With only Mt. Douglas punter Giovanni Linuzzi to beat, G.W. Graham's Tyson Orregaard is captured on his way to game-winning 70-yard punt return TD on Monday in Langley. (Photo by Joanne Hewitt 2021 exclusive property of photographer. All Rights Reserved)
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Tyson Orregaard’s special teams thunder carries the day! His 70-yard punt return TD lifts GWG’s Grizzlies past Mt. Doug & into BC Place Subway Bowl AAA semifinals!

LANGLEY — On a team as deep at receiver as Chilliwack’s G.W. Graham Grizzlies have been this season, Grade 11 Tyson Orregaard has tried his best to stay patient, doing anything he could to help his team.And on Monday, as the Subway Bowl B.C. AAA Coastal championships reached the quarterfinal stage for the Grizzlies, Orregaard […]

Notre Dame's Ryan Torresan is slowed by a member of Victoria's Lambrick Park Lions during Monday's pivotal pool-play capper, a game the defending B.C. champion Jugglers claimed to earn a berth in Tuesday's semifinals at Burnaby Lakes. (Photo by Wilson Wong 2021 exclusive property of photographer. All Rights Reserved)
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Final Four set at BC boys AA Coastal soccer championships: It’s defending B.C. champ Notre Dame, Brentwood College, Carihi and Westview!

BURNABY — The defending champs have advanced all the way to the semifinals of the B.C. senior boys Coastal AA soccer championships.Yet after what basically amounts to a week shy of two years away, Day 1 of the 2021 tournament seemed to invite even more of the unknown.“Pool play is never easy, whether it’s 12 […]

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B.C. senior boys 2021 AAA and AA provincial volleyball championship tournament seedings released

Langley — We’ve got Triple-A and the Double-A seedings for the upcoming B.C. senior boys volleyball championships. A key with the full name of each zone name is included at the bottom of each draw:TRIPLE APOOL A1 Kelowna (TOK-1, host)2 Claremont (VI-1)3 Elgin Park (SF-1)4 McMath (SF-2)POOL B5 Steveston-London (SF-3)6 Argyle (VS2S-1)7 Penticton (TOK-2)8 Burnaby […]

The members of the Merritt Panthers junior boys volleyball team pose with head coach Vince Kanigan after beating the odds and finishing third at the Okanagan championships this past weekend in Revelstoke. Front row (left to right) Gavin Mouland, Will Hubbard. Back row (left to right) Andrew Denton, Carson Mouland, Wade Kanigan, Alex Howard, Nathan Racher, Owen Sigurdsson. (Photo courtesy Merritt Secondary athletics 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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A SUNDAY READ: Evacuated from its flood-ravaged city, Merritt Secondary Panthers junior boys volleyball reveals true spirit of B.C. high school sports!

Gian Cavaliere is not only Merritt born-and-raised, he’s also never had reason to leave his south central interior digs.Yet this past week, like just about every member of its citizenry, the Merritt Secondary School vice-principal and proud Panthers athletic director had to vacate his home in the Nicola Valley city, taking up temporary residency in […]

Centennial Centaurs receiver Keyshawn Beswick caught three first-half touchdown passes in a stunning upset of No. 1-ranked Vancouver College. (Photo by Wilson Wong. All Rights Reserved 2021)
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In an upset for the ages, Centennial Centaurs find a way to top No. 1, undefeated Vancouver College in Subway Bowl AAA quarterfinals!

VANCOUVER — Perhaps it has sunk in by this Sunday morning, but Dino Geremia took all of Saturday night trying to comprehend one of the biggest wins in Centennial Secondary football history.“It took everyone coming together to achieve a win like this,” said Geremia about an hour after Saturday’s epic 27-24 upset of No. 1-ranked, […]

Notre Dame's senior quarter Aiden Domino threw two touchdown passes and ran for another Saturday at Juggler Field in a Coastal AAA Subway Bowl quarterfinal. (Wilson Wong photo property of Wilson Wong 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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With a steadfast defence by its side, Notre Dame pivot Domino orchestrates AAA Subway Bowl quarterfinals win over Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers!

VANCOUVER — With defence as its bellwether, the host Notre Dame Jugglers took their best opportunities and turned them into touchdowns on Saturday, finding a way to extend an incredible season which now reaches the Subway Bowl Coastal AAA semifinals this coming Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium.“Playoff football is always a lot different and today […]

Vernon Panthers' running back Joe Murphy carried 20 times for 129 yards and two TDs in Saturday's playoff win over Duchess Park. (Photo by Darren Hove property of photographer 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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Vernon Panthers roar back from early deficit to topple Duchess Park Condors in Subway Bowl AA North/Interior semifinal clash!

(Note, Triple A game reports will not be published until later on this evening due to prior broadcast commitments)The Vernon Panthers advanced to what would normally have been the team’s fifth straight B.C. high school Subway Bowl B.C. AA semifinal.And although those plans were scuttled earlier this week after a decision to play a regional […]

The Sands Scorpions (white) and the Burnsview Griffins, crosstown North Delta rivals shown clashing earlier this season, are two of the 12 teams taking part in the Coastal AA championships set to begin Monday at Burnaby Lakes. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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Double-A boys high school soccer championship draws are here: Nov. 22, 23 kick-offs for Coastal and North/Interior titles

LANGLEY — B.C.’s best senior boys high school soccer teams will begin a three-day finale starting Monday to determine the best within its provincial Double-A tier, except, like the Subway Bowl football model unveiled earlier this week, teams will be competing for two separate banners.B.C. School Sports released the Double-A draw late Friday afternoon, one […]

Sir Charles Tupper head coach Jeff Gourley (with grandson Elliott) said a heartfelt good-bye to his players as the impact of COVID on his family business has forced a sabbatical from the coaching front. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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Longtime Charles Tupper hoops coach Jeff Gourley takes leave of his Tigers in 2021-22: In a changing world, here’s his heartfelt good-bye!

(Jeff Gourley has given heart and soul to breathe life and community into the East Vancouver basketball world. On Thursday, he announced his reasons for stepping away this season from the boys program at Sir Charles Tupper where the Tigers have been his extended family for most the last quarter century… the team, to be […]

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B.C. Boys High School Volleyball rankings 11.18.21 edition: No. 1’s all hold court, big movers are AAA Sa-Hali Sabres, and AA Revelstoke Avalanche!

VICTORIA —Lots of jockeying in the B.C. boys AAA and AA senior volleyball rankings this week, but the rise of Kamloop’s AAA Sa-Hali Sabres from unranked to No. 10 in the span of one week is seismic.AA’s Revelstoke Avalanche moved from No. 15 to No. 9.Single-A remained unchanged.Here’s a look at the latest polls from […]