varsity
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Yet when the 2007 high school soccer season commenced, Jones-Duffey was listed on Reagan’s varsity roster. — Terrence Thomas, San Antonio Express-News, "Whitlock’s departure leaves legacy of family," 26 June 2018 The collection is pretty but unfussy, simple, but with thoughtful details like hand-embroidery on a white blouse and pearl buttons on a varsity jacket. — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, "Leah + Rae Is the Baby Brand We Want for Ourselves," 19 Sep. 2018 Two productive seasons on the varsity raised some concerns, so the junior guard has spent most of the summer fixing her flaws. — Bob Narang, Lake County News-Sun, "School of hard Knox: Junior point guard Heaven Knox puts in the extra work for North Chicago," 13 July 2018 Kevin, who is two years younger and was three grades behind, played a handful of games on varsity as a freshman. — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, "First family of Fort Worth basketball still shining after careers at TCU, Kansas," 12 July 2018 Walker finished his four-year stint on the varsity at Reading High as the school’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing 15-year NBA veteran Donyell Marshall. — Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "Spurs’ new draft pick not just all talk," 23 June 2018 Tracey played the whole game at catcher despite only playing one inning on varsity after playing for the Comets’ Baltimore County JV championship team. — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, "Big first inning propels Howard to softball playoff victory over Catonsville," 19 May 2018 Calabrese played on varsity as a freshman, and Cramer subbed on occasion. — Rich Mayor, Naperville Sun, "'Excited to see that growth': Caleigh Cramer and Michele Calabrese pave way for Waubonsie Valley's future," 19 Apr. 2018 The decision has been made, and UC Davis is set to add two new women's varsity sports in 2018-19: beach volleyball and equestrian. — Michael Mcgough, sacbee, "UC Davis adds 2 women's teams to meet Title IX standards as campus demographics change | The Sacramento Bee," 14 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'varsity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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