LANGLEY — For the first time in 77 years, two Surrey schools will meet to decide the B.C. senior boys basketball championship.And while the No. 1 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds were convincing 96-68 winners over the No. 5 Kelowna Owls in its B.C. Quad-A semifinal clash Friday at the Langley Events Centre, the historic all-Surrey derby needed […]
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QUAD-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!
LANGLEY — Welcome to Final Four Friday here at the Langley Events Centre.To the best of our ability’s the Varsity Letters team will attempt to provide live game reports on each of the two B.C. semifinal games being played tonight at this tier.Timing will all depend on our writing, photographic and broadcasting demands this evening, […]
DOUBLE-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!
LANGLEY — We’ve gone final for the night.Here are the recaps of tonight’s two Double-A semifinal contests.ALL STORIES BY AARON MARTIN (Special for Varsity Letters)2 KING GEORGE 74 NO. 6 JOHN BARNSBY 48LANGLEY, BC – The Dragons will have one more to chance to roar on the biggest stage.The No 2-ranked King George squad earned […]
SINGLE-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!
LANGLEY — Welcome to Final Four Friday here at the Langley Events Centre.To the best of our ability’s the Varsity Letters team will attempt to provide live game reports on each of the two B.C. semifinal games being played tonight at this tier.Timing will all depend on our writing, photographic and broadcasting demands this evening, […]
TRIPLE-A: Final Four Friday game reports are here!
LANGLEY — We’ve gone final.Here’s a look at our two semifinals tonight at the BC boys AAA championships.STORY BY HOWARD TSUMURATRIPLE AFINAL FOURNO. 2 DOVER BAY 91 NO. 6 NORTH DELTA 59LANGLEY — Luke Linder likes to start off small and build towards the bit-hit moments which are such a highlight of his shooting game.Yet […]
All of this in just 7.3 seconds? In one of B.C.’s tourney’s most dramatic finishes, Owen McParland’s 33-foot bank-shot triple lifts Kelowna past Elgin Park, into Friday’s Final 4!
LANGLEY — It was the craziest 7.3 seconds on record at the B.C. senior boys basketball championships in many, many a moon.And when its trio of incredulous moments were complete, emotions reached a zenith of polar opposites,Kelowna guard Owen McParland stepped into a short return pass from teammate Nash Semeniuk and banked home a 33-foot […]
SINGLE-A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Single-A boys basketball championships!
LANGLEY — Here are the reports for all four of Thursday’s Single-A quarterfinals at the B.C. high school championships:STORIES BY GARY AHUJA (Special for Varsity Letters)SINGLE A(All games at Field House)DAY 2ELITE 8TOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT A3 ABERDEEN HALL 87 NO. 6 DEER LAKE 81LANGLEY — It was a first half to forget for Kelowna’s Aberdeen […]
DOUBLE-A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Double-A boys basketball championships!
LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships.It’s Elite 8 Thursday and we will give you the full scoop here.Please check back throughout the day for coverage of all four quarterfinal games at this tier.TOP HALF DRAWSTORIES BY AARON MARTIN (Special for Varsity Letters)NO. 2 KING GEORGE 85 […]
QUAD-A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Quad-A boys basketball championships!
LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships.TOP HALF DRAWSTORY BY DAN KINVIG (Special for Varsity Letters)NO. 6 FLEETWOOD PARK 89 NO. 3 VANCOUVER COLLEGE 71LANGLEY — You couldn’t have blamed the Fleetwood Park Dragons if they had a strong sense of déjà vu walking into the […]
TRIPLE A: Game reports from Day 2 quarterfinals at the 2023 B.C. Triple-A boys basketball championships!
LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships.It’s Elite 8 Thursday and we will give you the full scoop here.Please check back throughout the day for coverage of all four quarterfinal games at this tier.TOP HALF DRAWSTORY BY HOWARD TSUMURANO. 6 NORTH DELTA 69 NO. 14 COLLEGE […]