While guarded by J.L. Jackson's Jaidyn Danyluk, Credo Christian's Hailey Stam steps into a jump hook during Day 2 action from the B.C. seniors girls Quad-A basketball championships played February. 26, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-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 Double-A being staged at the LEC’s Centre Court.3:30 p.m. — No. 2 Credo Christian vs. No. 3 St. Thomas More5:15 […]

Sa-Hali's Michelle Vorpahl keeps a close eye on Langley Christian's Gaby Vis during Day 2 quarterfinal action at the 2026 B.C. senior girls basketball championships Feb. 26, 2026 at the Langley Evrents Centre. (Photo by Mary Kessenich property of Vancouver Sports Pictures/Langley Events Centre 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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We’ve gone FINAL! 02.26.26 Day 2 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-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.3:15 p.m. — No. 2 Langley Christian vs. No. 3 St. Michaels University […]

Bulkley Valley Christian's Emma Butler tries to get past Duncan Christian's Addie Nederlof during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Singlle-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the R.E. Mountain Secondary School. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls SINGLE-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls Single-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here reguarly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraSINGLE A (AT R.E. MOUNTAIN)NO. […]

Ari Brown of the Riverside Rapids is guarded by Lord Tweedsmuir's Nina Sauder during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Quad-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here regularly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraDAY 1QUAD AROUND OF 16RIVERSIDE […]

Langley Christian's Gaby Vis is guarded by Alberni District's Amaya Parmar (centre) and Bryn Walter during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Triple-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls Triple-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here reguarly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraTRIPLE ANO. 2 LANGLEY CHRISTIAN […]

Credo Christian's Hailey Stam leans into her shot offering while surrounded by a pack of West Point Grey Academy Wolves in (left to right) Sienna Lalari, Lily Howard and Shoushan Kalpakian during Day 1 action from the B.C. seniors girls Double-A basketball championships played February. 25, 2026 at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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02.25.26 Day 1 reports from the 2026 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-A Sweet 16!

LANGLEY TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2026 B.C. senior girls Double-A basketball championship, coming to you from the Langley Events Centre.Please check back here reguarly as our team of writers provide first-hand game coverage from the eight sudden-elimination games being contested at this tier.Thanks for your loyalty!Howard TsumuraDOUBLE ANO. 2 CREDO CHRISTIAN […]

With the start of the B.C. girls high school basketball championships now one sleep away, STM head coach Cassie Lauang reflects all sides of its truest meaning. (Photo by Winston Brown property of STMC athletics 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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On the eve of tip-off 2026, STMC girls coach Cassie Lauang on appreciating both the teaching and learning moments in a most magical time!

(Editor’s preface — There is a no mistaking the special feeling that is in the air on the eve of the B.C. senior girls high school basketball championships.St. Thomas More Knights senior girls basketball head coach Cassie Lauang reflected on some of those, and they are the kinds of moments that every coach leading a […]

Seaquam's Callie Brost passes out of a double team from St. Thomas More's Demicah Arnaldo (left) and Lauren Wong during Tsumura Basketball Invitational Super 16 opening-round action Dec. 10, 2025 at the Langley Event Centre’s Centre Court. Both the Seahawks and Knights are a part of the 64 teams contesting four provincial titles beginning Feb. 25 at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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Let the Big Dance Begin! All four draws released for 2026 B.C. senior girls basketball championships at the LEC, the home of high school hoops! Study hall begins now!

BY HOWARD TSUMURAVarsityLetters.caLANGLEY — Welcome to the unveiling of the road map to B.C. senior girls high school basketball glory, all set to kick off Feb. 25 at the Langley Events Centre.Click on the links below to plan your four days at the tournament and join us Feb. 25-28 for our filings from the heart […]

Sir Charles Tupper players moments after punching their tickets to the Big Dance as the Tigers topped Abbotsford's Robert Bateman Timberwolves 63-50 in the B.C. Triple-A sudden-elimination provincial qualifier game played Feb. 17, 2026 at Surrey's Southridge School. (Photo by Wilson Wong 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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Tupper’s time arrives! After 46 years, East Van’s Sir Charles Tupper punch 11th-hour Big Dance tickets! UVic-bound Denira Dundas leads way to last-chance qualifier win over Robert Bateman!

By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.caSURREY — In your entire high school life, is there any course in the classroom you could take that would teach you the true meaning of sacrifice and perseverance in the quest of your cause better than playing a win-or-go home basketball game for a berth to the B.C. championships?Better still, how about […]

St. Patricks' senior guard Riley Santa Juana poses with TBI's Howard Tsumura after being named Super 16 MVP, 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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Varsity Letters bulletin: Coaches and players, please be patient as we finalize our dates for Dec. 2026 Tsumura Basketball Invitationals for girls and boys at the Langley Events Centre!

By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.caTOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY — Hello to our community of senior girls and boys high school basketball coaches around the province of B.C.Howard Tsumura here today with a message to everyone wondering about the dates for the 2026 Tsumura Basketball Invitational which has traditionally been played over the first two weeks of December.Due to […]