When Abbie Simms slotted a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the net in the fifth-round of penalty kicks against Victoria’s perennial powerhouse Oak Bay Breakers, and Campbell River’s Carihi Tyees began their celebration, its longtime coach could only shake his head.“We’ve gone to penalty kicks seven times this season,” began Tyees’ head […]
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B.C. high school track & field meet turns 50! Q&A with commish Lenton
LANGLEY — The Subway B.C. High School Track and Field championships is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada. And when it opens another three-day run on June 1 at Langley’s McLeod Athletic Park, the event will be celebrating a landmark 50th birthday.
Camryn Rogers: Golden farewell likely for McMath standout
RICHMOND — Maybe the most amazing thing about Camryn Rogers’ vast skills as a thrower?
Varsity Letters puts out call for Class of 2017 B.C. Recruits List submissions
Varsity Letters hasn’t even celebrated its fourth month serving B.C.’s high school and university sports communities, but we’re determined to keep a long-standing tradition alive.For the past 10 years, beginning in 2007, I have collected and published the names of B.C. high school graduating student-athletes who were set to continue studying and playing sports at […]
Mt. Douglas Rams: Varsity Letters’ No. 4 in 2017 high school football preseason AAA ranks
Welcome back to the countdown! Last we introduced Varsity Letters’ Big 5 Triple A preseason countdown by starting off with the No. 5 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers of Surrey.
05.21.17 edition: Varsity Letters’ B.C. high school rugby report-Saints, Cavs are NZ Shield winners
Welcome to Varsity Letter’s B.C. high school rugby report. Provincial tournament playdowns are now complete with the big dance set to begin May 31 in Abbotsford.
Pro rugby career beckons for Ngawati, but first, SMUS’ star wants to help Jags to B.C. three-peat
VICTORIA — Quinn Ngawati knows that every profession, in some manner, requires an extended apprenticeship.
UBC softball’s Claire Eccles set to pitch against the guys, HarbourCats sign southpaw knuckler
Claire Eccles throws a pitch that makes batters buckle at the knees. On Tuesday, one of those rare days when your passions and your dreams come together in historic fashion, Eccles could be excused for feeling a little wobbly herself at times.
Lord Tweedy Panthers: Varsity Letters’ No. 5 in 2017 high school football preseason AAA ranks
(We’re starting our countdown to the 2017 B.C. high school football season a little earlier than usual. Once a week, for the next five weeks, Varsity Letters will count down our Pre-Preseason Big 5 AAA teams. This week, we begin with No. 5, Surrey’s Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers)
Tsumura: Three reasons why Simon Fraser Clan women’s track is ready to make its NCAA mark
BURNABY — Simon Fraser Clan women’s track and field enjoyed a shining moment this past weekend at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships in Oregon.