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New UBC Thunderbirds' tight end Blake Whiteley has been working off the rust after an injury-filled career with the Texas Longhorns as the fourth-year former West Van star returns to live duty this Saturday at home to Manitoba. (Photo by Richard Lam property of UBC athletics)
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Blake Whiteley: An epic comeback underway at UBC as West Van tight end looks to shake years of rust, injury at Texas with hometown Thunderbirds

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VANCOUVER — It’s no easy task to spend the years of a college football life in anonymity when you stand 6-foot-5, tip the scales at 248 pounds, and own an on-field intangible that those in the sport label as ‘a presence.’

West Vancouver Highlanders' senior quarterback Ben Corbett is putting up Johnny Franklin-type numbers early in the 2017 campaign. (Marko Jones photo/West Vancouver athletics)
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First survive, then thrive? West Van Highlanders football regains a steady pulse with 2-0 start

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WEST VANCOUVER — It’s noon hour at West Vancouver Secondary and a chance for the Highlanders senior varsity football team to gather for the first meeting of a week filled with gridiron significance.