STA's Gemma Cutler (left) is opposed by Britannia's Tiana Sacco during B.C. 2A Final Four clash Friday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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BC 2A Final Four: With equal parts hearts, and help-side defence, Britannia’s Bruins hold off STA for first finals appearance since 2012

LANGLEY — No deficit seems too dire if you’re East Vancouver’s Britannia Bruins.The No. 2 seeds here at the B.C. senior girls Double A basketball championships may have been secretly sweating the details of the 14-point deficit they were facing just seconds into the second half against the No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints […]

Avery King (12) of Kelowna's Dr. Knox Falcons helped he team to a quarterfinal win over the MEI Eagles. (Photo property of FastTrackSportsPhotography 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Junior Girls 2020 Day 2: K-Town vibes stay strong, but Vancouver’s Churchill and Victoria’s SMUS ready to hold their own in Friday Final Four

By Gary Ahuja (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — An all-Kelowna championship battle is on the horizon, but a Vancouver and Victoria squad have every intention of making sure its them going for gold on Saturday morning instead.Regardless of what happens in either semifinal, one of the four remaining schools will capture their program’s first-ever BC […]

STA's Jessica Clarke battles for the ball with STM's Madison McRae (left) and Bella Gaspar. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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An instant classic! In a battle of Catholic rivals, St. Thomas Aquinas finds a way past St. Thomas More and into AA Final Four Friday!

LANGLEY – There was a time with about a minute remaining in the game Thursday night, that both the St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints and the St. Thomas More Knights were taking turns missing free throw after free throw.

Terry Fox's Lauren Clements finds a lane past the Lord Tweedsmuir defence on Thursday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: Quad-A girls Final Four menu is set as Semiahmoo reprises B.C. final clash with WGSS Gators, newcomers Terry Fox to face Yale

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 B.C. senior girls Quad-A championships.Here’s our final reports on all four quarterfinal games.TOP HALF DRAWNO. 1 SEMIAHMOO 87   NO. 8 HERITAGE WOODS 48By Gary Kingston (special to Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — Ho hum. Another lop-sided win for the Semiahmoo Totems.Seeded No, 1 at the BC senior […]

Avery Ratcliffe (right) of the York House Tigers puts up a defensive wall against Seycove's Jessica Whyte in B.C. Double A quarterfinal action Thursday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: Double-A girls Day 2 produces Langley Christian-York House, and STA-Britannia Final 4 match-ups

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 B.C. senior girls Quad-A championships.Please check back on this posting throughout the day as we continue to update the eight sudden-elimination games on tap.TOP HALF DRAWNO. 1 LANGLEY CHRISTIAN 101 NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 45LANGLEY — It’s the process that matters most to the Langley Christian […]

Argyle point guard Holly Brewer gave her team a push in its clash with South Kamloops in the 2020 3A quarterfinals Thursday at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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FINAL EDITION: Triple-A girls Day 2 — It’s Abby vs. Argyle, OKM vs. McMath as top four seeds bring drama to Friday’s Final Four

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 B.C. senior girls Triple-A championships.Please check back on this posting throughout the day as we continue to update the eight sudden-elimination games on tap.TOP HALF DRAWNO. 1 ABBOTSFORD 76 NO. 9 DUCHESS PARK 49LANGLEY — While spending the early moments of the fourth quarter flirting with […]

Sir Winston Churchill of Vancouver and Abbotsford's Yale Lions clashed Wednesday on the opening day of the BC junior girls championships at RE Mountain Secondary. (Photo property of Wilson Wong 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Junior Girls 2020: An opening day victory is just what No. 1 seeded Dr. Knox of Kelowna ordered

By Gary Ahuja (special to Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — It would appear age is just a number these days, with teams no longer deferring to the upper classmen in the pecking order.Last year saw the Semiahmoo Totems (despite having its core made up almost entirely of Grade 10s) who captured the B.C. 3A (now the 4A) […]

Despite a reoccurrence of her cancer, Terry Fox's Karin Khuong took to the court with her Terry Fox teammates on Wednesday as the B.C. championships opened at the LEC. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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Terry Fox’s Karin Khuong calls seeing action with her Ravens’ teammates at BC’s vs. John Oliver: “A special moment to be on the court”

NO. 2 TERRY FOX 69, NO. 15 JOHN OLIVER 37By Dan Kinvig (Special to Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — Sometimes, a simple game of basketball carries profound meaning that extends well beyond the final score.For the No. 15-seeded John Oliver Jokers, simply taking the court at the LEC on Wednesday was a matter of significance.The Vancouver program […]

Semiahmoo's Tara Wallack and the rest of the Totems were every bit in mid-dynasty form Wednesday as they opened play at the B.C. Quad-A championships. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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Quad-A girls Day 1: Your home for live game reports all day as the 2020 B.C. championships tip-off at the LEC

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 B.C. senior girls Quad-A championships.Please check back on this posting throughout the day as we continue to update the eight sudden-elimination games on tap.QUAD ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ABy Dan Kinvig (Special to Varsity Letters)NO. 1 SEMIAHMOO 126 NO. 16 PRINCE GEORGE 27LANGLEY — Semiahmoo Totems head […]

Langley Christian's Sydney Bradshaw (right) is contested by the defence of Creston's Prince Charles Comets during the opening minutes of their Round 1 B.C. Double A clash on Wednesday at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2020. All Rights Reserved)
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Double-A girls Day 1: Your home for live game reports all day as the 2020 B.C. championships tip-off at the LEC

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 B.C. senior girls Double-A championships.Please check back on this posting throughout the day as we continue to update the eight sudden-elimination games on tap.DOUBLE ATOP HALF DRAWQUADRANT ANO. 1 LANGLEY CHRISTIAN 112 NO. 16 PRINCE CHARLES 22By Gary Kingston (Special for Varsity Letters)LANGLEY — The top […]