Riverside's Tessa Burton (left) is part of deep recruiting class headed to Kelowna to bolster the fortunes of the UBC Okanagan Heat. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Varsity Letters B.C. Recruits List 2019: Where 99 girls basketball prospects are headed this coming season

LANGLEY — B.C.’s graduating class of girls high school stars will deliver their talent all over the continent this fall, touching all three NCAA divisions, as well as U Sports, CCAA, NAIA and NJCAA institutions. 

Here’s your guide to who’s going where. 

If we’ve missed someone, let us know at howardtsumura@gmail.com and we’ll make the additions. And please come back to visit us right here throughout the summer to get the latest updates as they happen:

Yale’s Brooklyn White (left) will begin her university basketball career this fall with the Victoria Vikes, while Kelowna’s Kennedy Dickie will do likewise at Eastern Washington. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

WOMEN

BASKETBALL

DIV. 1

BIG SKY

EASTERN WASHINGTON

Jenna Dick (5-7 G, Langley-Brookswood), Kennedy Dickie (6-0 G/F, Kelowna)

MOUNTAIN WEST

SAN DIEGO STATE

Talia Sireni (5-9 G, Surrey-Earl Marriott)

SOUTHEASTERN

FLORIDA

Faith Dut (6-3 F, Surrey-Semiahmoo)

Walnut Grove’s Tavia Rowell heads south to begin her collegiate career at Grand Canyon State. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

WESTERN ATHLETIC

GRAND CANYON

Tavia Rowell (5-10 G, Langley-Walnut Grove)

Centennial’s Grace Killins joins the Simon Fraser Clan this fall. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

DIV. 2

GREAT NORTHWEST

SIMON FRASER

Majella Carey (6-2 F, Townsville, Australia-St. Margaret Mary’s, Lincoln University (MO), Grace Killins (5-9 G, Coquitlam-Centennial), Jessica Wisotzki (6-2 G/F, Langley-Walnut Grove)

LONE STAR

WEST TEXAS A&M

Sienna Lenz (5-8 G, Abbotsford, Simon Fraser)

Heritage Woods forward Breona Martin has chosen NCAA Div. 3 Smith College to begin her university basketball career. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

DIV. 3

NEWMAC

SMITH COLLEGE

Breona Martin (5-9 F, Port Moody-Heritage Woods)

U SPORTS

CANADA WEST

ALBERTA

Julia Strigl (North Vancouver-Handsworth)

Jessica Parker (left) and Nikki Cabuco will each begin Canada West careers in 2019-20 with the UFV Cascades. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property of University of the Fraser Valley athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)

FRASER VALLEY

Nikki Cabuco (5-7 G, Port Moody-Dr. Charles Best), Maddy Gobeil (5-7 G, South Kamloops), Jessica Parker (5-8 G, Port Coquitlam-Riverside), Deanna Tuchscherer (6-1 G/F, Chilliwack-G.W. Graham)

MACEWAN

Becca Curtis (5-8 G Kelowna-Mt. Boucehrie)

THOMPSON RIVERS

Sydney Schmidt (5-10 F, Kamloops-Sa-Hali), Jordan Robb (5-10 G/F, Kelowna-Okanagan Mission), Amira Jensen (5-6 G, Abbotsford-Robert Bateman), Kelsey Cruz (5-8 G/F, Calgary-St.Francis), Jordin Wilkinson (5-9 G/ F, North Battleford-Central)

TRINITY WESTERN

Kailey Reimer (5-10 G, Abbotsford-MEI), Jayden Gill (5-10 G, Abbotsford-Robert Bateman), Rolande Taylor (5-7 G, Langley-Walnut Grove), Lana Shypit (5-9 W, Winnipeg-Glenlawn)

South Kamloops’ Olivia Morgan-Cherchas will step into the middle this fall with the UBC Thunderbirds. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures 2019. All Rights Reserved)

UBC

Emily Martindale (5-10 G Hamilton (Ont.)-Lincoln Prep), Olivia Morgan-Cherchas (6-6 C, South Kamloops)

UBC OKANAGAN

Alessia Brutto (5-9 G, Bassano Del Grappa (Italy)-ITET Luigi Einaudi, Capilano), Tessa Burton (5-10 W, Coquitlam-Riverside), Lucy Faba (5-5 G, Calgary-Bishop Carroll), Kelsey Falk (5-10 G, Vernon), Jaeli Ibbetson (6-0 F, Kelowna), Emily Instant (6-3 P, Port Moody-Heritage Woods), Jenessa Knapp (5-9 G, Langley-Brookswood), Kasey Patchell (5-4 G, Kelowna, Okanagan College), Mira Witt (5-7 G, Saskatoon-Aden Bowman)

Rebecca Landry of Prince George’s Duchess Park Condors stays in her home town as she joins the UNBC Timberwolves . (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)

UNBC

Rebecca Landry (5-10 G, Prince George-Duchess Park), Jessica Nycholat (5-9 F, Prince George-College Heights), Anastasia Soltes (5-7 G, Calgary-Henry Wise Wood), Emma vanBruinessen (5-11 F, Leduc (Alta)-Composite, Alberta-Augustana), Isabel Fuller (5-10 G, Prince George-College Heights)

VICTORIA 

Peyton Connolly (6-1 F, Hamilton (Ont.)-Lincoln Prep), Tana Pankratz (6-1 G, Abbotsford-Yale), Brooklyn White (6-2 F, Abbotsford-Yale), Karsen Look (6-4 F, Langley-Brookswood)

Whistler’s Pietra Kamstra (left) heads east to Hamilton to join the McMaster Marauders. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2018. All Rights Reserved)

OUA

MCMASTER

Pietra Kamstra (6-0 F, Whistler)

RYERSON

Ayden Kristmanson (5-10 G, Whistler)

TORONTO

Janel Tantengco (5-6 G, Vancouver-Killarney)

AUS

ACADIA

Mia Roberts (5-10 G/F, Victoria-St. Michaels University School, Camosun)

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER 

Karina Sarai (6-2 F/C Surrey-Panorama Ridge)

CCAA

ACAC

CONCORDIA (Edmonton)

Taylen Hryniw (5-8 G, Salmon Arm)

PACWEST

CAMOSUN

Tamiya Ness (5-9 G, Smithers), Alex Ellison(5-8 G, Victoria-Pacific Christian), Maggi Owne (6-0 C, Victoria-Stelly’s)

Argyle’s Camie Ward (left) will stay in North Vancouver to begin her university career as she joins the Capilano Blues this fall. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

CAPILANO

Alanya Davignon (5-7 G, Port Coquitlam-Riverside), Katelyn Mallette (6-2 F, Langley Christian, UFV), Camie Ward (G, North Vancouver-Argyle), Devon Wood (5-8 G, North Vancouver-Windsor, UNBC)

COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE

Karsen Lazeo (5-8 G, Abbotsford-Robert Bateman), Cailey Ayer (5-5 G, Chilliwack-Sardis), Christina Malou (5-6 G, Chilliwack-Unity Christian), Emma Letkemann (5-7 G/F, Abbotsford-MEI), Mekenna Penner (5-8 F, Brandon-Vincent Massey), Samantha Leyenhorst (5-10 F, Langley-Credo Christian), Taylor Baerg (5-8 G/F, Dalmeny (Sask.))

Langley Christian’s Hailey Van Roekel (left) is a prime CCAA recruit for the PacWest’s Douglas College Royals. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

DOUGLAS

Hailey VanRoekel (5-9 G, Langley Christian), Chantelle Zinger (5-6 G/F, Pitt Meadows), Sarah Sloan (5-7 G/F, Surrey-Holy Cross), Jalynne Huynh (5-1 G, Burnaby Central), Sierra Gallego (5-7 G, Avondale (Ariz)-Westview), Haley Hanchard (5-7 G, Smithers), Kenya Reid (5-9 F, Kamloops-Westsyde)

John Oliver’s Janna Jamorabon takes her trusty jumper across town to the CCAA’s Langara College Falcons next season. (Photo property of Wilson Wong 2019. All Rights Reserved)

LANGARA

Janna Jamorabon (5-4 G, Vancouver-John Oliver), Alyssa Richman  (5-6 G, Pemberton), Jayna Wilson (5-7 G Richmond-R.A. McMath), Brooklyn Monks (6-0 F, Burnaby-St. Thomas More), Binny Atwal (5-2 G, Richmond-McNair), Rebekah Abma (5-9 F, Abbotsford-MEI), Camryn Ogren (5-6 G, Hope), Aurafel Domingo (5-5 G, Burnaby-St. Thomas More), Emma Jones (5-11 F, Camas (Wash.), Lane CC (Eugene, Ore), Meagan Briggs (5-10 F, Redding (Cal)-Enterprise, Lane CC (Eugene, Ore), Erika Olsen (5-6 G, Olds (Alta), Lethbridge College)

OKANAGAN COLLEGE

Celine Quigley (5-7 G, Ft. St. John-North Peace), Kennedy Andres (5-7 G, Vanderhoof-Nechako Valley), Soleil Wilding (5-6 G, Vancouver-Eric Hamber, Langara), Mackayla Sader (5-8 F, Kelowna Christian), Jordan Kemper (6-0 F, Kelowna), Jordan Andres (5-9 F, Vanderhoof-Nechako Valley, Grande Prairie), Kali Loewen (5-9 F, Penticton), Natasha Alfonso (5-8 G, Paraguay).

G.W. Graham’s Eliza Dueck (left) heads to the Hub City to start her university basketball career as she joins Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Mariners. (Photo by Dan Kinvig property 2019. All Rights Reserved)

VANCOUVER ISLAND

Madison Terbasket-Winser (6-0 F, Keremeos-Similkameen, Camosun), Kayla Gromme (5-10 G, Salt Spring Island-Gulf Islands, Idaho, Victoria, VIU), Courtney Buckley (5-7 G, Hillsboro (Ore)-Century, Clackamas CC), Aliza Dueck (5-8 G, Chilliwack-G.W. Graham)

NJCAA

NORTHWEST

WHATCOM CC (Wash.)

Kyla Smith (Abbotsford-MEI)

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