junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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The 6-foot-1 guard is a first-year starter for the Wildcats after playing on the freshman and junior varsity teams in his first two seasons.
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
There are a couple of the junior varsity players who could fit in later in the season.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The Jarrards have been thinking ahead since Teddy was in eighth grade, starting in high school for the first time as a member of the junior varsity team.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Crespi junior forward Cayman Martin epitomizes that illustration after playing junior varsity basketball his sophomore season and blossoming into one of the team’s most reliable players.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
There are a couple of the junior varsity players who could fit in later in the season.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The Jarrards have been thinking ahead since Teddy was in eighth grade, starting in high school for the first time as a member of the junior varsity team.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Crespi junior forward Cayman Martin epitomizes that illustration after playing junior varsity basketball his sophomore season and blossoming into one of the team’s most reliable players.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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