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SFU’s Brad Lyons travels long road to the shortest path, now life’s a rush for the Clan defensive end
BURNABY — As a pass rusher, Brad Lyons has always looked for the shortest and the quickest path into the opposition backfield.Yet it wasn’t until he finally settled on the school that is the shortest and quickest path from his high school days in Port Coquitlam that the 6-foot-4, 250-pound Lyons finally found the place […]
09.14.17 edition: Varsity Letters’ Big 5 B.C. high school football rankings
The VaristyLetters.ca Big 5 B.C. high school football senior varsity rankings in expanded form:
Why Adam Jones has helped revolutionize the recruiting process for SFU men’s soccer
BURNABY — In mid-November of last year, on the heels of the program’s fifth GNAC championship title and yet another run to the NCAA playoffs, the Simon Fraser men’s soccer program received one of the biggest individual honours in its sport.
Michael Calvert: Teammates say record-setting South Delta QB makes ‘unreal’ the norm
TSAWWASSEN — Michael Calvert has grown up in the 604, but after his incredible performance Friday night, maybe he should get his own area code. So how about the 654?
Always making a splash, UBC’s Brianna Cairns tracks a career in marine biology
VANCOUVER — This is the story of a girl who has never been afraid to get her feet wet.In fact if you listen for the sound of a splash, you know that Brianna Cairns can’t be too far away.That’s the most apparent commonality when you’re talking about a UBC student-athlete who has followed the seemingly […]
Buchanan Bowl ’17: Grade 11 QB’s McMillan & Williams makes Eagles v. Royals a classic
NORTH VANCOUVER — Brian Brady saw the promise and set the timeline in his head as far back as the fall of 2014.That’s when the head coach of the senior varsity at Carson Graham Secondary first ID’d the Grade 8 quarterbacks starting for both the Eagles and their crosstown rivals, the Handsworth Royals.Brady figured right […]
Varsity Letters exclusive: Top 10 B.C. high school performances of the week!
Varsity Letters begins its weekly Top 10 Performances of the Week in BC High School Football today!Uniquely, it comes in the aftermath of South Delta’s 85-70 loss Friday in Bellingham to Squalicum High.That means there can’t help but be a distinct Sun Devils flavour to our initial proceedings.Michael Calvert (South Delta) — In what may […]
09.10.17: Varsity Letters Sunday weekend-wrap high school football special
Computer issues back at the home base prevented our timely publication of our Saturday edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report.Included are games from Saturday’s limited schedule, as well as late-filed Friday games and Friday game which have been updated with additional information.
Tsumura: My Top 4 takeaways from UBC football’s 32-18 victory over Manitoba
VANCOUVER — How do you flush the feeling of last week’s season-opening 36-20 loss at Regina?If you’re the UBC Thunderbirds (1-1), you usher in the home portion of the 2017 Canada West season Saturday with a decisive 32-18 win over the Manitoba Bisons (0-2) at Thunderbird Stadium.Here’s my four biggest takeaways from Saturday’s win: