Jim Carberry Whatcom County boys and girls basketball teams are tipping off the 2021 season, and Whatcom Hoops wants to prepare our fans to watch their favorite teams … and all the teams. After having success at the Class 2A, 1A and 1B state level the past four years, the county has no dominant teams — yet. … Read more
After surviving perhaps the most unusual season in Whatcom County hoops history earlier this year, our 22 boys and girls basketball teams are tipping off the new 2021-22 season with high expectations and the hope of returning to some sort of normalcy. Unfortunately, it hasn’t started normally. All the Whatcom County schools delayed their opening … Read more
In front of family, teammates and friends, Lynden Christian senior Libby Stump signed a letter of intent Wednesday evening, Nov. 10, to play basketball for the University of Montana next year. Two of her LC classmates — Andrew Hommes and Alli Van Kooten — also have announced their intentions to play college ball after their … Read more
With no state playoffs or RPI ratings and no media or coaches polls, it’s hard to know where the best boys and girls basketball teams stood against the rest of the state this past season. So one website did its own final state rankings. And to no one’s surprise, the Lynden Christian girls led our … Read more
Lynden native and former Lions basketball standout Kent VanderYacht is looking to expand his ministry to include teaching hoops to children in his adopted homeland of South Africa. And you can help. Kent and his wife, Lyndall, already run Hearts That Hope, an orphanage in their hometown of Ballitoville. But after helping coach at one … Read more
Even though their seasons were shortened and there were no post-season games, our Whatcom County high school seniors still had an opportunity to shine on the court this year. Here is a list of members of the Class of 2021 who will be taking their games to colleges next year. JOSIE CLINE, WHATCOM COMMUNITY … Read more
Lynden Christian junior post Andrew Hommes and junior guard Libby Stump earned all-state honors this weekend. Hommes was named to the Class 1A State Invitational boys basketball all-tournament second team after leading the Lyncs in scoring in two of the three games at the “unofficial” state tournament at Cedar Park Christian (Bothell). Lynden Christian finished … Read more
It wasn’t the tournament or the trophy they wanted, but the Lynden Christian boys basketball team wasn’t complaining about taking fifth place at the Class 1A State Invitational. The Lyncs lost to archrival King’s in the consolation finals, 74-70, on Friday night in the eight-team “unofficial” state tournament at Cedar Park Christian High School in … Read more
This one was closer — much, much closer — but unfortunately for the Lynden Christian boys basketball team the outcome was the same as the Lyncs fell to Seattle Academy, 59-57, in the semifinals of the Class 1A State Invitational on Thursday, July 1. The loss dropped Lynden Christian (13-2) into the consolation bracket of … Read more
The Class 1A State Invitational started like a boxing match for the Lynden Christian boys basketball team, but once it turned into a track meet, the Lyncs were off and running to a dominating 82-64 victory over Freeman on Wednesday afternoon. The victory advances fourth-seeded Lynden Christian (13-1) into the semifinals of the eight-team, double-elimination … Read more
