After another historic high school basketball season that saw Whatcom teams claim three state championships and two other state trophies, it’s time to honor the top players from our county. Starting Tuesday, March 24, and continuing through April, Whatcom Hoops will be recognizing the best of the best as we count down daily from #30 … Read more
In the highly competitive, high-stakes pressure of high school basketball, we sometimes forget it should be fun. Some of the best players in the state reminded us of that at the John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic at Lynden’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium on Friday night, March 13. “It was a lot of fun,” said Nooksack … Read more
The end-of-the-year accolades have begun to pour in for Whatcom’s players and coaches and our state champions lead the Class 2A and 1A awards. Payton Mills of the 2A state champion Lynden Lions was named to the Washington girls roster for the annual Northwest Shootout featuring the top seniors from our state against the top … Read more
As expected, Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches. It’s also no surprise that after going unbeaten and largely untested in league play, the Lummi Nation boys and girls dominated their Northwest 1B League all-star squads. Be sure to check out the Whatcom Hoops preview of … Read more
The end-of-the-year accolades have begun to pour in for Whatcom’s best players and coaches and it’s no surprise that the Lummi Nation boys and girls cleaned up in the Class 1B awards. The Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association announced its boys players and coaches of the year and state champion Lummi Nation was honored twice. … Read more
The 38th annual John Clark Whatcom County Senior Classic featuring senior boys and girls basketball players from Whatcom County will be held on Friday, March 13, in Lynden High School’s Jake Maberry Gymnasium. The girls event begin at 6 p.m. with a 3-point contest followed by the girls game. Then around 7:15 p.m., the boys … Read more
After a couple of days of rest, it’s time to reflect on what our Whatcom boys and girls accomplished this past week at their state tournaments in Yakima and Spokane starting with winning three state championships. How remarkable is that? Well, it’s more than any other county won and more than the six most populated … Read more
After playing three of the four best teams in the state on consecutive days, the Lynden Christian girls basketball team finally ran out of gas and lost its season finale to Royal, 44-42, in the Class 1A state tournament Saturday at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The loss, which left the Lyncs with a 23-5 record, … Read more
The fifth time was not the charm for Tulalip Heritage but the second time certainly was for the Lummi Nation boys basketball team. The Blackhawks bested their tribal rivals for the fifth time this season in the biggest game of the season, defeating the Hawks, 61-56, to win the Class 1B state championship for the … Read more
Fifty years and a day after a Lynden Christian boys basketball team won the school’s first state championship, the Lyncs won the Class 1A state title again with a dominating 61-42 victory over previously undefeated Zillah on Satuday, March 7, at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The school’s ninth state crown was not won in dramatic … Read more
