Jim Carberry 
The Lummi Nation girls took care of business at home by routing Lopez, 60-25, to take third place in the Class 1B District 1 tournament Wednesday evening. The victory improved the Lady Blackhawks’ record to 11-5 and earned them a third seed in the District 1/2/3 tournament. Lummi Nation will host the District 2 fourth … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. The heavily favored league champion Lynden Christian and King’s boys won their respective Class 1A District 1 semifinal matches at home Wednesday night to move into Saturday’s district title game at Mount Vernon High School. The defending … Read more
NOTE: Playoff stories will be updated as new information is reported. Keep visiting www.whatcomhoops.com for the latest news. The Meridian and Lynden Christian girls both won in impressive fashion Wednesday night in the Class 1A District 1 semifinals — although in totally different ways — setting up a second showdown for the rivals. The Trojans … Read more
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