junior varsity
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He said some clients are training for the pros while others are just trying to make the junior varsity squad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
When I tried out for junior varsity in high school, I was sure I could field at shortstop as well as any other sophomore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Small for my age and not very athletic, I tried out for the junior varsity team at Eastchester High School in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hawthorne does not have a junior varsity team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The freshman race was set to go off first, over a two-mile course, followed at hourly intervals by the junior varsity three-mile race and finally the varsity four-miler.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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