Jim Carberry 
The Squalicum boys and Ferndale girls will represent Whatcom County in the Class 3A District 1 tournaments, which open with play-in games Thursday night. The 10th-seeded Squalicum boys (8-12) will travel to seventh-seed Lynnwood (8-11) in one of the two play-in games starting at 7 p.m. The Royals placed eighth in the 15-team 3A/2A Western … Read more
NOTE: The playoff schedules will be updated whenever new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. In a historic change, school officials have completely revamped the traditional Class 1A District 1 boys and girls tournaments because of the dangerous winter conditions the past two days, basically doing away with the first-round games. … Read more
The Lummi Nation boys basketball team started off the game with a bang — actually two bangs — and went on to dominate Tulalip Heritage of Marysville, 77-64, and win the Class 1B District 1 championship Saturday night at Marysville-Getchell High School. Jermaine Toby hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the game and spark the Blackhawks … Read more
It’s a familiar refrain from the Class 1A District 1 boys tournament: The two favorites are Lynden Christian and King’s. The two boys programs with 64 state appearances, 50 state trophies and 10 state titles, including three of the past four, will be back at it again when the tourney tips off with opening-round games … Read more
Last year, Whatcom County sent three teams to the Class 1A girls basketball state tournament, and even though each was hit hard by graduation, it’s no big surprise that all are back in the playoffs with their sights set on the SunDome. If there is a big shock to anyone who lives outside of the … Read more
It was a good day for the Lummi Nation boys and girls teams as they turned on the defense for impressive first-round wins in the Class 1B District 1 tournaments played at Lummi on Thursday, Jan. 30. The top-seeded Lummi Nation boys held Fellowship Christian to four second-quarter points in an easy 66-31 victory, which … Read more
Whatcom County’s smallest high school will start off the most important time of the basketball season — the playoffs — when the Lummi Nation boys and girls open the Class 1B District 1 tournament at home on Thursday, Jan. 31. The boys action starts with top-seeded Lummi Nation (18-1) facing fourth-seeded Fellowship Christian of Everett … Read more
People were parking blocks away. The line nearly went out the door … and that was just for the concession stand. It was standing room only … for the junior varsity game. A Seattle TV station was even calling it “The Big Game.” Welcome to Lynden vs. Lynden Christian — the much-anticipated showdown between the … Read more
On a night when determination was celebrated and resiliency was recognized, it was only appropriate that the determined and resilient Lynden Lions were the ones celebrating after their 47-37 girls basketball victory in Thursday’s crosstown showdown at Lynden Christian. “We’re all small, but when we play tough, when we play together, we can stop the … Read more
You probably already know: It’s the Big Game. Sell-out crowd. Bragging rights. League title on the line. Yup, it’s another Lynden-Lynden Christian boys basketball game, except instead of just being the game of the regular season in Lynden or maybe Whatcom County, a case can be made this is the game of the year for … Read more