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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
The Nooksack Valley boys basketball team was hoping to continue 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Seven of our Whatcom high school basketball teams are headed to their six respective state tournaments this week with hoop dreams of winning the “gold ball” that is the state championship trophy. Since 2020, Whatcom County has claimed 13 state titles and once again earned multiple titles last year with the Lummi Nation boys proving … Read more
It was that moment when you show what you’re made of, and the Lynden Christian girls basketball team showed it has the toughness of a champion when it knocked off defending state champion Bellevue Christian, 45-36, in a Class 1A state regional Saturday night, Feb. 28. The victory sent the third-seeded Lyncs back to the … Read more
It’s one thing to run with the speedy Lynden Christian boys basketball team, and it’s another thing to run all game long as Chelan found out Saturday night, Feb. 28. The second-seeded Lyncs never stopped racing up and down the court on the way to an 84-63 victory over the seventh-seeded Goats in the third … Read more
