old school

Let’s start with the biggest “merger” of the off-season, the oft-discussed Firefighters/Sportstown amalgamation. The impression the VMSL gave over the past few years was that buying a spot in a higher division, especially premier, would not be tolerated. The latest loophole (can you consider...

As regular season play comes to a close, TTP takes a closer look at the four VMSL teams left in the Imperial Cup semifinals, and how they’ll fare throughout the Imperial and Provincial Cup playdowns. Sporting Club of Vancouver: An impressive second season in the VMSL top flight for the...

I used to think that people knew I played soccer, because they could always read about it. All through youth, my name was constantly scattered throughout various publications of the Burnaby Now, mashed in between elementary school track meet results and 100m breaststroke qualifying times. Lord...

It’s spring again. Playoff hockey, post-season basketball, the start of the major league baseball season and the alcohol-driven on field beatings of major league baseball support staff, and last, but certainly not least, the commencement of the Vancouver Whitecaps A-League season. Yes, its...