A smiling Marissa Rodde (left) and the rest of the Yale junior Lions gave one of the gutsiest performances in the history of B.C. high school basketball on Thursday at the provincial championships. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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With just three players left, gutsy Yale Lions JV girls force double OT in BC Elite 8! Here’s how they did it!

LANGLEY — Their dreams of a provincial championship had ended, yet wasn’t that a smile on Marissa Rodde’s face? “It’s still a win in my books,” the talented 5-foot-11 Grade 10 forward with the Yale Lions said. “To go to two overtimes with just three players… I am really proud of my teammates.”

Kelowna's Maddyson Greggor fades from the basket as she takes a shot against Surrey's Fleetwood Park Dragons in Elite 8 girls JV provincials Friday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: B.C. Junior Girls Basketball 2019: Varsity Letters’ Day 2 reports as Fox, MEI, Riverside, Kelowna all punch Final 4 tickets

LANGLEY — Thanks for your patience. The Final Four is set for the 2019 B.C. junior girls basketball championships with semifinals set for 6:30 p.m.and 8 p.m. tip offs Friday.

St. Thomas Aquinas' Jessica Clarke poses her way through the Britannia defence and to the hoop in B.C. AA quarterfinal action at the LEC. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
Tavia Rowell, on Tuesday selected the BCSSGBA's Player of the Year, scored 20 points Thursday to help Walnut Grove reach yet another Final Four a the BC AAA championships in Langley. (Photo by Wilson Wong property of UBC athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
Okanagan Mission's Elana Corrado cuts a swath to the hoop Wednesday as the B.C. junior girls championships opened at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: B.C. Junior Girls Basketball 2019: Varsity Letters’ Day 1 reports from the heart of the action at the LEC

We’re covering the Sweet 16 round here at the B.C. junior girls basketball championships. Today, veteran and award-winning sportswriter Gary Kingston lends his talents to the team at VarsityLetters.ca with his reports. Thanks for your patience. We have now completed our coverage of Day 1 at the 2019 B.C. Junior Girls Championships. All the game reports follow […]

Riverside's Tessa Burton digs in on defence against Royal Bay's Mikayla Strandberg during opening-round action Thursday at the B.C. senior girls Triple A basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2018. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION! 02.27.19 Day 1 edition from the B.C. senior girls Triple A basketball championships

Thanks for your patience. We have now completed our coverage of Day 1 at the 2019 B.C. Junior Girls Championships. All the game reports follow below, complete with photos, but first, a look at tomorrow’s championship draw schedule.

David Thompson's Maddy Wells (left) comes in hard against South Kamloops' Kendra Kaczur during fourth-quarter action Thursday from the opening round of the B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION! 02.27.19 Day 1 edition from the B.C. senior girls Double A basketball championships

LANGLEY — Welcome to the opening day of the B.C. senior girls Double A basketball championships. We’re final for the day with game reports and photos from all eight games:

G.W. Graham Grizzlies' star Deanna Tuchscherer (front) along with Britannia Burins star Surprise Munie (rear) have both been honoured as part of the BCSSGB Baden Super 15 for the 2018-19 season. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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From Abatayo to Wisotzki: We honour B.C.’s Super 15 girls high school basketball players; along with our POY it’s a super Sweet 16!

LANGLEY — Welcome to one of our most anticipated days of the high school sport season.One day before the start of the B.C. senior girls Double-A and Triple-A provincial championship tournaments, the B.C. Secondary School Girls Basketball Association, in conjunction with Varsity Letters, unveils its annual Baden Player of the Year and Top 15 Dream […]

Walnut Grove's Tavia Rowell heads into the B.C. championships on Wednesday as a repeat winner of the BCSSGBA's Player of the Year award. (Photo by Wilson Wong 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Walnut Grove’s Tavia Rowell: Coaches, trainers, rivals all applaud B.C.’s Player of the Year repeat winner for her passion and her integrity

LANGLEY — The first girls high school basketball story ever covered under the Varsity Letters masthead? It came on the very first day of our launch (January 31, 2017) and it was all about an amazing Grade 10 basketball player with Langley’s Walnut Grove Gators named Tavia Rowell.

Kelowna's Japleen Chahal (centre) helped the Kelowna Owls to the B.C. JV championships last season. In 2019, a new team of Owls come in with the No. 2 seed. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2018. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Junior Girls Basketball Championships: No. 1 Terry Fox, No. 2 Kelowna top seeds as 32-team tourney draw revealed

LANGLEY — Fresh off its Fraser Valley title game win, and carrying a 31-game win streak to boot, PoCo’s Terry Fox Ravens were installed as the No. 1 seed in the 32-team B.C. junior girls bracket released Thursday evening.