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Cowichan's Anya Hermant (left, front) and Alison Drummond of Handsworth contest possession during first half of 2018 B.C. AAA field hockey championship final Friday at Surrey's Tamanawis Park. Royals repeated as champs with a 2-0 win. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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When it comes to field hockey, Handsworth’s on-field ‘hurricane’ spins a different way to repeat as B.C. AAA champs!

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018Howard TsumuraComment(0)

SURREY — Graham Walker trusts his Handsworth Royals to trust the process.And this past Friday, when that trust ultimately manifested itself on the field hockey pitch at Surrey’s Tamanawis Park in the form of desire, North Vancouver Royals once again found themselves at the top of their game when it mattered most.Tara Redmond opened the […]

Handsworth Royals' senior forward Erin Dawson (right) was part of a group of players whose kinship helped re-kindle the North Vancouver school's championship field hockey tradition. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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Hand it to Handsworth! Coach couldn’t ignore the intangible spirit of his title-winning Royals

November 20, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

RICHMOND — Championship spirit is a hard thing to truly quantify.

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