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Veteran amateur sports reporter Howard Tsumura talks to athletes, coaches and trainers.

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Vancouver, BC

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Veteran amateur sports reporter Howard Tsumura talks to athletes, coaches and trainers.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Nov. 24: Subway Bowl semifinals with New West Hyacks and Vernon Panthers

11/24/2016
Varsity Letters brings you two coaches who will lead their teams into the semifinal round of Subway Bowl 2016. Our weekly podcast is dedicated to the big stories each week in high school and university sport in the province of B.C. Off the top, we will welcome Farhan Lalji of the New Westminster Hyacks and […]

Duration:00:37:11

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Nov. 17: Abby Panthers football, Steveston-London basketball

11/18/2016
Varsity Letters talks to Abbotsford Panthers head coach Jay Fujimura about the team’s big Subway Bowl quarterfinal clash with the New Westminster Hyacks this Saturday at BC Place Stadium. As well, we turn our attention to the upcoming B.C. high school basketball season with Mike Stoneburgh, the head coach of the Steveston-London Sharks, last season’s […]

Duration:00:33:04

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Nov. 9: Holy Cross’ Conrad Deugau and SFU’s Bruce Langford

11/10/2016
Varsity Letters talks tackles and jumpers this week. Canada’s only high school and university sport podcast welcomes Holy Cross Crusaders high school football coach Conrad Deugau to chat about the Subway Bowl playoffs, then catches Simon Fraser Clan women’s basketball coach Bruce Langford in transit as his team returns home from a California road trip. […]

Duration:00:40:53

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Varsity Letters for Nov. 3, 2016: GW Graham football and SFU cross-country

11/3/2016
Varsity Letters returns for another week with Canada’s only podcast dedicated solely to high school and university sports. In the high school football world, G.W. Graham Grizzlies head coach Adam Smith talks about his Chilliwack team and its journey to a perfect league record with one more regular-season game remaining. And in the university world, […]

Duration:00:34:22

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Varsity Letters for 10.27.16

10/27/2016
Welcome to Canada’s only high school and university sports-specific podcast: Varsity Letters. This week, host Howard Tsumura loses himself in the Abbotsford sports world. First, Fraser Valley Cascades women’s basketball coach Al Tuchscherer stops by to talk about his young team’s upcoming 2016-17 U Sports’ season. Then, we talk high school football with Travis Bell, […]

Duration:00:34:39

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Varsity Letters for 10.20.2016

10/20/2016
UBC hoops boss Kevin Hanson, Terry Fox football coach Martin McDonnell join Varsity Letters podcast

Duration:00:37:51

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Varsity Letters for 10.13.2016

10/13/2016
Varsity Letters returns with another episode this week as we talk high school and university sport in B.C. Joining us off the top is Notre Dame Jugglers’ head high school football coach Richard Scott. Also stopping by will be UBC Thunderbirds women’s hockey head coach Graham Thomas. We’re Canada’s only podcast dedicated solely to high […]

Duration:00:34:23

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Varsity Letters for 10.6.16

10/6/2016
Varsity Letters serves up SFU women’s volleyball coach Gina Schmidt and Hugh Boyd high school football coach Bill Haddow this week on Canada’s only podcast dedicated solely to university and high school sports. Subscribe to us via iTunes!

Duration:00:34:21

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Varsity Letters for Sept. 29, 2016

9/29/2016
Varsity Letters hits all the stops from Vancouver to Surrey to Langley to North Vancouver this week! Canada’s only podcast dedicated solely to university and high school sports talks with football coaches Kurt Thornton of Lord Tweedsmuir and Jay Prepchuk of Handsworth. As well Trinity Western women’s soccer coach Graham Roxburgh and UBC media relations […]

Duration:00:53:07

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Varsity Letters for Sept. 22, 2016

9/22/2016
Varsity Letters, Canada’s only podcast dedicated solely to high school and university sports, makes it return. Today, we chat high school football with Mt. Douglas Rams head coach Mark Townsend and New Westminster Hyacks head coach Farhan Lalji.

Duration:00:25:37

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Varsity Letters for December 3, 2015

12/3/2015
Varsity Letters previews a championship Saturday in BC high school football. Subway Bowl finalist coaches Brian Brady (Carson Graham), Jay Fujimura (Abbotsford) and Mark Townsend (Mt. Douglas) join the show, along with New Westminster’s Farhan Lalji to chat about the BC JV final.

Duration:00:51:14

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Varsity Letters for November 26, 2015

11/26/2015
Varsity Letters pays tribute to an exciting weekend of November football as Howard Tsumura and guest host Patrick Johnston break down all four games at the Subway Bowl AA and AAA football semi-finals and also discuss the amazing success of UBC football as the ‘Birds head into the Vanier Cup final Saturday against the Montreal Carabins.

Duration:00:31:20

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Varsity Letters for November 19, 2015

11/19/2015
Host Howard Tsumura chats with high school football coaches including St. Thomas More’s Bernie Kully, Carson Graham’s Brian Brady and Notre Dame’s Richard Scott.

Duration:00:36:54

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Varsity Letters for November 5, 2015

11/5/2015
Chatting via phone and Skype from Delta and Saskatoon host Howard Tsumura and guest Patrick Johnston discuss the beauty of November football, with an eye on the high school, college and pro levels in the province of B.C.

Duration:00:22:28

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Varsity Letters for October 29, 2015

10/29/2015
Jim Mullin, the play-by-play voice of Canada West football, Martin McDonnell, head coach of the No. 2-ranked Terry Fox Ravens high school football team and UBC Thunderbirds women’s basketball coach Deb Huband.

Duration:00:51:29

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Varsity Letters for October 22, 2015

10/22/2015
David Mills, defensive co-ordinator of the Robert Bateman Timberwovles talks about the AA battle his team faces in the Eastern Conference, Argyle head coach Wayne Theobald and Seaquam head coach Jerry Mulliss set up their AAA clash Friday in North Vancouver.

Duration:00:44:41

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Varsity Letters for October 15, 2015

10/15/2015
Handsworth Royals head football coach Jay Prepchuk, Trinity Western women’s soccer coach Graham Roxburgh and Kelowna Secondary athletic director Arnar Bernhardson all stop by to chat with host Howard Tsumura.

Duration:00:48:09

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Varsity Letters for Oct. 8, 2015

10/8/2015
Abbotsford Panthers coach Jay Fujimura and South Delta Sun Devils offensive coordinator Mark McDonald join the show to talk high school football, and SFU men’s soccer coach Clint Schneider comes aboard to talk about the Clan’s big home weekend.

Duration:00:43:28

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Varsity Letters for Sept 24, 2015

9/24/2015
Varsity Letters goes deep on B.C. high school football with New Westminster Hyacks coach Farhan Lalji, then goes on the fast break with UBC men’s basketball coach Kevin Hanson.

Duration:00:40:53

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Varsity Letters for Sept. 17, 2015

9/17/2015
Varsity Letters welcomes SFU defensive coordinator Jaime Hill, Chilliwack-GW Graham head football coach Laurie Smith and North Delta-Seaquam senior girls volleyball coach Todd Clarke to the show.

Duration:00:49:52