junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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That meant both teams split the first two matches heading into the final three pairings.
Scripps Ranch, which was down a couple of teams due to injury, went to a junior varsity team of Vivienne Nguyen and Avarie Barstow.
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Both started out as junior varsity players during their freshman years and continued to develop into standouts.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Kucera has coached junior varsity softball in Hutchinson for more than 20 years, and he’s also been an assistant for the basketball and football programs.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The 16-year-old, who attends Rio Rancho High School and played on the junior varsity, faced 15 counts of battery over the incident.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Both started out as junior varsity players during their freshman years and continued to develop into standouts.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Kucera has coached junior varsity softball in Hutchinson for more than 20 years, and he’s also been an assistant for the basketball and football programs.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The 16-year-old, who attends Rio Rancho High School and played on the junior varsity, faced 15 counts of battery over the incident.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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 24 May. 2025.
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