St. Thomas More Knights' quarterback Dario Ciccone led his team to an upset win over PoCo's Terry Fox Ravens. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Ciccone to Simone: STM’s dynamic passing duo dominates Varsity Letters’ Top 10 Performances of the Week

LANGLEY — Ahh, the beauty of pure chemistry between quarterback and receiver. As the massive statistical department huddled here at Varsity Letters looking for our performance of the week past in B.C. high school football, that’s the theme that shone through.

Lord Byng's victory at the North Shore Invitational helped vault the Vancouver school to No. 2 in the latest B.C. AAAA girls volleyball rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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10.24.18 edition: B.C. senior girls Top 10 volleyball rankings stirred by North Shore Invitational results

LANGLEY — No one has been able to knock the two-time defending B.C. AAAA champions from their perch, but Victoria’s Belmont Bulldogs got a new neighbour nudging at its fencing this past week.

Two of the Seaquam Seahawks key pieces moving forward are current Grade 11s in two-way lineman Jaskirat Sanghera (74, front) and quarterback Jay Mather. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.com)
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Seaquam football: Tough losses the product of youth, but resilient Seahawks hope to flip script in 2019 à la VC’s Fighting Irish

NORTH DELTA — With all of the youth that resides on the current roster of the Seaquam Seahawks senior varsity football team, it’s not going to be a surprise, to borrow from the phraseology of the sweet science, to see the North Delta-based team step up in weight class next season.

Amanda Thompson's journey to a third U Sports season with the Fraser Valley Cascades has taken a mountain of perseverance. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property Fraser Valley Cascades athletics)
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UFV’s Amanda Thompson: Battle-scarred but unbowed, three knee surgeries in four years no match for Cascades’ gritty guard

ABBOTSFORD — Last April, in the moments after surgeons operated on her battle-scarred left knee for the third time in just under four years, Amanda Thompson cleared her head and braced herself for the news.

Under head coach Jay Fujimura's tutelage, the Abbotsford Panthers will clash with the Terry Fox Ravens on Friday in a battle of 3-2 Eastern Conference AAA teams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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10.23.18 edition B.C. high school football Weekend Survival Guide: Big 5 rankings, Top 4 Games to Watch plus full schedule

LANGLEY — We’re down to two weeks and counting in the 2018 B.C. high school football conference regular season. Before we know it, it’ll be Subway Bowl season again.

Surrey's Elgin Park Orcas have moved back into the B.C. senior boys AAA volleyball rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Top 10 Tuesday 10.23.18 edition: All three tiers of B.C. boys volleyball Top 10s include big move by AAA Moscrop Panthers

LANGLEY — Stability returned to B.C.’s two largest tiers this past week as no new teams moved into the top five of the AAA and AA senior boys volleyball rankings.

STM's Michael Simone (right) has played his best games against B.C.'s best. On Friday, the STM receiver set up his team's first TD in a win over No. 2 Terry Fox with a 90-yard reception. (File photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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FINAL EDITION! 10.19.18 Friday Night Lights edition: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report

LANGLEY — Welcome to the Saturday morning updated version of the Friday Night Lights edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report. We’ve added late reports from Vancouver College vs. Lynden (Wash.) and Westsyde vs Salmon Arm.Looks for our Saturday edition later today with all the results from today. A full schedule of today’s game […]

Notre Dame's Teon Alexander-Amour rushed for over 300 yards last week en route to Varsity Letter Player of the Week honours. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Juggler’s ‘Neon’ Teon lights up Notre Dame ground game, his 322 rushing yards net VL’s Player of the Week honours

LANGLEY — Once again, here’s our best effort to turn subjectivity into a science. Ahh, it’s pretty tough to do. Still, when you break 300 yards rushing in the AAA ranks it’s pretty tough to not get the nod.

Star senior setter Brendan McCaffrey (left) and Grade 10 middle Graham Mealing are among the Pipers set to welcome the rest of the field to this weekend's Argyle Invitational, set to run Friday and Saturday at the North Vancouver school. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Encore, encore! Argyle’s volleyball expansion whirlwind was no fluke, AAA No. 12-ranked Pipers play host to weekend invitational

NORTH VANCOUVER — You can’t blame Shon Sim for delighting in the recognition his Argyle Pipers senior boys volleyball team has received since their comet-like arrival on the provincial scene last season.