VANCOUVER — Sitting in his office overlooking Thunderbird Stadium on Tuesday morning, Blake Nill afforded himself a solitary moment to take a deep breath.These days, you can’t take anything for granted.In the midst of the global pandemic, and with its Canada West season already long cancelled, UBC’s veteran head football coach had worked towards Tuesday […]
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A SUNDAY READ: Just love your sport! Why a passion for running’s daily process makes UBC’s Kieran Lumb an inspiration for the times
VANCOUVER — He has the present of presence, and a gift for being grounded.
No games for Simon Fraser football, but “…it’s like bricks off our shoulders” says SFU coach Mike Rigell of team’s return to Terry Fox Field
BURNABY — A new head coach, a new stadium, a pending new nickname, and of course, in these times of global pandemic, a new reality of uncertainty in the world of collegiate athletics.
He’s a Big’un! Yet these days, it’s not just size and physicality that makes UFV Cascades’ centre back Sahib Sidhu a force to be reckoned with
ABBOTSFORD — His nickname is Big’un, and it’s one that University of the Fraser Valley central defender Sahib Sidhu has worn every bit as naturally as the spacious No. 22 Cascades’ jersey he first pulled on in the fall of 2018.“When they come in as first-years, you look at them and you say ‘That’s a […]
Football practices begin Sept. 10, yet the 2020-21 B.C. high school sports season sits in idle as community/club counterparts gain traction
Despite a future chalk full of unknowns, the 2020-21 B.C. high school sports season will have its official opening a week from this Thursday.On Sept. 10, high school football teams are allowed to begin practicing, and although it will all happen under the most restrictive of conditions, hope remains eternal that in the midst of […]
Tsumura: Finally, I get to answer the questions! Honoured to be a guest on Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti!
NORTH DELTA — I am used to be the one asking the questions, so what a thrill and an honour to be the one answering them for a change!Thanks to Anthony Beyrouti for including me as part of his Interviews With Anthony series for the B.C. Sports Hub!There are many great interviews included as part […]
A Sunday Tribute: For UBC’s Kory Nagata (1996-2020), football was a glorious portal to the possibilities of life
RICHMOND — Finding a perfect state of balance while doing the thing you love the most is powerful enough to change the way you see the world.
Varsity Letters’ 14th annual B.C. Recruits List 2020! Where a record 1,121 student-athletes in 30 different sports will play next season!
(Note to readers: As of 8 a.m. July 16th, we’ve added 13 more names to the 2020 B.C. Recruits List. New names have been published in bold face type. See below for further details if you are missing from this list!)NORTH DELTA — With so much of the future of the 2020-21 post-secondary sports world […]
Our apologies: 2020 B.C. Recruits delayed until later this week
NORTH DELTA — Apologies loyal readers of Varsity Letters.When we say something we aim to deliver, however due to a poorly planned work schedule on my part, the addition of an unplanned extra writing assignment this week, and the advancement of your author’s age, the posting of our 2020 B.C. Recruits List won’t take place […]
Simon Fraser student-athletes vote 97 per cent in favour of change, Clan moniker could be replaced by September
BURNABY — It’s hard to remember a span of time over the entire 55-year history of Simon Fraser athletics as emotionally charged as these past three days.