LA Matheson's Jashan Mahal (right)is guarded by Richmond's Tomiwa Aderinto during TBI Select 16 quarterfinal action Dec. 4, 2025 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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01.21.26 edition: Surrey’s L.A. Matheson Mustangs, East Van’s Notre Dame Jugglers punch above their weight class with Quad-A TKO’s to climb in latest BC boys basketball Top 10 rankings!

LANGLEY — Remember those days, when it seemed like about 95 per cent of the time that the teams at the high end of B.C.’s highest-tiered class of Top 10 senior boys basketball rankings beat similarly-ranked teams from the smaller tiers?If you watched top-ranked hoops this past weekend, you know that as part of an […]

Argyle's Ilian Maydan (right) grimaces as he looks to create space against Centennial's Josh Onyango during opening-round action of the TBI Super 16 2025 on Wednesday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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01.14.26 edition: B.C. senior and junior Tops 10s all tell their own stories! Quad-A sees Holy Cross, Kits and Centennial make a concerted push!

LANGLEY — With pool play complete for the 2026 Surrey RCMP Tournament, the Tamanawis Wildcats were are all set to begin official Round 1 action today against the Southridge Storm as B.C.’s No. 1-ranked Quad-A team.Yet beneath them, the province’s largest tier was turned head over heels based on the results of this past week […]

Vancouver College's Ashton Wong comes down with a rebound in front of MEI's Keegan Strachen during TBI Super 16 quarterfinal action Dec. 4, 2025 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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01.07.26 edition: Traditional powers Vancouver College, Oak Bay each open 2026 as the Quad-A biggest climbers! Here are your first BC boys basketball Top 10 rankings of the new year!

LANGLEY — Quad-A was the home of the biggest climbers over the holiday season for games played Dec. 17 through Jan. 6.Vancouver College and Oak Bay each rose three spots with the Irish moving into No. 2 and the the Bays into No. 7.The Fighting Irish won five straight to end December, including a 112-101 […]

LA Matheson's Jashan Mahal (right) is guarded by Richmond's Tomiwa Aderinto during TBI Select 16 quarterfinal action Dec. 4, 2025 at the Langley Events Centre. This week, Matheson moved into the No. 2 spot in the B.C. Triple A rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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12.17.25 edition: BC senior and junior Top 10’s! Holy Cross, Byrne Creek big leapers, VC Irish top JV poll!

LANGLEY — Here’s a look at the latest Top 10s from all four tiers, plus we’ve got the latest B.C. junior boys Top 10 as well:BASKETBALLTOP 10 RANKINGSB.C. SENIOR BOYSQUAD A1 Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (SF) (LW-1)2 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (2)3 Kelowna Owls (TOK) (4) 4 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (EV) (6) 5 Vancouver College Fighting […]

St. Patricks' Riley Santa Juana splits the defence of Caleb Gomez (left) and Luka Guzina during TBI Super 16 championship final played Dec. 6, 2025 at the Langley Event Centre's South Court. (Photo by Jacob Mallari property of Langley Events Centre 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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In a TBI Super 16 final with a ‘pick your poison’ plot line, St. Pats maximize personnel to top Tammy in battle of No. 1’s!

ST. PATRICKS 78 TAMANAWIS 72By HOWARD TSUMURALANGLEY — We may live in an era of three-point shooting, yet what if a head coach, over the course of devising his team’s defensive game plan decides that there is actually an even bigger threat present than a wide-open, wide-eyed shooter with the green light to let it […]

Jashan Mahal (left) and teammate Joven Sanghera of the L.A. Matheson Mustangs play bookend defence on Abud Shawwa of the King George Dragons during TBI Select 16 championship final played Dec. 6, 2025 at the Langley Event Centre's South Court. (Photo by Jacob Mallari property of Langley Events Centre 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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Mustangs find their giddy-up late! L.A. Matheson gallops past King George to claim TBI Select 16 championship title!

By HOWARD TSUMURALANGLEY — As wild horses brought to this continent from Europe, mustangs have, in a broad sense, come to symbolize freedom in the new world.If that’s the case, then L.A. Matheson Secondary’s Mustangs are indeed perfectly named.The Surrey school’s senior boys basketball team is at its best when its pace hits a full-on […]

Letting go for one of his four made three pointers on the night against Terry Fox is Tamanawis' Gurjowan Cheema during Final Four Friday to earn a spot in Saturday's TBI Super 16 championship final. (Photo by Ryan Molag property of Langley Events Centre 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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TBI Super 16 Day 3: We’ve gone final on Final Four Friday! Read our game reports here!

By HOWARD TSUMURALANGLEY — Welcome to our Final Four Friday here in the Super 16 draw.TAMANAWIS 62 TERRY FOX 52By HOWARD TSUMURALANGLEY — The Tamanwis Wildcats senior boys basketball team showed up at the Langley Events Centre for the provincial Quad-A basketball championships last March like the walking wounded, and because of it, they lasted […]

St. Patricks' Dhyne Cotin extends for a lay-in against Ilia Maydan and Argyle during TBI Super 16 quarterfinal action Dec. 4, 2025 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone final of Day 2 of TBI 2025’s Super 16 bracket! Read all four quarterfinal game reports here!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Quarterfinal Thursday here at the 2025 Tsumura Basketball Invitational.We’ve gone final for the night. Here are all four game reports:SUPER 16(South Court)DRAW AST. PATRICK 99 ARGYLE 72LANGLEY — There is something to be said for precision, that united state of mind and body that has best been manifested during the first […]

Brentwood College's Jackson Lenarcic soars to a lay-in against Collingwood during TBI Select 16 quarterfinal action Dec. 4, 2025 at the Langley Events Centre. Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone final of Day 2 of TBI 2025’s Select 16 bracket! Read all four quarterfinal game reports here!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Quarterfinal Thursday here at the 2025 Tsumura Basketball Invitational.We’ve gone final for the night. You can read all four of our game reports here. Thanks to Gary Kingston, Gary Ahuja and Wilson Wong for their help tonight in producing this report.SELECT 16(Centre Court)DRAW ACOLLINGWOOD 76 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE 67By GARY KINGSTON (Special […]