High School Field Hockey

Cowichan's Anya Hermant (left, front) and Alison Drummond of Handsworth contest possession during first half of 2018 B.C. AAA field hockey championship final Friday at Surrey's Tamanawis Park. Royals repeated as champs with a 2-0 win. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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When it comes to field hockey, Handsworth’s on-field ‘hurricane’ spins a different way to repeat as B.C. AAA champs!

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SURREY — Graham Walker trusts his Handsworth Royals to trust the process.And this past Friday, when that trust ultimately manifested itself on the field hockey pitch at Surrey’s Tamanawis Park in the form of desire, North Vancouver Royals once again found themselves at the top of their game when it mattered most.Tara Redmond opened the […]

The last goal of Poonam Sandhu's UBC playing career won her team the 2014 U Sports national title. Her first shot as the program's head coach comes Saturday at home to Victoria. (Photo by Richard Lam property of UBC athletics)
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Poonam Sandhu: For UBC’s decorated field hockey vet and new head coach, nothing trumps Thunderbird tradition

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VANCOUVER — Poonam Sandhu fashioned one of the most steeped national championship resumes in UBC sports history during her playing career in the midfield of the Thunderbirds’ women’s field hockey team.

How good does winning a B.C. high school AA field hockey championship feel? Collingwood's Steph Gillies (left) and Devon Litherland leave nothing to the imagination. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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Collingwood calling! West Van’s Cavs awaken from halftime doldrums to top Crofton House for B.C. AA field hockey title

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SURREY — Jaimie Chrystal wanted the third time to be the charm, yet she and her Collingwood Cavaliers’ teammates couldn’t deny the small matter of a 1-0 halftime deficit and a lack of team cohesion.That’s where the West Vancouver school stood at halftime of the B.C. high school senior girls Double A field hockey championship […]