junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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Campbellsville University canceled its women's junior varsity and varsity volleyball games against Lindsey Wilson University on Thursday as the search for Peyton continued, according to a post on the school's Facebook page.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Labrador-Sierra had been a member of the junior varsity soccer and swim teams, according to school officials.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Evergreen’s junior varsity played Thursday against Golden, and now the varsity will return to play Friday at Severance.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Kleven, a defenseman, played bantam at Woodbury Area Hockey Club as a freshman, and then played two years of junior varsity at East Ridge, Vogelgesang said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Labrador-Sierra had been a member of the junior varsity soccer and swim teams, according to school officials.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Evergreen’s junior varsity played Thursday against Golden, and now the varsity will return to play Friday at Severance.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Kleven, a defenseman, played bantam at Woodbury Area Hockey Club as a freshman, and then played two years of junior varsity at East Ridge, Vogelgesang said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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