Whatcom County Girls & Boys High School Basketball
1A Girls State: LC Falls In Semis, To Play For Third Place
Oh, a difference 24 hours makes. The Lynden Christian girls basketball team found that out when just a day after reaching the season’s high point — at least so far — the Lyncs came crashing down in a 53-44 loss to Zillah in the Class 1A state semifinals Friday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The loss puts LC in the consolation final against Royal on Saturday at 1 p.m. The winner will take third … Read More »
1A Boys State: LC Downs King’s To Return To State Final, 63-54
Junior Dawson Hintz used a history lesson to inspire him and his Lynden Christian boys basketball team, and now the Lyncs are just one win away from making history. LC rallied in the second half to dethrone King’s in the Class 1A state semifinals, 63-54, on Friday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome and will play for a state championship for the fifth time in the past six tournaments. Second-ranked Lynden Christian improved to 25-1 … Read More »
2A Girls State: Lynden Uses Defense To Crush Clarkston, Advance To Final
The Lynden girls basketball team is defending its state title — two of them, in fact — so the Lions know a little about defense. And in the Class 2A state semifinals on Friday, March 6, they gave a defensive clinic by shutting down Clarkston, 50-30, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The victory — for all the numbers nerds — was Lynden’s 26th without a loss this season and upped their winning streak to 74 … Read More »
1B Boys State: Lummi To Play For Title After Downing DeSales, 74-58
It was where the Lummi Nation boys basketball team figured to be against an opponent they Blackhawks were destined to play one more time — except this time it is for the gold ball. Lummi Nation defeated DeSales in the Class 1B semifinals, 74-58, on Friday, March 6, in the Spokane Arena and the defending state champion Blackhawks will now look to repeat when the play in the state final Saturday at 7 p.m. Their … Read More »
1B Girls State: Lummi Can Hold Up Trophy After Holding On For 38-35 Win
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team had one goal all season and with its 38-35 victory over Yakama Tribal in the Class 1B state tournament Friday afternoon, March 6, it was mission accomplished. The win guaranteed the Lady Blackhawks their first state trophy since taking fourth in 2009. And this year’s group will get a chance to match that when it faces seventh-seeded Pateros on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Spokane Arena. “This means … Read More »
1B Girls State: Injury, Loss Send Lummi Into Consolation Round, 41-33
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team once again took a top team to the brink but couldn’t hold on and lost, this time to No.2 Garfield-Palouse in the Class 1B state quarterfinals, 41-33, on Thursday, March 5, in the Spokane Arena. With the loss, the eighth-seeded Lady Blackhawks fell to 21-5 on the season and will play Yakama Tribal in a consolation game Friday at 2 p.m. The good news: If they win, the Blackhawks … Read More »
1A Girls State: LC In Semis After Winning 2OT Thriller, 66-59
It took two extra periods, numerous big shots and just as many agonizing misses, but finally the Lynden Christian girls basketball team prevailed over Annie Wright, 66-59, in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. But before trying to describe the heart-thumping two-overtime thriller, there’s the big picture. With the victory, the third-seeded Lyncs improved to 23-3 on the year and move on to Friday’s semifinals against second-seeded Zillah … Read More »
1A Boys State: LC Heads To Semis After Blasting Seattle Christian, 84-56
It takes some teams a day to get used to the state tournament setting and the unique environment of the Yakima Valley SunDome. Not the Lynden Christian boys basketball team. The Lyncs took a quarter to warm up and then burned Seattle Christian, 84-56, in the Class 1A state quarterfinals on Thursday, March 5. The victory raised LC’s record to 24-1 and moved the second-seeded Lyncs one step closer to returning to the title game … Read More »
1B Boys State: Lummi Sails Past Neah Bay Into Semis, 70-48
The rivalry between the Lummi Nation and Neah Bay boys basketball teams goes way back, but the top-seeded Blackhawks didn’t let the relationship get in the way of continuing their quest for a second straight Class 1B state championship. Lummi Nation went out strong on its first day in Spokane, running away with a 70-48 quarterfinal victory over the Red Devils on Thursday morning, March 5. The victory puts Lummi Nation back in the semifinals … Read More »
2A Girls State: Lynden Rolls Over Deer Park Into Semis, 58-33
When your game plan works to perfection and you hold two all-state players about 20 points below their average and you still find yourself behind by 31 points … you know you’re outclassed. Welcome to Deer Park’s world. The No.2 Stags gave No.1 Lynden a battle for one quarter before the two-time defending state champion rolled on to a stunning 58-33 victory in the Class 2A state quarterfinals Thursday morning in the Yakima SunDome. “That … Read More »
2A Boys State: Cold Shooting Ends Lynden’s Season, 46-36
A challenging season for the Lynden boys basketball team came to an end when the Lions met a challenge they couldn’t overcome. Lynden’s offense went as cold as snowy Snoqualmie Pass in the second half of the Lions’ 46-36 loss to Renton in the loser-out opening round of the Class 2A state tournament Wednesday night, March 4, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. “You don’t always have a storybook season,” said Lynden coach Brian Roper, whose … Read More »
1B Girls State: Lummi Wins In OT To Move Into Quarterfinals, 56-48
The Lummi Nation girls basketball team needed an extra period but it got the job done, defeating Almira-Coulee-Hartline late Wednesday night, 56-48, in the opening round of the Class 1B state tournmament in the Spokane Arena. The victory in the loser-out contest not only raised the Lady Blackhawks’ record to 22-4 but, more importantly, put them in the quarterfinals and the double-elimination portion of the tournament. It was their first victory in Spokane since 2009 … Read More »
1A Boys State: Nooksack’s Historic Run Ends, 78-44
The Nooksack Valley boys basketball team was hoping to continues its historic run, but the Pioneers were run over by Seattle Christian in the first round of the Class 1A state tournament, 78-44, on Wedneday, March 4, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Pioneers were seeking to become only the second 1A boys 16th seed to advance to the quarterfinals since the current seeding started in 2017. Unfortunately, it was not to be because the … Read More »
Coaches’ Kids Leading Lummi Nation Back To State
While most of Whatcom County’s prep basketball attention will be focused on Yakima this week, let’s not forget the little peninsula jutting out into Bellingham Bay where something special is happening. For the third straight year, Lummi Nation will be sending both its boys and girls basketball teams to Spokane for the Class 1B state tournaments. And even though the tribal high school is the county’s smallest, when it comes to hoops, Lummi Nation is … Read More »