St. Patricks' Riley Santa Juana splits the defence of Caleb Gomez (left) and Luka Guzina during TBI Super 16 championship final played Dec. 6, 2025 at the Langley Event Centre's South Court. (Photo by Jacob Mallari property of Langley Events Centre 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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In a TBI Super 16 final with a ‘pick your poison’ plot line, St. Pats maximize personnel to top Tammy in battle of No. 1’s!

ST. PATRICKS 78 TAMANAWIS 72By HOWARD TSUMURALANGLEY — We may live in an era of three-point shooting, yet what if a head coach, over the course of devising his team’s defensive game plan decides that there is actually an even bigger threat present than a wide-open, wide-eyed shooter with the green light to let it […]

Captured hugging the basketball, could there be a more apropos image of St. Patrick's B.C. tourney MVP Irish Coquia at the B.C. Triple-A senior boys basketball championship final Saturday at the Langley Events Centre? (Photo by Blair Shier property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2022. All Rights Reserved)
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A SUNDAY READ: How the simple words “…Irish, it’s your time” lifted St. Pat’s Celtics past Elgin Park and to a B.C. Triple-A title dedicated to a hurting teammate!

LANGLEY — In the biggest games of his young basketball life, Irish Coquia has averaged an amazing 30 points per game.Yet in any description of the seemingly-indescribable St. Patrick’s Celtics’ Grade 11 guard, it’s important to note that despite his gaudy point totals, he scores higher in the intangibles department than any other statistical category.On […]