junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
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Within the varsity and junior varsity football programs are 10 sets of brothers.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
With slipping grades and attendance, the 16-year-old who had played junior varsity basketball his sophomore year did not make the team as a junior.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
More than 1,000 high school and junior varsity teams competed in various divisions of the competition this year.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
The punter on junior varsity was junior Alessandro Garrett.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
With slipping grades and attendance, the 16-year-old who had played junior varsity basketball his sophomore year did not make the team as a junior.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
More than 1,000 high school and junior varsity teams competed in various divisions of the competition this year.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
The punter on junior varsity was junior Alessandro Garrett.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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