No. 1 MULGRAVE 70 No. 5 ST. THOMAS MORE 44LANGLEY — You could scan the rosters of every senior girls basketball team in the province, and you might not be able to find two sides who contrasted each other more in overall size than the two who met Friday afternoon in the B.C. senior girls […]
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02.29.24 Day 2 reports from the 2024 B.C. senior girls DOUBLE-A Final Four basketball championships!
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2024 B.C. girls high school basketball championships.We’ll do our best to give you game recaps of all four quarterfinals in this tier being played today.Please continue to check back throughout the day for updates.As well, go to VarsityLetters.ca to catch up on all of the other reports from the […]
02.29.24 Day 2 reports from the 2024 B.C. senior girls QUAD-A Final Four basketball championships!
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2024 B.C. girls high school basketball championships.We’ll do our best to give you game recaps of all four quarterfinals in this tier being played today.Please continue to check back throughout the day for updates.As well, go to VarsityLetters.ca to catch up on all of the other reports from the […]
02.29.24 Day 2 reports from the 2024 B.C. senior girls TRIPLE-A quarterfinals!
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2024 B.C. girls high school basketball championships.We’ll do our best to give you game recaps of all four quarterfinals in this tier being played today.Please continue to check back throughout the day for updates.As well, go to VarsityLetters.ca to catch up on all of the other reports from the […]
B.C. Boys Top 10 basketball rankings 02.21.28 edition: Oak Bay, St. Pat’s ascend to No. 1 spots in 4A and 3A in 2023-24’s final poll!
LANGLEY — More teams dropping out of the top 10 and more non-ranked teams making themselves known than at any time this season.That’s what happens when zone championship tournaments are at their best.With that said, here’s the final Top 10s of the season heading into Selection Sunday and the 2024 B.C. senior boys basketball championships […]
A reporter’s notebook from Day 1 at the 2024 B.C. senior girls basketball championships
LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 1 of the 2024 B.C. senior girls basketball championships.A bit of a change-up this year, which I eluded to here yesterday.Today I am solo pretty much the entire day and thus will be wandering the gym with my notepad and voice recorder, looking for a few interesting stories to tell. […]
With Terry Fox’s brothers Darrell & Fred offering pre-game inspiration, Ravens feel ‘invincible’, top St. Pat’s for first BC Jr. Boys title in 22 years!
LANGLEY — Marvin Reyes admitted that before he took to the floor for the pre-game introductions Monday night at the Langley Events Centre for the B.C. junior boys basketball championship final, one of the last things he did was wipe away the tears of emotion from his cheek.“I did, and so did all of my […]
A message from Howard T: Some changes to my coverage at B.C. girls and boys senior basketball championships
LANGLEY — Hello to all of my loyal readers here at Varsity Letters.I felt it was important today for me to let everyone know that there will be some changes to way I will be covering both the B.C. senior girls and boys tournaments which run Feb. 28-March 2, and March 6-9, here at the […]
Terry Fox finds its stride: As its defence jives at a season-high, Ravens’ hoop mojo spilleth over! Win over No. 1 Oak Bay means Tuesday finals berth vs. St. Pats!
LANGLEY — It’s not right to call the Terry Fox Ravens the surprise of the 2024 B.C. junior boys basketball championships.But it has been surprising these days to see a team hanging its hat, on a game-by-game basis this week at the Langley Events Centre, by the way it defines itself as a collection of […]
“He’s our heart and soul” St. Pat’s coach says of Riley Santa Juana, who lifts St. Celtics past Van College Irish and into B.C. junior boys final!
LANGLEY — An injury kept Riley Santa Juana from doing one of the things he does the very best.Yet in a magical season of overcoming adversity, the 6-0 Grade 10 guard with East Vancouver’s St. Patrick’s Celtics never let it hold him back when it mattered most on the floor Monday night at a standing-room-only […]