It’s not unusual for a varsity head coach to have a child on his or her team, but for two Whatcom County coaches this season, it is a true family affair. Bellingham boys coach Brad McKay and Nooksack Valley girls coach Shane Wichers not only have a child on their varsity teams, but they also … Read more
The Squalicum girls basketball team first disregarded its winless record and then ignored Blaine’s furious comeback to hold on for the Storm’s first win of the season, 37-25, on Monday, Dec. 16. “I told them to celebrate the win,” said Squalicum coach Ray Ootsey, whose squad came into the game 0-4. “I’m glad for them. … Read more
Surprising Ferndale and not-so-surprising Lynden and LC are undefeated as the NWC heads into league play this week. GAME OF THE WEEK: Highly rated (at least in 2A ranks) Lynden was expected to give defending 4A state champion Eastlake a battle on Saturday, but the Lions did more than that, shocking the Wolves on their … Read more
Blaine and Nooksack Valley remained unbeaten with two more victories each this week, and Meridian finally opened its season with a pair of impressive wins as the Northwest Conference teams prepare to begin league play this week. GAME OF THE WEEK: Ferndale was down by six going into the fourth quarter Monday, but a 33-7 … Read more
The Nooksack Valley boys and girls basketball teams came into their games with La Conner unbeaten, but only the boys stayed that way after the home doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 14. In the boys game, the Pioneers started slowly but once they got rolling there was no stopping them as they dominated the Braves, 81-47. … Read more
The Lummi Nation basketball teams finally got to play at home this season and wrapped up a busy week by sweeping their tribal rivals Tulalip Heritage on Friday, Dec. 13. The Blackhawk boys jumped out early and won going away, 77-34, to remain unbeaten in Northwest 1B League play. The Lady Blackhawks also moved to … Read more
Blaine and Nooksack Valley opened their seasons with two victories each in a week that saw three of the Whatcom County teams idle. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham made its first appearance in the new Sehome gym a successful one as the Red Raiders opened their season by beating their cross-town rivals on Tuesday, 53-49. … Read more
Sehome started off the season 3-0, and Ferndale gave its new coach two victories to highlight the week 1 action for the Whatcom County girls teams. GAME OF THE WEEK: Bellingham bounced back from its opening-season loss with an exciting 45-38 overtime victory at Marysville-Getchell on Thursday. Freshman Ellie Wolverton hit a 3 to tie … Read more
The Lynden boys and girls basketball teams wanted to be tested by difficult early-season opponents and they got their wish in a doubleheader Saturday, Dec. 7, with the girls edging White River in overtime, 63-48, and the boys dropping their season-opener to Gig Harbor, 51-48. “You want to get a game just like this,” said … Read more
Season-opening non-league games usually don’t mean a whole lot … unless they happen to involve Bellingham and Sehome. The city rivals played their first games against each other in Sehome’s new gym Tuesday night, Dec. 3, with the Sehome girls winning the opener of the doubleheader, 47-41, and the Bellingham boys holding on to claim … Read more
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