aftermath of a season-ending 39-17 loss Saturday afternoon in the Canada West’s Hardy Cup semifinals to the host Saskatchewan Huskies, ‘Birds head coach Blake Nill wasn’t about […]
SFU men’s basketball opens with win at CCAA/GNAC Challenge: Simon Fraser shows a new defensive edge in victory over Cal State-Dominguez Hills Toros!
It’s been so long since the Simon Fraser men’s basketball team last played an actual game that they were bound to look a little different than their past selves.The Burnaby Mountain crew which debuted Friday night at the CCAA/GNAC Challenge in Carson, CA., however, was at first glance, a lot different.“We have changed a lot […]
FINAL EDITION: B.C. High School Football Report 11.12.21 Friday Night Lights! Kelowna, GWG, Centennial, Tweedy, Mt. Doug all Subway Bowl victors!
Welcome to the Friday Night Lights early edition of the B.C High School Football Report.Playoffs open today in AAA, while AA, for the most part, closes out its regular season schedule.Check back on this posting throughout the evening for updates from all games.WILDCARD ROUNDTRIPLE A KELOWNA 38 at NEW WESTMINSTER 14 NEW WESTMINSTER — The Kelowna Owls […]
UBC and the Hardy Cup playoffs: Despite its role as big road underdogs vs. No. 4 Saskatchewan Huskies, opportunity knocks Saturday for these young, untethered Thunderbirds!
VANCOUVER — With the ink still just five days dry on a what has been for them a revelatory regular season, the UBC Thunderbirds are being talked about in Canada West football circles as a team of tomorrow.Yet for a 3-3 team which was a fourth-quarter away from opening its six-game conference slate at 0-3, […]
B.C. girls high school volleyball rankings 11.10.21 edition, plus the complete wrap from Riverside’s blue-chip Red Serge Invitational!
LANGLEY — Quarterfinal victories at the Red Serge Invitational spurred the most significant movement within the B.C. Quad-A Top 10 senior girls volleyball rankings.And that movement came courtesy of two Kelowna schools.The Kelowna Owls moved up two places to No. 4 with a 2-1 win in the quarters over East Vancouver’s dynamic, Double A No. […]
Destination: B.C. Place Stadium! After weeks of uncertainty, the Subway Bowl 2021 semifinals and championship final will return to their home under the dome!
VANCOUVER — After three weeks of uncertainty, the Subway Bowl is coming back home to B.C. Place Stadium and will be the site of provincial semifinal and championship final action on back-to-back Saturdays (Nov. 27, Dec. 4).Such was the announcement made Wednesday by the B.C. Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) in conjunction with B.C. School Sports.In a […]
BC Boys High School Volleyball rankings 11.09.21 edition: AAA Delta Pacers, AA Rich Christian make big climbs, plus our full zone allocation chart for BC’s championships!
VICTORIA — Ladner’s Delta Pacers at AAA and the Richmond Christian Eagles at AA took the biggest moves up the charts in our latest B.C. Boys High School Volleyball rankings.With zone championships set to be finished by Nov. 20, here’s the latest at all three tiers, with the added bonus of a zone berthing guide […]
BCHSF’s AAA Western Conference All-Star Team 2021: Notre Dame’s Domino, Thomas and Belmont’s Fraser hoist MVP hardware!
LANGLEY — Welcome to AAA Conference All-Star week.It’s that special time in each B.C. High School Football season when recognition shines on individuals for their efforts over the course of the regular season.From here, the seeds of the final provincial all-star team are first planted.We started things off earlier today with the Eastern Conference, now […]
BCHSF’s AAA Eastern Conference All-Star Team 2021: Centennial’s Ziad Sabry, Terry Fox’s Alex Gagnon cop the MVP hardware!
LANGLEY — Welcome to AAA Conference All-Star week.It’s that special time in each B.C. High School Football season when recognition shines on individuals for their efforts over the course of the regular season.From here, the seeds of the final provincial all-star team are first planted.Today, we start things off with the Eastern Conference.The Western Conference […]