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Notre Dame Jugglers' senior quarterback Will Clarke is poised for a breakout 2018 campaign. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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A Will To Trust: Faith in the process puts Notre Dame quarterback Will Clarke in a place where his gifts can prosper

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VANCOUVER — Take a listen to Seattle sports radio these days, and the ongoing dissection and analysis of what most ails the 0-2 Seahawks seems to be a 24/7 concern.

The G.W. Graham Grizzlies have got the right idea based on their inspirational t-shirts. The Grizzlies get their toughest test of the season in one of our Top 5 games of the week. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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09.19.18 edition: Varsity Letter’s Top 5 B.C. high school football games to watch this weekend (surprise, surprise)

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Here’s our take on the top five games to take in this weekend over Week 3 of the B.C. High School Football campaign.

Terry Fox defensive coordinator Tom Kudaba and senior tackle Brandon Hodge schemed to limit AA No. 1 Vernon to just seven points last week in rainy PoCo. On Friday, the AAA No. 2 Ravens are in the Apple Bowl to face quarterback Isaac Athans and the rest of the Kelowna Owls in the Eastern Conference opener for both teams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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High school football’s Week 3 has arrived! Your survival guide includes the latest Big 5 rankings, schedule, scoreboard

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LANGLEY — Week 3 is here, and at the Triple A tier, it means that virtually every member school will be involved with conference games.

With his offensive line clearing the way, Holy Cross senior quarterback Andrew Hunt tucks the ball and soldiers forward. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Do The Right Thing: Simple creed helps carry Surrey’s Holy Cross on an inspiring, new football crusade

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SURREY — The post-game victory speech Conrad Deugau delivered to his Holy Cross Crusaders’ senior varsity football team a couple of Saturdays ago, was short, sweet and to the point.

Sam Bastow (rear) shown celebrating with explosive teammate Quin Desaulniers (8), returns for his Grade 12 campaign with Coquitlam's Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils. The reigning B.C. AAA champs opened the new season at No. 1 in the preseason rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Top 10 B.C. boys AAA soccer rankings: Coquitlam’s defending champion Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils the team too beat

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LANGLEY — The defending champions will start in 2018 where they finished in 2017.

If the Delta Pacers of Ladner live up to their AAA preseason No. 3 ranking, they'll be playing in the provincial semifinals later this year at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Earl Marriott, Langley Christian, Vernon Christian top B.C. senior boys preseason volleyball rankings

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LANGLEY — The 2018 B.C. boys high school volleyball season is now upon us. Here’s the pre-season rankings for both AAA and AA.

Vernon's Charles Lemay (white) feels the gang-tackling wrath of Terry Fox Ravens' (left, top to bottom) Liam Cumarasamy (20), Jaden Severy (23) and Vincent Mehain (42), as well as Kyle Huish (right) during non-conference cross-tier clash Saturday afternoon in Port Coquitlam. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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09.15.18 Final Edition: Varsity Letter’s Saturday Night B.C. High School Football Report

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LANGLEY — From a busier-than-usual Saturday, we’ve got six new game reports, including contests involving Terry Fox, Vancouver College and Notre Dame.

South Delta quarterback Ben McDonald is pictured making one of his 30 pass attempts Friday in North Vancouver as the Sun Devils beat host Carson Graham. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Blair.photo)
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FINAL EDITION 09.14.18 Week 2: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report, Friday Night Lights edition

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Welcome to Week 2 of Varsity Letter’s B.C. High School Football Report.Plenty of non-conference action scheduled tonight. As well, six AAA conference clashes highlight the schedule.FRIDAYTRIPLE AWESTERN CONFERENCEABBOTSFORD 6 at No. 3 NEW WESTMINSTER 40NEW WESTMINSTER — A defence that held the opposition to only 76 total yards and limited them to 1-for-10 on third-down […]

Behind it's swarming defence, AAA Vancouver College has bolted out to a 2-0 start ahead of its Western Conference home opener Saturday against Belmont at O'Hagan Field. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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09.13.18: Varsity Letter’s Week 2 B.C. High School Football rankings and weekend survival guide

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LANGLEY — Our first true changes of the season touch both the AAA and AA tiers of Varsity Letters’ Big 5 high school football rankings.

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.