varsity
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He led the Friars’ varsity football team with 39 catches for 457 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games in the fall and plans to be back in pads his senior year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Hawthorne does not have a junior varsity team.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
I believed I was forging a path for her, but she saw my varsity moves as inconsiderate and selfish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Until 1968 – and 1972 for football and basketball – freshmen weren’t even allowed to play at the varsity level.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The first two boys to face the varsity players were both overcautious, spareboned, young, and fearful of sudden error and humiliation.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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