High School Sports

Rick Hansen’s Gurshar Johal (left) poses with Abbotsford Olympic hopeful Jasmit Singh Phulka and Mouat’s Omrao Dhadda. (Submitted)

Abbotsford wrestlers earn medals at British Columbia School Sports Wrestling Championships

Athletes from W.J. Mouat, Rick Hansen, Robert Bateman and Eugene Reimer all score medals

 

Bateman’s Rupinder Johal and Logan Thiessen have respectively been nominated for the Sport BC female and male high school athlete of the year.

Pair of Robert Bateman students nominated for Sport BC award

Wrestler Rupinder Johal and football player Logan Thiessen up for high school athlete of the year

 

School District 70-Pacific Rim’s head office is located in Port Alberni, B.C. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Vancouver Island teacher suspended for touching student during athletic demonstration

Teacher didn’t warn student or ask permission: BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

 

A Grade 11 student is hoping to help create a varsity football team at Yale Secondary.

Abbotsford student aims to bring football program to Yale Secondary

Domenic Neufeld launches petition to display interest in new sport being offered

A Grade 11 student is hoping to help create a varsity football team at Yale Secondary.
The MEI Eagles senior boys volleyball team earned a provincial silver medal on Dec. 3. (Submitted)

Abbotsford’s MEI Eagles earn volleyball provincial silver

Eagles have successful playoff run but lose to Langley in AA final

The MEI Eagles senior boys volleyball team earned a provincial silver medal on Dec. 3. (Submitted)
Bateman’s Ben Brown hugs Isaac Lynn after the Timberwolves captured the AA provincial title at BC Place on Saturday (Dec. 3). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Timberwolves win AA football provincial title

Bateman defeats John Barsby Bulldogs 45-14, helping to erase last year’s title loss

Bateman’s Ben Brown hugs Isaac Lynn after the Timberwolves captured the AA provincial title at BC Place on Saturday (Dec. 3). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Bateman’s Micah Barker leaps for yardage during the AA provincial semifinal at BC Place on Saturday (Nov. 26). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford’s Bateman Timberwolves advance to provincial final

Bateman defeats College Heights Cougars 21-7 in semi-final at BC Place, final set for Dec. 3

Bateman’s Micah Barker leaps for yardage during the AA provincial semifinal at BC Place on Saturday (Nov. 26). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Vernon Panthers receiver Anderson Bicknell (right) keeps the ball pinned to his shoulder while being defended by Robert Bateman Timberwolves tacklers Jackson Kliewer (left) and Colton Marshall during the Panthers’ 35-14 win in the Subway Bowl B.C. AA Junior Varsity Football semifinal Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Greater Vernon Athletic Park. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

Vernon Panthers advance to B.C. final, defeating Abbotsford foes

Hometown Panthers score 35-14 romp over Robert Bateman Timberwolves in junior varsity football semi

Vernon Panthers receiver Anderson Bicknell (right) keeps the ball pinned to his shoulder while being defended by Robert Bateman Timberwolves tacklers Jackson Kliewer (left) and Colton Marshall during the Panthers’ 35-14 win in the Subway Bowl B.C. AA Junior Varsity Football semifinal Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Greater Vernon Athletic Park. (Roger Knox - Black Press)
Vernon Panthers players, coaches and parents help clear the snow from Greater Vernon Athletic Park Tuesday evening, Nov. 22, in preparation for the B.C. AA Junior Varsity Football Semifinal today, Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. against Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Timberwolves. (Contributed)

Vernon parents help players, coaches with snow removal duty at GVAP for B.C. semifinal

Vernon Panthers host Robert Bateman of Abbotsford, B.C. junior varsity semifinal, 2 p.m. today, Nov. 23

Vernon Panthers players, coaches and parents help clear the snow from Greater Vernon Athletic Park Tuesday evening, Nov. 22, in preparation for the B.C. AA Junior Varsity Football Semifinal today, Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. against Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Timberwolves. (Contributed)
The Yale Lions senior girls volleyball team earned a banner for the first time in 13 years. (Submitted)

Yale Lions athletics have a banner week

Abbotsford school wins banners in volleyball and swimming

The Yale Lions senior girls volleyball team earned a banner for the first time in 13 years. (Submitted)
Racers in the junior boys event set off in a mass start Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: High School cross country champions crowned in Greater Victoria

Royal Roads University provided scenic setting for B.C. High School Cross Country Championships

Racers in the junior boys event set off in a mass start Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Taejshon Catlin carries the ball against the Ballenas Whalers on Friday (Nov. 4). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford Friday Night Football: Bateman completes perfect season, Mouat wins ‘Battle of Abbotsford’

Bateman defeats Ballenas 46-6, Mouat wins 40-6 over Abbotsford to conclude regular season

Taejshon Catlin carries the ball against the Ballenas Whalers on Friday (Nov. 4). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
The Robert Bateman Timberwolves hockey team captured a Tier 2 B.C. High School Hockey Championship in Coquitlam on Saturday (May 14). (BC Hockey photo)

Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman wins B.C. High School Hockey League championship

Timberwolves defeat Mission Secondary 9-4 on Saturday to capture title

The Robert Bateman Timberwolves hockey team captured a Tier 2 B.C. High School Hockey Championship in Coquitlam on Saturday (May 14). (BC Hockey photo)
W.J. Mouat student Tejvir Dhinsa won gold at the B.C. School Sports (BCSS) Provincial Wrestling Championships on Feb. 26. (Screenshot/ BCSS video)

Abbotsford high school wrestlers take home B.C. provincial aggregate title

W.J. Mouat team earns third title at two-day event at PNE Coliseum

W.J. Mouat student Tejvir Dhinsa won gold at the B.C. School Sports (BCSS) Provincial Wrestling Championships on Feb. 26. (Screenshot/ BCSS video)
Mark Schwichtenberg won the gold medal at the high school provincial wrestling tournament this past weekend. He is Agassiz Elementary Secondary School’s only wrestler. (Contributed Photo/Balan Moorthy)

Agassiz’s sole high school wrestler sweeps top honours at provincials

Mark Schwichtenberg earns second career gold medal, outstanding accolades

Mark Schwichtenberg won the gold medal at the high school provincial wrestling tournament this past weekend. He is Agassiz Elementary Secondary School’s only wrestler. (Contributed Photo/Balan Moorthy)
Boys basketball tournament action during the 2016 Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic final, in Surrey. (Now-Leader file photo)

‘Stunned’: School sports tournaments still on hold in B.C., but club tourneys can start Feb. 1

‘To have this decision made at such a critical time of year is disheartening for everyone involved in school sport’

Boys basketball tournament action during the 2016 Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic final, in Surrey. (Now-Leader file photo)
The Abbotsford Christian School Knights senior boys volleyball team captured the A provincial title in Nanaimo on Saturday (Dec. 11). (ACS Facebook photo)

Abbotsford Christian Knights, MEI Eagles earn provincial volleyball banners

Knights senior boys win gold, ACS senior girls score silver and MEI senior boys earn bronze

The Abbotsford Christian School Knights senior boys volleyball team captured the A provincial title in Nanaimo on Saturday (Dec. 11). (ACS Facebook photo)
The W.J. Mouat Hawks will take on the Robert Bateman Timberwolves in the senior boys final game on Saturday (Dec. 11) at the Abbotsford Police City Basketball Tournament. (Abbotsford Basketball photo)

Abbotsford Police City Basketball Tournament finalists set

Games run Saturday at Columbia Bible College, proof of full vaccination required for fans

The W.J. Mouat Hawks will take on the Robert Bateman Timberwolves in the senior boys final game on Saturday (Dec. 11) at the Abbotsford Police City Basketball Tournament. (Abbotsford Basketball photo)
Bateman’s A.J. Nguyen tries to punch the ball loose during the AA Coastal Division final against Carson Graham on Saturday (Dec. 4). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford’s Bateman Timberwolves lose championship game in overtime heartbreaker

Timberwolves lose 40-38 in overtime to North Vancouver’s Carson Graham Eagles at BC Place

Bateman’s A.J. Nguyen tries to punch the ball loose during the AA Coastal Division final against Carson Graham on Saturday (Dec. 4). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Robert Bateman’s Nolan Dochuk catches his first of two touchdown passes against the Carson Graham Eagles on Friday (Nov. 5). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Robert Bateman Timberwolves clinch Abbotsford home playoff date

Bateman, Mouat both qualify for the high school football playoffs, Panthers finish with win

Robert Bateman’s Nolan Dochuk catches his first of two touchdown passes against the Carson Graham Eagles on Friday (Nov. 5). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)