Whatcom County Girls & Boys High School Basketball

Whatcom Hoops February-10-2025

District Previews: Whatcom Teams Jump Into Playoffs

Ready or not, it is once again playoff time for all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams as they begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Action starts this week with District 1 tournaments for our three largest classifications. The top finishers in each tourney will move on to the Class 1A, 2A, and 3A state … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-9-2025

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 10 Recap (Feb. 3-8)

Once the snow cleared, the Northwest Conference teams wrapped up its regular season, and the Lummi Nation boys began play in the Class 1B District 1 tournament. In the 1B district hosted by Lummi Nation, the Blackhawks opened with impressive victories over Concrete in the quarterfinals on Friday, 81-18, and Lopez Island in the semifinals, 69-29.  The wins not only propelled them into the district championship game on Tuesday, but guaranteed them a spot in … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-9-2025

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 10 Recap (Feb. 3-8)

Once the snow cleared enough to get some games in, the Northwest Conference wrapped up its regular season, and the Lummi Nation girls won their first two games in the Class 1B District 1 tournament. In the 1B district hosted by Lummi Nation, the Lady Blackhawks opened with impressive victories over Cedar Park Christian (Lynnwood) in the quarterfinals on Thursday, 88-17, and Grace Academy in the semifinals on Saturday, 66-24.  The wins not only propelled … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-8-2025

Ferndale Girls, Boys Conquer Mount Baker

The Ferndale girls and boys basketball teams ended their regular seasons the way they hope to start their postseasons — with dominating wins at home on Friday night, Feb. 7. In the opening game of the doubleheader, the Ferndale girls first stole the spotlight on senior night and then stole almost everything else in shutting down Mount Baker, 56-23. The Golden Eagles wrapped up their regular season with a record of 10-9 overall and 8-6 … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-6-2025

Sehome Girls, Squalicum Boys Win City Championship

The Sehome-Squalicum girls and boys doubleheader might have been for the mythical Bellingham city championship on Wednesday, Feb. 5, but all four teams had their sights set on bigger goals. “It was good to win,” freshman Taylor Turrell said after her Sehome girls upset the host Storm, 37-34, in the first game. “But there are bigger games (to come).” With Wednesday’s win and last week’s victory over Bellingham, Sehome completed a sweep of its rivals … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-3-2025

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 9 Recap (Jan. 27-Feb. 1)

The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls won huge rivalry games as the Northwest 1B League wrapped up its regular season and the Northwest Conference heads into its final week. The Lady Blackhawks downed Tulalip Heritage on Friday to finish off an undefeated league season and earn the top seed heading into next week’s Class 1B district tournament, which will be hosted by Lummi Nation. The undefeated Lions, meanwhile, continued their quest to repeat as Class … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-2-2025

Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 9 Recap (Jan. 27-Feb. 1)

Rivalry Week turned out to be an exciting week with close games played at packed gymnasiums (see below) and with only one more week left in the regular season, Week 9 went a long way to determine our Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League champions. In the NWC, Lynden’s victories over Mount Baker and then Lynden Christian in a battle of league unbeatens give the Lions the inside track to the conference title. It also … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-2-2025

Lynden Boys Hold On To Beat LC In NWC Showdown

The Lynden boys basketball team stayed true to itself and it paid off with a convincing 66-56 victory over Lynden Christian in their crosstown rivalry game before a packed crowd at Jake Maberry Gymnasium on Saturday night, Feb. 1. “We want to be us,” said Lynden coach Brian Roper. “We wanted to slow the game down. If you play at LC’s pace, it’s not going to end well.” It certainly ended well for the Lions, … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-2-2025

Lynden Girls Use Depth, Defense To Stop LC

In the biggest games, it’s often the role players who make the biggest difference, and in the Northwest Conference’s biggest game, it was the “other guys” who led the Lynden girls basketball team to an impressive 60-35 victory over Lynden Christian on Saturday, Feb. 1. The victory lifted the No.1-ranked and defending Class 2A state champion Lions to 19-0 overall and 12-0 in the NWC. The loss dropped the No.1-ranked 1A Lyncs to 16-3 overall … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops February-1-2025

Lummi Boys Shock Tulalip; Lummi Girls Enjoy Easy Win

One game had only one moment of excitement, the other was filled with excitement from tipoff to final buzzer. But in the end, the result was the same — two Lummi Nation victories over tribal rival Tulalip Heritage on Friday, Jan. 31. First the exciting one: In a game reminiscent of their earlier meeting, the Lummi Nation boys took a big lead but this time held on to hand No.2-ranked Tulalip its first loss of … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops January-31-2025

Sehome Girls, Boys Win BellingHome Battle

Bellingham might have won the coveted spirit award at the annual fun-filled BellingHome Battle, but it was the visiting Sehome girls and boys basketball teams that won the battles on the court Thursday night, Jan. 30. In the opener, the Sehome girls saw Bellingham completely erase the Mariners’ early double-digit lead with a wild fourth-quarter comeback, but Sehome scored five of the last seven points in the final 65 seconds to hold off the Bayhawks, … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops January-29-2025

Meridian Boys Ruin Ferndale’s Senior Night

Ferndale coach Luke DuChesne wanted his team to enjoy senior night in front of family and friends, and while the Golden Eagles enjoyed the festivities, they weren’t pleased with the outcome  — a 52-39 loss to Meridian on Tuesday night, Jan. 28. “Senior night was really fun,” said Hunter Wills, one of five Ferndale seniors honored before the game. “But we expected to play better.” The loss dropped Ferndale to 8-9 overall and 6-6 in … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops January-27-2025

Like Mothers, Like Sons: Meridian Stars Share History

Kristie Hickok and Courtney Jenkins will always be connected by their place in sports history as members of the first Bellingham High School girls basketball team to reach the state tournament. And now, 36 years later, the two friends are again connected — by having sons who are teammates and two of the best basketball players in the Northwest Conference. “It’s a really cool story for our boys … I get emotional thinking about it,” … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops January-26-2025

Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 8 Recap (Jan. 20-25)

The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League leaders won all their games as both leagues head into their final weeks. Lynden and Lynden Christian each won two games last week to set up Saturday afternoon’s showdown at LC for the NWC championship. Lummi Nation continued its run through the NW1B League with a pair of easy victories. Squalicum and Blaine also had good week with the Storm continuing its hot streak with two wins and … Read More »

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