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Physical play was a hallmark of Saturday's B.C. Triple A girls rugby final between host Shawnigan Lake (left) and North Vancouver's Carson Graham Eagles. (Photo by Arden Gill property of Shawnigan Lake athletics 2019. All rights reserved)
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Shawnigan repeats as top-tiered BC girls rugby champs in landmark match marked by retirement of Carson Graham coaches Baker, Pimlott

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If you have been a follower of B.C. senior girls high school rugby over the last quarter of a century, then Saturday’s championship Triple A finale was drenched in symbolism and brimming with questions.

For the first time in program history, the UBC Thunderbirds track and field team won two national titles on the same day. (Photo by Jeff Sargeant property of UBC athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Extra-rare double gold! The greatest day in UBC track and field team history unfolds with a sweet sweep of team titles at NAIA nationals!

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The single greatest day in UBC Thunderbirds track and field team history ended with its head coach struggling to find the words.

St. Michaels University School wing Ty Olynyk (right) looks to keep a step on Brentwood College during the Vancouver Island Double A Tier 1 title match. (Photo by Jody Nishima property of SMUS Athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Vancouver Island 2019 boys championship rugby wrap-up: Stags, Barbs, Jags, Brentwood highlight a talented BC-bound pack

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VICTORIA — The Vancouver Island boys rugby championships have set the stage for zone’s top teams to write the final chapters of their respective 2019 campaigns.A total of 11 senior varsity sides from Vancouver Island will take part in the B.C. championship tournament which begins its four-day run Wednesday at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium.Varsity Letters thanks […]

North Delta's Brandon Bassi (left) saves a ball from going out of bounds against Byrne Creek's Titgol Jok during the St. Thomas More Chancellor Invitational in January of 2018. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Why Brandon Bassi will never be forgotten: North Delta grad, SFU soccer player left a legacy of empathy, loyalty and integrity

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NORTH DELTA — “You could say he was larger than life,” Jesse Hundal said. “People just gravitated to him.”

Carson Graham's dynamic Austin James (with ball) straight-arms his way past the St. George's Saints in Thursday's tip-tiered New Zealand Shield clash at Brockton Oval. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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With its lone 2019 Quad-A loss avenged after win over Carson Graham, St. George’s Saints repeat as New Zealand Shield victors

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VANCOUVER — The St. George’s Saints left no stone unturned in the season-long run-up to the week that matters most to every high school rugby program in B.C.

Graeme Neill-Klein of the Collingwood Cavaliers powers his way through the heart of the Rockridge Ravens' defence in Thursday's Lower Mainland New Zealand Shield AA final at Brockton Oval. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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West Van derby for AA New Zealand Shield goes Cavaliers’ way, but B.C. draw pits Collingwood and Rockridge yet again

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VANCOUVER — Once, twice, three times a rivalry. And we mean three times in the span of three weeks!

Langley's Htoo Htoo feels the contact of Dan Dong's hard tackle Thursday in the Fraser Valley junior boys rugby final at Abbotsford's Rotary Stadium. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. boys JV rugby: Abby surge carries Panthers past Langley in FV final! Full junior boys B.C. Elite 8 draw is here

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ABBOTSFORD — Lockhart MacGregor and Lennon Sharpe each scored a pair of tries and Ethan Beltran supplied a steady toe as the Abbotsford Panthers defeated the Langley Saints 34-27 at Rotary Stadium to win the Fraser Valley junior boys rugby championship..Locked in a 12-12 deadlock over the latter stages of the first half, the Saints […]

The Sardis Falcons topped Dr. Charles Best in last week's fifth-sixth showdown at the Fraser Valley AAA championships staged at Cloverdale Athletic Park. Both teams are back at the same facility for the three-day B.C. tournament running May 29-31. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. girls Sweet 16 Soccer! B.C. tourney draw revealed for May 29-31 championship in Surrey

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SURREY — Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey will welcome the province’s best for a three-day run (May 29-31) beginning this coming Wednesday.

A bigger, strong, faster Liam Reid (52) is one reason the defending champion Vernon Panthers top the Varsity letters' B.C. Double A preseason football coaches poll. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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On the prowl again, defending champion Vernon Panthers hold AA No. 1 ranking as they take on tough encore assignment

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Welcome to the fifth instalment of our five-team countdown to No. 1!Today, Varsity Letters presents our look at the No. 1 team in the preseason B.C. Double A coaches poll.Beginning Monday, we will start the countdown of the Top 5 Triple A football teams.VERNON — The 2018-19 B.C. high school sports season isn’t even 100 […]