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New Westminster running back Greyson Planinsic and the rest of the Hyacks are B.C.'s new No. 1-ranked Triple A team. (Photo by Alan Wardle property of New Westminster Hyacks football 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Varsity Letters 09.30.19 BC High School Football Big 5: New West Hyacks new AAA No. 1! The parity of a September to remember

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LANGLEY — Welcome to Week 5 of the 2019 B.C. high school football season. Parity is good for the Subway Bowl party, and this past week’s AAA results continued to show plenty of it. We haven’t even gotten out of September, and a third team has ascended to No. 1 at the province’s largest tier.Here […]

Vancouver College's Daesaun Johnson (2) rushed for three touchdowns Saturday in the Irish's win over Mt. Douglas. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Varsity Letters’ B.C.High School Football Report 09.29.19 Saturday Night final edition

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Here is Saturday’s edition of the B.C. High School Football Report:TRIPLE AWESTERN CONFERENCENo. 5 MT. DOUGLAS 14 at No. 4 VANCOUVER COLLEGE 35VANCOUVER — Vancouver College Homecoming at O’Hagan Field, on a perfect Saturday afternoon, complete with cheering Irish fans?Get a combination like that and you never want the spoil the occasion with a poor […]

Robert Bateman running back Phoenix Moller rushed for three TDs in the Wolves 49-20 win over the visiting South Kamloops Titans. (Photo by Rick MacDonald property of Rick MacDonald photography 2019. All rights reserved)
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Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report: 09.27.19 Friday Night Lights early edition

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Welcome B.C. high school football fans!It’s Friday and has been the habit for the last decade-plus during the fall, that means it’s time for the B.C. High School Football Report.Please check back on this posting through the course of the evening as we update our loyal readers on games being played around the province.First. we’ve […]

Lord Tweedsmuir's Noah Anderson will face the wrath of the Kelowna Owls defence on Friday when B.C.'s No. 1-ranked team plays its home opener in Cloverdale. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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The Big 5: Varsity Letters breaks down the five biggest B.C. Triple A high school football games of the weekend

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Welcome high school football fans.It’s a big week in the Triple A ranks and the fervour of conference clashes just adds to the excitement.Here’s our in-depth look at five games to watch this weekend:EASTERN CONFERENCEKELOWNA OWLS VS. NO. 1 LORD TWEEDSMUIR PANTHERS3 p.m. on Friday at Lord Tweedsmuir SecondaryAbout the Panthers: Lord Tweedsmuir’s defence has […]

North Vancouver's Handsworth Royals held on to the No. 3 spot in the most recent B.C. senior girls AAAA volleyball rankings. (Photo by Wilson Wong property of UBC athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Girls Top 10 Volleyball Rankings 09.25.19: Pacific Academy’s Breakers a new No. 1 while Notre Dame Jugglers the big climbers

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LANGLEY — While change was slight this week at the largest tier of B.C. girls high school volleyball, substantial jockeying took place below.A look at all four tiers:*At Quad A, the first nine spots remained unchanged with South Delta swapping spots with fellow Deltans, the Seaquam Seahawks at No. 10.*At Triple A, the Vernon Panthers […]

Surrey's Earl Marriott Mariners open the season at No. 1 in the first B.C. senior boys Triple A Top 10 rankings.The defending B.C. champion Mariners will play Friday and Saturday at the UBC Invitational. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Boys Top 10 Volleyball Rankings: AAA No. 1 Earl Marriott & AA No. 1 MEI each on stage this weekend at 32-team UBC Invitational

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LANGLEY — The Earl Marriott Mariners, who open the new B.C. Triple A senior boys campaign as the preseason No. 1 team, would love to see history repeat itself.Last season, Surrey’s Mariners topped the Van Tech Talismen 3-0 in the B.C. AAA final at the Langley Events Centre.A victory this season would not only give […]

Fraser Valley Cascades' rookie Bryana Buttar (centre) has played like a veteran over the first six matches of the 2019 Canada West season. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Cascades are better with Bryana Buttar in the batter! Rookie a rare ingredient as UFV hunkers for huge weekend homestand vs. UBC, UVic

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ABBOTSFORD — With the same clockwork precision she has shown at every key stage of her soccer career, Bryana Buttar has once again arrived ahead of her time.“I definitely feel that my whole youth career has set me up for this,” the Fraser Valley Cascades’ dynamic midfielder remarked Wednesday of the opportunity she has seized […]

Last season, Abbotsford running back Jalem Catlin was one of only four Grade 11's named to the B.C. AAA provincial all-star team. This season, whichever AA and AAA provincial all-star selections happen not to make it to the Subway Bowl title game will be able to suit up in the first-ever BCSSFA all-star game at B.C. Place Stadium on Nov. 30 (Photo by Becky Szmutko used through permission of Abbotsford Secondary athletics)
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Subway Bowl’s Super Saturday gets star-studded addition! BCSSFA adds high school all-star game for Nov. 30 at BC Place Stadium

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LANGLEY — It’s an idea whose time has come, and the timing couldn’t be any better for B.C. high school football to add even more entertainment value to its heralded championship finals weekend.The BCSSFA has confirmed plans to hold a B.C. all-star game as part of its season-ending Subway Bowl Saturday championship menu this coming […]

Vancouver College's Fighting Irish celebrated a B.C. Triple A title last November. This season, they open the new campaign at No. 5. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. boys high school soccer AAA preseason Top 10 rankings: Dr. Charles Best, Argyle tabbed as the teams to beat!

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SOCCERSENIOR BOYSTRIPLE APRESEASON1 Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils (Coquitlam)2 Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver)3 Panorama Ridge Thunder (Surrey) 4 Burnaby South Rebels5 Vancouver College Fighting Irish6 Reynolds Roadrunners (Victoria)7 Kitsilano Blue Demons (Vancouver)8 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver)9 Centennial Centaurs (Coquitlam)10 Sullivan Heights Stars (Surrey)Honourable mention — Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey), Sardis Falcons (Chilliwack), Oak Bay Bays (Victoria), […]

Surrey's Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, like great Tweedy teams of past seasons, will greet their home crowd during its ceremonial run onto the field Friday as they host the Kelowna Owls. This week, however, LT will do it as B.C.'s No. 1-ranked AAA team. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Varsity Letters 09.23.19 B.C. high school football rankings: Tweedy takes over AAA No. 1! Hyacks, Sun Devils complete the top three

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LANGLEY — Welcome to Week 4 of the 2019 B.C. high school football season. The coveted No. 1 spot in the Triple A rankings has changed for the first time this season.The latest rankings:TRIPLE A1 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (2-0, 1-0) (2)LW — Def. Terry Fox 27-0.TW — Friday host Kelowna. 2 New Westminster Hyacks (2-1, […]