varsity
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Mestemaker’s varsity high-school career had come and gone without him starting a single game at quarterback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Suddenly, in September, Maye was looking like a nervy junior varsity quarterback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In cross-country, I was lightweight, which won me a spot on the varsity team as a freshman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“We have some young guys in there, it’s their first time playing varsity football. He’s kept his composure and really let those guys grow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The varsity race was next, and I lined up behind the eighth graders.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
The 1969 team was 2-4, a respectable enough record, though five opponents were the junior varsities of small colleges like Wheaton and Valparaiso.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2011
Last week, after Washington's junior varsity and freshmen had beaten the East's best, seven varsities pulled out on the calm Hudson to row four miles down stream.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1929 and 1930 he had been on losing Yale varsities.
From Time Magazine Archive
And they don't get the pick of the varsities either: the standard keeps going down.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
"And the varsities won't change till public opinion blows them to bits," added Martin.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
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