Notre Dame quarterback Aiden Domino, picutred in action from this past Saturday's Archbishops Trophy clash with Vancouver College, has been selected AAA Eastern Conference MVP. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Blair.photo 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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BCHSF’s AAA Western Conference All-Star Team 2021: Notre Dame’s Domino, Thomas and Belmont’s Fraser hoist MVP hardware!

LANGLEY — Welcome to AAA Conference All-Star week.It’s that special time in each B.C. High School Football season when recognition shines on individuals for their efforts over the course of the regular season.From here, the seeds of the final provincial all-star team are first planted.We started things off earlier today with the Eastern Conference, now […]

G.W. Graham defensive end Vinny Branauer set new standards as a sack artist this season. On Monday, the Grizzlies rush end was selected to the Eastern AAA All-Conference team in addition to be tabbed as one of the East's Most Promising Grade 11s, along with Terry Fox Ravens quarterback Owen Sieben, (Photo by Joanne Hewitt property of G.W. Graham athletics 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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BCHSF’s AAA Eastern Conference All-Star Team 2021: Centennial’s Ziad Sabry, Terry Fox’s Alex Gagnon cop the MVP hardware!

LANGLEY —  Welcome to AAA Conference All-Star week.It’s that special time in each B.C. High School Football season when recognition shines on individuals for their efforts over the course of the regular season.From here, the seeds of the final provincial all-star team are first planted.Today, we start things off with the Eastern Conference.The Western Conference […]

Back on Oct. 8 at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam, quarterback McCord Leeson and Surrey's Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers faced the host Centennial Centaurs in a key Eastern Conference matchup. Now, as the opening round of Subway Bowl playoffs is upon this weekend, it bears noting that the two programs are among the conference's top four seeds in the second season. (Wilson Wong photo property of Wilson Wong 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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Subway Bowl 2021: The AAA Wildcard Round is here as Hyacks, Tweedy, Jugglers, Rams, Centaurs and Grizz all prepare to defend home-field advantage!

LANGLEY — For the first time, the B.C. high school AAA and AA seasons did not end on the same weekend.So while AA plays a handful of games this upcoming weekend to complete its Coastal Conference slate, the AAA ranks will open with its traditional Subway Bowl Wildcard Weekend draw.Keep in mind we are presenting […]

Nick Johnson (7) and Kendall Homenick (8) have been two of the senior leaders for Surrey's Quad-A No. 2 Elgin Park Orcas this season. The entire program is thriving due to the efforts of a simple but unique way of introducing its youngest player to the sport. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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A SUNDAY READ: How to keep kids invested in B.C. high school sports? By using a unique no-pressure introduction, Elgin Park boys volleyball creates model success, and a B.C. Triple-A No. 2 ranking!

SURREY — To the wise and sage among us, the B.C. high school sports experience continues to represent the ultimate environment for student-athletes to glean the kinds of lessons which have always transcended the games themselves.Mike Jamieson needs no convincing in that regard, yet the teacher-coach at Surrey’s Elgin Park Secondary will be the first […]

Rising off the turf, UBC Thunderbirds (left to right) Trey Kellogg, Robert Lutman and Lake Korte-Moore celebrate The trio were among the 'Birds best players on Saturday in a win over Alberta. (Photo by Bob Frid property of UBC athletics 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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TSUMURA ON UBC FOOTBALL: A reporter’s reflections on ‘Birds playoff-clinching win over Alberta, plus who’s in line for this week’s Game Balls?

VANCOUVER — A reporter’s reflections on a great day at the old ball yard on Saturday, watching the UBC Thunderbirds finish their six-game Canada West season by getting into the Hardy Cup playoffs with a dramatic, do-or-die 30-27 victory over the Alberta Golden Bears at Thunderbird Stadium.And all of this, of course, not possible unless […]

Vancouver College running back Tommy Carvalho scored his team's only touchdown in Saturday's narrow 9-6 Archbishops Trophy clash against the host Notre Dame Jugglers. (Photo by Blair Shier property of Blair.photo 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. High School Football Report 11.07.21 edition: Sunday Recap Special sees Irish edge Jugglers in Nos. 1-2 Archbishops Trophy clash, while Hyacks take Kushnir Boot and Owls close strong!

LANGLEY — Welcome to the Sunday edition of the B.C. High School Football Report. Varsity Letters extends its deepest thanks for our exclusive game images, shot for Varsity Letters by Blair Shier.AAA WESTNo. 1 VANCOUVER COLLEGE 9 at NOTRE DAME 6VANCOUVER — Two teams with offences so vaunted they ran roughshod over the rest of […]

St. Thomas More quarterback Josh Faria loads up and looks down field Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 vs. Mt. Douglas at Burnaby Lakes Sports Complex. (Wilson Wong photo property of Wilson Wong 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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FRIDAY NIGHT FINAL: B.C. High School Football Report 11.05.21 Friday Night Lights LATE, LATE edition!

LANGLEY — Welcome to Nov. 5 Friday Night Lights edition of Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report.Please keep checking back on this posting over the course of the evening for breaking game reports from contests being played all over the province.AAA WESTNo. 3 MT. DOUGLAS 35 at ST. THOMAS MORE 6BURNABY — Any better […]

A dunker, a high jumper, and a guy who looked like he had "...just arrived from Woodstock", Ted Cusick was a beloved coach who brought out the best in kids while having fun during a near 50-year coaching career. (Photo provided courtesy Cusick family 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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Ted Cusick (1942-2021): B.C. boys basketball loses a coach for the ages, but impact of The Cuz, in the hearts of five decades of his former players, will never be forgotten!

VANCOUVER — When he arrived on the first day of classes at Point Grey Secondary School, in September of 1973, he was a well-traveled first-year student-teacher with a fashion sense for the times.Fu Manchu moustache. Huge sideburns. Flared pants. Platform shoes.It was a look that made Ted Cusick so instantly relatable to the students he […]

Mt. Douglas Rams' senior quarterback Hunter Swift brings not only the full package of athletic skills to the fore with Victoria's Mt. Douglas Rams, but the cerebral part as well. (Wilson Wong photo property of Wilson Wong 2021. All Rights Reserved)
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BCHSF Player of the Week: Mount Douglas senior quarterback Hunter Swift brings leadership and perspective to the Rams’ huddle!

Chat it up with Mt. Douglas’ Hunter Swift — selected as one of Varsity Letter’s two B.C. High School Football Players of the Week — and you almost forget that the Rams’ quarterback, at age 17,  is still just two months into his senior year of high school.As him about his performance in last week […]

The new B.C. boys high school volleyball rankings have arrived.
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BC Boys High School Volleyball rankings 11.02.21 edition: South Fraser 4A powers Elgin, Fraser Heights, SLSS and McMath hold ground!

VICTORIA —The Quad-A South Fraser Zone held its ground, keeping four teams in the B.C. top 10 this week.While the championship final is slated for Kelowna, theSouth Fraser  zone championships expected to feature No. 2 Elgin Park and No. 4 Fraser Heights of Surrey, and No. 6 Steveston-London and No. 7 R.A. McMath of Richmond, […]