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Tag: Vanier Cheetahs

VIU's Tyus Barfoot (right) hugs teammate Landon Radliff after yet another Mariners' rally carried them past Vanier and into Saturday's CCAA championship final at the LEC. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
Feature University Men's Basketball

CCAA Nationals Day 2: Magnificent Mariners do it again! In Friday’s Final Four, VIU rallies from 19 down to stun Montreal’s Vanier Cheetahs

March 15, 2019Howard TsumuraComment(0)

LANGLEY— Their compass won’t let them down. For a second straight night here at the CCAA men’s national basketball championships, the Vancouver Island Mariners have stared down a double-digit defict and in the end, turned it to dust.

Feature University Men's Basketball

CCAA nationals Day 1: Montreal’s baby-faced Vanier Cheetahs show their claws in win over Toronto’s Humber Hawks

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019Howard TsumuraComment(0)

LANGLEY — In grade school years, Montreal’s Vanier Cheetahs would, at first inspection, seem to be lacking a lot in terms of their overall experience.

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