Whatcom County Girls & Boys High School Basketball
Lummi Girls, Boys Claim District Titles; Bellingham Girls Advance
What did you expect? The Lummi Nation girls and boys basketball teams once again won their Class 1B District 1 championships Tuesday night, Feb. 10, and they did it the same way they’d been winning all season long. The Lady Blackhawks dismantled another district opponent — this time the victim was Concrete — in impressive fashion, 72-28, to claim their second district title in a row. It was no surprise since Lummi Nation (19-2) had … Read More »
Bellingham Boys Advance With Play-In Victory
The Bellingham boys basketball team kept its season alive by coming alive in the fourth quarter to knock off Marysville-Pilchuck, 66-59, in the Class 2A District 1 play-in game on Monday, Feb. 9. The victory raised the Bayhawks’ record to 9-12 and advanced the eighth seed into the double-elimination portion of the tournament. Bellingham will visit Lynden (15-6) in a quarterfinal contest on Wednesday at 6 p.m. In their regular season game, the Lions beat … Read More »
District Previews: It’s Playoff Time For All Whatcom Teams
It’s that great time of year again when all 22 of our Whatcom boys and girls teams begin district tournaments with the goal of reaching their respective state tournaments and bringing home the gold ball that is the state championship trophy. Playoff 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 regionals — although … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 10 Recap (Feb. 2-7)
The Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League wrapped up their regular seasons last week and while the bigger schools took the weekend off to prepare for their respective district tournaments, Lummi Nation began defense of its Class 1B state championship. First the Blackhawks claimed an undisputed NW1B title by beating Tulalip Heritage on Tuesday in the regular-season finale. Then in the District 1 tournament, they dominated league rivals Lopez Island in the quarterfinals on Thursday … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 10 Recap (Feb. 2-7)
While the Northwest Conference wrapped up its regular season, the Northwest 1B League began its district tournament with Lummi Nation continuing its dominance with two blowout victories. After beating Tulalip Heritage on Tuesday in their regular-season finale, the Lady Blackhawks opened the Class 1B District 1 tournament by crushing Shoreline Christian in the quarterfinals on Thursday and Lopez Island in the semifinals on Saturday. That puts Lummi Nation in the district championship game on Tuesday … Read More »
Lummi Girls, Boys Top Tulalip For League Titles
The Lummi Nation girls and boys claimed impressive victories in completely different fashions in a doubleheader sweep of Tulalip Heritage on Tuesday night, Feb. 3. The Lady Blackhawks used their skill and depth to overwhelm the Hawks in the first game, 65-25, while the Lummi Nation boys showed their heart and determination in defeating their tribal rivals in the exciting nightcap, 75-62. “The rivalry is always a good game,” said Lummi Nation senior Jerome Toby … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops: Boys Week 9 Recap (Jan. 26-31)
With only a few games left in the regular season, the Whatcom teams found the going tough last week in the Northwest Conference as only Lynden Christian escaped Week 9 without a loss and remains unbeaten in league play. The Lyncs guaranteed themselves at least a share of the NWC crown by winning both their games, including a decisive victory over Lynden in Saturday’s big rivalry game. Their Class 1A rivals are bunched near the … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 9 Recap (Jan. 26-31)
It was a good week for Whatcom County’s Class 2A schools, but not so good for the 1A squads as the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League finished off their next-to-last week of the regular season. Top-ranked and two-time defending 2A state champion Lynden led the way with a pair of victories, including a big win over city rival Lynden Christian, and Sehome and Squalicum kept pace with two NWC wins each last week. For … Read More »
Lynden Girls Shine In Slugfest Win Over LC
On a night when Lynden High School celebrated past athletic achievements, its girls basketball team reminded everyone that there’s still some pretty incredible heroics happening right now. The Lions once again flexed their championship muscles — especially on defense — as they took down rival Lynden Christian, 55-35, to win their 65th game in a row before a huge crowd at Jake Maberry Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 31. “It was super fun,” said Lynden junior … Read More »
LC Boys Run Down, Run Over Lynden
It was a tale of one city but two completely different halves, and when the biggest game in Whatcom County was done, it was the Lynden Christian boys who reigned over their Lynden counterparts, 72-54, before a sold-out crowd at LC on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31. “It’s a big rivalry,” said senior Boyce Robertson, whose Lyncs had lost to the Lions the past two years. “And we got them back.” The biggest reason LC improved … Read More »
BellingHome: Sehome Sweeps Bellingham
The Sehome Mariners made it a clean sweep of the annual BellingHome Battle by winning the girls game, boys game, and spirit award on Thursday night, Jan. 29, but it wasn’t easy getting past rival Bellingham. The Sehome girls needed a big third quarter to finally shake off the stubborn Bayhawks, 41-24, in the evening’s first game. The victory raised the Mariners’ overall record to 14-5 and their Northwest Conference mark to 10-3. Bellingham, meanwhile, … Read More »
Turrell Family Unique Among Whatcom’s Sibling Revelry
Family affairs have always been a regular part of Whatcom County basketball, but one thing you can count on every year is siblings playing for their schools’ varsity teams. This season, eight of our 11 high schools have either brothers on the same team, sisters on the same team, or in a few cases, both a brother and sister playing for their varsity squads. But there are some unique combinations in 2025-26. At Squalicum, basketball … Read More »
Oak Harbor Takes Down Blaine Boys, 72-52
When you lose a game you really wanted to win and probably could have won, it’s best to focus on the big picture as the Blaine boys realized after falling to Oak Harbor, 72-52, on Monday, Jan. 19. The defeat dropped the Borderites to 4-11 overall and 2-8 in the Northwest Conference. It was especially frustrating since the visiting Wildcats came in with only a marginally better record and are now 5-10 overall and 3-6 … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops: Girls Week 7 Recap (Jan. 12-17)
With three weeks left in the regular season, the 11 Whatcom girls teams will be battling for playoff positions with the rest of the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League. And after seven weeks, things are starting to clear up. Lummi Nation’s place atop the NW1B and a top seed in the district tournament are almost guaranteed with the Lady Blackhawks still unbeaten in league play and winning by an average margin of more than … Read More »