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St. Pat's Celtics game MVP Jovin Sunner (centre) squares up for a shot with both Tobias Averill (left) and Rodney Westmoreland of Santa Margarita defending during championship game action from the 2023 Tsumura Basketball Invitational on Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Wilson Wong protected image 2023, All Rights Reserved)
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A SUNDAY READ, TBI-STYLE: What’s The Bump? St. Pat’s coach Nap Santos on why it was so important, win or lose, for his Celts to face powerhouse champ Santa Margarita!

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TBI SUPER 16 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALSANTA MARGARITA 91 ST. PATRICK’S CELTICS 32LANGLEY — The coach wanted them to feel it, really feel it.He calls it ‘The Bump’ and it’s the bone-jarring part of basketball’s own school of hard knocks.On Saturday, with his team still a little dazed and confused by the emotions which accompanied a 91-32 […]

St. Patrick's Jovin Sunner measures himself for made bucket against the St. George's Saints during third-day semifinal action from the 2023 Tsumura Basketball Invitational on Friday at the Langley Events Centre. during second-day quarterfinal action from the 2023 Tsumura Basketball Invitational on Thursday at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Ryan Molag property of Langley Events Centre 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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TBI 2023’s Final Four Friday: St. Pat’s attention to detail near clinical as final-minute heroics sink Saints, send Celtics to Super 16 title-game tilt tonight!

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LANGLEY — We’re in the early days of another season of B.C. boys high school basketball, yet it’s never to early to hear coaches dissect performance via both passion and attention to detail.Through tired and hoarse post-game whispers Friday night, that’s how two of this province’s most enduring head coaches summed up a heated all-Vancouver […]

Santa Margarita guard Jonathan Moxie drives to the basket against Calgary's St. Mary's during third-day semifinal action from the 2023 Tsumura Basketball Invitational on Friday at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Ryan Molag property of Langley Events Centre 2023. All Rights Reserved)
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TBI 2023’s Final Four Friday: In the midst of three straight showings of dominance, Santa Margarita’s Jonathan Moxie on the biggest difference between SoCal and B.C. high school hoops!

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LANGLEY — Many of those who would qualify as longtime high school basketball people in the province of B.C. were calling Friday’s TBI semifinal tilt between SoCal’s Santa Margarita Catholic Eagles and the St. Mary’s Saints of Calgary the Super 16 bracket’s true championship final.If that was indeed the case, it only further magnified the […]