(Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
Since arriving in Canada as a Sudanese refugee in 2005, Thomas Box has learned a new language and inspired his student body at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary with a kilowatt-smile. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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Thomas Box: Horrors of war haunt him, but Lord Tweedy’s unflappable receiver still leads with a smile

SURREY — Look at the picture above as you read the first few paragraphs of this story. Train your eyes on the kid wearing No. 7, the kid chosen to carry the flag and lead his Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers football team onto the field last Friday in front of what was the largest home crowd in […]

Gui Dias (centre) of the North Delta Huskies splits a pair of Sands Scorpions' defenders en route to scoring the final goal in ND's 2-0 win over Sands, Oct. 3 at Mackie Park. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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TSUMURA: Almost 40 years later, the special meaning behind a Sands vs. North Delta soccer game

NORTH DELTA — As a kid who attended both of these neighbouring high schools in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I can verify one fact. On a skateboard, standing at one edge of the campus of North Delta Secondary School, at the corner of 114th Street and 82nd Avenue, you can coast down the sidewalks […]

Lord Tweedsmuir senior defensive back Dalton Sawyer (18) played host to the Mission Roadrunners on Friday in Surrey. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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10.06.17: Varsity Letters’ BC High School Football Report, Friday Night Lights Edition

Welcome to the Friday Night Lights edition of the B.C. High School Football Report.Please check back on this posting throughout the evening from the latest scores from around the province.First a scoreboard, then our game reports:FRIDAYAAA EASTERN CONFERENCELord Tweedsmuir 54 Mission 0Mt. Boucherie 46 Kelowna 22W.J. Mouat 44 Centennial 14St. Thomas More 15 Terry Fox […]

Lake Country's George Elliot Coyotes, pictured last Friday at War Memorial Gymnasium, maintained their spot in the top four of the B.C. Double A rankings this week following their performance at the UBC Invitational. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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10.05.17 edition: Huge changes in Top 15 mark Week 2 of senior boys AAA volleyball season

Welcome to the second B.C. senior varsity boys volleyball rankings of the season. The long season will always provide correction and recalibration, but for this week, the Triple A rankings have gone topsy-turvy with two top-five teams falling to honourable mention status and another dropping out of the rankings all together.