By HOWARD TSUMURAVarsity LettersLANGLEY — High school reunions of any magnitude aren’t supposed to happen until at least a decade after graduation.Yet on Saturday night at the Langley Event Centre, it was pretty hard to deny the fact that North Vancouver’s Argyle Pipers were going to try and sneak an extra one in about four […]
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After 58 years, Vernon’s tireless Panthers ring the bell! Small but undaunted, MVP Chloe Collins and Co top Langley Christian for BC 3A title, buying in to a tireless work ethic espoused by coach Dave Tetrault!
By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.caLANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Illusions are best defined as the picture we see when our brains take shortcuts to make sense of the world in real time.For just as surely as a straight stick’s image looks crooked when partially submerged in water, so too does a height-challenged basketball team seemingly grow bigger and stronger […]
Led by forward Solene Jackson’s 30 points, 25 rebounds, No. 1 Holy Cross stands tallest in BC Double-A title win over No. 2 STM!
NO. 1 HOLY CROSS 81 NO. 3 ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGIATE 51By GARY KINGSTON (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY – There was a moment early in the third quarter of Saturday’s Double A final of the B.C. senior girls basketball championships when the desperation and ultimate futility of St. Thomas More’s defensive challenge reached an almost […]
Thunder always led by its Parrs, but there’s even more parts to Thunder’s title run! Acwsaltca tops Cedars Christian for BC Single-A Title!
NO. 1 ACWSALCTA 78 NO. 2 CEDARS CHRISTIAN 62By GARY KINSTON (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — LANGLEY – Never mind the 12 long hours it will take, it’s finally going to be a joyous trip home to Bella Coola this weekend for the Acwsalcta Thunder senior girls basketball team.And, for their drum-pounding family members […]
A Final Four 3A finale: An imbedded defensive mindset helps Vernon top Duchess Park as Panthers return to title game for first time since 2017!
By Howard TsumuraVarsity Letters(A note from your author: Due to play-by-play broadcasting responsibilities for all four of Friday’s Final Four games at 3A and 4A, I was unable to produce this story for readers by a reasonable hour. Instead, a night’s rest allows me to present it here from a more rested state of mind. […]
B.C. 2A Girls Final Four Friday Game 2 Holy Cross vs. Westsyde
NO. 1 HOLY CROSS 85 NO. 13 WESTSYDE 52By IAN FRENCH (Special for Varsity Letters) LANGLEY — Closing out semifinal action at the B.C. senior girls 2A provincial championships, the red-hot, top-ranked Holy Cross Crusaders went toe-to-toe with the 13th-seeded Westsyde Whundas, a surging underdog. It was an energetic battle of the bigs, with the majority […]
B.C. Girls Double-A Final Four Friday Game 1 St. Thomas More vs. Credo Christian
NO. 3 ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGIATE 78 NO. 2 CREDO CHRISTIAN 74By GARY KINGSTON (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY – The St. Thomas More Knights senior girls basketball team is a delight to watch. Fun. Exciting. Thrilling.Yes, as has been well documented, they are height challenged, but they fly around the court defensively like their shorts […]
B.C. Girls Single-A Final Four Friday Game 2: Acwsalcta vs. Nechaklo Valley
(Apologies for this error…. the REAL story has now been inserted here. again, so sorry for this — Howard Tsumura)NO. 1 ACWSALCTA 71 NO. 4 NECHAKO VALLEY 49By IAN FRENCH (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — Taking centre stage at the Langley Event Centre’s Centre Court was a heavyweight bout.The top-ranked and defending champs Acwsalcta Thunder […]
We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls SINGLE-A Quarterfinals!
LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Day 2’s quarterfinals are now complete at the 76th annual B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.The stage is now set for Friday’s Final Four.Here are the matchups in Single-A being staged at the LEC’s Centre Court.12 p.m. — No. 2 Cedars Christian vs. No. 6 Dasmesh1:45 p.m. — […]
We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Quarterfinals!
LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Day 2’s quarterfinals are now complete at the 76th annual B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre.The stage is now set for Friday’s Final Four.Here are the matchups in Triple-A being staged at the LEC’s South Court.6:45 p.m. — No. 1 Argyle vs. No. 5 Semiahmoo8:30 p.m. — No. […]