I don’t know about you, but when the high school state basketball tournaments are over … I don’t want them to be over. I want to keep enjoying them. And Whatcom Hoops fans had a lot to enjoy this year. Here are some leftover tidbits from our nine state teams in their five tournaments. FAMILY … Read more
Maybe nobody in the Yakima Valley SunDome believed the Lynden Christian boys basketball team would win. Maybe nobody outside their huddle believed it. With 6:20 left in the third quarter, coach Tim Zylstra called timeout with his Lyncs down by 16 to mighty King’s — the defending champs, one of the best teams in the … Read more
It was only right that after battling all season long, the Lynden Christian and Nooksack Valley girls would decide the state championship this way. In overtime. On a final shot. The Shot. With the Class 1A state title on the line, senior Libby Stump sank a baseline jumper over three defenders with six seconds left … Read more
It wasn’t the game anyone expected, but it was the outcome the Lynden boys basketball team expected. The Lions shut down high-powered Pullman, 51-34, to win the Class 2A state championship Saturday afternoon in the Yakima Valley SunDome. It was the 11th state title in the school’s storied history. “This has literally been my dream,” … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team wanted its final game of the season to be a good one not just for themselves but for their whole community. Mission accomplished. The Blackhawks beat Moses Lake Christian/Covenant Christian, 53-45, in their Class 1B state tournament finale on Saturday, March 5, and with the victory will bring home … Read more
It was literally a tall order, but it didn’t matter to the Lynden boys basketball team because the Lions aren’t afraid of heights. And after holding on to beat R.A. Long, 46-44, in a Class 2A state semifinal on Friday, March 4, the Lions are going to reach even higher when they play for the … Read more
The Nooksack girls basketball team had just won the biggest game of their careers and accomplished what only one other team in school history has done. Yet all they wanted to talk about was the next game. “It’s going to be fun,” said Pioneers coach Shane Wichers after his team clobbered Cashmere in the Class … Read more
Despite almost no state experience, despite losing its first two games of the season after only losing once in the previous two years, despite losing one of its senior leaders to injury, despite it all … The Lynden Christian girls basketball team is playing for the Class 1A state championship again. “At the beginning of … Read more
The star player called it “staying the course.” The coach called it “showing poise.” And the Lynden Christian boys basketball team will call it the biggest win of the year — so far. The Lyncs stayed the course in the face of adversity and showed poise in the final three minutes to defeat Life Christian, … Read more
No matter how good of a season you’ve had, the last game is always hard … especially if the season ends on a loss. There were a lot of tears and hugs as the Sehome boys basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 62-47 loss to Tumwater on Friday, March 4, … Read more
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