junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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Garcia played striker or winger, said Denzel Coipel, who coached Garcia last year on the junior varsity team.
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Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
The district’s plan would be to have a single program for all middle-schoolers hosted at one of the district’s middle schools, with varsity and junior varsity options.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Both were from south Sacramento and attended Sacramento High School where McCarthy played on the junior varsity baseball team in 1975.
—Graham Womack
updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Back in 2008, Milton girls hockey head coach Matt Lodi got a coaching gig with Natick’s boys junior varsity program.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
The district’s plan would be to have a single program for all middle-schoolers hosted at one of the district’s middle schools, with varsity and junior varsity options.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Both were from south Sacramento and attended Sacramento High School where McCarthy played on the junior varsity baseball team in 1975.
—Graham Womack
updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Back in 2008, Milton girls hockey head coach Matt Lodi got a coaching gig with Natick’s boys junior varsity program.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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