junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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Cheltenham has canceled the 2026 football season for the high school's varsity and junior varsity programs, months after the 2025 season ended amid a hazing investigation.
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Numbers were low, and much too low to field a junior varsity.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Former junior varsity members advancing to the finals for a CIF Southern Section juggernaut.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Hawthorne does not have a junior varsity team.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Numbers were low, and much too low to field a junior varsity.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Former junior varsity members advancing to the finals for a CIF Southern Section juggernaut.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Hawthorne does not have a junior varsity team.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for junior varsity
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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