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The Langley-based Vancouver Bandits pro basketball team wants to expand its team by bringing on more volunteers. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Volunteers invited to be part of Bandits’ summer season

Locals are encouraged to join the Langley-based pro basketball team as a helper

 

Broadcasters at TSN will be showcasing Canadian Elite Basketball League’s game of the week, including some coverage of the Langley-based Vancouver Bandits, who play out of LEC. The first local game being covered live will be June 6, when Bandits take on Winnipeg on home court. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Bandits appearing on TSN starting in June

At least three Bandits games will air live after TSN signs multi-year deal with CEBL

 

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Kobe Bryant family settles photo lawsuit for $28.5 million

The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5…

 

Mission’s Kim (Smith) Gaucher will be named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor for an outstanding collegiate career with the Utah Utes women’s basketball team at the conference tournament in Las Vegas this weekend. /Utah Athletics Photo

Mission’s three-time Olympian Kim Gaucher bound for Pac-12 Hall of Honor

The Utah women’s basketball alumnus will be recognized at Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas on Friday

Mission’s Kim (Smith) Gaucher will be named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor for an outstanding collegiate career with the Utah Utes women’s basketball team at the conference tournament in Las Vegas this weekend. /Utah Athletics Photo
UFV’s Maddy Gobeil (left) and TWU’s Jayden Gill have both been named Canada West all-stars.

UFV’s Maddy Gobeil, Abbotsford’s Jayden Gill named Canada West all-stars

Cascades star guard, TWU Spartans leading scorer recognized as best in CW

UFV’s Maddy Gobeil (left) and TWU’s Jayden Gill have both been named Canada West all-stars.
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Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, once again…

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Julia Tuchscherer and the UFV Cascades fell 73-54 to the Alberta Pandas in Saturday’s Canada West quarterfinal round. (UFV Cascades photo)

UFV Cascades eliminated from playoffs after 73-54 loss to Alberta

Pandas dominate Cascades on both sides of the ball on home court on Saturday

Julia Tuchscherer and the UFV Cascades fell 73-54 to the Alberta Pandas in Saturday’s Canada West quarterfinal round. (UFV Cascades photo)
The UFV Cascades fell 106-94 to Brandon in the Canada West play-in on Friday (Feb. 17). (UFV Athletics photo)

UFV Cascades sunk by Brandon’s three-point shooting in Canada West play-in

Bobcats make 22 shots from beyond the arc in 106-94 win to eliminate Cascades

The UFV Cascades fell 106-94 to Brandon in the Canada West play-in on Friday (Feb. 17). (UFV Athletics photo)
Maddy Gobeil and the UFV Cascades women’s basketball team is moving on after defeating UNBC 77-70 in the Canada West play-in game on Friday (Feb. 17). (Dan Kinvig/UFV Athletics)

UFV Cascades defeat UNBC 77-70 to advance in Canada West playoffs

Cascades get 26 points from guard Maddy Gobeil, UFV plays Alberta on Saturday

Maddy Gobeil and the UFV Cascades women’s basketball team is moving on after defeating UNBC 77-70 in the Canada West play-in game on Friday (Feb. 17). (Dan Kinvig/UFV Athletics)
Matthias Klim set a U Sports record with 12 blocks during the Cascades 83-79 win over Saskatchewan on Saturday (Feb. 11). (Jordie Arthur/UFV Athletics)

UFV Cascades basketball teams opening playoffs on Friday

Women take on UNBC, men battling Brandon in Canada West play-ins

Matthias Klim set a U Sports record with 12 blocks during the Cascades 83-79 win over Saskatchewan on Saturday (Feb. 11). (Jordie Arthur/UFV Athletics)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James gestures after passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

LeBron James makes NBA history on a star-filled night in LA

Bronny James stepped over to his dad’s locker and played the phone…

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James gestures after passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
UFV’s Maddy Gobeil led the Cascades in scoring in both wins over the UBC over the weekend. (Rich Lam/UBC Athletics photo)

UFV Cascades women’s basketball team sweeps UBC in Vancouver

Women improve to 13-5 on the season, men drop pair to UBC

UFV’s Maddy Gobeil led the Cascades in scoring in both wins over the UBC over the weekend. (Rich Lam/UBC Athletics photo)
UFV’s Maddy Gobeil set a new program record with 38 points on Friday (Jan. 27), but the Cascades failed to win in Winnipeg. (David Larkins/Wesmen Athletics)

Winless in Winnipeg: UFV Cascades teams fall in Manitoba capital

UFV men’s and women’s teams lose pair of games apiece over weekend

UFV’s Maddy Gobeil set a new program record with 38 points on Friday (Jan. 27), but the Cascades failed to win in Winnipeg. (David Larkins/Wesmen Athletics)
Vancouver Bandits 2023 regular season schedule will see the Langley-based team play a 20-game slate. (File)

Vancouver Bandits begin 2023 on the road

Schedule released

  • Jan 24, 2023
Vancouver Bandits 2023 regular season schedule will see the Langley-based team play a 20-game slate. (File)
UFV’s Julia Tuchscherer collected the first-ever triple-double in Cascades women’s basketball history on Friday (Jan. 20). (Jordie Arthur/UFV Athletics)

Chilliwack’s Tuchscherer achieves first triple-double in program history, UFV sweeps TRU

Men’s and women’s teams earn important wins in Canada West playoff race

UFV’s Julia Tuchscherer collected the first-ever triple-double in Cascades women’s basketball history on Friday (Jan. 20). (Jordie Arthur/UFV Athletics)
Maddy Gobeil has emerged as a top player in Canada West this season. The UFV Cascades point guard has helped lead her team to an 8-2 record. (Tanner Geringer photo)

Gobeil, UFV Cascades ready for challenge of second half schedule

Star point guard leading UFV during upcoming clashes against top opponents, as team eyes CW title

Maddy Gobeil has emerged as a top player in Canada West this season. The UFV Cascades point guard has helped lead her team to an 8-2 record. (Tanner Geringer photo)
The UFV Cascades women’s volleyball and women’s basketball teams will be televised on Telus Optik TV next month.

UFV Cascades women’s volleyball, women’s basketball teams appearing on Telus Optik TV next month

Teams will appear as part of the Canada West game of the week for their respective sports

The UFV Cascades women’s volleyball and women’s basketball teams will be televised on Telus Optik TV next month.
Hansel Enmanuel, a freshman guard from the Dominican Republic for Northwestern State, practices dunks during warm-ups before an NCAA college basketball game against Rice Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Houston. Enmanuel lost his left arm in a childhood accident and has attained the talent and skill to play at the college level. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

VIDEO: Hansel Enmanuel, college player with 1 arm, becomes an inspiration

Viral videos of Enmanuel dunking makes it look easy, but he says it’s far from that

Hansel Enmanuel, a freshman guard from the Dominican Republic for Northwestern State, practices dunks during warm-ups before an NCAA college basketball game against Rice Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Houston. Enmanuel lost his left arm in a childhood accident and has attained the talent and skill to play at the college level. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury a week after she was released from a Russian prison and freed in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange. “It feels so good to be home!” Griner posted to Instagram on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in her first public statement since her release. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Brittney Griner says she’ll play basketball in Arizona again

Brittney Griner said she’s “grateful” to be back in the United States…

FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury a week after she was released from a Russian prison and freed in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange. “It feels so good to be home!” Griner posted to Instagram on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in her first public statement since her release. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Mission’s Dhivaan Bhogal is an interior force for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades this season as the squad enters winter break. /Jordie Arthur Photo

Mission’s Dhivaan Bhogal developing and producing for UFV in sophomore season

The Cascades big man is averaging a double-double in his second season in the Canada West conference

Mission’s Dhivaan Bhogal is an interior force for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades this season as the squad enters winter break. /Jordie Arthur Photo
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