Brentwood College's Sonto Dimonachie soars into the LEC skies Thursday and helped his team to a comeback win over Shawnigan Lake. (Photo by Wilson Wong, UBC athletics) (Photo by Wilson Wong, UBC athletics)
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FINAL: Double A Elite 8 lgame reports from the 2018 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships

 LANGLEY — Nos. 1-2-3 have been joined by a fast-rising five, as the top seeds have continued to do the most damage at the B.C. senior boys Double A basketball championships.After play wrapped up Thursday, the Final Four placings were set.Kamloops’ No. 2-seeded and undefeated Westsyde Whundas will meet Vancouver’s No. 3 King George Dragons […]

Semiahmoo's Adam Paige (left) keeps a close eye on Holy Cross' Uyi Ologhola Thursday at the Arena Bowl complex. (Photo by Howard Tsumura, Varsity Letters)
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FINAL Quad A Elite 8 live reports from the 2018 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships

4ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ANo. 1 OAK BAY 68 vs. NO. 8 BURNABY SOUTH 78LANGLEY  — In a tournament filled with upsets, why not the grandest one possible?The basketball gods were sparing no one Thursday at the 2018 B.C. senior boys AAAA basketball championships and that included the No. 1 Oak Bay Bays of Victoria.The maddeningly […]

South Kamloops' guard Evan Jumaga passes under duress with Duchess Park's Cody Boulding on the scene Wednesday at the LEC's Centre Court. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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FINAL: Triple A Elite 8 game reports from the 2018 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships

The Final Four has been set for the 2018 B.C. senior boys high school basketball championships on Friday.No. 2 South Kamloops will face No. 6 Pitt Meadows in a 3:30 p.m. tilt at Arena Bowl, while No. 1 Byrne Creek and No. 4 North Delta tip off on the same floor at 5:15 p.m.Here’s our […]

Isaiah Akurienne of Heritage Christian launches a close-range shot over Golden’s Till Beumer. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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1A FINAL: Live reports from opening day of the B.C. senior boys Single-A basketball championships

BY DAN KINVIG(Special to Varsity Letters)We’re up-to-date on the busiest post-season day in B.C. boys high school basketball. Here’s reports from all eight of today’s games.GLENLYON NORFOLK 77 NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 68Chris Graham of the Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons served notice he’s going to be a major problem for opponents throughout this B.C. Single A championship, pouring […]

Britannia's Marlon Edgar Apps (left) tries to bury a jumper versus Langley Christian in opening round AA boys championship play Wednesday. (Photo -- Dan Kinvig property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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2A FINAL: Live reports from opening day of the B.C. senior boys AA basketball championships

We’re up-to-date on the busiest post-season day in B.C. boys high school basketball. Here’s reports from all eight of today’s games.

Mark Isfeld's Riley Fussell (left) finds the going tough against Pitt Meadows' Giovanni Manu during opening round action Wednesday at the LEC. (Howard Tsumura photo property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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3A FINAL: Live reports from opening day of the B.C. senior boys AAA basketball championships

We’re up-to-date on the busiest post-season day in B.C. boys high school basketball. Here’s reports from all eight of today’s games.NORTH DELTA 67 G.P. VANIER 42LANGLEY — Play the 8:15 p.m. finale here at the 2018 B.C. senior boys basketball championships and you are aware of all the day’s the upsets.And when the North Delta […]

Marcus Srother (right) of Rutland is a blue-chip player off the dribble, but Dominic Calderon and the rest of the Semiahmoo Totems played shutdown defence Wednesday to open the BC 4A championships at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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4A FINAL: Live reports from opening day of the B.C. senior boys AAAA basketball championships

We’re up-to-date on the busiest post-season day in B.C. boys high school basketball. Here’s reports from all eight of today’s games.OAK BAY 89 MT. BAKER 36LANGLEY — The No. 1-ranked Oak Bay Bays opened on a 29-0 run and cruised to an 89-36 win over Cranbrook’s Mt. Baker Wild.Cam Henderson with 14 points, Diego Maffia […]

Tamanawis' Migeul Tomley tests out the sight lines in the spacious LEC Arena Bowl during its 20-minute team shoot around Tuesday. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Tamanawis Wildcats: In the midst of a post-season filled with unpredictability, the key is rolling with the punches

LANGLEY — Going to overtime against W.J. Mouat and winning the Fraser Valley Quad A title in front of a sell-out crowd two Sundays ago at the Langley Events Centre sent Surrey’s No. 2-ranked Tamanawis Wildcats into the lengthy AAAA break with some serious momentum.

Lord Tweedsmuir coaches Drew Gallacher (left) and Bill Ruby watch as they out their Panthers through the paces during a 20-minute shoot around Tuesday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers: Late swoon in FV Final Four casts Cloverdale crew in ‘back-to-basics’ boot camp for B.C. tourney

LANGLEY — The usual week-plus between the finish of zone tournaments and the B.C. championships is spent in different ways by all teams, yet in the end, it’s all about coaches and players gaining energy from each other by reinforcing what it was that got them to a spot amongst the province’s final 16.In Cloverdale, […]