junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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Another classmate put that claim into doubt, telling Fox News that to his recollection, Crooks did not make his junior varsity rifle team.
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Fox News, 14 July 2024
Official stats weren’t kept for the traditional varsity vs. junior varsity affair, according to a USA Basketball official.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Jacob Paisano, Hart, quarterback: Moving up from the junior varsity team, Paisano has grown to 6-2 and been given the keys to take over directing an offense known for its great quarterbacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
In addition to working in IT, Norton was also a junior varsity volleyball coach at Monarch.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
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Fox News, 14 July 2024
Official stats weren’t kept for the traditional varsity vs. junior varsity affair, according to a USA Basketball official.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Jacob Paisano, Hart, quarterback: Moving up from the junior varsity team, Paisano has grown to 6-2 and been given the keys to take over directing an offense known for its great quarterbacks.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
In addition to working in IT, Norton was also a junior varsity volleyball coach at Monarch.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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