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Tag: Jim Kelly

Gliding to the irons, St. Thomas Aquinas' rising senior standout Rory Goodwin was a key force in his North Vancouver team's battle with Prince Rupert's Charles Hays Rainmakers during the quarterfinals of the B.C. senior boys Double-A basketball championships earlier this month at the LEC. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2020. All Rights Reserved)
Feature High School Boys Basketball

B.C. 2-A 2020-21 preseason rankings: It’s crowded at the top, but battle-tested St. Thomas Aquinas’ rising trio makes Fighting Saints our pick at No. 1

March 19, 2020Howard TsumuraComment(0)

LANGLEY — A funny thing happened along the way to an inspiring season-ending string of 10 games for North Vancouver’s youthful St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints. They got better and better, even though they got a whole lot younger.

St. Thomas Aquinas guard Michael Kelly is Varsity Letter's 'Best player you've never heard of.' (Photo by permission of Tom Boppart)
Feature High School Boys Basketball

STA’s Michael Kelly: Best player you’ve never heard of leads Fighting Saints to BC’s

March 6, 2017March 7, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(1)

LANGLEY — Let’s start this story off with a question which first requires a preface.

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