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UBC head coach Dave Taylor addresses his team during his coaching debut, Oct. 3 at home to visiting Queen's at War Memorial Gymnasium. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2025. All rights reserved)
Feature University Women's Basketball

A Sunday Read: Meet Dave Taylor! With 2025-26 season set for Friday tip, UBC’s new women’s basketball coach finds connection through player empowerment & paying homage to Thunderbirds hoops history!

October 19, 2025October 26, 2026Howard TsumuraComment(0)

By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.caVANCOUVER — If you believe in the unseen forces of the basketball universe, then maybe you can better understand the kind of pressure the game’s mythical matchmakers were under this past summer when it came time to finding the next head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds women’s basketball team.Their task?Could they pair what […]

Trinity Western Spartans' middle blocker Avery Heppell (right, 14) is a fiery competitor on the court. Here she celebrates a point with teammate Hilary Howe. (Photo by Scott Stewart property of Trinity Western athletics)
Feature University Women's Volleyball

TWU’s Avery Heppell: After aborted career in modelling industry, Spartans’ star middle has message that matters for young women

October 17, 2018Howard TsumuraComment(0)

LANGLEY — Avery Heppell loves being the model middle.

Recent Posts

  • UBC men’s basketball: In second season under coach Jalalpoor, rising star Roberts and rest of youthful ‘Birds roster will continue to “…run it with a long lens”! Season tips Thursday at home to TWU!
  • UBC women’s basketball: No roller-coasters please! As former all-Canadian Mona Berlitz regains her form after lost season, ‘Birds hunker down to build chemistry ahead of opener Thursday vs. TWU!
  • A Sunday Read: UBC’s game-ending drive an homage to the late Dan Dorazio! With come-from-behind grit, ‘Birds ground game paints a masterpiece in Regina, tops Rams 21-17 to set up first-place clash at home to Huskies!
  • A Sunday Read: UBC’s defence is a little bit country, a little bit rock n’ roll! Time on task pays dividends as LB Jack Pasloski’s rise keys ‘Birds defence in decisive 34-18 win over Calgary on Country Night!
  • A Sunday Read: New Red Leafs’ women’s hoop coach embraces a 38-year era of winning! Says Shae Dheensaw: “… pressure is a privilege, and we have the privilege of pressure at SFU”
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