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 […]

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!

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 […]