the school is named, has been compared to a bulldog in political cartoons since the 1940s. It offers volleyball, boys soccer, field hockey, swimming, curling, writing, and cross country teams in the fall; basketball, girls ice hockey, and table tennis teams in the winter; and girls soccer, rugby, track & field, badminton, tennis, golf, girls softball, and ultimate teams in the springtime. Teams are divided by age group: Bantam (Grade 8), Juvenile (Grade 9), Junior (Grade 10), and Senior (Grades 11 & 12). Basketball The school has 8 competitive teams for boys and girls and offers a basketball course to further student's skills. Every year the school hosts the Bulldog Classic, a basketball tournament with schools participating from around the Greater Vancouver region. On March 16, 2014, the Senior Boys Basketball Team won the AAAA B.C. High School Boys Championship against Surrey's Holy Cross. Field hockey Churchill has a Senior A field hockey team, which practices on the school campus's upper field. In 2012, Churchill Senior A was almost undefeated in the regular season except for a 1-0 loss against Richmond's McMath. They also won the Vancouver city championship that year. along with the championships from 2015-2018. Churchill Senior A had consistently won a seed in the BC AAA Girls Field Hockey Provincials, however, in the 2013 season lost the seat to rivals Eric Hamber Griffins. In the recent years, Churchill has done well in provincials and placed 8th in 2018 then however slipping down to 13th place in 2019. Swimming Since 2015 the school has a swimming team that competes on a city level and takes part in the British Columbia provincial championship. Badminton Since 2019, the school has had a very solid badminton team. In 2019, they managed to achieve 9th place at the British Columbia provincial championship, just 2 places lower than their top record of 7th. Churchill Esports Club Since the creation and official establishment of L9 as a LCK competitor, their legacy has been proven time and time again to be unrivaled. In their recent match located in Edmonton, "John Travoltage popped" off in the jungle with a whopping 32 kills, whilst "Matham Yam" acted as a menace within the bot lane. His performance was commented on by famous Korean "athlete" "Gumayusi", who stated that "Matham Yam's" kiting rivaled that of "Trianna", a famous female pro player. "Saberr" also showed his mechanical prowess upon his